Practical Reasons to Lose Weight

So I'm just going to come out with it. I have actually considered what would happen if the Apocalypse were to occur. Regardless if it is because of an Alien invasion, Zombies, or the Gates of Hell opening, I'm going to be in rough shape if I keep being a chubster.

What can I say? I have an active imagination... but I think it would be just my luck to deny its existence and it would come the very next day and I'd be eaten or probed or possessed by a demon.  It's also not really a bad idea to make sure you can be self sufficient in any kind of disaster that is much more likely to occur than the apocalyptic motherload. Even the CDC has issued a document on how to survive the Zombie Apocalypse so I'm not really that weird...
(you know you love The Walking Dead too.)

With any luck you won't have to use your kickboxing skills to ward off a mugger but there are some really great reasons to lose weight that I didn't realize. Here's my top 10 practical reasons why I want to be fit:

10. I'm not a very good shot, so I need to be able to outrun whatever is chasing me
9. It will be more fun going to pick out a wedding dress
8. I'll be able to keep up with a dog
7. I am consistently in a better mood
6. Getting dressed in the morning is way easier
5. I'm a better lovah.....
4. I try better/new recipes
3. Being kidnapped is a highly possible when you're this cute...
2. I sleep better
1. Sometimes you have to run to catch a plane you're almost certainly going to miss...

<3 Katie
10/3/13
196lbs
Feeling like I could definitely ward off a mugger with my sweet kickboxing skills..

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