04 Aug
Enough is Enough
It seems like every once in a while, I have a post drafted and I just haven’t hit the publish button yet. Then one or two other people post on the very same topic and encourage me to get my post out there. This is one of those time. Jayesel and Cool Legumes both had similar posts today, so I’m pulling the trigger. Or more aptly, hitting the publish button.
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I stepped on the scale the other day. The number was about what I thought it would be. The only problem is that number isn’t a number that I am happy with. I know someone out there is saying “You had two babies in two years. Give yourself a break.” Here’s the problem with that. It’s not baby weight.
I am one of those disgusting women who gain very little weight when they are pregnant (18lbs with Jack and 9 with Xander). Then to make it even worse, I lose said baby weight very quickly an then I continue to lose weight. When I got pregnant with Xander I weighed 20 pounds less than what I weighed when I got pregnant with Jack. After Xander was born I quickly lost the baby weight and an additional 11 pounds. I weighed a full 30 pounds less than I had before I got pregnant with Jack. I hadn’t weighed so little since high school.
Over the last couple months, the pounds have started to pile back on and although I now weigh what I did when I got pregnant with Xander, I’m not happy. My clothes are a little tighter, I don’t feel as good as I did 10 pounds ago. I want to drop those 11 pounds (maybe even 15). I want to eat better and more importantly I want to exercise more. I’ve never been a dieter so this is kind of new territory for me and I’m not quite sure where to start. I do know that over the last couple months I’ve fallen into a bad habit of buying my lunch every day which is not good. I also need to cut out “the kids are in bed so I’m gonna have some _____” snacks.
So what’s the point of this post? Well, I kinda need to be held accountable for what I eat and how much I exercise. I feel like if I post this here, then I’m telling someone other than my husband “I need to lose weight”. I promise not to do a play by play of everything that I eat, but will post an update every once in a while on how I’m doing. So how about some weight-loss, healthy eating and exercise tips? I’m looking to take the weight off and keep it off. How do you maintain a healthy lifestyle?
A diet? Does this mean no more Cheerios?
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There is a very obvious solution to this whole dilemma: have another baby. You’re guaranteed to lose weight AND sleep!
There is just so much wrong with this statement. So very much wrong.
But sooo much cute would become of it
You hush!
BWAHAHAHA.
It is impossible to work on the South Side and lose weight – too many awesome food options.
Yeah, my ‘baby’ is 4 and I still can’t lose the baby weight *ahem*.
I might need to do a post like this too.
well first of all burghbaby’s response was awesome! how do I top that?
I can’t give solutions, because so far, nothing much has worked for me. But I’m trying something different this time with my “diet.” Instead of restricting certain things, like sweets, I have things that I make myself eat. Like 7 servings of vegetables. I have a checklist and check them off. I can’t have sweets until I’ve had my 7 veggies for the day. Then I let myself eat all the sweets I want, which usually isn’t much because my belly is so freaking full.