bye bye baby weight!

airmanwifey819

airmanwifey819

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First off, let me introduce myself...Hi, I'm Shandy. welcome to my little corner of the forum. I'll start off by answering the typical questions, then see where I end up.


-- How much weight do you want to lose?I've got a total goal of 65lbs to loose, but I've already lost 25 or so, so I'm part way there. in all honesty, it's less a matter of wanting to loose the weight, more a matter of me wanting to fit into my normal clothes again.

-- What is the timeframe for reaching your target weight? it's incredibly unrealistic, but I'm aiming for October of this year. that gives me 3 months. not gonna be able to loose 30+ pounds in 3 months. but I'm wanting to be as close to my goal as possible by then.

-- How do you want to accomplish your goal (what methods do you want to use)? Well, there aren't a whole lot of options available to me other than watching what I eat and getting in some kind of activity when my kids let me. I've got a 21 month old, and a 2 week old (both girls) so it's hard to find the time to brush my hair, let alone get any actual workouts in.

-- Who or what can support you in reaching your goal? Most of my support is going to be from my own critical outlook on how I look. My husband(gotta love him) thinks I look great for a mother of 2. So he's not much help in pushing me to get off my butt. And other than him, I'm not really in contact with many people on a regular basis over the age of 2. and no matter how much their opinion means to me, my kids aren't old enough to tell me to put down the cookie and pick up some weights. :rolleyes:

-- How realistic is your goal? I think my goal is VERY realistic. my time-table might be a little outrageous, but that's okay by me. I'm aiming for 130 lbs. that's what I used to weigh after my first daughter was born so I know I can get there even after having a kid. and it's 5 lbs heavier than I was before I got pregnant the first time, so it's not like I'm trying to recapture my high school days. :)

-- When will you start? I started keeping track of what I eat the Monday after my second daughter was born, so June 11th. I won't be actively cutting calories or seriously working out until sometime in mid July(have to wait for the Dr's okay first) but until then I figured I'd keep track of what I'm eating, and hopefully cut the junk out.




So, now that those questions are answered and out of the way, here comes the required narrative story.... :D

I'm (soon to be) 22 years old. not OVERweight, just not "normal" I'm getting ready to celibrate my 3rd anniversary with my husband this August, and celebrate my oldest daughter's second birthday in October. When I got married I was a tiny toned 125lbs. not too skinny for my 5'5" frame, and anything but too big. I'd have to say I was just about "perfect"(in my mind at least :D) at that weight. Then I got pregnant. gained 53 lbs. :eek: scary thought for me. But, with the help of a wonderful babysitter, and my husband being deployed for 6 months(lots of time on my hands) I was able to get back down to 130lbs within 8 months. however when Matt got back home, I stopped going to the gym, and started eating anything he wanted me to cook(pizza most nights:rolleyes: ) 3 months later I had gained back 10lbs and gotten pregnant again. As of June 6th (the day my second daughter was born) I had gained 50 lbs again. :eek: :eek: :eek: So now, here I am, 163lbs as of last monday hoping to loose another 33lbs by October. unrealistic, but it's what I'm aiming for.
Why October? well, it's the first time in 2 years that 99% of my friends and family will see me. I want their first reactions to be "wow, you look great!" not "I see the baby weight is still hanging on"
So there you have it. that's me, and my weight issues in a nutshell. if anyone has actually sat through and read all of this, wow. :D
 
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well, I had my weigh in day yesterday....I've lost another 4 lbs!!! yay!!! I've also been measuring my waist, hips, thighs and chest each week and total I've lost 6 inches over all since the 11th. not too shabby. only 3 more weeks until I can start actually working out too.
I was so worried that the baby weight wouldn't come off at all this time. but I'm just under 30lbs away from my goal already and 10lbs of that I had before I got pregnant this last time. I'm so thrilled! now if only I could get rid of the jiggly bits as easy.
Ireally need to start keeping better control over what I eat though. I''m sure I would see more results if I wasn't constantly snacking and eating crap. not to mention all the stuff I drink. I hadn't realized how often I skip over a glass of water in favor of ANYTHING else. that needs to stop.
 
so I did pretty good yesterday after posting on here. I skipped over juice and sugar loaded coffee in favor of water. I even got some (moderate) exercize in. I walked from my house, to the dental clinic, to the shopette and then back home. total of about an hours worth of walking. not sure of the distance (i'll have my husband drive it sometime and find out) but I felt great once I got home. Did a LOT of errands and some cleaning around the house, so all-in-all I stayed pretty active. much better than I did on Monday when I just sat on the couch for most of the day.
Today is looking like I'm going to have to get my activity for the day indoors. its' overcast and windy. while I don't mind, I think Elena(my 3 week old daughter) would pitch a bit of a fit if I took her outside. even all bundled up. she HATES the wind. I can't even walk infront of one of our fans in the house without her complaining. makes it interesting walking through the house with her. but anyways(sorry for the tangent). I've got a bit more cleaning to do today and I can always just run up and down the stairs for a bit to get some added umph to my day. Here's hoping it works and I don't just blow it off.
 
Well, it's been 3 weeks since Elena was born (wow time flies sometimes) and I've lost 31 lbs. yay! 29 lbs to go and I'm done(I'm aiming for 10lbs lighter that I was before getting pregnant with Elena). The fun part is I can fit into most of my pre-pregnancy clothes already. there are a few pairs of pants that are a little too tight still, and some shirts that no longer fit over my chest, but I'll live. I've got my 6 week postpartum checkup scheduled for the 19th, so at some point after that I'm going to start trying to figure out a gym schedule with Matt. maybe just end up staying up late and going after he goes to bed on work days, and find an hour or two on his days off to stick him with the kids. worst case I'll just work out at home. we'll need to pick up some more weights, and some resistance bands, but 99% of what I want to do I can do at home. the gym just keeps me motivated more. I can't put it off like I can working out at home. I keep telling myself I'll do it in a bit, and next thing I know it's bed time and I haven't gotten off my ass yet.
I'm bound and determined to be the exception to the "military wife" rule. I will not turn into a dependapottimous just because I've got 2 kids. I've seen some active duty mom's that look like ass, so my goal is to be better off than them. If I can get just one person to go "NO WAY you have 2 kids?!!?!" I'll be happy. and if that one person is someone I used to see on a regular basis when I lived in the states, that would be even better. Just to be able to bellydance in public and not feel like a gross blob would be great. so, 29 lbs to go, another 4-5 inches off my waist, a couple off my hips, a couple off my thighs, and a lot of toning and I'll be happy. think I can do it in 2 1/2 months? we'll see
Didn't do a whole lot yesterday after posting on here. I got a lot of cleaning done, so that's better than sitting around all day, right? I also ate a lot of junk. ice cream I didn't need, a few chocolates I didn't need either. I think I need to either put the junk food all in one cupboard and tape it shut, or try to convince matt to just get rid of it and not buy anymore. he can find healthy snacks to take to work. all this crap around the house is making it that much harder to eat healthy. it's already hard enough with 2 kids and no time to cook. I think I'm going to start cooking several healthy meals on my husbands days off and then just re-heat them for lunch and such while he's working. maybe then I'll be able to stay away from Apple Jacks and cheezits for lunch. :eek:
I've got a dental appointment tomaro morning. hopefully I'll be okay afterwards. I don't know what all they're doing to my teeth tomaro to know if I'll have any eating restrictions. I hope not. we're also going grocery shopping on Saturday. I have no idea what to get for healthy easy snacks other than baby carrots. everything else I can think of either tastes like cardboard, or takes too much time and more than one hand to make. which means I can't make it with a newborn in one arm and a whiney toddler at my feet. any suggestions?
 
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well, thankfully my dental appointment didn't put any restrictions on my food, so I'm going to be able to eat all the healthy stuff we just bought at the commisarry yesterday. I made sure to pick up veggies to have for snacks. I also made sure to actually plan out what I'm making for dinners. Of course, living with my particular cop means we ended up buying pizza and toquito's too, so that's going to kill my progress some. But for the most part I've cut out whites (flour torillas, potato's, white rice and such) so hopefully that'll help. Lots of chicken and veggies. I've got my weigh in and measuring tomaro, so we'll see how it goes. as long as I haven't gained I'll be happy. I haven't been as active as I wanted, but I've been better about aimless snacking. so maybe I'll break even. Only 2 1/2 weeks until I can start actively working out. so whatever progress I can make until then I'll count as a bonus.
apparently my journal isn't getting a whole lot of attention, so it looks like I'll be self motivating for this. Which sucks, but at least if I can do it on my own I know I'll be able to keep it up no matter if I have an internet connection or not.
Well, I'm off to go get my kids breakfast. here's hoping tomaro goes well!!
 
Looks like your doing well with planning healthy meals and snacks. Good luck getting your workout schedule under control after your checkup. Are you able to get out and do some light walking before then ?
 
I've been walking like crazy. I figure it not only gets me out of the house occasionally, but it also helps burn off some of the snacks I can't seem to help eating. Here in a couple hours I'm planning on taking a short walk (probably no more than 20 minutes). I know it's not a whole lot of activity, but every little bit helps!
 
well, rather than waiting for my husband to wake up from his nap before getting any activity in, I'm going to go ahead and pick up my free weights and do some upper body work. nothing strenuous seeing as my heaviest weight is 10lbs(can't really hurt myself with that seeing as my 3 week old daughter weighs that much and my toddler is almost 3 times that heavy). But every little bit I can do will help, and maybe doing some weights now will help kick my walk up a notch since it's only going to be like 20 minutes.
Here's hoping that when i go to pick up some new pants today(I need to have SOMETHING to wear until I get back into my normal clothes) they aren't bigger than a 7. I'm usually a 3. so, here's hoping!
and on that note, I'm off to go get some upper body work done so even if the weather doesn't let me walk later I've done something productive today.
 
well, yesterday was good. I got my walk in. I didn't end up doing any weights since my kids started acting up, but at least I did something. Ended up buying 2 pairs of jeans yesterday, I just barely fit in a size 7. how depressing. just looking at the pants, they look huge compared to what the rest of my pants look like. I haven't been a size 7 since 7th grade....that was before I realized I needed to lay off the junk food and start actually working out. I never wanted to own another pair of pants that size again.
but on to better news. as of this morning I've lost another 4 lbs. that brings my grand total to 35lbs down, 25 to go! yay! I haven't measured myself yet so I don't know how much I've lost there. I'll update on that later. right now I need to go wake up my oldest so I can get the day started. I've got a lot of errands to do, and I'm walking for all of it. might as well get some use out of the doubble stroller we have. I figure I'll be getting a few miles worth of walking in today. go me! :rotflmao:
 
Way to go with your weight loss! I think walking is really good its not strenuous and it helps to get you out of your comfort zone (like being in the house) where there is temptation galore.
Your really impressive I was no where ready to start trying to excercise when my son was 3 weeks-Are you breastfeeding? It does help you lose weight alot in the begining it seems-
I think you will meet your goal because your motivated.
 
Thanks rimay for saying I'm impressive. I don't see it, to me it's less that I'm motivated, more that I'm sick and tired of not being able to wear my own clothes. I know my husband doesn't mind, but I'd really like to be able to stop wearing his shirts all the time. It's starting to get hot over here, and I have NO tank tops that fit. well, they fit, they just don't fit right. WAY too clingy around the middle for my liking.but that's why I'm here, to work on that.
Yesterday was a pretty good day. kinda screwed up on what I drank(had a can of soda that I swore I wasn't going to drink any more....but it tasted REALLY good). but other than that I'm pretty happy with how I did. I had a bunch of errands to run and walked to every one of them. that double stroller really adds some weight after an hour of pushing it. I felt so out of shape when I realized I was huffing and puffing on the way home. I didn't even walk that fast, so either the stroller is a lot heavier than I thought, or I'm THAT puny. I'm hoping it's the first one.
So far today has been pretty good. I did some weights a few hours ago(again, I feel really out of shape) 10 lbs for bicep curls and I was struggling to get the second set of 10 done. how sad is that?! but then again, I've never had any kind of upper body strength.just one more thing I'm hoping to change.
I actually went and measured myself yesterday afternoon. not as much progress there as I'd hoped to see. only lost 1/2 an inch since last monday. while I know 1/2 an inch is still progress, I was hoping for more. Maybe once I can start seriously exersizing I'll see more of a difference there. I just don't want to loose all the weight just to find out all I lost was muscle weight.
Well, I should get going. I need to get Ashleigh up and going. we're cleaning house today instead of going for a walk. my legs are killing me too much to go. I'll hold off till tomaro before I try going on another walk. don't want to push myself too hard and get in trouble at my dr's appointment on the 19th. :rolleyes:
 
Well, yesterday was pretty uneventful. other than the weights I did in the morning, I did absolutely nothing productive. I got the dishes done, and ran a load of laundry, but none of that counts as exersize. I did great as far as my eating yesterday though. instead of my constant snacking, I just ate when I was actually hungry. Now if only I could stop drinking all the "fitness water" and crap. I need to just stick with water. But, since I can't stand water unless it's REALLY cold that makes it hard for me to take it with me everywhere like I can with my propel. Oh well, I either have to stick with my propel and work harder, or get over my distaste for lukewarm water. I think I'll just work harder. ;)
I don't know if I'll be getting any substantial exersize today. it's pretty crappy outside right now. if the weather improves this afternoon I'll take the kids to the park, if not, I'll try getting some exersize in here at home.
well, I need to go get lunch started. I'll try to write more after that.
 
Looks like your doing well with your eating. Have you tried adding a squeeze of lemon to plain water to help you drink more ?
 
actually, I hadn't thought of that, no. It might actually work, since it's lemon flavored propel I'm drinking all the time. Thanks for the idea!!
 
well, it's about 5am on the 6th, and I don't even want to admit yesterday happened. it started out with a 1 litre bottle of mountain dew and Burger King french toast sticks. thankfully, it went uphill from there. toquitos for lunch, and a nice healthy teriyaki chicken and veggies for dinner. but that breakfast just KILLED my day. and to top it off, I didn't get off my ass to do ANYTHING as far as exercize. I suck. Hopefully today will be better since my husband is working and not here to sabotage my work. we'll see. I plan on at least lifting some light weights, and running up and down my stairs till I'm dizzy. :D sound like fun? I thought so. :D
 
Dependapottimus...cute word!

Hi Shandy and welcome to WLF, a great forum with super people. You've lost over 30 pounds already and there is no reason you can't meet goal weight. Whether it's by October or not, who cares, because you are going to keep on living healthy after October anyway, right?

Looks like you have a great plan, walking lots. What I find helpful around here is to read other people's diaries ... I learn a lot of useful tips and generally just get pumped to stay strong by reading other people's stories.
Good luck!
 
So, yesterday was a lot better than the day before. I ate healthier (other than the pizza for dinner, but I had 2 small pieces and they were just cheese pizza rather than the fully loaded that my husband was eating) and lifted weights like I was planning. I've also got a routine of isometric exercises I've started doing. and boy do I feel them today!! my chest and back are both nicely sore this morning. I think I'm going to save those for an everyother day thing. eventually work my way up to the harder isometrics. that way I'm still working my muscles, but at a lower impact, more kid-friendly way. less likely to injure myself, and I can do most of the exercises while holding my baby or toddler for added umph.

2Skinny, thanks for the support. I'm glad you got a kick out of my depedapottimous...it's one of 2 words I've heard used to describe the military wives that just let themselves go after getting married. and it's not something I ever want used to describe me. it's kinda mean, and I don't use it towards anyone, but I know others do, and it keeps me pushing towards my goal. and the word just makes me giggle, it's fun to say. try it, I bet you'll smile. :jump:



as far as today, I'm going to try and take the kids to the park down the street. let ashleigh play, and walk some laps around the playground with Elena. that is, IF the weather gets nicer. it's pretty crappy outside right now. if it doesn't get better I'll turn on some music and bellydance for an hour or so.I'd do one of my "walk a mile" tapes, but I don't have the VCR hooked up, and I don't have them on dvd. no weights today since my arms feel like jello right now. maybe tomaro.
 
Hey Shandy,

Thanks for stopping by my journal. It looks like your doing a great job. You're 35 pounds down already...that's amazing! It looks like you have your hands full with your two little ones. You're eating and exercise seem to be going well... I can't imagine trying to juggle that and two little girls.

Keep up your hard work and you'll keep getting closer to your goal.

~Jenna
 
well, today's my day to do more weights and isometrics...and so far I haven't done any. I think I'll do some after writting in here. Not a whole lot to update on though. I've been doing okay with keeping track of what I"m eating. eventually I"ll have to actually add up all my calories and see what I'm really putting in my body. I know it's not HORRIBLE, but it's probably pretty bad. to maintain my current weight I'd have to be eating 2100 cals a day, add hte extra 500 for breastfeeding and I"m at 2600. but since I don't want to maintain this weight I've got to stay somewhere below that. which apparently I'm doing since I"m loosing weight. so go me I guess.
Well, enough wasting time, I need to get some exercise in before the kids wake up from their naps. here's hoping I can do more than one pushup today since I'm still sore from 2 days ago. :rolleyes:
 
well, I did my weights and isometrics. boy do I feel GREAT!!! why don't I seem to remember how great I feel after a workout? I always think I'm going to feel tired and wimpy. never do though. I feel like I could just keep going and going. dispite the fact that my muscles couldn't lift another weight if you paid me to. But I got my upper body and core worked today. I'll do legs tomaro. we still have a good 1/2 to 3/4 mile walk ahead of us to go get the car from the club on base. so that's going to be great. I wish we could go get it now since it's so nice outside, but my husband is taking a nap on the couch, and I don't drive. Maybe when Elena wakes up I can talk him into going. provided the sun stays out. He's actually wanting to start getting back in shape too. I think I'm going to have to start just handing him his gym clothes and telling him to go away for a couple hours before he'll actually go though. when it comes to motivation he's severely lacking. so it's going to be a lot of tough love from me to get him going. and i know once he starts he's going to love it, he used to go on a very regular basis, then he got back from his deployment and just stopped.
I can't wait to be able to actually go to the gym again. right now I'm doing nothing but at-home workouts. I used to love getting on the eliptical machines and just going balls to the wall(if you'll excuse the expression) for an hour. granted I kind of limped home afterwards, but it felt GREAT. I really need to find a regular babysitter so I can do that again. Time to start looking since I've got 2 weeks till my dr. okay's me hitting the gym.
Well, I'm going to go grab a snack since my tummy is rumbling. maybe a handfull of pretzels (not the best for me, but better than chips and still crunchy). :D
 
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