7/27/05 Well- I think I will give this a shot. I'm not sure what direction I want this to take... we will have to see what comes out of it!
I have up and downs depending on that *#!*!# scale! I have developed an awful habit of weighing myself EVERY day. Whatever that number says in the morning can determine my mood- I HATE that. I want to get away from that emotional rollercoaster...
Current Stats: 31 y/o- 5'9"- weigh 171 lbs- size 14ish (some 12s)- had 2nd baby in April- goal 150ish and healthy
I have lost about 5 pounds in the past couple of weeks and several inches. I feel very good about that. I started to really watch what I eat and take every chance at a little more exercise (walking, gardening, extra housework). I started a little exercise routine of squats, jacks, crunches, and weighted hula hoop work each morning. Now that my little on is 3 months and sleeping thorugh the night I feel I have more energy and routine to fit this in every day. I also have a 3 year old little girl who enjoys lying on the floor and exercising with mommy!
I gained about 55 pounds with Adam. Much more than my 1st pregnancy. I really gave in to eating and not worrying about weight during this pregnancy. I always have yo-yo'd with my weight and I did not want "poor"(meaning too little) eating to take place in my pregnancy. I can't say I ate the healthiest but I didn't deprive myself... 55 pounds later!! AHHHH!!! But I did have a big, healthy boy- 9 lbs, 11ozs.
First 30 pounds came off almost immediatley. I thought my breast feeding was going to suck out all the extra fat... but I hit 176 and I would go up and down 2 pounds each way. I think I did this for about a month. AHhhhhh...
Now- I feel that the BF is well established and I want to just increase my exercise now that the fam is in a good routine and I feel rested (most of the time) I want to make better choices about food. Chips and convience are my downfalls.
About that scale- I hate it. I wish I wasn't so caught up in that number. Some days I get on it and it shows no movement I feel cheated when I ate so well the day before. It is like I really expect a pound a day. I completley understand that is insane and I cannot expect that at all. BUt I do get ticked. Then I will eat like crap cause I am in a foul mood and then get even more ticked. And the next day-= I will be downa pound and I will be ticked that I ate like crap cause it could have been more. Am I just insane?!?! I want to be healthy but I sometimes want a fast and easy way.
I have lost weight twice before. Joined TOPS and lost 40 pounds to 135 (128 for awhile but was too skinny) then I gained about 10 and was happy there for many years. Then somehow a few more pounds snuck there way back up. Joined WW cause I wanted to get back down to a helathy weight because I knew we wanted to get preg. Lost 30 back to 145. Had first baby, gained 35 and lost 25. So there I was at 155 and I was okay. I knew I'd be having another child so I didn't "freak" out like I had in the past. I yo-yo'd 5 pounds down then back up over the next couple of years. Then this pregnancy...and here I am.
So here I am- I need a place to weigh in. I thought about doing WW or Tops again. But maybe I will use this outlet as my weighing in- once a week- not every day. Again- I HATE THE SCALE! I also hate the up and down and worrying about weight and size. Yes- my latest weight gain is from a wonderful experience and I brought a beautiful child into the world and I wouldn't take it back. I just wish I was one of those naturally thin people. Or I wish I didn't care. I don't know...
I have up and downs depending on that *#!*!# scale! I have developed an awful habit of weighing myself EVERY day. Whatever that number says in the morning can determine my mood- I HATE that. I want to get away from that emotional rollercoaster...
Current Stats: 31 y/o- 5'9"- weigh 171 lbs- size 14ish (some 12s)- had 2nd baby in April- goal 150ish and healthy
I have lost about 5 pounds in the past couple of weeks and several inches. I feel very good about that. I started to really watch what I eat and take every chance at a little more exercise (walking, gardening, extra housework). I started a little exercise routine of squats, jacks, crunches, and weighted hula hoop work each morning. Now that my little on is 3 months and sleeping thorugh the night I feel I have more energy and routine to fit this in every day. I also have a 3 year old little girl who enjoys lying on the floor and exercising with mommy!
I gained about 55 pounds with Adam. Much more than my 1st pregnancy. I really gave in to eating and not worrying about weight during this pregnancy. I always have yo-yo'd with my weight and I did not want "poor"(meaning too little) eating to take place in my pregnancy. I can't say I ate the healthiest but I didn't deprive myself... 55 pounds later!! AHHHH!!! But I did have a big, healthy boy- 9 lbs, 11ozs.
First 30 pounds came off almost immediatley. I thought my breast feeding was going to suck out all the extra fat... but I hit 176 and I would go up and down 2 pounds each way. I think I did this for about a month. AHhhhhh...
Now- I feel that the BF is well established and I want to just increase my exercise now that the fam is in a good routine and I feel rested (most of the time) I want to make better choices about food. Chips and convience are my downfalls.
About that scale- I hate it. I wish I wasn't so caught up in that number. Some days I get on it and it shows no movement I feel cheated when I ate so well the day before. It is like I really expect a pound a day. I completley understand that is insane and I cannot expect that at all. BUt I do get ticked. Then I will eat like crap cause I am in a foul mood and then get even more ticked. And the next day-= I will be downa pound and I will be ticked that I ate like crap cause it could have been more. Am I just insane?!?! I want to be healthy but I sometimes want a fast and easy way.
I have lost weight twice before. Joined TOPS and lost 40 pounds to 135 (128 for awhile but was too skinny) then I gained about 10 and was happy there for many years. Then somehow a few more pounds snuck there way back up. Joined WW cause I wanted to get back down to a helathy weight because I knew we wanted to get preg. Lost 30 back to 145. Had first baby, gained 35 and lost 25. So there I was at 155 and I was okay. I knew I'd be having another child so I didn't "freak" out like I had in the past. I yo-yo'd 5 pounds down then back up over the next couple of years. Then this pregnancy...and here I am.
So here I am- I need a place to weigh in. I thought about doing WW or Tops again. But maybe I will use this outlet as my weighing in- once a week- not every day. Again- I HATE THE SCALE! I also hate the up and down and worrying about weight and size. Yes- my latest weight gain is from a wonderful experience and I brought a beautiful child into the world and I wouldn't take it back. I just wish I was one of those naturally thin people. Or I wish I didn't care. I don't know...
