Kate's Diary

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Okay, so sometime this week I'm going to find out how much I weigh and what my measurements are.

At this point, my goal has only been to get back into my size 4s. I'm guessing I'm an 8 right now?

My oldest, Mariam, is 3 and I lost the weight after having her. As determined as I was not to gain so much in my second pregnancy, I still feel like I am huge. My second, Sanaa, was born three weeks ago. Both were by c-section.

I didn't allow myself to know my weight during pregnancy. I just told the nurse to tell me if it was within normal limits (if I were gaining too fast or too slow).

So now................my belly is bulging out a bit and it is made more noticable by the scars. In addition to getting back into my clothes again, I'd like to make that fat go away so that my I have a flat front again...

Here's what I'm doing now:

15+ mins cardio daily (low impact for now)
Weights 3-4 times weekly
Stretching/Relaxation 4-5 times weekly
Nothing but fruits or veggies after 7 PM
Extra protein, a little less grains (but nothing excessive)

So far, I've noticed a pretty big difference, but considering that I'm only 3 weeks along, that's not surprising. My belly will get flatter anyway as my uterus goes back to its normal size...

My abs aren't ready yet (kind of tender), so I'm concentrating on my upper and lower body to build muscle in order to burn fat...

My current goal is to fit into a dress size 6 by Dec. 1st. My ultimate goal is to get back to 115 lbs, but that's much further down the road.
 
How long ago did you have your baby?

In my culture, all mothers who just gave birth are not allowed to do strenusous exercises until after 40 days post birth so that the body can adjust to its old self back with no disruptions. Although times are modern now, most of us still keep to at least 30 days. Well, thats my culture. I dont think its the same as Westerners.

I think we practice the same thing, but mine is no food after 7pm. For me it works. I loose weight fast that way.

Good luck and take good care of yourself! You have such a great plan!
 
I had my baby on October 4th. I think that in my husband's country, forget 30 or 40 days, the women don't really care about getting fit again at all...most of them just expect and accept being heavier as they get older and have children. I couldn't do that.

Here, I've been told that you can start doing light exercises almost as soon as you're out of delivery and that's what I've been doing. Fitness is very important to me.
 
The downside of exercise and a healthy diet...for me at least...I have low blood pressure and it makes my blood pressure even lower sometimes.

Today, I'm feeling a little off. I did my stretching and some weight training anyway. I drank a little extra water this evening and if everything goes well, I'll get my cardio in after both of my girls are asleep. The dizziness and headache don't help much, though.

I didn't eat after 7 today, but I did have three pieces of pumpkin pie today (not all at once), some pot roast with root veggies and a couple pieces of sugar free chocolates that were supposed to go to my father in law.

It makes me sad that I'm satisfied with how my abs look in comparison to a couple weeks ago. All my life, I've had a pretty flat belly, even at my highest weights...and now, the scar has marred that...I realize that I'm probably going to have to weigh less now to make up for it and make my belly flat again. My husband seems to think I'll make it work out, though...even though he thinks I'm insane for even caring since I'm not technically that heavy.

Oh well...I did it once (after my first daughter was born), so I can do it again. The clothes in the closet go a long way to motivate me. I can just squeeze (uncomfortably) into size 6, but it's not flattering...still...that's more than I could say two weeks ago, so I'm making progress.
 
I finally got a scale...and found out I'm 178...about ten pounds heavier than I figured. Oh well, I guess it'll just take a little longer than I thought.

I'm revamping my diet a little. I'm trying to get in a little more protein and a tad bit fewer carbs. I've added a protein drink and I've started hard-boiling eggs in large quanities for snacks and breakfast, etc. I only eat the whites... There is no more pasta in my home and it will stay that way for a while. I read somewhere online that if you couldn't you couldn't kill it or grow it, you shouldn't eat it...that's kind of where I'm going for now.

So far, so good.
 
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Oki doki...I'm 177.4 today. I was 176.4 yesterday. And not because of any binge or what not...quite the contrary. Maybe I'm retaining water?

I'm trying to not get caught up in the scale, but as it's a new toy, it's kind of hard...

On the upside, I found out that my little girl has gained almost over four pounds since coming home from the hospital six weeks ago! Good girl! I wish I were losing as fast...but then I don't know how much I weighed six weeks ago.

Other than that, I'm pretty hopeful today. I find it rather hard than otherwise to get as many calories as I should while breastfeeding. So at least I'm not going hungry! I hope it stays that way!
 
Insomnia is starting to get to me. I keep trying to go to sleep at 10:30 pm, but it never works...and I always make sure to get up by 7:30 a.m....

It's almost 3 am and I'm here online, because I can't sleep. My seven week old is sleeping very peacefully and has since about 11 or 12...waking only once to eat. I'm sure it's because I miss my husband and my older daughter...but it's only two weeks until they're home again!

Although it's tough, I'm not going to eat anything until morning at breakfast. I'm trying to get myself on a flexible eating schedule, but eating in the middle of the night is a little too out there for me.

Although I wasn't too happy with my weight the last time I checked, I hope that it'll be alright. I'm monitoring everything I put into my mouth and I'm getting exercise, so things have to change eventually. My first goal is to fit into a certain dress in closet with a little room to spare--and eventually I'd like to fit back into a beautiful pair of white pants that I bought almost two years ago after losing the baby weight after my older daughter was born. That's going to be a ways off though-those pants look tiny to my eyes now!

I'm thinking of getting a mini-stepper. I had one when I lived in Germany and I'm sure it was the main reason for me staying as fit as I was...and I'm determined never to let myself go.
 
I've got to get my caloric intake up. It's my main problem right now. I just feel so full most of the time.

Normally, I'd be happy that I'm so satisfied on 1500 calories a day, but while I'm nursing, I really need to get it up a couple hundred more calories and I'm finding it difficult.

I keep looking in the fridge and in my cabinets and then shutting them again, because I can't imagine eating anything.

This is a problem that I can get through, though.
 
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