On my way

rimay2k

rimay2k

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I am really trying to get my butt in gear.I am at 182 pound and I am so unhappy here. I cant buy any clothing because plus size is too big and normal size clothing makes me look pregnant.
I had my second son 3 months ago and my oldest is 2 years old. I gained way too much weight with my first pregnacy and never lost the last 20 pounds and then add that to the weight i gained this time around i ended up at 213 before i gave birth.
I am 5'9'' and I would love to get back down to my happy weight of 140. I have tons of clothing in my closet that are size 6 and 8 and its depressing not to be able to wear them and because most of them are designer clothing I cant see myself throwing them away or giving them away or even selling them:eek:
I have been watching my calories for the past 2 weeks my first attempt at doing the calorie counting thing and I pretty much sucked at it!I tend to do fine until evening when my craving come in and then i just eat and eat and eat.
I am now trying to only eat foods that have the calorie value on it and trying to stay away from fast food for at least the next 2 weeks-if i do give in i will only eat a salad with the dressing on the side or a kids type meal to control my portion.

I am good with drinking water thats basically all i drink but i have started drinking coffee again, with 2 kids at home its my pick me up.I only drink normal cofee black some days with sweet and low but usually just black bitter coffee.
I am moving back to the city so this should really help me alot since i am originally from Boston and I have walked my entire life and used public transportion. Living in the country has really slowed me down.Plus walking around the shopping areas and malls will really motivate me!
I am breastfeeding so i know i have to try to find a good balance in my calorie intake to keep my milk supply up.
I have been purchasing weight watchers and other similar microwaveable meals to have something on hand and try to get the hang of smaller portions.
My weekness chocolate bars and ice cream. I have found a fix for the ice cream-low fat frozen yougurt but i have yet to find something for chocoate. I have eliminated it out of my diet for the week though.I also hate dark chocolate so that approach does not work for me.

I have been dancing for the past 3 day to Soca music which is really fast paced for 30 minutes to get my cardio in there and try to get out for about 2 hours with the kids walking every day or other day weather permited.I also try to carry my son son in the baby bjorn carrier in stores he is about 6 kilos.

So i am trying to loose at least 1 pound week-hopefully i will meet my weight goal before my son turns one!
 
Welcome to your journal and best of luck to you! How many cals are you consuming now? And if chocolate is such a big weakness for you, maybe it would be wise to throw in a planned chocolate intake everyday or two. Nothing serious. Just a mini-bar or 2. At least until you get the hang of this.
 
Thanks for the tip Steve!
Yesterday was a great day i did about 3 hours of walking at a brisk pace and then I went to the park with the kids for about 2 hours.I did make the mistake of eating coffee cake and wayy too much but instead of eating anyways and going over my calorie intake for the day i just accepted it and you know what i was not hungry at all.
I weighted myself this morning and it saysi am down to 81 kilos that a 2 kilo lost since last week but i guess i will wait until sunday my normal record weigh in day to see if the number sticks around.Todays plan in to get some veggies in -we are moving so i will be doing alot of packing and up and down stairs which will be a plus also heavy cleaning. I am not sure about going out to walk to day but i will squeeze in at least a half hour.Day 4 of no chocolate!!:)
 
Well, the scale is heading in the right direction, can't complain about that. I am sure it will be tough with moving. I wouldn't sweat it. When I have big events in my life like that, I don't worry about my nutrition too much. I mean, I don't go out of my way to eat bad, but I also don't mind running out and getting a hoagie or something of that nature.

Adhere on most days so that days like this don't matter too much in the grand scheme of things.

Best of luck with the move! :)
 
I spent the enitre day yesterday unpacking and cleaning most of the new apartment-I was so proud of myself because i did something that i have had a hard time doing-I was hungry and instead of using moving as an excuse for crossiants or fast food i walked to the nearest supermarket took about 20 minutes at a fast pace because i wanted to explore the neighborhood and get some excercise in(its only 5 minutes away).I decided on a salad with a lettuce raddish and bean salad with a little tuna and a drizzle of garlic dressing and a tiny turkey and cheese sandwich.
I was so glad to be able to have one of these days!!!I only drank water and it felt great later in the evening i had a froz en yogurt and i wasnt really that hungry but ate some chicken and about 2 table spoon of rice and some coffee cake-i couldnt let it go to waste i am sure i was within my calorie goal. I amd so happy. I am going to try to get on my excercise bike and then continue packing.Its so amazing i can eat a little frozen yogurt and feel satisfied but when i eat 5 little scoops of ice cream all i want is more:p
 
Hey rimay2k! We are in a very similar situation. I had my little love 10 months ago. I must say, this process is a much harder struggle than I ever imagined. I agree with Steve that you shouldn't stress yourself about exercising while you're busy (and majorly stressed) trying to move apartments with a newborn and another child. But its great that you didn't use this as an excuse to eat junk food. GOOD FOR YOU! That sounds so exciting moving to another city (even if back from where you came). I live in NYC (but lived in Boston for 5 years a few decades ago LOL) and its true, you do walk a lot. I have a car too though and my H picks me up a lot so we end up walking less. But damn, I get in about 1 mile a day just getting to and from work and up and down all those subway stairs. I digress. Anyway, I just posted a journal as well so maybe we can motivate each other :).
 
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