It has been a while... but I am still working on things

Jun 08, 2010

Well it has been a year since I posted... guess I should update my stats.

I had the baby in October.  He is a beautiful boy and had added so much to our lives. 

Unfortunately I also gained quite a bit of weight with the prengancy.  I actually didn't gain more than 10 pounds until my 6 month of pregnancy.  Then, in 8 weeks time I gained 30 pounds.  I got a little addicted to cereal and milk.  I actually drank a 3 gallons of milk most days. 

So, I was a bad girl.  I left the hospital with my 8 pounds baby, weighing 40 pounds more than I did when I got pregnant with him.  I didn't get a fill again until December.

So... since December how am I doing?  It is progressive.  I am losing weight very differently this time.  I am back to where I was before I got pregnant but it took me until now to get there... yes I have a 8 month old baby... so it took me 8 months to get back... but only 6 months of trying. (of course that is where I was when I got pregnant not where i was two months after since I ost 15 pounds after I got prego)    I am kicking my crap in gear again.  I used to always lose 10 pounds a month.. no matter what without trying... but I was religious about counting my carbs...and i never drank anything but water.   Now I am drinking alcoholic beverages and eating more carbs than I should.  But odd thing is that I was working out like crazy and the scale wouldn't move AT ALL... then I would take a week off and drop 5 pounds... apparently the more I work out my body wants to hold on ot the weight.  So, I took a break from the workouts from the past month and my weight just kind of stood still.   Which wasn't bad.. since I didn't gain. 

So, I am going back to my basics that I was doing before I got pregnant... which is basically eat no more than 30 carbs a day.  Drink tons of water.  Do an hour on my treadmil 5 days a week.

I will check in later to let you know how I am doing.  Keeping my fingers crossed.

By the way... I am no way consider this a failure.  It is important to remember I weighed 294 pounds 2 years ago.  Now I weigh 212.   Although I gained weight while I was pregnant... I haven't gained weight in any month other than the pregnancy.  Without even watching what I eat I do not gain weight... I just do not lose weight either.  I have never kept weight off for any lenght of time before this.  So If you look at things.... I have still lost 82  pounds in a two year time period and kept it off.  That is a lot of weight.  Am I at where I want to be.. heck no.  But, I know I will get there. 

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