- No Limit on portion size, usually as much as I feel.
- MANY more fried foods.
- Of, course still a Vegetarian but I consume MOSTLY frozen or processed Foods now....FRESH..what is that?
- Water is the LEAST beverage I drink...#1 is Diet Coke.
- Exercise - ZERO days a week..YES, I said ZERO!
Ok, why did I let this happen? I have NO Idea! It all started when about 2.5 weeks ago I seen a Group picture of myself at work.....It made me CRINGE! I can not speak for anyone else, but for me personally, my current weight is UNACCEPTABLE. I am a not one for excuses..bottom line..this weight gain is 100% MY FAULT. I am responsible for this excess and I am 100% responsible for getting this off. I do NOT want my future child to see me not caring or taking pride in my body. And this is just what I see this as....I am letting myself go. Well, that was 5 Days ago that I had this EPIPHANY.......I MUST lose 40 pounds BEFORE my AI. Not Maybe, Not Hopefully I MUST or I will not AI as scheduled. This is how important weight loss is to me. True, I will gain weight pregnant, I am fine with that BUT I need to start off in my correct weight range & proceed carefully because if I don't....I will go from Overweight to Obese and that will make the battle even harder. Since, reality hit me DEAD in the face 5 days ago, I have Lost 3 pounds....nothing special I know but hey I will take it. I don't want to loss it too fast or in an unhealthy way, I just want to exercise and get my Health Back..for ME #1 and for my Child #2.
To ensure I don't cave in and try to AI early I am purchasing a Donor in Quarantine, this way I CAN'T use my #1 Choice even if I wanted to. This will ensure I follow my plan. I just want to mention, I understand and support the fact that Overweight & Obese women are getting pregnant & giving birth EVERYDAY without any abnormal problems....I say more power to them. I also say, for myself I want to try to avoid this. With my luck I would have all the problems the books mention for overweight women. Beside I just feel uncomfortable with this excess 40 pounds.....I am only 5'3 and folks of my short stature don't carry excess weight well..to put it Honestly, we look rather Squatto-esque. I have 3 close friends that are medically labeled obese....they all 3 weight 265 -300+ pounds each and ALL three have had Healthy Babies and only 1 has had any weight related problems...which is wonderful. They all think I am looney to worry about my 40 pounds, but like I told them....each person feels different about their personal weight threshold...NONE of us are the same. I just want to get my weight back to a more comfortable level for myself. After all, I want health and fitness to be VERY important to my child.....How would it look in my present state to lecture them on lifestyle choices. If I am going to Talk the Talk I MUST Walk the Walk.
So, in addition to my posts revolving around TTC, Teaching and My Crazy Life...I will now add my Weight Loss stats. As I tell my students, Those who TRULY Believe, So will they Achieve.
***Also, to all my LOVELY Cyber Friends, thanks for all the Comments and wonderful advice you have provided on my Blog, I ALWAYS read it and I try to usually post responses in the Comments section as well....what a JOY to meet such a terrific group of Ladies!***
6 comments:
I hear ya. I'm not thrilled that I didn't keep myself at my best pre-baby weight. Stick to your goals, girlfriend! I'll be asking you for updates.
I too hear you and just got done posting on this topic also. I'm very disappointed in myself that I had planned to lose weight by now (and have bills paid down) and haven't. I'm just afraid that if I put off AI until I lose 40 pounds or whatever, I'll never end up doing it. I do want to say though that your comment about your friends having ok pregnancies makes me feel better. Good luck to you though. I'm cheering for you.
Wow, you seem so motivated for this. That is great. Good Luck to you! I know it wont be easy, so when you are having that difficult day just think of your little bundle. :)
WOW You go girl..... I think this sounds great.
I wish I had the drive and determination to make a goal like that. I really hope that all goes as planned for you.
That's fantastic. Get back to your healthy habits and the weight will come off slowly and consistantly. I'm looking forward to getting done with gestating, so that I can start to lose the baby weight. I really want to get into my pretty clothes again. I want to be healthy, so that I can parent my baby boy. Somehow becoming a mom brings my health into focus. Fantastic!
Thanks Everyone for the support. I am gonna give it my best and that is all I can do. Healthy Living to us All.:)
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