When I became pregnant in 2005, I was already over-weight. I am 5'3, and I weighed 190lbs. I held a job as a Front Desk clerk at a hotel, and the extent of my activity there was walking from the employee area to the front desk area. On top of that, I had poor eating habits; vegetables very rarely found their way onto my plate (unless you count French fries from Sonic as a vegetable. In that case, I had vegetables all the time).
Being pregnant is exhausting. Well, for me, anyway. I had to be at work at 7am, and got off at 3:30. I'd come home, take a nap, and get up around 5pm when my husband came home from work. Neither of us would feel like cooking, so we'd go get fast food. We practically owned stock in Taco Bell. Throughout it all, I gained 67lbs. My doctor suggested I was gaining too much weight, and doing it too quickly. She very helpfully suggested I take walks, and even dared to suggest I add vegetables that were not deep fried to my diet. All along, I knew she was right. These eating habits could not be remotely good for me, and probably weren't too good for the baby, either. But, even though I'd neglected to use the on-site fitness center at work, I was convinced being a mom would change me, and I'd work out after the baby was here, and the weight would melt off with no problem.
Now, three years later (and nine months, if you wanna be technical and count the time I was pregnant), I am still over-weight, tipping the scales at (deep breath)....224.
But the winds of change are a-blowin'! I've started a low-calorie diet, incorporating raw veggies, fruits instead of chocolate, and even working out. My current job offers a membership to two gyms in the area. I've chosen the one closeest to my house, and actually work out. 224 is 5lbs lower than this time last week. It's not much, but it's very motivating. I have more energy, and the desire to eat correctly is influencing my husband.
So, my journey, with the ups and downs, will be chronicled here. If you have tips, ideas, suggestions- lay 'em on me! I need all the help I can get!
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Good Luck! I am not brave enough to chronicle such things online, so I am impressed with your bravery.
ReplyDeletei wish you luck too~ i don't have any advice though. but i can certainly empathize. although i haven't gone through what you have, i have body issues as well. i hate it when i see mothers with model-thin bodies. i have spent most of this first year just trying to be more self-loving and self-accepting, instead of self-loathing about my new mommy body. after we had our daughter, the weight most certainly didn't drop off. and instead i *gained* about 20 pounds. i think my body wanted to return to full pregnancy weight and still doesn't want to let go. i think depo-provera really didn't help either. switching back to the pill definitely made a difference. i didn't feel the need to eat vanilla oreos ALL THE TIME anymore! :) hugs!!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeletealso, you might like this woman's blog. she is very inspiring and thoughtful and writes primarily about body/weight issues:
ReplyDeletehttp://theskinnyonline.blogspot.com/
I am all about accountibility, and that's the only reason I would put the numbers out there!!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the link, Kate! I'll check her out.
Jen - you are my hero! I don't even tell my husband how much I weigh!! You are genuinely one of my all-time favorite people. Our dinner on Wednesday will be very healthy too - I promise!
ReplyDeletehey,
ReplyDeletei'm following you now.
have you heard of p90x? i have it, i think you would love it! if you want, i can make you some copies....
let me know.
Oh, yeah? Well, I'm following *you*! Except, you haven't written anything yet ;(
ReplyDeleteI have seen p90x. Heck yeah I'll take a copy! But, that means we would have to actually get together so you could give it to me....