Let's be honest, this is going to be about pre-baby weight too. See, even back in my high school rowing glory days, when I was working out 5 hours/day, I was still over weight. And it's not like I was sitting around eating a pint of ice cream each night after practice. Or a bag of potato chips, or anything extremely excessive. I still don't eat that way, yet it never seems to come off.
When I found out I was pregnant, I was at my heaviest. In fact, I was having conversations with my mom about financially helping me go to a weight loss clinic in Denver.
With Canon I gained probably about 40lbs. And the first two weeks post partum were awesome! I was nursing, my mom was there to make sure I had healthy snacks, and soon I only had about 10-15 more lbs to go. But, they never went. Slowly, I started putting them back on and eventually once I stopped nursing in Jan 2013, it was a lost cause. From October 2012 to February 2013, I gained 15 pounds. I stayed at that weight, about 20-25 pounds over my pre-pregnancy weight until September/October of 2013 when I started working at the daycare. Being on my feet all day, as well as generally being happier, helped me lose about 15 of it. I felt good and I even braved a pair of pre-preggo jeans in early November!
With the return of a desk job, a big wedding to attend in May, and just generally wanting to be healthy and slim down, I re-installed MyFitnessPal and MapMyRun onto my phone. It's been about 3 weeks and I've probably had 10 good days and 5 terrible days. I've loaded my blog feed with inspiring women who have changed their lives. They all say the same thing - putting it all out there in public helps maintain accountability. It means I have to be responsible to someone for what I'm putting in my mouth. If I don't want to tell the world (or my loyal FB followers who clicked the link) that I had pop tarts at 8:30pm, then I shouldn't be eating them. If I say I'm going to run a 5k, well then I better post a race picture.
At least, that is how I'm hoping this will work.
So, my goal is simple, to record what foods I've had and how I've exercised. I hope to get more specific, obtainable goals soon, but this feels like a good step.
Also, I'm writing this quickly in my notes on my phone to post immediately before I back out. Be gracious to me. I'm so scared.
When I found out I was pregnant, I was at my heaviest. In fact, I was having conversations with my mom about financially helping me go to a weight loss clinic in Denver.
With Canon I gained probably about 40lbs. And the first two weeks post partum were awesome! I was nursing, my mom was there to make sure I had healthy snacks, and soon I only had about 10-15 more lbs to go. But, they never went. Slowly, I started putting them back on and eventually once I stopped nursing in Jan 2013, it was a lost cause. From October 2012 to February 2013, I gained 15 pounds. I stayed at that weight, about 20-25 pounds over my pre-pregnancy weight until September/October of 2013 when I started working at the daycare. Being on my feet all day, as well as generally being happier, helped me lose about 15 of it. I felt good and I even braved a pair of pre-preggo jeans in early November!
With the return of a desk job, a big wedding to attend in May, and just generally wanting to be healthy and slim down, I re-installed MyFitnessPal and MapMyRun onto my phone. It's been about 3 weeks and I've probably had 10 good days and 5 terrible days. I've loaded my blog feed with inspiring women who have changed their lives. They all say the same thing - putting it all out there in public helps maintain accountability. It means I have to be responsible to someone for what I'm putting in my mouth. If I don't want to tell the world (or my loyal FB followers who clicked the link) that I had pop tarts at 8:30pm, then I shouldn't be eating them. If I say I'm going to run a 5k, well then I better post a race picture.
At least, that is how I'm hoping this will work.
So, my goal is simple, to record what foods I've had and how I've exercised. I hope to get more specific, obtainable goals soon, but this feels like a good step.
Also, I'm writing this quickly in my notes on my phone to post immediately before I back out. Be gracious to me. I'm so scared.
You got this Katie!! I'm so impressed that you're putting it out there... That takes guts! Now you'll be one of those inspiring women that other people have on their blog feed. :) Good luck friend!
ReplyDelete