Unfortunately, I have a lot of weight lose. I am going to give all the sordid details here. I figure it creates some sort of accountability if people actually know. So...in college, I weighed about 135. After getting married, I gained about 15 pounds. I was not really very thrilled about that. However, I soon got pregnant with Nathan. I gained 32 pounds with him and kept about 25 after all was said and done. Ick! Unfortunately, I never lost that weight and even gained about 5 more pounds. Then, I got pregnant with Caroline. I gained 29 pounds with her. When I went back to aerobics, I still had 17.5 of those. So...in case you're not keeping up with my ever increasing numbers, that put me at 197.5. Oh me...oh my... If you would have told me in college that I would EVER weigh this much, I wouldn't have believed you. However...I did.
Well, I am going to chronicle my attempts at weight loss here. I have started back to aerobics and have started to change my eating habits. I actually gained a pound around my birthday. That happens when you eat whatever you want (including a half a strawberry cake). This past week I really got into things. I am not doing any specific plan since that never works too well for me. I am really good at keeping the rules...until I don't. It's all or nothing for me. So, I'm really trying to take this as a "one decision at a time" type thing this time. The things that I am implementing are:
1. Drink more water (both for the water and to cut down on drinking calories)
2. Eat healthy snacks
3. Avoid some favorites...Dr. Pepper, Kit Kat, Twix
I may start really limiting how much I eat after supper since I tend to do a good bit of snacking at night.
Anyway, I am happy to report that despite having a big Easter meal, I lost 2.5 pounds last week. Yay! I know that I don't need to lose too fast (1 pound a week is supposed to be good), but it's nice to see some change.
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I've not reached the point where I'm willing to change my habits (I need to but am just not willing to) so I don't have any advice to offer but wanted to wish you success.
CONGRATULATIONS on the 2.5 lbs! Yay! One thing that I found very helpful for me was to really pay attention to when I was truly hungry, and when I just wanted to eat because I wanted to/I was bored/for emotional reasons. Also, to find other things to reward myself with other than chocolate candy (my weakness).
Now, if I can just follow my own advice, maybe I could fit back into all the work clothes I managed to outgrow while in college the second time around...
Yeah, that's part of my problem at times...I eat just because I'm bored or for emotional reasons. I've did much better on that last week. The last two days I've not done quite as well, but not horribly.
Well it may not make you feel better, but I am only about a handful of pounds away and I don't have two kids to show for it! I'll keep on you if you'll check up on me!
My problem is work. I get bored at work and there is food everywhere! I'm constantly snacking.
You've got it, twin. I understand the snacking problem. I'm at home all day...with lots of food. I'm trying not to have unhealthy snack food and to keep plenty of healthy stuff. That way, at least if I snack I can have something that's ok for me. The water is helping me to cut down on the snacking without thinking about it. Instead of reaching for a snack, I'm reaching for water.
Hey, I didn't know you were posting on here, so I hadn't checked. Good luck on weight loss, Jennifer. I wish it came off as "naturally" as it went on. :-) The constant eating & desire for chocolate food is killing me right now. Before Kate, I didn't eat desserts or sweet snacks after dinner. During Kate (pregnancy) I let it go and had ice cream or whatever I wanted. It's hard to kick that now.
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