Here's some honesty I don't even like admitting to myself:
Last November, when my son was one month old, I stepped on the scale at my postpartum appointment with my midwife and saw an astounding thing: 239. Those angry, red digits can't be true. Oh, wait, they totally can. I have known since the year after Matt and I got married that I was letting myself go. Ick. Forty pounds in three years. By the time I was eight weeks pregnant with Aurelia, I weighed 217. I let it go. Eh, I'm pregnant. I gained 35 more pounds, not without effort. After she was born, most of it fell off, but what was left was distributed much differently. I determined to reach my goal weight (175) before we would try for another baby. Fifteen pounds later, I found out I was pregnant with Thaddeus. And I cried. Now, here I am. My son, my final pregnancy, is almost six months old. It is time to be rid of this extra baggage, and part of making that happen for me is accountability. I started a "diet" December 1st, 2011 and have been pleased to lose 25 pounds. I have gained back 5 in the last week and a half or so, and it's ridiculous. I am done.
So, here goes. On Wednesdays, I'll be honest with you. Even though today is a Thursday, the best time to start something is now.
My realistic goal is 40 pounds lost by August 1, 2012.
3.29.12 (starting weight) 219.8
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Congrats to you for the first steps. Please join the losers club on facebook. We support each other.
ReplyDeleteGo Jamie! I'm so impressed with you already.
ReplyDeleteYou can do it!
ReplyDeleteI've been facing that same feeling with myself... I actually just bought my first scale (ever) on Tuesday. I was reading an article that said if you write down your weight every day you are likely to loose weight without effort. Mostly because you are more accountable for the choices that effect your weight. If you want an accountability buddy count me in! I also thought about starting a weight loss group with our moms group (maybe have every one throw in $20 and the top to "losers" get to share it?) What do you think? Would you be interested in doing something like that?