Ah, the
dreaded scales. If you’re like me then you probably hate to face the number
looking back up at you when you’re standing on them. The first 6 months after
Levi was born I pretty much could have cared less about my weight. All I cared
about as a first time Mom was taking care my son the best that could. Babies
cute and cuddly but boy do they come with a lot of work attached to them (don’t
worry – it’s worth the extra work!)! After
that it seemed like we zoomed right into cold weather and the holiday season. I
did my best to find time to walk on the treadmill but extra time is not
something that I have a lot of. Then in January when Levi was 10 months old I
committed to lose the baby weight HERE. Well, guess what?! Since then, 5 months
later I’m down 5 pounds. Sigh! Obviously I haven’t been working very hard on
this. So the time has come for me to do a weekly “Weigh In” on how things are
going and to keep me focused on my goals.
Losing
weight is never easy for me. It’s always a frustrating journey. The last time I
lost A LOT of weight I was still living at home, had little responsibility, was
exercising 2 hours a day and eating like a bird. In other words I wasn’t doing
it the healthy way. Now that I’m married, have a baby and work a full time job
it hasn’t gotten any easier. I just look at unhealthy food and I gain weight –
forget about what happens when I actually eat it. But I still know that I am
capable of losing weight IF it’s what I really want to do. And it is.
What is
driving me to lose weight?
#1 – I want to be healthy. And at my current weight I’m
above the recommended weight for my height and frame.
#2 – Heart problems run in my family. I want to run faster
do my best to stay healthy and keep my heart healthy! Despite the fact that I
already eat a pretty healthy diet at 31 years old my Cholesterol is borderline
to being high. It drives me CRAZY that my husband and I eat almost the same
foods and he has great Cholesterol and mine is a little less than stellar.
#3 – I want to be able to keep up with my one year old. I
want to be a healthy example for him to look up to!
#4 – I want to be able to hike with Husband without
sounding like I’m going to die. LOL!
#5 – I like to be able to run 5 miles. This is a lofty
goal seeing as how I hate running and can only do maybe a mile if I really put
my mind to it.
#6 – I have all these cute summer clothes that don’t fit
and I was really hoping to be back in them by now.
So I have my
eye on the prize and now I need to set small goals to reach until I get back to
my pre-pregnancy weight and then I can focus on my goal weight.
Goal ONE: Get to 165 pounds. I’ve been so
close several times but I haven’t been able to get there!
Pregnancy
Weight: 205
Week 1
Weight: 167.4
Lost: 37.6 pounds
Pounds to
Pre-Pregnancy Weight: 17.4
Pre-Pregnancy
Weight: 150
**Goal
Weight: 140**
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