On the best of days, my body doesn't even cross my mind. On the worst, my body makes my mind very cross. But today I am celebrating a major milestone of my post-baby body: I have officially reached my pre-pregnancy weight. I am back where I started when my little Bean nestled in and changed my life forever with that tiny, racing heartbeat.
I have worked really hard this last month to lose some weight. I haven't had refined sugar for a month, and I've been tracking my calories and getting out to walk as much as I can, and then some more even when I feel like I can't. I have missed the sugar a whole lot, especially when cooking for my family... it's hard to make zucchini bread and cookies and then not eat any! And as usual when I'm dieting, I get crabby because I feel like I'm hungry all the time.
But I survived the bad moods, baking, and the onset of Pumpkin Spice lattes at Starbucks, and now I am in a place weight-wise that I have been aiming at for a year. I feel good; I feel great; I feel awesome. And I owe a big thanks to my husband and mommy friends who have encouraged me and believed in me even when I was certain I would never, ever be any lighter. Now I am aiming to lose five more pounds, and then maintain that weight. I would like to never see 220 again unless I was pregnant!
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| I was about 1 week pregnant in this picture - our 3rd anniversary trip to Washington DC |
YAY!!!!!!! That's is SO AWESOME!!! And no sugar? For a MONTH?! How could you do it? I was just reading Suzanne Somer's book last night and she was recommending cutting out "funky food", of which sugar is one...I almost closed the book right there. I don't know how I could do it.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations!!
ReplyDeletewow. i am so impressed by you all the time. seriously, you're amazing!
ReplyDeleteyou go girl!
ReplyDeleteCongrats on reaching your pre-pregnancy weight! That's so awesome!
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