I've never been what I'd call a skinny girl. I always had some meat on me. When I was in high school, my lowest size was a 5 in juniors (4 in misses). When I got to college, I was more into a size 7 in juniors (6 in misses). Of course as a high schooler/college goer, I was always self conscious about my weight. If I had known then what I know now, I would not have considered myself overweight.
I worked in retail from 16 on up. I was always moving and hardly eating. I never had an exercise routine or counted calories. I just went to school, worked and ate whenever I felt like it. It wasn't until I got a bank job that I noticed the weight gain. I was always sitting and never moving and it did nothing but hurt me.
Now a size 9 in juniors (8 in misses), I still didn't feel that bad. I should have seen the pattern here and stopped it but I didn't. My husband (at the time boyfriend) and I went on vacations to Mexico and Bermuda and I still didn't think much of my weight. I'd crash diet the month before we left, drop ten pounds and feel great while on vacation. I look back at pictures of myself in my bikinis in Mexico and would kill to look like that now! Why did I think I was so fat?
I did the same thing for my wedding. I did a crash diet the month before we got married and I dropped ten pounds. My wedding dress was a size 8 and I was thrilled. I wasn't at my high school weight but I wasn't at my highest weight either.
I realized just before I got pregnant with my daughter that I had gained quite a bit of weight. I'm not sure how much but I could see and feel the difference. I decided that I was done so I signed up for Lose It and started tracking my calorie intake. It worked and I lost a little weight but then I found out I was pregnant so I stopped.
I didn't worry too much about my weight after I had my daughter but after a while, I had enough. I started a new weight loss program with Lose It and was hoping to drop the weight before I got pregnant with Baby #2. I lost about 15 pounds when I found out I was pregnant. So my calorie counting ended yet again.
Now I'm almost three months post partum and the weight loss has completely stalled.
And I hate it.
So here we go again. I've set a new weight loss plan on Lose It and I intend to stick with it. My daily calorie budget is 1131. I know this might seem a bit strict but that says that I will lose 2lbs per week and that I will reach my goal by March 2nd. I know I need to be aggressive about it because if I'm not, I won't do it.
I'm also creating a 30 day workout program for myself. It's going to be a combination of the 30 day ab, crunch, squat, arm and plank workouts. This is where I'll start. I won't just stop after 30 days. I'll either keep up with that routine or start a new one. All I know is that I need to get moving. If you're interested in my routine, let me know and I'll post it.
I don't know that I will share actual weight because I'm way too self-conscious for that but I might share how much I'm losing. I'm not sure that I will share photos of any kind either until I'm more comfortable with my weight. I won't be posting weekly updates or anything like that. I might just drop a line every now and then on how it's going.
I know that it's going to be tough with the holidays coming but I know I need to do this. My biggest goal is to make sure I am as healthy as possible by the time we decide to have a third child. Oh yes, I said third child! I think the plan is to wait until our little guy is a year old and start trying for our third so I have until August but I'd really like to achieve my goal much sooner.
I worked in retail from 16 on up. I was always moving and hardly eating. I never had an exercise routine or counted calories. I just went to school, worked and ate whenever I felt like it. It wasn't until I got a bank job that I noticed the weight gain. I was always sitting and never moving and it did nothing but hurt me.
Now a size 9 in juniors (8 in misses), I still didn't feel that bad. I should have seen the pattern here and stopped it but I didn't. My husband (at the time boyfriend) and I went on vacations to Mexico and Bermuda and I still didn't think much of my weight. I'd crash diet the month before we left, drop ten pounds and feel great while on vacation. I look back at pictures of myself in my bikinis in Mexico and would kill to look like that now! Why did I think I was so fat?
I did the same thing for my wedding. I did a crash diet the month before we got married and I dropped ten pounds. My wedding dress was a size 8 and I was thrilled. I wasn't at my high school weight but I wasn't at my highest weight either.
I realized just before I got pregnant with my daughter that I had gained quite a bit of weight. I'm not sure how much but I could see and feel the difference. I decided that I was done so I signed up for Lose It and started tracking my calorie intake. It worked and I lost a little weight but then I found out I was pregnant so I stopped.
I didn't worry too much about my weight after I had my daughter but after a while, I had enough. I started a new weight loss program with Lose It and was hoping to drop the weight before I got pregnant with Baby #2. I lost about 15 pounds when I found out I was pregnant. So my calorie counting ended yet again.
Now I'm almost three months post partum and the weight loss has completely stalled.
And I hate it.
So here we go again. I've set a new weight loss plan on Lose It and I intend to stick with it. My daily calorie budget is 1131. I know this might seem a bit strict but that says that I will lose 2lbs per week and that I will reach my goal by March 2nd. I know I need to be aggressive about it because if I'm not, I won't do it.
I'm also creating a 30 day workout program for myself. It's going to be a combination of the 30 day ab, crunch, squat, arm and plank workouts. This is where I'll start. I won't just stop after 30 days. I'll either keep up with that routine or start a new one. All I know is that I need to get moving. If you're interested in my routine, let me know and I'll post it.
I don't know that I will share actual weight because I'm way too self-conscious for that but I might share how much I'm losing. I'm not sure that I will share photos of any kind either until I'm more comfortable with my weight. I won't be posting weekly updates or anything like that. I might just drop a line every now and then on how it's going.
I know that it's going to be tough with the holidays coming but I know I need to do this. My biggest goal is to make sure I am as healthy as possible by the time we decide to have a third child. Oh yes, I said third child! I think the plan is to wait until our little guy is a year old and start trying for our third so I have until August but I'd really like to achieve my goal much sooner.
Good for you girl!!
ReplyDeleteGood luck! I'm already thinking about losing weight after Ethan is born since I know he is our last. I didn't 'care' as much after Mackenzie was born, I just ignored it. But can't do that anymore.
ReplyDeleteGood luck :)
ReplyDeleteYou can do it! I think you should definitely give yourself a little leniency given that it is the holidays and chocolate and goodies are everywhere, but you got this. When I first began reading this I was like, "wtf, size 5 IS skinny girl!" And I thought the same thing at size 8 too. It's crazy how we always think we're a lot bigger than we are, you always look beautiful and you are a great person on the inside too (which is what REALLY counts). I am excited for you. :]
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