Eight years ago I weighed exactly 40(!) lbs less than I do today. And it's not like I gained those 40 lbs over the course of eight years. I gained 20 lbs before Dec '02, and another 18 lbs before my wedding in Sept '03. Since then I have gained even more weight, lost a little bit, had a baby and lost most of the rest (I'm 2 lbs from my wedding weight). So I'm back to where I was five years ago, except now the weight has been firmly attached to my entire mid-section for five years. And it's pretty comfy there.
But today I serve my spare tire eviction papers. I'm so over it.
I want to wear cute clothes again. I don't want to shop in the plus (AKA butt-ugly) dept anymore. But mostly, I don't want to be the fat mom.
My current plan is to just go slow. I'm still nursing the wee man, so I can't do any super-drastic calorie slashing; that wouldn't work anyway because I am super-duper hungry. all. the. time. Right now I'm getting rid of the snack foods in the house. That means the case of lunch size chips that J had to have at Sam's Club are going to work with him. So is the sleeve of Oreo's I bought today (why??). And I'm going to make sure I always have some yummy veggies and fruit prepped in the fridge, because I like veggies and fruit, but it just always seems easier to grab something else. And I'm going to work really hard to eat when I am actually hungry and not when I'm stressedboredhappysadtired.
And I'm joining Tena's group, because it just sounds like fun :)
Wish me well!
19 comments:
Good for you! Best of luck and know I'm cheering for you!
Eviction notice.... that made me crack up!!! We're gonna do it, girl!!!!
yay- so glad you're in! Also that you linked up because I had a hell of a time finding your blog- after a comment you left, I kept clicking your name and it said 'page not found'- so I'm following you so I won't lose you again.
ps- I'm hungry
good luck, sweetie. i've been on a rollercoaster of weight my whole life and have my own frustrations. it sucks.
kick butt!
Welcome to the club!
Good luck! You'll do great :)
Good for you! I am so glad that it's almost fresh veggie season! Okay, we still have like almost 2 months for fresh asparagus, but I am counting down!
JR and I were talking this weekend about bumping up the health factor of our diets and increasing the veggie intake. One thing I did was add frozen chopped spinach to the homemade pizza sauce I made...since it's added iron I cut down on the fatty meat:) I need to get Jessica Seinfeld's book to find more ways to add them in.
Her blog is great. I will now be a devoted reader :)
And also, Good for you!! I know you can do this as you can do anything you put your mind to. I find it best to wash veggies/fruit the minute I get home from the store. If I don't then it goes bad. I bought some tomatoes and now they are rotten because I didn't wash them immediately.
Keep us posted!!!
Good luck! I know you're going to do great!
Eviction notice!! Priceless!
I too joined the party. I'm just making the rounds to wish everyone good luck. I think with each of us cheering each other on, we can SO do this. And lord knows, we all sound ready and tired of being fat.
Look forward to reading your progress!!
Good luck. I know you can do anything you put your mind to! We're always here to encourage you!!
Good luck :D Not that you need it. Sounds like you have a good plan in place!
I totally know how you feel!! Ever since Bret stopped breastfeeding, I've gained 10 pounds. Damn...
I do wish you well. a month ago we brought a treadmill to help me shed a few. So far I've fallen off of it twice.
GOOOOD LUCK! It can be fun (sometimes) to work out and push yourself. Sometimes not fun, but you have a cool group and your blog to help you through!!!
Her swim teacher asked if Cambrie could "demonstrate" for the H&G show that will be that weekend. He would like to have different age groups and Cambrie would be the floater/infant. It isn't for sure yet. I'll blog more about it once I find out more details.
Yay for you! YOu can do it! And once you do, will you show me how? ;)
Good for you and good luck! I need some willpower as well.
Well I hope your fist week is going well. I am trying to stay on track with this. I hope we can all support each other :)
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