Here we go, back on that bandwagon again. I wanted to start dieting right when I found out I was pregnant last August so because I was with child and all that jazz, I decided to hold off on the dieting aspect. I tried to enjoy my pregnancy as much as I could and I think I gained a good 15-20 lbs throughout the whole thing. Which apparently for an already-overweight woman is a horrible, horrible thing (I hate you former-OBGYN!). So after I had Zoey, a good 2 weeks after, I weighed myself and I had already lost the 20lbs. I haven’t weighed myself since then, 10 weeks later. I went to weigh myself yesterday morning so I could enter my starting weight on Sparkpeople.com and boy was I ever surprised to find out that I had not gained 80 lbs in the last 10 weeks. I was actually sitting right at where I was pre-pregnancy. HOWEVER, I had gained quite a bit of weight after our eatfest in Disney World on our honeymoon last summer.
So, here we are, just barely a year after our honeymoon and only 12 weeks after giving birth and I am diving head first into the diet thing again. Going to log my food intake, water intake and exercise on Sparkpeople.com and see where I can get. I would absolutely love to lose 15-20 pounds by August 28, which is when we are flying out to Cali so Zoey can meet her other Grandparents.
I feel motivated to do this. I can do it! I just need to stick to counting my calorie intake and see where this lands me. Also, I am going to start cooking more often to help cut down our food bills and also up our nutrition.
BEST WISHES!!!!! Dieting sucks, but so worth it in the end!
Best wishes, Candace!
Maybe you will be the motivation I need to lose my weight. :) I joined Spark People, but find myself struggling to update it as regularly as I should. In fact, I think the last time I updated was last year… *sigh*