Weight issues

My baby girl is almost a year old & I still have not lost the weight I set out to lose. That has me very disappointed in myself. For a while, I kept telling myself that it took me 9 months to put on the weight & now it will take time to get it off. I can't say that anymore. The biggest reason that I am so disappointed in myself is because I have not actively done anything but whine & complain. I have not watched what I have eaten...well, I watched it, I just didn't make sure it was healthy! No, I'm not insanely overweight. I weigh about the same I did when I came home from the hospital--a year later! So, I'm posting this blog to tell the world of my shortcomings in hopes that it will spark me to do something about this failure. I will keep you posted as to whether I develop the discipline that it will take to get my predetermined amount of weight off. Stay tuned...

Thankful to Today

The greatest thing happened this morning! I was feeding Sydney and watching the Today show. As soon as I turned on the TV, I saw a segment about weightloss after having a baby. Of course, this was a topic that I was very interested in. Sydney is now 7 months old, & I have not lost much weight at all & have been quite frustrated about it. To say that I have been down about my weight is a huge understatement. My mom tried comforting me at the beginning by telling me that it took her 6 months to get the weight off. That thought helped a lot...well, until Sydney turned 6 months and the weight was still there.

The segment talked about how society expects you to get back to your pre-pregancy weight very quickly. They interviewed 3 women about this topic. One woman talked about how she felt she had 12 weeks to get the weight off before returning back to work. I understood that! She said when she did return to work she heard people talking about how she hadn't lost the weight yet! How rude! Another woman said that her doctor commented on the weight at an appointment! She was only 5 lbs over what she "should" be! Ah...it is hard when you listen to society. Since most of us do, including me, I was glad that Today decided to cover this topic.

An "expert" (I didn't get if she was a doctor or just an expert over something) said the greatest thing I could hear! She said that it takes 9 months to gain the weight & have the baby and it will take at least 9 months to get the weight off for most people! HALLELUJAH! I still have time!! :-)

Since I was a very skinny individual most of my life before having Sydney, I expected to be afterwards. Today has given me the confidence that I can again be skinny. Of course, I won't be as skinny as I was in high school...and after looking at some pictures, I don't think I want to be! I do have a weight in mind & have a long way to go to get there, but now I believe it can actually happen.

By the time Sydney turns 1, I want to be close to my goal weight. That gives me 5 months. I realize that I probably won't be exactly where I want to be, but I want to be on my way. I'll keep you posted!