I'm eating too many marshmallows today because I read they help soothe a sore throat. Pretty much anything I eat is helping soothe it. I just want to keep eating
So after keeping me up all night, ds is naturally acting insane tonight. Is it wrong that I laughed and took this picture when he ran in yelling "I'm stuck!"?
I needed to put this here as accountability. I should be 140. I am not healthy and I have done absolutely nothing to change that. I am not eating healthy, I am not exercising and I am getting way too close to 200 for my own liking. This is the biggest I have ever been. Before having O the heaviest I ever got was 160-165. I need to lose this weight. I need to stop telling myself that I will do it later, or tomorrow, or after the holidays. It needs to happen now.
Sorry, I am kind of talking to myself.
My highest was 201 Ibs at the doctors office 6 weeks ago. I got in my car after the appointment, and cried my eyes out. That is the heaviest I have ever been in my life. That night I started looking into diet programs that I could easily follow. 3 weeks ago my BFF and I decided that we needed to lose the weight together, so we joined weight watchers, and started working out together. I have lost nearly 6 Ibs in 3 weeks by just watching what I eat, and exercising a little more. Having a friend that is along for the journey really helps as well. We hold eachother accountable everyday, and I find her very encouraging as well. She helps me push myself, and I push her as well.
Before this current pregnancy I was 184 and I am roughly 5'6" (maybe a tad under... 5'5.5" ? ... meh)
A year before I got married, right as I was engaged, and obviously before kids the heaviest I had gotten was 195 ...and then I lost weight all the way down to 157 in time for my wedding. I hovered around 157-160 for a few years then got pregnant with DS and gained 60 lovely pounds during that pregnancy. I never lost the full 60 pounds, hence why I was at 184 when I got pregnant this time.
I was actually pretty ok with being at the 160ish, but I've been told a better weight would be 135-140 for my height so that's my ultimate goal..
I have NEVER been at an ideal weight...always been at least a little bit over weight...don't even know what it feels like to be perfectly fit
Majority of my weight is in my hips/legs/ass. Sometimes I feel like I look all out of proportion ...my upper half is always like a whole size smaller than my lower half ... definitely a pear.
What I wouldnt give for small shapely legs and cute dainty ankles.
You mean we have to WORK OUT?! Dammit. Why can't it just magically melt away.
Actually, no. Diet is 90% of weight loss. Obviously if you work out you can eat more. I have lost weight without exercising several times, mostly in college when I was too busy.
I feel better if I work out though.
Actually I do buy that, because that's how I lost the 40 pounds before my wedding...just diet (calorie/portion control, nothing crazy). BUT ... I wasn't very toned... so ... I guess working out is kind of necessary for that. And yes, I feel better as well...helps with energy.
Doesn't help with the energy to get up and frickin' DO it...but...you know.
I can work out 6 days a week and only maintain......losing weight is definitely more dependent on nutrition. BUT.....I was a much bigger and flabbier 165 before I started working out religiously than I was after. Same weight, but from a size 16 to a 10.
I still have my favorite pair of jeans from before DS ... I WILL fit into them again dammit...because Express doesn't make them anymore and THOSE ARE THE ONES I LIKE.
We bought a used treadmill recently and it's kept at our office because there's no room in our apartment for it...and also because the only chance I have to work out is during the day at work when I can snag a break to do so if it's slower.
Yeah....good thing I'll be working from home for probably the next year once this new baby comes. Helpful.
Pretty sure an 8 in pant is probably the smallest realistic size I could hit...MAYBE a 6 if really pushed. Thanks to my wide lower half and badonk. I was actually content in the size 10 (8 dress) at my pre-DS size.
I have apple crisp in the fridge too. I think I'm gonna eat a couple bites, pop some NyQuil, and go to bed. I have to get up early to go to the gym. Hopefully ds sleeps through the night tonight, because I might cry otherwise
@luxannie I definitely would be interested in a group. I start to lose weight---get admitted to the hospital then gain it all back some while I am there with Reese.
There SHOULD be no visits for awhile, so I can actually keep on track.
You know.....you all are welcome to join us in the workout threads
We can talk about anything health/fitness/weight/nutrition related.
FTR, 5'2", 168. Would love to be 150, but would be happy now to get back down to 160, where I was prepregnancy
Ok so this thread made me do some looking around online. I'm also 5'2 and I'm 150 and to be honest the number doesn't bother me, just can lose a little weight on my hips and thighs but then the damn Internet is telling me my ideal weight is 118... wtaf I might have weighed that in high school when i was playing soccer rugby and softball. Do you get this too when you look?
Late to this party but I was always the fat kid in our family. I tipped the scales at over 200 while I was still in elementery schools. Fast forward to junior year in HS & I went straight anorexic for a while. As a result I have tons of just extra skin hanging around. Flabby arms, belly, thighs....my lowest weight was 135ish when I got pregnant with DD1 14 years ago. I have gained & lost over the years & 3 other pregnancies, hovering around 145-150 mostly. Which was fine. For me it wasn't about the number but the way I felt in my clothes, & I felt good.
However, this time around, 14 weeks PP & I not only haven't lost any of the 30ish lbs I gained, but I've added another 2-3, bringing me back up to 173 (@5'4"). It doesn't look good on me & none of my clothes fit. I had to go buy bigger pants so that I could go back to work. I've got to lose it, & we are heading into the "fuckitall" part of the year where baggy sweaters & big holiday meals are the norm, so that worries me a lot. Those of you that have struggled with EDs know that the thoughts never really go away & its not a road I can go down again with 3 little girls & a son standing beside me.
I don't know how the groups work, & I mobile bump mostly so I'm not sure I could even get to it, but I want y'all to not be afraid of posting your struggles & updates in the randoms threads too. We all know that the struggle is real, & its comforting to know you aren't alone.
I'm in if you all will have me. I was in the best shape of my life for the first 9 months of dd's life. Then she got mobile and I remembered how much I love wine. Sigh. I joined a gym 3 months ago and have gone exactly once.
Come January, I'm definitely down to join a weight loss group. My cravings/diet has been out of control with this pregnancy and I was about 15lbs over pre pg weight when I got pg this time around. My body image/confidence is practically nothing right about now, bc I'm at my all time heaviest at this point (I realize some is baby..but a lot has to do with diet/exercise too). I need to get my eating under control or I'm only gonna make it harder to lose the baby weight pp. All of it is worth it in the end, of course...but its still hard when dealing with any type of body image issues.
So...I am definitely interested in joining you ladies, come January after I deliver! Bc support will only make it easier and hom me accountable, which is what I need!
Re: Tuesday randoms
Except Sangria, which is wonderful. I have yet to meet a sangria that I didn't like
Do you have someone that you can work out with?
ETA: I should be about 135-145.
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FTR, 5'2", 168. Would love to be 150, but would be happy now to get back down to 160, where I was prepregnancy
I TOLD DH NOT TO BUY CANDY BEFORE HALLOWEEN.
I TOLD DH NOT TO BUY CANDY BEFORE HALLOWEEN.
However, this time around, 14 weeks PP & I not only haven't lost any of the 30ish lbs I gained, but I've added another 2-3, bringing me back up to 173 (@5'4"). It doesn't look good on me & none of my clothes fit. I had to go buy bigger pants so that I could go back to work. I've got to lose it, & we are heading into the "fuckitall" part of the year where baggy sweaters & big holiday meals are the norm, so that worries me a lot. Those of you that have struggled with EDs know that the thoughts never really go away & its not a road I can go down again with 3 little girls & a son standing beside me.
I don't know how the groups work, & I mobile bump mostly so I'm not sure I could even get to it, but I want y'all to not be afraid of posting your struggles & updates in the randoms threads too. We all know that the struggle is real, & its comforting to know you aren't alone.
So...I am definitely interested in joining you ladies, come January after I deliver! Bc support will only make it easier and hom me accountable, which is what I need!
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