I’m guest blogging over at Modded Momma today about my weight loss journey after baby. Body issues before kids were simpler. I’m not saying I didn’t have any. I don’t think you can be female and alive in this society and not have SOME. But they were simpler. More like, “does my butt look good in these?” and, “what should my next tat be?”
Then I had kids. And I Got Big. Really, really Big. Twice. After Ian was born, I said, you know, if this chubby gig was just buying bigger pants and eating ice cream, I’d be just fine, but, gosh, my health. And I lost the weight. No problem.
This time, it’s been harder. Possibly because I was much fitter when I had Ian than this time. Maybe because my doctor unwittingly raised the stakes by stressing my risk factors for Type II diabetes. Whatever the reason, I’m struggling this time.
I Held The Line over the winter holidays. Which is something to be proud of, but then I KEPT HOLDING IT. I’ve been very hard on myself about all of it, which is, not surprisingly, not making me any healthier. Starting today, I’ll be celebrating the mile posts as I come upon them along the way.
Hi – Getting back to my baseline harder with each child too. I am now using myfitnesspal which helps me stay within my daily calorie limit. It’s free. I really like it. I also put my family through the 14 week food challenge, not to lose weight, just to eliminate crap from our diets. It’s outlined on the 100 days of Real Food blog. Anyway, 10 pounds isn’t too bad! Good job!
I’ve been using Map My Run. The iPhone app lets me record my mileage and log my other workouts, too. Then it gives me some totals at the end of each week and each month. I’ve been finding that motivational.