Fat Day, err, Friday
Ok, I didn't want to get all tied up in my quest to attain my prepregnancy body on this blog. I'm sure that you all don't want to hear about it.
Too bad.
I'm having a Fat Day today. And do you know what I want to do about it? I want to sit down with a bowl of ice cream. Or cheese. Or, well, it doesn't really matter as long as is isn't good for me. I want to eat. But I'm going to try my hardest to resist.
I've been going to the gym. I haven't been all that consistent up until this week. This week, however, I worked out everyday, Monday through Friday. That's good, right? I should be feeling great about myself, shouldn't I?
But I don't. I feel fat.
I'm trying hard to remind myself that this extra weight that I'm carrying is not as a result of being lazy or eating too much. I got this way because I had a baby. It hasn't even been six months! I'm sure that my body is still adjusting to not being pregnant. Hell, I was still losing hair up until a month ago! My body just doesn't want to let go of this extra cushioning.
So why am I still beating myself up about this?
Ok, so here's where I ask a huge favor of all of you. For people who've been through this baby thing before, give me stories about your experiences. How long did it take for you to get back to your prepregnancy weight? How did you do it? Any tips or encouragement? For everyone else, I'll take whatever encouragement, words of assvice, or cyber-bitch-slapping that you've got.
Bring it on...
posted by Christine at 8/12/2005 11:44:00 AM
4 Comments:
(((HUGS))) If it makes you feel better, I feel fat every day still. I get depressed every time I get dressed. I have no idea what I'll wear to work when I go back as nothing fits. I'm not that far from my pre-pregnancy weight, but it appears that my belly shape has changed entirely. It just doesn't want fit into my clothes. :( At least you're doing something about it! I can't seem to find the time to work out so I guess I have no reason to complain.
Yes yes yes!! Carrie, me too -- while I was amazed to be back to my pre-pg weight after a couple of weeks, 1) I was already overweight to begin with (unlike you Christine!!) and 2) weight and SHAPE are definitely not the same thing. Christine, you should be proud of yourself for doing all you are -- it's much more than I have been doing, and I'm proud of you. You'll get there, I know you will. Hang in there, don't beat yourself up if you can help it, and keep up the good work! :) You're gorgeous, btw, even if you don't realize it!
I wish I had better advice for you but I dont really .. my husband's genetics are such that my children tend to suck the weight off my while pregnant and I end up weighing less after having given birth than I did before I got pregnant. But I am still overweight .. just not as. You are beautiful just the way you are but I can totally understand you wanting to work out and eat healthy. Just remember with any diet that you have to have an occasional reward or treat or else you feel really deprived and thus end up falling off the wagon.
Christine- honeslty I feel the same way, right now I hvae an excuse but I still look in the mirror and think. "I would look better pregnant if I didn't have fat here, here, here" trust me the only way to loose the weight is to exercise and watch waht you eat, since your motablism will never been like it was pre-baby you have to work even ahrder at loosing the weight, but trust me it does come off. and whoever said it's suppose to come off the first year is wrong, it usually starts coming off in the second year. ((Hugs))
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