Yes, I am going to talk about weight again, since it is on my mind ALL. THE. TIME.
Why?
Well, the last few years I have struggled with my weight. I have always been relatively thin my whole life, with the exception of the stomach pooch. It’s where I gain weight, it’s genetic and there is little I can do about that. I highly doubt I will ever have Jillian’s abs.
After I got done nursing my dear daughter, I started to gain weight…slowly but surely. I remember seeing 140 on the scale and it went up gradually to 148. Then I stopped getting on the scale. Not sure what the high number ended up being, because I was sticking my head in the second helping of that cheese and sausage pasta.
Then I saw a picture. I was standing next to all my cousins and we were varying degrees of overweight with the exception of the one skinny minny. I had a visible stomach roll. *shudder*
Self esteem = new low
Let’s see, fat face, stomach roll, totally unflattering outfit? Check, check and CHECK.
I didn’t start exercising and dieting that next day, but I started making better choices and not going back for seconds.
How did I really lose the weight en masse? Badly.
I tend to start out dieting my starving myself. Yes, I know that is very, very bad for your metabolism. However, it works for me. After I lose the initial weight, I get used to hunger pangs and eat healthier.
It was after Christmas and I borrowed the Twilight books from my niece and got OBSESSED with reading them. Seriously, I didn’t eat much of anything or sleep for 2.5 days while I read them. Then I had to re-read them because I read them so fast the first turn through. (Note: I was on vacation from work, so this was doable for me at the time.) I lost 10 lbs in a week, I would wager. Part of that was water loss, since I was a little dehydrated (I usually drink A LOT of water everyday and I didn’t drink much). I was able to pull on a pair of jeans I had not worn in over 2 years (at least). I felt like crying.
Thusly, I started actually working on it, since I had my kick-start. I got down to 131, but now I’m pretty much at 133.5. That is where it has leveled off at and I’ve kept it there for 6 months. It doesn’t budge no matter how many salads I eat. Occasionally I see 132 or 131 for a day, but then it goes back up. I want to see 129 on that scale darnit!
I’ve started exercising now. Took me long enough. I have no excuse. There is a gym quality elliptical in the basement and a Bowflex. My newest incentive is that I’m only going to read while I exercise. I could sit on my ass and read…or I can work out while I read.
Obviously, there is one right choice in that equation.
Muffin top, your days are numbered…
