I have been struggling with my weight since Big Sister was born. I was not one of the women who was able to fit into my prepregnancy jeans when I left the hospital. I have struggled to lose ten pounds since then. And somewhere in failing to lose those ten pounds I gained another nine pounds. This is a problem. This is not what I wanted to happen. And the biggest thing about this is that it means that I am not feeding my family in a healthy way. It means that I am putting my entire family in jeapordy. It means that I am failing my entire family.
See, the way I see it is that it is my job and Hubby's to take care of our family and our family's health. The way I see it being seriously overweight is not healthy and it is something I do not want for my children. I still remember very clearly how different I felt after losing weight. I still remember how before I lost the weight I would get terrible migraines that I have not had once since I lost it. Oh there are so many health issues I was having before I lost weight that I no longer have now that I have lost it. And even though I still have 16 pounds (I have lost three in the last two weeks - it is not much but it is a start) to lose I am not anywhere near I was before.
I have started following the weight watchers plan again. That is how I lost the weight in the first place. I have started walking on my treadmill again. Almost daily. Some days I do not get to it but most days I do. Now the big thing is that I need to pay attention to what I am feeding everyone. Because I need to teach my kids good eating habits. It is a new thing I have to think about.
Big Sister has a much sweeter tooth than Big Brother does. If you put a plate of cookies and a plate of fruit on the table Big Brother will eat the plate of fruit and MAYBE a cookie. Big Sister will eat the plate of cookies and maybe a few pieces of fruit. She just goes for that stuff and so I worry about her being a little chunka munka. The fact that she is a little on the chunky side worried me a year ago and the fact that she still is not only worries me but has forced me to look at what I am doing with the entire family. Now she is 17 months old and truthfully I do not think that she is unhealthy. I think she is a littly chubby just like plenty of other babies who grow into skinny, normal kids. But that does not mean I do not need to watch what I am feeding her. I need to watch because in the last eight days we ate dinner at Friendly's once, went out for pizza once and ate at Johnny Rockets once. That kind of thing needs to stop for her sake and for mine.
This weightloss goal is my tackle for this week. Obviously, it is not something I can do in one week but I have tackled the start and that is a HUGE tackle. For more tackle it Tuesday see 5 Minutes For Mom.
See, the way I see it is that it is my job and Hubby's to take care of our family and our family's health. The way I see it being seriously overweight is not healthy and it is something I do not want for my children. I still remember very clearly how different I felt after losing weight. I still remember how before I lost the weight I would get terrible migraines that I have not had once since I lost it. Oh there are so many health issues I was having before I lost weight that I no longer have now that I have lost it. And even though I still have 16 pounds (I have lost three in the last two weeks - it is not much but it is a start) to lose I am not anywhere near I was before.
I have started following the weight watchers plan again. That is how I lost the weight in the first place. I have started walking on my treadmill again. Almost daily. Some days I do not get to it but most days I do. Now the big thing is that I need to pay attention to what I am feeding everyone. Because I need to teach my kids good eating habits. It is a new thing I have to think about.
Big Sister has a much sweeter tooth than Big Brother does. If you put a plate of cookies and a plate of fruit on the table Big Brother will eat the plate of fruit and MAYBE a cookie. Big Sister will eat the plate of cookies and maybe a few pieces of fruit. She just goes for that stuff and so I worry about her being a little chunka munka. The fact that she is a little on the chunky side worried me a year ago and the fact that she still is not only worries me but has forced me to look at what I am doing with the entire family. Now she is 17 months old and truthfully I do not think that she is unhealthy. I think she is a littly chubby just like plenty of other babies who grow into skinny, normal kids. But that does not mean I do not need to watch what I am feeding her. I need to watch because in the last eight days we ate dinner at Friendly's once, went out for pizza once and ate at Johnny Rockets once. That kind of thing needs to stop for her sake and for mine.
This weightloss goal is my tackle for this week. Obviously, it is not something I can do in one week but I have tackled the start and that is a HUGE tackle. For more tackle it Tuesday see 5 Minutes For Mom.
You can do it! Its so hard to lose weight. This time for me I think it will be easier because my hubby has agreed to do it with me. I think that will be a huge help.
ReplyDeleteI think it's great, and you're so smart to start now. It's so easy after adding a child to your family to ignore the weight gain, given all you're dealing with. I lost about 30 pounds last year and it made such a huge difference in everything - including how I act with my son Oscar. Best of luck to you - I know you can do it!!!
ReplyDeleteYou absolutely can do it! And this is a great time to start getting those healthy eating habits and setting those good examples for your little girl!
ReplyDeleteI feel your pain. The adoption process has created an extra 9-10 pounds on me as well. I never thought I would gain weight adopting... I believe what you are saying is true about it being a parents responsibility to teach our family good eating habits so thanks for inspiring me to join you in a healthy life makeover - no more ice cream every night :(
ReplyDeleteWeight Watchers is the best. I am a lifetime member!! Good luck and hang in there.
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