In a couple of weeks my son will be 11 months old, which means he's almost a year old, which means I have no excuse for still carrying around these extra pounds.
A little back story: I joined Weight Watchers in the fall of 2004. I sure took my sweet time, but two and a half years later I had successfully taken off over 50 pounds. I was so happy that I'd finally reached my goal weight, and so amazed that it was even possible. And then, about three months later, I got pregnant.
I don't think I did too bad during the pregnancy - I gained 37 pounds, and considering how many times I ate at Burger King during the second trimester, I was more than happy with that. But here we are, nearly 11 months later, and I've still got 15-20 pounds hanging around. I admit that I haven't been as motivated, organized or determined to lose it as I'd like to be. I haven't gone back to Weight Watchers meetings, I haven't made the time to exercise, and I've been giving in to the devil on my shoulder way too often. What's the deal? I wish I knew. It seems like the things that worked for me the first time around aren't working now, and I don't have the time and/or motivation to try other things. Part of me feels like, eh, this seems to be the weight my body is comfortable with, maybe this is where it's meant to stay, but the rest of me feels like, no way - I reached that elusive number once, and I'm going to do it again.
I'm not going to turn this into a weight-loss blog; the world already has enough of those. But I guess I hope that if I put it out there, get it on paper and acknowledge my struggle, maybe it'll help motivate me a little bit. But I'd also love to hear from you, Milwaukee Moms: What was your pregnancy/post-partum weight experience like? Were you able to take if off? What techniques did you use? How has your body changed since you became a mom?
