Weight Weigh-in

As I've mentioned many times before, I gained a "few" pounds when I was pregnant with Lukas.  Maybe with my next pregnancy I'll be a cute pregnant girl, but this time I was just gigantic.  I'm 5'4 and tipped the scales at over 200 pounds by the end.  Yup, I was huge.

 

So in an effort to whittle down to my pre-baby body, I decided to join Weight Watchers back in the fall.  You can read all about the ins and outs of WW on their website, but this is the gist: You are given a certain amount of points each day, plus a lump of "extra" points for the week and you earn even more points for your activity.  All foods are given a point value based on the fat, protein, fiber and carbs in the food.  So you can eat whatever you want, with the goal of not using more than you daily points.  The extra points and activity points can be split up during the week or used all at once on a splurge meal (or wine drinking extravaganza for those of us who like wine...just keeping it real folks).

 

As a nursing mother, I'm not supposed to restrict my caloric intake or "diet" or I'll run the risk of having all the milk dry up.  This wouldn't be good for my goal of nursing for a full year.  Luckily, WW takes nursing into consideration when determining your point allotment for the day.  For example, my friend at work on WW gets 29 points plus points a day and I get 43.  So I'm not losing weight as fast as someone who is not nursing, but that's OK with me.  Also, you are "supposed" to eat all your points each day so as not to deprive yourself, which isn't much of a problem for me.

 

I started WW in December, but didn't really commit to it until January.  The decadent food during the holidays was too enticing to give up (and my mother-in-laws almond cookies - they're amazing and I ate like 15 a day.  Yes, 15).  On January 2nd I weighed 171.8 pounds (so for those of you counting, I lost over 30 pounds in the first two months after Lukas was born - 8 of those pounds was the baby and then there was the excess water, etc.).  And now today, after 3 months of weight watchers, I'm down to 147.4 - that's 24.4 pounds since January. And it's not from working out.  (Remember, I'm taking care of a baby and being a lawyer and wife, yada yada...and I'm not one of those wonder women who can do it all.  If you are one of those people, I hate you.  Just sayin.)  WW really does help with portion control and making you aware of what you are eating.  I religiously write down EVERYTHING that I eat on the website (I have the iphone app that makes tracking my food really easy).  I now think about what I'm eating and consider whether or not its worth it.

 

I have about 20 more pounds until I reach my goal weight.  But I have less than 10 pounds to lose until I hit my pre-baby weight, which is really exciting.  I think I can get there in about two months, if not sooner since I committed to a workout routine this week.  Lukas is now going down to bed around 8pm every night.  So I have at least 2 hours before I turn in that I can work out, or if he has a good night, I can get up in the morning and jog.  We have a treadmill, hand weights, a stability ball and lots of workout DVDs.  So I have no excuse.  And I'm really motivated with the summer coming and the fact that I'm in a friend's wedding in 6 weeks.  I also would really like to be able to wear all the clothes in my closet again.  I'm already in my old skirts (yay!), but the pants, although they do button, are just too tight.  The stuffed sausage look is never in fashion.

 

So here's to losing the rest of the weight and getting fit.  I'll keep you posted on how its going...