So I am 152.8. The most I have been-not pregnant-in my life. This may not seem like a lot to some people, but it is a lot for me. Before I had my third baby I had just lost about 10 pounds. I was down to 130 for the first time since baby number two. I had maintained 140 pounds for over two years since having him. I felt heavy then, but I was not uncomfortable until now. I know, it has only been eight weeks since my dear baby Jae was born, but I am not losing, I am gaining weight.
It wasn't until I saw this picture of me in the background that I realized just how much bigger I looked than I actually felt. And believe me I do not feel small by any means.
After baby #1, weight loss was not an issue for me. I was 22 years old, and the weight fell off me. I nursed for nine months and frankly I could eat whatever I wanted and it would not stay on. I was down to about 114 pounds. Then I stopped nursing and I was up to about 125 and I was fine with this weight. However, the 35 pounds I put on with baby #2 did not fall off quite as easy. And this time, after baby #3, it is not coming off at all.
So that is why, I am cutting calories. Yes, I am nursing, and I worry about my milk supply and all that goes along with it, but the longer I put off losing weight, the more I fear I will keep it on for life.
Yesterday, I ate 1272 calories and went on a 4 mile bike ride, pulling one child for 2 miles and 2 children for the other two. I woke up this morning weighing 149.8
I hope by writing this blog, I will be held accountable by someone other than myself... or at least I will feel like I am. Wish me luck on my weight loss journey post baby #3.
You choose to drink a 200 calorie beer when you go out to dinner instead of a 1000 calorie margarita (although you desperately want one).
I even went out to dinner. I ordered a grill chicken and avocado sandwich that was most likely still over 1000 calories. It came with the most delicious garlic french fries. The difference was, I also ordered grilled asparagus and ate them first, and instead of gorging myself on with the whole meal I ate only half of it, and took the rest home to finish the following day. I claimed one of them as my cheat day, and the other I had to really be careful about my caloric intake so that I still met my goal of 1200 per day. 
Since I started, day one I was 149.8, the next day, I was 152 and then 151. After the cheat day I was 151.6 and now I am 149.7. I truly believe that since I am consuming so much less I have lost this weight in pounds of fat off my body. I have not exercised since that four mile bike ride, but I plan to begin walking or bike riding the kids to school on a daily basis to help burn those calories. 
