Friday, January 20, 2012

Beginning to change my habits

I know the key to losing weight is changing my lifestyle. I don't want to just be on a diet. I want to be a healthier person. I want to eat healthy and be active.
When I was preggo with Ellie I had gestational diabetes and had to eat a low carb diet. After I gave birth I was 10 pounds lighter than my pre-pregnancy weight. I have recently gained all that back plus more. My theory is thought, that with all the diabetes and pre-diabetes in my family that is something I should watch. So, i'm not going completely carb free but I am doing low carb. When I was pregnant I had amazing willpower because I knew it was best for the baby. I wish I could do that again. I slip up more often than I would like. No, not slip up. Make exceptions. Too many exceptions.
I've gone to the gym now four days in a row. I am so proud of myself. I really like the elliptical machine. The only problem is the first day, my weight stayed the same, the next day I gained a pound, and today I had gained .4 of a pound. Pretty discouraging.
I'm off of work right now so i'm still not as active as I usually am. I need to do more cleaning around the house and keeping myself moving. I'm also expecting my period soon which tends to bloat me up, and if i'm honest with myself I really haven't been eating as healthy as I should.
I'm not going to let the weight gain get me down. I'm going to use it as incentive to get better.

6 comments:

  1. Good luck in your journey!!

    My suggestion would be to only weigh yourself once a week. That way every little flux in weight wont get you down. But that is just something that I have found helps me.

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  2. Also remember you are building muscle working out and it weighs more than fat..... I always see an increase before loss. I think you are off to a great start. I am currently trying to loose weight too so we can do it!

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  3. Sharon, I love your new blog and find that I can relate to the things you are saying. I too am trying to lose some weight. I have been getting a little discouraged as I have not seen any real loss yet but I just remind myself that it takes awhile for your body to realize the change you are making. I wish you luck in your weight loss/healthy journey.

    Also, I really loved what you had to say about charting and all that while TTC. I think we may try this year as well so I love to hear about what other women are doing. Best wishes in 2012!

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  4. When I try to loose weight the only way I know what I'm consuming is to actually write it down. Then I look at the day's intake and realize how much/what it actually was.

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  5. Brittany- I know, that's what I used to do. I'm just so anxious for results. I will probably switch to once a week.
    April- Thanks April and good luck.
    Blythe- Good luck. If you need more info on the whole TTC think I can definitely help out. I didn't want to chart for the first one because I wanted it to be romantic and natural but it's right for me right now.
    Emily- I probably should write everything down. Maybe I will do that if things don't get moving faster.

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  6. Good luck Sharon! I am excited for you to start working on a rainbow baby!

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