I was thinking this week... a dangerous thing, I know. Anyways I was thinking about when I get pregnant again, will I gain a bunch of weight again? I know that you are supposed to gain 25-35 pounds for a avergage size person, but I gained double that. What if I do it again? I really don't want to gain that much weight, but when I was pregnant I was truly very hungry and had very strong cravings! So I am worried, because I do not want to be in the same place again where I was at just a few months ago. I am 8 pounds away from my goal and it has taken over 10 months to get to where I am today... and it will probably take another 2 months to get rid of this last 8- a whole year to process all of this extra weight off of me... and then to have it happen again worries me.
Which leads me to what I was really thinking about. Cravings, self discipline, awareness, exercise, knowledge and accountability are all components of this battle. The battle to stay at a healthy weight. The battle is very hard. Sometimes it really exhausts me and I think, why not throw in the towel!?!?! Eat whatever I want and just deal with the consequences. Why not give in, enjoy myself and not worry about what the scale says. Well I can't give up. I feel the BEST when I am at a healthy weight. I have more ENERGY, my body is HEALTHIER and I feel more CONFIDENT in myself when I am slim.
So the battle rages on. And probably will continue until I go to Heaven. Then, I will eat whatever I want, because you can't get fat there :)
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Robyn! I just noticed this blog on your sidebar for the first time today. Congrats on the weight loss! I totally felt the same way about gaining weight with my second pregnancy. When I was pregnant with Keelie I hardly worked out at all. But this pregnancy I have worked out the whole time since the beginning. I still feel like I am huge and fat (who doesn't when they are pregnant), but my body definately feels different then the first time. I have heard working out during pregnancy helps for an easier labor and delivery, and makes it easier to lose weight after the baby comes. We will see! I will let you know if it does! Hope you don't mind me leaving you a comment! Good luck!
ReplyDeletei Don't mind at all! Who doesn't love comments! Thanks Cassie! I hope your pregnancy goes well. It's so hard because on one hand you are so happy about carrying a little baby, but on the other its quite hard to see your body morph in the way that it does. I guess thats the price we pay for beautiful babies! And it's totally worth it!
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