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Random Confession...
While I am currently dieting and working on it...I only have 3 pairs of jeans that I can comfortably get into.
This is the first time I have admitted it to myself but I think it's a big step in realizing that I have to do something...Thanks for *listening*.
Anyone else feel like sharing?
Re: Random Confession...
It is SO hard, isn't it?!!?!? I struggle w/my weight all the time. I need to be back in the gym but can't justify the cost of it as it's CRAZY here in AU. MUCH higher than what I paid in ATL. And we have just about everything I could need at home. We've started doing more but I need to stick to it - do my 30 day shred again or something.
I've definitely gained some since marriage.
You can do it, and have a great start!!!!
My confession: I am upset w/my sister b/c her stepdaughter has on her FB page that she's atheist - this is just her listening to her dad (b/c he's agnostic and that's my ONLY true problem with him, otherwise he's great), she had been going to church and I don't think she knows enough to call herself that. She's only 16. But my sister doesn't want to get involved or say anything - which I think she should. My BIL has always said he wanted his children to make their own decisions about that and not base on how he believes. So it bothers me.
Good luck with the weight loss
I know how you feel...right before I found out I was pregnant I had a breakdown over my weight. I worked so hard the year before I got married and lost 68 pounds...since marriage I have put 40 of that back on. I was devastated. Now obviously I can't do anything about it right now but I have vowed to myself 3 things...1) I will try to not go ballistic with this pregnancy and eat anything and everything...my doc recommends 25-30 pounds of weight gain 2) I will lose my baby weight plus the weight I gained back over time..I know it isn't going to come off quickly and I understand that I need to do it in a healthy manner like I did before (Weight Watchers and regular excercise) and 3) I will stick to it this time.
I think when we get married we get into this comfort zone. I have some junk in my trunk and some curves...and I just accept that I'll never be a size 0 but that I can be healthy. Some days it's hard...but when you all the sudden can't fit into your clothes it's a great realization.
Okay sorry this turned into a novel...I just wanted to let you know that I know somewhat how you feel and that I am rooting for you because you can do it
Good luck!
I know how you feel, too. I've struggled with my weight ever since we got back from our honeymoon. I really need to get my behind in gear!
Confession: I just ate a whole king-sized zero bar.
Oh and I forgot to add my confession
I am really getting agravated with a friend of mine. Me and her are in two seperate places in our lives right now, and just don't have the same priorities. I am still her friend and everything but she lives a lifestyle that I don't and so it makes it hard to hang out with her. We do some neutral ground activities, but she thinks that I should still be able to act like I am still in college....obviously I can't nor do I want to. She is always making poor decisions and then blaming them off on something instead of accepting the responsibility and I find that infuriating since she is 28. Grow up is what I want to tell her. She doesn't know I am pregnant yet, and I dread telling her because she will act like I have ruined my life instead of realizing what a blessing this is for me and Wes. She was like that about my marriage as well. It has really made me back off from her, and I tend to ignore her phone calls and such sometimes. I'm starting to wonder if I am going to have to break off the friendship.
Just wanted to say good luck to all of you!!
I'm doing the 30 Day Shred DVD..it's a great workout and only around $9-$10. It's a great way to get in to a routine for working out. Good luck!
It is a big step to realize it's time to change. I know you can do this and reach your goal weight!
My confession is that I haven't been to the gym once this week b/c of my AF symptoms and asthma. I've had to use my inhaler a lot in the past week b/c of the pollen out and weather change again. Next week, I'll be back in full effect with a new inhaler :-).
Good luck to everyone trying to shed a few pounds, it's a never ending struggle for me.
My confession: Dh and I are trying to make some positive changes in our lives. We've lived reckless and careless for far to long. We're to old to be acting like we're still young or in college. It's just that, it's an extremely hard change for me to make. I'm afraid I'm going to lose some friends along the way and also lose a piece of who I am in this process.
I just wanted to tell you... DH and I are going through that process right now, and it's hard but so worth it. What we found with a lot of our friends is that it seems like everybody was waiting on somebody to make it "okay" to slow down and lighten up, and nobody wanted to be "that person"... So when Jason and I finally sort of starting putting on the brakes and not partying as much, a lot of our friends sort of followed suit. Now, we have had a couple friends that we ended up losing touch with, but that's just life and I feel like once they settle down more they'll probably come around again. You definitely learn who your friends are, and I feel blessed to figure out who they are this early on in life!
Plus, I can't make a broad assumption for everybody in our situation, but in my personal experience I felt like I was going to lose a piece of my youth in the process, but in reality I sort of gained an awareness of what's going on in the world if that makes sense. When I re-prioritized my life, I realized that there is so much more going on to be interested in and be involved with than just running around and blowing my $$$ on alcohol and a good time with my friends. I miss being able to throw all caution into the wind and go out & be crazy sometimes, but I think I all around enjoy my life more now...
More than anything I just wanted to encourage you and tell you that you're not alone
If you'd like, e-mail me and we can talk about it!
I definitely feel the weight gain pain right along with yall! I had lost some before getting pg, but not as much as I wanted to. I am proud to say though, that I'm 31 weeks and have only gained 12 lbs! Don't worry, I'm not starving myself, as a matter of fact I'm not even watching what I'm eating! I haven't gone overboard with the "I can eat what I want" mindset, and there for a while I wasn't as hungry as I had been not pregnant and got full more quickly....so I think that helped me not gain too much.
I'm hoping this will give me the incentive to lose the weight plus some after he arrives! I'm also hoping breastfeeding will help some with that. I don't know what it is about the word "diet" though, it makes me hungry just to think about it! I will also have to be careful with my diet if I'm able to BF, to make sure I'm still getting enough to share with the baby!
My confession: I haven't done the first thing at the apt to get ready for Jaxon...I just told myself I would have plenty of time after we stop traveling on the weekends, so we'll see! I'm not fixing up the nursery until we move into the house, so I just have to get everything really clean and do the best I can with the room we have for the first month! Plus this time will have to be used for packing too, sheesh will it ever stop?!?
I just wanted to tell you both, that while it may be hard to do this, it will be SO worth it and I'm proud of y'all.
Ditto! It will be worth it and I'm so proud of you too!
Thanks so much you guys. Just reading what you guys wrote made me feel so much better. It's really good to have ladies around that know what I'm going through. I feel like this "transition" should've been made a loong time ago, yet I just haven't wanted to. Last weekend we really had some issues and I think that's the straw that broke the camels back. We really had to sit down and evaluate our partying ways and decide that a change needs to be made.
I know that in the long run it will be worth it. Like you said, Anna, I think our group of friends is the same way, they're just waiting for someone to make the first move.