Where a Girl Starts – Week 3 #52toFab
Jan 18, 2010 WAHM Goals
Not long ago, okay okay about 17 years ago we found out I was pregnant with our first child, all the joy in the world would not prepare me for my bodies changes there after. I never had issues prior to that with gaining weight, on the contrary I had a hard time gaining weight.
With each child it seemed harder and harder to maintain my weight. It was as though each child took a bit more of my metabolism and left me fighting the weight beast. In 2004 I took it on head strong and fought back. I lost 75 lbs, felt and looked great. Last year I gained back 15-20 as it fluctuates and have not been able to get it off. I am in a size bigger of what I had maintained up to 2007, when I had our last child.
So for this weeks 52 to Fab week topic I am glad to share as I need to!
What I see is a 35 year old women, kinda fat and kinda plain struggling to get back on the routine of the healthy life style I maintained for 3 1/2 years. I am doing well but with minimal weight loss and no size change to speak of I am finding it hard on the emotional side of myself to accept.
Where this Girl Starts for goals for this week is to no cut anything out, I am already eating rather healthy, not to add more exercise got that going already but my goals for this week is:
- To give myself a boost of confidence.
- To accept that I am beautiful now and not allow the numbers on the scale to determine my beauty.
What can get in the way of this:
- The fact my jeans, which still fit, are fitting much more snug reminding me of my weight gain.
How to over come:
- Look at myself everyday in the mirror and remind myself that I am beautiful.
- Throw away the scale.
Now can I do it, can I throw that scale away? I am going to give it all I got!
January 18th, 2010 at 9:06 pm
I know how you feel – I love my kids to death, but man, they sure seem to make you gain the weight and make it nearly impossible to lose!!!
January 19th, 2010 at 3:45 am
You are beautiful! What a wonderful post.
Definitely throw away the scale!
January 19th, 2010 at 7:27 pm
wow! we are all in the same boat here! In fact this post is what my blog is about. http://www.innerhotmama.blogspot.com reclaiming yourself identity __It is a difficult journey! Thanks for the great post…you are FABULOUS!____
January 20th, 2010 at 2:14 am
Great post. Great goals. I struggle with the whole numbers on the scale thing defining my beauty. I've always been stuck in this rut that I'm not beautiful except when I'm skinny. But honestly I was NOT a beautiful person back when I was skinny. Sure I looked good on the outside but man oh man on the inside I was nasty! I think getting rid of the scale is a good idea…I need to do that too but I just can't lol.
-Tishia
January 23rd, 2010 at 1:57 pm
I threw away the scale a long time ago. I go by the clothes I want to wear. I could not obsess over every pound like I used to. Great post, love the honesty!!
January 24th, 2010 at 3:17 am
THROW AWAY THE SCALE! Scales are evil, evil, evil. Fit comfortably in your jeans and your skin. Your already a hot momma on the outside, you just need your confidence to hit it on the inside.
I always weight more than I "should". Guess what, no one even believes me! Cause you usually look better to others than you do in the mirror. Keep on your healthy track, you can do it. You know I'm here for ya