I have had two kids, inbetween the two pregnancies I know I weighed in at least 215, although I may have been heavier it's not like I was willingly stepping on a scale. In April I gave birth to thing two and somehow had lost some weight and was down to 196 just thanks to eating more nutrients less chocolate while pregnant.
End of June/ beginning of July I decided I wanted to lose some weight so I could be a better example for my kids. I redownloaded a calorie tracking app just like I had done 20 other times. The only difference is I did it on a weekend after eating my usual crap all day and logged all of it. I had ate 3500 calories that day at a party. I followed tips from this sub and just tracked for the next day or two.
Now my baby is almost 9 months old and I weigh in at 153ish. I still have weight to lose but indulged over Christmas and am still down 2 pounds for this month after eating what I wanted in excess for a week.
Things I did 1. Count liquid calories!
In the past I would eat nothing and still be up the next day. Lets ignore the two venti frappuccinos, glass or two of wine, and Sprite or dr. Pepper. Now I drink water with a small macchiato every day. I track my calories to allow that fancy coffee because it's what I look forward to.
- Portion size
Before I would go out to eat and gorge myself until I felt sick because I didn't want the food to be wasted. Now I drink water before eating and eat until I feel done not based on the food on the plate.
- It's ok to be hungry
I was afraid to be hungry- there isn't some sad story for why. I just felt like the moment I became hungry I needed toPp stuff my face. I was known as the girl at work with chocolate and a weeks worth of snacks in her drawer. I was always snacking unless I was with patients.
- It's ok to say no
Coworkers ordering chipotle for lunch? Nobody is offended that you turned down lunch with them. Husband wants to try out another restaurant this week? He knows I need to know ahead of time for calorie reasons.
I have not excersized for the most part, I have the energy to work out and plan to start doing that more but all weight has come off just making sure calories taken in is less TDEE.
Progress pics (nsfw)
Side view May to December http://imgur.com/a/v16s03M
Front View July to December same bikini top different shorts. Old ones won't stay on http://imgur.com/a/BHKJ3Cm
Face View http://imgur.com/a/nCaehLt
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