My story

Stats as of today:

Height: 5'8

Age: 30

Weight: 174.6

First goal: 160lbs by December 1st

Final goal: 150lbs by July 1st

I had my first child in 1998, I was 18 at the time and didn't gain too much while pregnant and was able to lose it all within a few years. Back then I didn't really pay attention to my weight loss or what size I was in.

Fast forward to 2007 and I found out I was expecting again, I weighed 144lbs and was a size 8. I've always had a more hourglass figure and loved it. I wasn't worried as I started to fill out and didn't pay attention to the scale at the doctors office, I didn't even own a scale at home. So I stuffed my face with whatever I wanted. Of course it included ice cream, cookies, french fries, cheeseburgers, processed junk galore.

I got pregnant in August, at my December appointment my OB told me I had gained 20lbs in one month. For some reason I still thought I'd be fine and made no changes in my habits. At my April appointment, one month before my son was due I saw something horrible.....the doctor moved the scale from the 150 to the 200. I thought they must be wrong but I delivered my son weighing between 210 and 215, I had stopped looking at the doctor's office.

I had never been even close to 200lbs so I was depressed about my weight. Yet I kept telling myself I would start to shed the weight with nursing and all will be fine. I was sure I'd fit back into my size 8's within the year.

Um, I was flat out kidding myself. I got to 185lbs and stopped, I never lost or gained a pound. I also wasn't doing anything to lose the weight. I kept eating like I was going to run out of food any day, and the worst things, lots of tacos, cheeseburgers, potato chips, dips, full fat sour cream, etc.

Well then I told myself that I was just holding onto weight while nursing and it would fall off when I stopped. I guess I just wanted to be the way I was before, before I ate what I wanted and did very little exercise but maintained my weight. Although, when I look back I didn't eat nearly as much. I may have had a cheeseburger but would only eat that, not a double cheeseburger with french fries and a milkshake, then later eat a row of Oreos.

In October of 2009 we got pregnant again, this time I only went from 185 to 206. I ate better and walked a lot more for that pregnancy.

I starting weighing myself and working out when my son was 6 weeks old. At that time I weighed 184lbs. I have lost 10lbs but I'm ready to lose more.

On Monday of this week I weighed 171 but today at 174.6 and I keep bouncing in the 170's and I want to break through and just lose instead of going up and down within 5lbs.

So here is my blog to get rid of my jiggle.