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[Sheherezade]

Size 10 is wonderful. I hover between a 10 and a 12. 12s are more comfortable now after the holidays but I have equal number of size 10 jeans in my drawer. (They mock me each morning.) I'd love to be an 8. I was a size 8-10 in high school so it hasn't changed that much. I was a size 6 in college. Unbelievable to me now. In college, I only had to worry about me, me, me. I devoted free time to exercise and ate healthy foods I liked when I got hungry. Let's face it: living with families makes it a lot harder to be thin.

[rufflesanddots]

I got down to a 2 in college during my compulsive work out/diet phase. I look at size 2s now and wonder how the hell I did it. I was so miserable to be around!

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[Thirteen]

It's weird - I am the same weight I was at my healthiest, fittest self (but body still looks completely different!). Child bearing and nursing really do change things, every time. I feel "doughy" even though I know I'm getting stronger. Some days, I don't care and feel good - other days, I see my weird midsection and soft post-nursing breasts and I feel grossly inadequate.

Count me as one of those that has to work 'til she drops for it to change.

Being a woman is hard sometimes.


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[MDPhDWife]

Gosh I feel like I could've written so much of what was said in the last page. I had been in the 8-10 range for several years post kids and then slowly crept up to a size 12. Last winter I refused to buy size 12 jeans so I lived in yoga pants and leggings and justified it by saying there was no point in buying pants I wasn't going to need soon. Well that plan absolutely backfired because by wearing a stretchy waistband I completely lost sight of reality. This fall I broke down and bought the damn size 12 jeans but only two pairs because I vowed to get back to the ample selection of 8-10's. Then I got a Fitbit for Christmas which forced me to weigh myself which I had actively avoided doing for over a year. I'm shocked and so disappointed that I managed to gain over 20 pounds last year. Clearly slacking off in my twenties is less detrimental than slacking off in my thirties. I know things need to change but I feel like I'm so addicted to food and really do not enjoy exercising. Bad combo. It's so hard. I think Angie is right about having to completely dedicate an entire year to fitness. Maybe this is the year.

[MAPPLEBUM]

So this is one of my good friends from when I lived in NC. She's not the reason I've come to the conclusions I have the last couple months, but my personal yoga teacher is. Jessamyn is an incredible woman, even before she started doing yoga. Now of course she's stronger, physically & I suppose...spiritually...than I am. It gives me chills to see how many people she's inspired.

http://www.cosmopolitan.com/health-f...e-can-do-yoga/

[Thirteen]

So this is one of my good friends from when I lived in NC. She's not the reason I've come to the conclusions I have the last couple months, but my personal yoga teacher is. Jessamyn is an incredible woman, even before she started doing yoga. Now of course she's stronger, physically & I suppose...spiritually...than I am. It gives me chills to see how many people she's inspired.

http://www.cosmopolitan.com/health-f...e-can-do-yoga/

That's awesome - I loved reading this, thank you!


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[niener]

So this is one of my good friends from when I lived in NC. She's not the reason I've come to the conclusions I have the last couple months, but my personal yoga teacher is. Jessamyn is an incredible woman, even before she started doing yoga. Now of course she's stronger, physically & I suppose...spiritually...than I am. It gives me chills to see how many people she's inspired.

http://www.cosmopolitan.com/health-f...e-can-do-yoga/

What a badass. I haven't done yoga since we moved for residency but reading her story makes me want to try again.

[ladymoreta]

Fwiw, I have seen several women my age lose the weight within a year. The trick seems to be that it becomes their life focus. It's a full time gig, and everything has to center around it. For me, I've not had that year yet. I'm always trying to launch a business, get a kid in college, remodel something major. The year of fitness hasn't happened, but maybe it's coming for me.

Don't despair though - it can be done. It just takes total focus on diet, grocery shopping and multiple daily gym visits that most busy mothers can't fit in their life.

This is so true. As one of those women (although it's taken me a year and a half, and I'm not quite to my goal yet), it's consuming. You really have to make it your life. You plan your meals a week in advance, you hang out with people who eat and exercise like you do, you find an activity hobby and spend hours a week on it, and you track everything. I sometimes feel like I discourage people who ask me what I've been doing and how they can do it, because instead of giving the "Easy - I just ate less and moved more" answer, I tell them "It's been hard. Don't do it until you're sure you're ready." I had so many false starts with weight loss, losing and gaining about 10 lbs, that I thought I'd never get there. Once I was mentally and financially able to commit to it, and my schedule could accommodate it, it hasn't been "easy", but it hasn't been as hard as those first 10 lbs that I kept revisiting in the past.

Yep that sounds about right! Man all I want is to be a size 10. 8 is a dream. 6 ain't never gonna happen and I'm okay with that.

You will get there!!! See above - I never thought I'd get back down to a 10, and 8 just kind of happened after that. Probably won't be a 6 either, but I like my body at an 8.

[niener]

This is so true. As one of those women (although it's taken me a year and a half, and I'm not quite to my goal yet), it's consuming. You really have to make it your life. You plan your meals a week in advance, you hang out with people who eat and exercise like you do, you find an activity hobby and spend hours a week on it, and you track everything. I sometimes feel like I discourage people who ask me what I've been doing and how they can do it, because instead of giving the "Easy - I just ate less and moved more" answer, I tell them "It's been hard. Don't do it until you're sure you're ready." I had so many false starts with weight loss, losing and gaining about 10 lbs, that I thought I'd never get there. Once I was mentally and financially able to commit to it, and my schedule could accommodate it, it hasn't been "easy", but it hasn't been as hard as those first 10 lbs that I kept revisiting in the past.


You will get there!!! See above - I never thought I'd get back down to a 10, and 8 just kind of happened after that. Probably won't be a 6 either, but I like my body at an 8.

This honesty is so appreciated. Loosing weight in my 30s is NOTHING like it was in my early 20s (the last time I tried to loose more than 10 lbs) and yet I seem to still expect it to be. "Oh just cut back on refined sugars, get in a couple good jogs a week and you'll get there." False false false. I'm getting nowhere other than frustrated. I know it will take a full on commitment, but I don't have it in me right now (mentally, logistically, financially) to commit to it. But I so hate being this size. Apparently I'm still in the "anger" stage of grief, ha.

[MarissaNicole]

[MENTION=1889]SoonerTexan[/MENTION] and [MENTION=1768]scrub-jay[/MENTION], didn't you guys just have babies 5 minutes ago?

Seriously, though I get it. I'm pretty sure I wrote a similar post after my second was born this summer. It's so frustrating because you look at your body and want it to be something else. G is 7 months and I'm still annoyed with my body, (even though I'm down some weight).

Can you do small changes? Healthier food around the house, more water, more fruits and veggies? I do think with each kiddo your body hangs on to pounds and water weight a little longer. I just worry that you are both putting so much pressure on yourselves SO soon and you have 3 babes to care for as well!

I just got the fitbit and am having fun playing with it and trying to figure out the new ww.




Wife of a PGY-6

[ladymoreta]

But, even if you're not able to make a big commitment, every little bit helps! You might not lose weight, but if you're moving and eating healthier, you'll probably feel better and better appreciate what your body can do, making you more comfortable in your skin.

[scrub-jay]

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[MENTION=1889]SoonerTexan[/MENTION] and [MENTION=1768]scrub-jay[/MENTION], didn't you guys just have babies 5 minutes ago?

Well...yes. (Our boys were less than a week apart) But like the doppelgängers that we are, we both have brothers getting married this summer (a week apart I think).

[scrub-jay]

Accountability group

[MENTION=1889]SoonerTexan[/MENTION] and [MENTION=1768]scrub-jay[/MENTION], didn't you guys just have babies 5 minutes ago?

Seriously, though I get it. I'm pretty sure I wrote a similar post after my second was born this summer. It's so frustrating because you look at your body and want it to be something else. G is 7 months and I'm still annoyed with my body, (even though I'm down some weight).

Can you do small changes? Healthier food around the house, more water, more fruits and veggies? I do think with each kiddo your body hangs on to pounds and water weight a little longer. I just worry that you are both putting so much pressure on yourselves SO soon and you have 3 babes to care for as well!

I just got the fitbit and am having fun playing with it and trying to figure out the new ww.




Wife of a PGY-6

I didn't really respond. You're absolutely right, I'm not jumping in with both feet (as much as I'd like to) but I *need* at least some focus on me. I've failed to "put on my own oxygen mask" since I became a sahm and it has been chipping away at me. Welcoming our second son into our family has been amazing, but I've discovered that to effectively parent 3 kids means I can no longer deny my own mental and physical health. I'm focusing on small exercise-related goals for now, this isn't my "year" for weight loss, but I do want to improve from where I am currently.

[SoonerTexan]

@SoonerTexan and @scrub-jay, didn't you guys just have babies 5 minutes ago?

You're right...I'm just frustrated because between each kid I've dillied dallied and ended up going on to the next child just as I was starting to get somewhere. I found out I was pregnant with N the day after finishing my 1/2 marathon. I found out I was pregnant with Nate the day after finishing the weight loss challenge at the gym! I'm trying to avoid wasting time and letting another year go by.

And I really want to fit into some clothes :/

OrangeTheory isn't doing their weight loss challenge this year damnit...that was a huge motivator for me last year. But I did get a refund on the running class and will try again later.

[Thirteen]

10 minute mile today, with single stroller at moderate pace. Doing 3 miles today, 2 walking, and the TRX.

I feel like I can't talk about this stuff on Facebook because it will look like humble bragging: I'm excited to do more, but still need to work out a solution to the stress incontinence if I want to push the pace and distance. I'm going to try your product find, @spottydog.
I'm thinking I could do 2 miles at a time without being wiped, but the bladder issue would get me.

The new plan is to add a run/walk training combo of 3 miles on T/Th and grab in a TRX set on those evenings to condition core/arms/back. I'm hoping additional core work improves the incontinence issue somewhat.


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