My shorter term goal? Fit into one of several possible dresses for a May 29th wedding. They've very close to zipping up now, so I feel like this might be achievable.
Here are the current challenges:
1) I am sporting a broken foot. Fifth metatarsal, to be exact. Was walking down the stairs with the baby a couple of weeks ago and missed a step. Saved the baby, broke the foot. Makes it a little difficult to hit the treadmill, however...
2) Utter lack of willpower. Yeah, I really like food. And I especially crave really fatty, delicious food. What's more, I am terrible at resisting those urges. So sticking to a reasonable number of calories is going to be a real challenge for me.
3) Mother of a one year old. Anyone who is one or knows one understands the inherent challenge there.
But let's focus on the positive....
What are my motivators?
1) Sheer vanity. We've had all sorts of family photos taken lately, and I hate the way I look in them. Fat face. Fat body. Ick, ick, ick! Although I'm back to my pre-baby weight, I still have a long way to go before I'm back to my desired weight. I want to look good and wear clothes I used to wear. Dammit.
2) That whole squeeze into the dress for the wedding thing.
3) A personal trainer! Yeah, I have one of those. Thank goodness! I only meet with her once a week, but it's better than a poke in the eye!
So where am I today?
Hopped on the scale at 184.4 lbs this morning. Way better than my heaviest during pregnancy weight of ~240 lbs. It took me a year to get back to my pre-baby weight. The question is, can I get back to my wedding weight (or thereabouts) in the next 10 weeks?
So how did I do on my first day? Well, I think I hit about 1100 calories, according to Calorie Count. Which is not too bad.
I have every intention of working on a modified south beachy sort of diet for the next month. Will try to use this blog to keep me honest and write about the foods I want, even as I resist them.
Will weigh in every Monday. Wish me luck.
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