Hello Again!

Okay so I realize that the last time I posted was December 29, 2011. I was two months pregnant and felt like I was going to DIE pretty much all day every day. Well now my baby is 3 months old and I think it is about time I get back to this whole blogging thing...
I tend to do things a little differently. Most people get pregnant and gain weight. I get pregnant and lose 25 pounds from barfing my brains out. I had several people tell me that I looked better pregnant than I did when I didn't have a little human growing inside of me. Way to boost the ego. I took it as a compliment because what pregnant girl doesn't want to be told she looks good but then I thought sheesh I must have looked like real crap before.
However, I pretty much did look like crap. I started my pregnancy nice and big and fat at a whopping 220 big ones. I lost 25 lbs then managed to put back on  20 before I had the baby and then two weeks postpartum I weighed in at 194. I was feeling pretty darn good. I do have to say though I was missing having a rock hard tummy-pretty much the only time I will have one in my life (until the next pregnancy)! I was feeling so good in fact that I ate. I ate everything in sight. I no longer had my stomach shoved up against my spleen and therefore I COULD eat everything in sight and I did just that. O and boy did it taste good and man was it nice to not feel nauseated.
So here we are only three months after giving birth and I've already managed to pack back on 15 lbs! My body loves fat, it loves fat like a fat kid loves ice cream. So whats a girl to do? My grandma offered to sign me up for weight watchers. Thanks grandma! I've done weight watchers in the past and I really like it. Here's to hoping it works well this time ;)
I promise to blog more often. Well I hope-but you 
never quiet know since I have a three month old that likes to wake up and eat 4 times a night! I am one exhausted mamma! The one bonus to weight watchers while your nursing is that you get 14 extra points! Its awesome! I have my first weigh in on Friday-i'll let you know how it goes :)

You can always tell how fat I am based on how big my face is. Top left is me pre-pregnancy at 220. Top right is me in the hospital ready to give birth at 215 (see I do look best when pregnant!) Bottom left is me at my 6 weeks postpartum visit at 194 and bottom right was a couple of Sundays ago at 209. Hope the after picture looks better than all of these ;)

confessions of a pregnant food obsessed girl...

Okay so I realize it has been a VERY long time since I have written a post.

 For the few of you who don't know by now I am pregnant.

And I am lucky enough to be one of those special people who have "morning sickness" ALL DAY LONG!!!

This is a family trait and although in my family it is a good sign of a good pregnancy I just really wish I could be one of those girls who has one of those pregnancies that just breezes by without any of the nausea or throwing up.

This brings about a whole new side to the food obsessed girl that I am.

I now eat whatever sounds good at that very moment knowing that an hour or two later its just going to make its way back up.

I also gauge meals on what will be easily regurgitated.

For example, the other night Rubio's was sounding especially delicious.

So I ate it.

If you have never eaten at Rubios before let me just tell you that their tortilla chips are very yummy but they are very very hard.

I think you can gather why I am talking about chips and regurgitating.

Lets just say it was painful.

But yet I ate them again the other day just because they sounded good.

When I met with my doctor last week he was telling me how I should really be trying to eat an organic diet and all that jazz...

I was just thinking-ya right buddy-I would just like to keep one meal down.

Needless to say this food obsessed girl is not too worried about dieting right now.

Needless to say this food obsessed girl is beyond excited to become a mom.

And needless to say my posts will be a little different for the coming months.

Feel free to keep reading or if you have a weak stomach feel free to come back and visit in 7 months or so...

I learned a very important lesson tonight...

It was a long day. I was tired. I didn't feel like making dinner.

Being that Justin has never made anything more than grilled cheese or a bowl of cereal we thought

it would be okay to go out tonight. 

Just this once.

Well believe me it was not okay.

In fact it was a very very bad idea.

We went to a Mexican place in town.

As soon as we got home the toilet was calling my name. 

Maybe a bit gross I know but learn from my mistake.

If you have been eating healthy and your body is all nice and clean 

DO NOT-I REPEAT DO NOT

put crap into your belly.

It may taste good going in but it doesn't feel too good coming out...

One Workout

This is so so true. As hard as it is to get to the gym once I go I feel AMAZING!! 

I know this sounds sad but again I am actually surprised we have been doing so well.

I guess the old adage holds true that the only way to be successful is to do it for you and only you.

This time I truly am doing it for me-most importantly my health.

Well and it doesn't hurt to lose a few pounds before I start my student teaching.

8th graders can be brutal... 

One Week Down...

The first week has now come to a close.

I am happy to report that 

I lost 3.8 lbs 

and 

Justin lost 9.3 lbs

What the heck?!?!

I don't get it. Why is it fair that men lose weight sooo much faster than women!

O well its okay I guess.

I'll take my 3.8 because it is something and at this point i'll take anything ;)

Here's to next week...

Lights out

I guess this is sort of how I feel except instead of alligators I have the threat of diabetes. 

But hey that's fine by me cause it seems to be working.

I don't think I have ever had this much motivation.

Day 4 has now come to a close and I am still going strong... surprisingly!

However we did get to indulge just a little bit tonight because our friends had us up to dinner.

Not to worry we headed to the gym straight afterwards 

and stayed until they shut the lights off...

Day 2 & 3

I am happy to report that yesterday and today have been very successful.

And its sad to admit but I am actually a teeny bit surprised. 

I guess the diabetes scare did it.

Being that I quit fast food and diet DP cold turkey I have been experiencing some withdraws. 

For instance yesterday I was having a lot of anxiety-I think my body is detoxing from the fast food.

Not to mention the ripping migraines from the lack of caffeine.

Combine that with bratty 7th graders at the Jr. High and I thought I was pretty much going to die.

Today however was much better-except

Today is when the cravings started to kick in.

Today was a day I said no.

I'm sure there will be many more days like that to face.

Justin and I also went to the gym tonight and last night. 

Go us!

Here's to making it through tomorrow!

One day at a time...