Ham on, ham on, ham on whole wheat, all right
Monday, October 15, 2007
I have signed up for Weight Watchers and my first meeting is this Thursday.
I gained something like 60 or 65 pounds while I was pregnant. When I gave birth, I weighed in at 238 lbs. Two weeks after that, I was already down to 207 lbs. I am back up to 230 lbs. Wow.
I just have a food addiction. Plain and simple. No excuses. It's something that I've always had and has only been accentuated by my ravenous nursing mommy appetite. Instead of stuffing my face with raw fruits and veggies, I grab a PB & J sandwich (or two) and a big glass of milk. After DH and I have eaten dinner, I usually polish off any leftovers while I'm cleaning up the kitchen. While my sister was here, we had icecream almost every day. No joke. We are a bad influence on eachother.
Don't get me wrong, I know that Scout is getting lots of good nutrients. I'm still taking my prenatal vitamins and I usually do eat a variety of nutritious foods every day: apples, chicken, wheat pasta, salad, various cooked and raw veggies, milk, etc. It's just that ON TOP of the nutritious things, I eat too many bad-carb laden foods...and cheese. I like cheese. Portion control is not my forte.
I've never tried Weight Watchers before, but I think that it is going to be a perfect match for my personality. I am the type of person who needs someone to tell me EXACTLY what to eat and I thrive on accountability. Add those things to knowing that I'm paying $39.95 a month (I signed up for the "Monthly Pass" because it saves a few bucks), and you'll finally get some action and determination out of me. It's sad that it is going to take a points system, weekly meetings/weigh-ins, and $39.95 a month to get me eating healthy....but hey, you gotta do what works.
I'm excited because Weight Watchers has a plan for nursing mothers. If I use all of my extra allotted points and drink plenty of water, I don't think I will have a problem with decreased milk supply.
I need to have DH take a "before" pic of me.
I am 5'6", so I'm thinking my ideal weight would probably be somewhere around 145 lbs. That seems so far away. I'm not sure if that goal is too lofty or not. I guess they'll probably help me decide at the meeting.
I gained something like 60 or 65 pounds while I was pregnant. When I gave birth, I weighed in at 238 lbs. Two weeks after that, I was already down to 207 lbs. I am back up to 230 lbs. Wow.
I just have a food addiction. Plain and simple. No excuses. It's something that I've always had and has only been accentuated by my ravenous nursing mommy appetite. Instead of stuffing my face with raw fruits and veggies, I grab a PB & J sandwich (or two) and a big glass of milk. After DH and I have eaten dinner, I usually polish off any leftovers while I'm cleaning up the kitchen. While my sister was here, we had icecream almost every day. No joke. We are a bad influence on eachother.
Don't get me wrong, I know that Scout is getting lots of good nutrients. I'm still taking my prenatal vitamins and I usually do eat a variety of nutritious foods every day: apples, chicken, wheat pasta, salad, various cooked and raw veggies, milk, etc. It's just that ON TOP of the nutritious things, I eat too many bad-carb laden foods...and cheese. I like cheese. Portion control is not my forte.
I've never tried Weight Watchers before, but I think that it is going to be a perfect match for my personality. I am the type of person who needs someone to tell me EXACTLY what to eat and I thrive on accountability. Add those things to knowing that I'm paying $39.95 a month (I signed up for the "Monthly Pass" because it saves a few bucks), and you'll finally get some action and determination out of me. It's sad that it is going to take a points system, weekly meetings/weigh-ins, and $39.95 a month to get me eating healthy....but hey, you gotta do what works.
I'm excited because Weight Watchers has a plan for nursing mothers. If I use all of my extra allotted points and drink plenty of water, I don't think I will have a problem with decreased milk supply.
I need to have DH take a "before" pic of me.
I am 5'6", so I'm thinking my ideal weight would probably be somewhere around 145 lbs. That seems so far away. I'm not sure if that goal is too lofty or not. I guess they'll probably help me decide at the meeting.
posted by Unkempt Mommy at 12:05 AM
9 Comments:
Portion control is my biggest stumbling block. It's so hard! Food is so good!
I have friends who swear by Weight Watchers. I've never tried it but it seems like a sensible plan, and really easy to customize. Good luck!
Yeah..food is pretty good stuff. LOL I joke with Ricky because he's not the biggest eater (well, he doesn't like variety) but I do!! And I eat too much of it all. LOL And with the extra weight I've put on over the years my body is starting to feel it. Between my unexplainable achy knees, ankles, pelvis, and feet..I think I need to start doing something about it.
Much luck with WW. It sounds like it's going to work out fantastic!!
And you way as much as me??? NO WAY!! Not trying to kiss butt here (LOL) to put it blunt- you look like you weigh much MUCH less!
meant to say "weigh" and not "way"..LOL!
I did Weight Watchers in college more as a maintenance plan- I love eating too! I thought it worked really well then, and I was thinking about trying it out again now. Please keep us posted on how the breastfeeding food plan goes.
Dawn - awe, shucks. I admit that when I post pics of myself on here that I do some creative editing, like cropping them down so that the top part of my big white arm isn't showing, or making sure that my hips can't be seen. :)
As embarrassing as it will be, I would like to have DH take a pic of me in a not-so-flattering form-fitting outfit before my first meeting on Thursday (which I will reluctantly post here), so I can have before & after photos that really show how much I lost.
Oh, and BTW, I don't think I've seen very many full-body pics of you, but from what I've seen on your blog YOU don't look like you weigh as much as me!! Are you tall or something? because if you weigh 230, you carry it extremely well.
I suffer from "food retention" as well! My friend and I were just having this same conversation of how our relationship with food is basically diseased and we have to combat the whole of the issue, not just dieting but looking at why we are eating double portions and why food makes us happy and why it is all consuming of our lives. Argh.
oh, good for you!! i've been on weight watchers for about 6 weeks now and have lost 10 lbs so far. its' a great plan and as a fellow food-a-holic, i can tell you that its great to have someone else tell me how much to eat! btw, i sometimes buy frozen lean cuisine meals when they're on sale. they have the ww points right on the side and are great for learning portion control. they seem small, but when you eat them slowly, they're really quite filling :)
I think you just "hit the nail on the head" there..lol (that is such a funny expression..lol) but maybe that's what it is! You carry it well!! And if there's any fat there that you don't like, at least it's balanced. Like evenly distributed..lol Thank you for that comment.. and yeah, I don't get have really any full body pics taken. :( Probably because they're taken when I don't expect them so my face looks pretty odd looking. LOL!
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