Angie’s Journey…

Well…I weighed in and I lost one pound. Which is exactly what I’m supposed to be shooting for, one pound a week, since I’m nursing my daughter. However…I’m feeling like it’s not that big of a deal. I mean, woo hoo one stupid pound lol…however, I’m going to try to change my attitude and recognize that I’m one pound closer to my goal. Sigh. So onward we go…charging into week two of this whole post baby weight loss business lol….

 On a related note, I’d been feeling mostly ugly lately, mostly because I’ve not had time to do anything for my appearance other than showering and the occasional mani/pedi (which I bring the baby along to lol). So…last night I went and had my hair trimmed, layered up a bit, and bangs added…plus had my eyebrows done. So I’m feeling a bit cuter than I was before, and I certainly feel a bit more motivated to lose this weight. I forgot I wasn’t totally hideous lol…

Sooo anyway, hope y’all have a wonderful day, and I will talk to you all soon. Baby is calling, so I must roll for now….hugs to all!

Hey buddies, honestly I’m beginning to wonder how I can possibly lose weight on this WW for nursing moms lol. I mean, the ten extra points is almost impossible to eat!! Some days anyway. The good news is that I don’t feel like I’m on a diet at all, but I did a little sneaky pre-weigh in day weigh in, and it looks like I’ve lost a pound so far. I’m not recording it yet of course, because I started on Thursday of last week and I like to only weigh once a week. So we shall see then.

Other than that, not much to report. I’m still not working out yet, other than normal stuff, but I’m focusing on the eating habits for now. I need to get motivated to work out as I know it will help in so many ways, including but not limited to helping  me lose faster.

Anyway, I hope everyone is well today and I will talk to y’all soon! Hugs!!

Well Buddies, this marks day five of my post baby restart lol…and I’m doing ok. I have slipped a couple of times and I don’t really know what to do with the extra ten points I have to eat since I’m nursing lol, but I feel like I’m getting back on track. One thing I remember from before that helped me to be successful was that if I screwed up and ate something that was not OP for me, I immediately forgave myself and moved on. (Whereas in the past, I would just say well I screwed up, I might as well start over tomorrow…or Monday…etc). That made a big difference, and that’s something that is actually helping me to get moving now.

I have not started officially working out again, but am trying to get the proper eating habits (through WW) back in place first. I’m going to give myself a week or two, and go from there with the work outs. Nursing doesn’t hurt either haha.

But anyway, I have got to split and get some things done. I hope you all have a wonderful and successful day, and I will be back to read your blogs this afternoon! Have a good one! Hugs!

I’m not even sure if I spelled that correctly…but my SIL seems to be one. She is also overweight, probably close to 70 lbs more than myself, and last night she and my BIL came over to hang out. She kept offering me things to eat (that she’d brought with her)  that were not OP for me. I finally broke down and had a soda and a taffy bar. I feel like a giant failure for doing it. I don’t even like soda that much, and I don’t drink it even when I’m NOT trying to be healthy. When I lost my weight before, I remember her doing this same thing, and I remember being stronger than this. Since I only started this on Thursday this time, I hope I will get stronger. I don’t know if SIL is bothered by the fact that I’m doing something she’s not to get healthy, or if she’s genuinely trying to be nice. But she KNOWS I’m trying to be healthy and she continues to try to push candy and soda and all kinds of bad stuff my way.

DH and I are pretty close to SIL and BIL and I’d like to keep it that way. I guess I just need to focus my will power and practice saying no. I don’t blame her for my screw up, but it would not have happened had I not allowed her to tempt me. So I need to work on being stronger and NOT accepting any crap that is off plan for me. I now need to go make coffee lol…

Hope you are all having a better weekend. I hope to make today a better day. Hugs to all!!

Hey Buddies! I am so confused…I started WW today and since I’m nursing Sophie (she will be ten weeks tomorrow), I am doing the nursing moms plan. Well, that plan adds ten points per day and I am having a problem. I have fifteen points left right now and it’s almost 8:30 pm!! I mean…I’m not hungry. So…my doc said I need to hit the points target. But, if I’m not hungry…I don’t feel like I should eat. So um…I don’t know what to think. LOL. I never thought I’d be dieting and too full to eat what I’m supposed to…what do y’all think? I mean expect that tomorrow or some other day soon this won’t be the case. But maybe I need to be adding stuff to my meals? Sigh. How funny is this? LOL. Ok I must run, babygirl needs me…talk to you all in the morning!

LOL, ok maybe not…but I’m feeling quite motivated on this, the first morning of the rest of my life. I’m doing it kids, getting back on the wagon so to speak. I’m intentionally focusing on getting healthy again, really for the first time since Sophie was born (almost ten weeks, OMG). So today I’m starting with eating healthy, getting back into my WW plan again. Unfortunately I have to do the nursing moms thing, which is more points per day, but I have to be safe since Sophie is exclusively breast fed…(which btw burns an additional 400-500 calories a day–WOOT). So I guess it really all balances out.

Anyway I’m feeling really motivated at the moment. I went to the grocery store last night and stocked up on stuff. I weighed this morning and I’m still at 239, which sucks, but now getting back on track will feel that much better as I see things going back down. Before I got pregnant I was at 218, down from 265. So I’m going to set my first mini goal at 215. So off I go…I’m going to do this buddies, and I know from past experiences that y’all are going to be a huge part  of that. So thanks in advance lol…I’m staying strong and ready for what comes. Hugs to all of you!

Well y’all…tomorrow’s the day I’m starting WW again. Sophie will be ten weeks old on Friday, so it’s about time lol. I’m trying to get my groove on and get motivated about it. I’m feeling good knowing that I will start losing soon, but I am feeling a bit nervous for some reason. I have been told that I should try not to lose more than a pound a week nursing, but what happens if I do? Am I being too optimistic? LOL! I’m getting myself all flustered…the truth is that I need to just suck it up and prepare myself for getting back on track. Maybe I’m secretly trying to talk myself out of it…but I know I need to do this. I need to do it for myself, and also for my children. I wanted to be healthy for my boys, and I really started to get there…but now that I have a daughter, I feel like I have even more reason to get off my fat ass and get moving. I want to be a good role model for her in ALL ways, including physically. I want her to see me eating healthy and exercising. I want her to be proud of me and to aspire to be like me. It’s really strange how different it feels having a daughter. I mean, I love my sons more than life, and I was trying to get healthy partially because of them–because I wanted to be there for them and play with them more, etc etc. But for some reason, having Sophia makes me feel even more…I don’t know…makes me feel like it’s more necessary. Sigh.

Anyway…I am going to work very hard on getting it together and get started on this new life in the morning. Wish me luck, I may need it…

Ok…I found my WW folder. Well…I didn’t actually find it, but I got one lol…

So, I’m going to the grocery store on Wednesday, and I figure I will start doing the plan on Thursday. I will get this baby weight off, and then some haha. At least that’s the plan.

I’m feeling a bit anxious about it, but I’m preparing myself by reading up on things and looking around BS at all your wonderful blogs and whatnot. I’m getting myself in the mindset…I certainly haven’t been eating as well as I should. Breastfeeding definitely helps, but unfortunately for me is not enough. So…that said…I will be back to talk about this again soon! I’m getting NEAR the right track, anyway. I’m almost there. Off to do some reading and trying to motivate myself. Hugs to all!

Ok y’all…I have updated my stupid ticker lol. It looks like I have 21 lbs extra after having baby–above and beyond the point I was at. So…when I started BS, I was 267. I lost weight, and got down to 218. Then I got pregnant, and after baby (she will be nine weeks on Friday), I now weigh 239. Sigh. So, at least I’m not ALL the way back up, but I still want to get back to where I was and then continue to lose weight. I am going to do the Weight Watchers thing again because it’s safe for nursing moms and because it is not really a diet. And because it worked great before. Nursing helps burn an extra four to five hundred calories a day too…so that means I don’t have to work out right?? Haha, just kidding. Anyway…I need to dig out my WW stuff and get moving. I have no clue when I’m going to start this…hopefully by next week. I need some encouragement…kicks in the arse, whatever you’ve got buddies. LOL. Talk to you all soon! Hugs!!

Yo Buddies! LOL! Here I am on day two of being “back” and I’ve been trying to catch up with old buddies, and getting to know a couple of new ones. I’m so glad I’m back. I forgot how much like free therapy this BuddySlim thing actually is lol…thank God because I need it right now.

I just realized that this is my 100th post on BuddySlim! How weird…lol. I mean, sure I took a nine month hiatus to have a baby, but still it feels like a milestone of sorts…anyway…

I have one thing to relate regarding weightloss today, and that is that I have decided that I will offically update my ticker on Monday. I always used Mondays as weigh in days before (kept me honest over the weekend), so on Monday of next week, I will weigh myself and add the baby weight to the ticker. Sigh. I don’t want to do it, but I know that I need to for accountability’s sake.

Here at home, my ear infection seems to be trying to improve. Hubby’s seems to be almost better, and Noah’s seems to be getting there too. What a pain. Other than that, Noah is loving the new preschool, for which I’m very grateful. Cameron and Sophia are doing well…I personally am feeling kinda stupid as my ear infection seems to be eating my brain haha, but I do feel it trying to improve sooo…I’m going to stay positive on that end.

Ok I’m off for now. Want to say once more, I’m SO glad to be back, and I’m so thrilled to be catching up with y’all and your progress. My buddies are such a huge inspiration to me! Thanks everyone and hugs!