Friday, July 29, 2011

I'm officially a mom...a breastfeeding mom at that. My daughter, it still feels so weird to say that, is officially a month old today. I still have trouble believing its already been a whole month. She's absolutely the most precious person I've ever met. So back to the subject matter of this blog..what have I been eating? EVERYTHING that I should not. Cokes, root beer, sweet tea, candy, ice cream, anything sweet I can get my hands on. It's really pathetic. The final total on my pregnancy weight gain was 35lbs on top of 20 that I already need to lose. My first goal is drop the 35 lbs of baby weight and then work on the other 20. I'm already down 22 lbs thanks to breastfeeding. Starting this week, now that it's been a month, I have to focus on the next 13 lbs so I can get back into my old work clothes. I've accepted that my tops are probably not going to fit considering how large my breastfeeding equipment is so I've bought a few tops in a larger size recently. Tops are fine and the size of my breastfeeding equipment is fine but buying new 'fat' pants is not acceptable. That's what I'm trying to fit back into, my old 'fat' clothes. This will also be the week I start exercising again. I ended up having a cesarian delivery so I've been waiting for my body to heal enough so that exercising isn't more uncomfortable than it usually is when you start a new routine. I sincerely miss running and I haven't been allowed to running since last October when I found out I was pregnant. It was a precautionary measure since my first pregnancy didn't work out very well. I'm very much looking forward to pounding the pavement again. I love the way it helps me clear my head. Anyhow, I'll post as I can but as anyone with a newborn can tell you, time is awfully precious these days. Truth be told my posts will be sporadic until I return to work. I'll be spending the remainder of my maternity leave rocking ms snuggling with my sweet baby girl. I'm sadly all too well aware that I'll never get these days with her back.