daycarelady is awakening
Man
1 day ago
I think I ‘m getting fatter instead of slimmer.
I am eating ok, not great but I haven’t been exercising at all. I’m simply not making time for it.
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How to get back in shape
It made me
happy?
 "My diet started by watching the movie Into the Wild..."
How I did it: I weighed in at 210 a couple years ago, so maybe I should say this took longer... I'd been cutting back on the food intake for a while, but only comfortable changes. I finished school and moved out to LA, and I still had a lot of fat to lose before I felt my goal would be reached. I had sort of hit a brick wall though. So I removed bread, noodles, and rice from my diet and didn't replace them with anything. I never ate a lot of potato or any other kind of starch. Corn really became my carb of choice. The thing about carbs is that they're terribly addictive. The first three days of quitting carbs was rough. But still easier than quitting cigarettes. I still hardly eat carbs, but now I eat them every time I crave them. I just don't crave them incessantly like I did previously. I started lifting weights toward the end of this no-carb diet. I think I may have let the diet go too long. I think the actual diet lasted just a few months. I didn't exactly count the days. People noticed right away, and even began to point out that I didn't look healthy. It's true. My skin was suffering. I started taking a multivitamin and began actively seeking exceptionally nutritious carbs. It didn't matter at this point how much I ate, because I was gaining muscle mass from lifting weights and my metabolism was making a big come-back. I teach kids for a living, so the activity level has also been a big factor since I graduated college. Kids wear you out. But now the metabolism is kicking, and I think I'm going to enjoy this new look for a long time to come. Lessons & tips: If you go to college, keep your physical activity level up. Losing weight can be dangerous and difficult, while keeping it can be doubly so. Don't gain it in the first place. Resources: meat. dental floss. willpower. corn.
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I've lost about 12 pounds
1 month ago
since giving birth. I’d like to lose nearly 20 more.
daycarelady is awakening
pizza
1 month ago
ice cream, soda…not a good start. No matter, I know how to make good eating choices and will but I have quite a good appetite. Probably due to extra calories involved with nursing as well as having more room in my stomach now that baby isn’t taking up all the room.
I am in some pre pregnant jeans today. Granted they sit very low on my hips and I still have a sizeable pooch but it still feels nice. I seemed to have only lost about 10 lbs by giving birth but my stomach looks much smaller
daycarelady is awakening
I'll have to research
1 month ago
when and how much to do how soon but I suspect that I’m off to a good start at least being up and about with the kids…working but not working out and not stressing myself too much to do so. Also nursing helps the uterus to shrink back to size more quickly. Gradually start incorporating yoga and some aerobic/toning stuff. I will have to…it won’t just disappear as it did with the other two, I suspect, given my age and the fact that I was developing a little pooch prior to getting pregnant.
Yoga and stretching will feel so good. I bet I can start some easy stretches right away as I slacked on the pregnancy yoga for some reason…I can fit some in during the day hopefully.
Also what better excuse for taking walks than not having a vehicle?? ha. Nice mild weather approaching for taking the stroller.
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Still moving
2 months ago
I feel my progess has slowed a bit, but I try to work out somewhat each day. I am working my core fairly well, but I really want to find someone to work with consistently so I can continue to advance.
I would like to be down another 20-25 pounds by Christmas.
I think stress is/was the biggest obstacle to my progress, and I think I need to work on managing my stress and happiness much more.
Let’s just hope no more exes move down the block. :)
It's on
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Today I took a multi-vitamin, changed my diet and did 11 push-ups. Wednesday, I’m signing up at a local gym. I’m a bad-ass. It was probably the multi-vitamin.
