tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2294154635809719055.post7804581525170678685..comments2023-11-03T03:24:25.747-04:00Comments on Which Box?: Weight for itWhich Boxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14223363075283823935noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2294154635809719055.post-47164122036935188132008-12-17T01:48:00.000-05:002008-12-17T01:48:00.000-05:00Two years after giving birth, I am still about 10 ...Two years after giving birth, I am still about 10 or 12 pounds off my original prekids weight. I don't talk about it out loud a lot, but it's a constant background noise in my head, this fact that I am not crazy about my saggy, pouchy midsection. Usually it's not so much about the pants size as it is about me knowing the belly is the embodiment of a life that is really unbalanced compared to what it used to be: Too many unhealthy snacks because I'm too busy or exhausted to cook properly, too little exercise for the same exact reason, a ton of stress, and not enough sleep. It all adds up on the scale. On all sorts of scales, actually.Wabihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00325505487775250447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2294154635809719055.post-38022975398813334452008-12-14T15:27:00.000-05:002008-12-14T15:27:00.000-05:00I keep it private. I mean, I'll do the usual joki...I keep it private. I mean, I'll do the usual joking that women do about their weight, but I don't make real plans aloud. That's just inviting comment, and I SO do not want that. On the blog would be one thing, but to a real person, that would be way scary.Astartehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07337583910910454897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2294154635809719055.post-71443371771116306692008-12-12T16:04:00.000-05:002008-12-12T16:04:00.000-05:00I keep it all private. I've been heavy my entire l...I keep it all private. I've been heavy my entire life and went through a lot of drama with my mother as a preteen/teen, so I do NOT plan on ever going there again. I share my numbers with NO ONE. I even refuse to step on the scale at the doctor's office.Cindihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05223695299377158162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2294154635809719055.post-20675992046145304322008-12-12T15:10:00.000-05:002008-12-12T15:10:00.000-05:00I struggle with it, and I had to be very careful w...I struggle with it, and I had to be very careful with what I ate to be my pre-pregnancy weight. I found the last 5-10 pounds was hardest to lost with Hannah. Actually, I never lost it, so I started out this pregnancy heavier. Therefore, I try to be careful about what I have gained so far. I am up about 12-13 pounds, and will probably be up 25-30 when all is said and done. I feel like it's just inevitable that we all have weight issues. I don't know too many people who are perfectly content in the skin their in, whether they weigh 100 pounds or 175 pounds. It's a shame, really, but I guess it's a by-product of the society we live in.CLChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08030787972960755420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2294154635809719055.post-1846643149761582452008-12-12T13:54:00.000-05:002008-12-12T13:54:00.000-05:00For me, the hard thing is trying to create an exer...For me, the hard thing is trying to create an exercise routine. I work out a couple of times of week, but that's just not enough for me. If only there were a gym at work....<BR/><BR/>On the other hand, I'm perfectly content with my weight and clothing size. So I guess that's something.niobehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10685766216611639434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2294154635809719055.post-11214983034601709342008-12-12T01:13:00.000-05:002008-12-12T01:13:00.000-05:00Weight, shmeight,I say. I haven't weighed myself i...Weight, shmeight,I say. I haven't weighed myself in decades and I NEVER look at the scale at the docs when they weigh me, in fact I don't even let them weigh me unless I am pg. And if it's for narcotics/meds I always tell them to add pounds...snort. I just go by my clothes, if my skinny clothes fit I am happy, if my not so skinny clothes fit, I start walking more...if they don't fit, YIKES!<BR/>But hey, 2-7 sounds like our babies are related. Call me. I'll be up:)k@laklyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05366772609212990882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2294154635809719055.post-89711828052092384192008-12-11T23:19:00.000-05:002008-12-11T23:19:00.000-05:00I have gained a ton of weight since I got married ...I have gained a ton of weight since I got married 10 years ago. Part of it is due to health problems- but NOT ALL. I have never weighed this much. After my stillbirth I lost a bunch of weight (depression) then I gained it all back (what's the opposite of depression?). I have been working on it- just started this week in fact. I am very comfortable in my skin. (Although I never talk numbers because I don't think it's fair. One person's 170 might be another's 140- you know?) I do have to say that I think the main reason I'm so comfortable is because I weighed 105 when I met my husband, and even though I'm not that now hes never said one word about my weight. I just love him for that. It's made me OK to be me.B's Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15884800524058312982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2294154635809719055.post-57539837794398546382008-12-11T21:05:00.000-05:002008-12-11T21:05:00.000-05:00I talk about how I'd like to work out more by goin...I talk about how I'd like to work out more by going to the YMCA, etc. And good friends pick up on that, and then we try to do it togther. One good friend invited me to join Weight Watchers with her. And I did and lost 19 pouds. Of which I have put some back on with the holidays. But now I know that i CAN lose it so I will try try again! And you can too!<BR/>Claire in TXAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2294154635809719055.post-18982517545043164712008-12-11T20:53:00.000-05:002008-12-11T20:53:00.000-05:00I don't like to talk numbers, but let's just say I...I don't like to talk numbers, but let's just say I'm short and about 20 pounds heavier than I should be. And I'm not talking "should be" to be on "Who wants to be a Supermodel?" I'm talking should be on the ol' index charts. And I've never been this heavy, for this long in my life. And it sucks. And I hate myself. And hate my clothes. And hate why I am like this. And I talk all. the. time. about losing it, and get serious for a month or two and then something blows up to wreck my work out schedule or diet and I'm right back to where I started.<BR/><BR/>I'm sorry, what was the question again?Tashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07376651134993450207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2294154635809719055.post-91199317448865553022008-12-11T20:40:00.000-05:002008-12-11T20:40:00.000-05:00I have never posted, but I will say this. With ba...I have never posted, but I will say this. With baby #3 due in late Feb, I started off 40# too heavy and have gained a total of 20# so far with 10 weeks to go. I never, ever talk about this in real life. I don't want people to know how much I hate my body. DH has some idea but he keeps telling me I look fine the way I am. Uhhh, thanks, but quit trying to be so nice! Good luck to you - I'll have my fingers crossed!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2294154635809719055.post-72568445749468271752008-12-11T18:12:00.000-05:002008-12-11T18:12:00.000-05:00First of all, having met you in person, I have to ...First of all, having met you in person, I have to say that you wear your weight really well. I thought you looked great.<BR/><BR/>After this pregnancy I plan to whip my body back into pre-marriage/stillbirth/pregnancy/divorce shape and since I have no shame will post my numbers on my blog. It isn't the numbers I'll be chasing after so much as the energy and confidence I've had in the past.Antigonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09206205690072218302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2294154635809719055.post-72379829493446626302008-12-11T17:07:00.000-05:002008-12-11T17:07:00.000-05:00You are very brave to post the actual numbers. I j...You are very brave to post the actual numbers. I just posted recently about the emotional eating I've been doing and what a blob I feel like.Dorahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16255190971670471758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2294154635809719055.post-68229243606878062382008-12-11T16:30:00.000-05:002008-12-11T16:30:00.000-05:00I don't have a blog...so I don't post anything. B...I don't have a blog...so I don't post anything. But I am the most outgoing, loud mouthed person in the world, except when it comes to my weight. Even if I have every intention of telling the absolute truth to someone I'm very close with....the secret body insecurity fairy takes over my mouth and forces me to shave 5-10 pounds off my real total before the number comes out. Ugh<BR/><BR/>And I have lost 80 pounds before and I am currently (in all honesty 159-160lbs) and I am so mad at myself and have to remind myself constantly that my 220lbs self would tell me to suck it up and appreciate what I am now. <BR/><BR/>I was down BELOW my pre-pregnancy weight by three months after my daughter was born. She is 18 months old now - and I am now 15lbs heavier. But I know exactly what it is - not taking the time to take care of myself in the madness that is raising three kids and chasing around a toddler. <BR/><BR/><BR/>My best advice - don't be a snacker and avoid using food in any way as a treat for the rough days that are certainly going to come your way.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15643303269850339481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2294154635809719055.post-81534637453397461662008-12-11T16:23:00.000-05:002008-12-11T16:23:00.000-05:00I talk about my weight all the time. But post the...I talk about my weight all the time. But post the actual number? Not in your life!! (or until I weigh in the 150's again which ever comes first)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2294154635809719055.post-17685697890050993022008-12-11T16:00:00.000-05:002008-12-11T16:00:00.000-05:00Never. No, I'm not. I'm that horrible skinny with ...Never. No, I'm not. I'm that horrible skinny with a belly shape.<BR/>But, you have to give yourself time. Your body and self has been and is going through a lot, give it time. And, I'd rather have extra but well placed than this "I see your ribs but not your waist".dianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06410649274792171372noreply@blogger.com