14 Pounds!

3 weeks ago I finally decided it was time to get serious about loosing this baby weight. It was either start loosing weight or wear maternity clothes forever! You see, I have refused to buy clothes in larger sizes because I don't want to get comfortable in them and never get into my "normal" clothes. So, I have been wearing maternity clothes and borrowing some of my mom's larger clothes for church, etc. I am thoroughly sick of alternating the same lame outfits over and over again. I think I want to throw these clothes out instead of saving them for another pregnancy. I lost the first 20 pounds of my baby wight without really doing much - it just came off over the first couple of months even though I was eating a ton and not working out too much. But then it stopped. I just plateaued. Bummer! I realized I was going to have to start the hard work it takes to get the weight off if I ever wanted to be able to wear normal clothes again. I think with every child it has been harder for me - so the third time has been a real doozy. But, I did buckle down and start exercising every day and dieting/eating right. I don't like to call it a "diet". I just limit my calories and eat very healthy. I was a bit concerned about cutting back my calories since I am nursing. But, I do not feel hungry and Holden seems to be just fine - growing and happy as normal.

So, in the last 3 weeks I have lost 14 pounds and I am feeling much better. I did break down and buy a few new items of clothing this weekend and I am actually fitting into a lot of my normal clothes now - not everything. I still have a bit to go. But, today was a momentous occasion as I packed up ALL maternity clothes - thank goodness.