Something's been weighing heavily on my mind...

Er, my body rather. The dreaded pregnancy pounds! Yes, I understand a healthy weight gain is important for the healthy development of the baby, but why does it have to be so difficult to lose weight after said healthy baby has arrived?? I don't agree with the whole "It took 9 months to gain, it'll take time to lose it". No thanks! Why can't your body magically appear back to normal once your precious little one arrives? I think there'd be a lot less instances of postpartum depression if that were the case. Just sayin...

I gained the 'recommended' 35 lbs during this pregnancy, and the Dr never bat an eye as the number continued to climb, he said everything was perfect. As the pounds were being packed on I was thinking of all the work I was gonna have to put in later. Bleh. But I digress...

Holy mackeral look at that belly!

Now that our sweet bundle has made his entrance I'm left with the uphill battle of getting rid of those lovely pounds the Dr thought were "just perfect!" and they aren't going away fast enough. So, I gained 35 lbs during the pregnancy but I started the pregnancy about 10 lbs heavier than I would have liked to be, which leaves me with 45 lbs I need to shed! Woah!! Ok, I can't believe I'm going to actually put this in writing but, here goes nothin'... When I started I was 135 lbs. At delivery I was 170 lbs. During the first week after delivery I lost 15 lbs. Woo hoo! But now, almost 6 weeks later, I've only lost another 7 lbs and most of that came off during the first 2 weeks, so as of now I'm 148 lbs. I count calories, only eating around 1200 per day, and I'm running on the treadmill 3-4 times per week for at least 30 minutes each time and it doesn't seem to be doing much. Since counting calories, 3 weeks ago, I have lost 1 maybe 2 lbs! Say what?! Why all this work if I'm not seeing results? At this point I'm at a loss (or lack there of) on what to do. Maybe I need to give it more time? Probably, but I'm sort of an impatient person...

I'm so sick of my maternity pants, and that they still fit, they should at least be baggy by now, right? Nope, not for me. I'm able to wear my normal shirts again which is nice, my main problem is my wider hips, legs and butt and I guess that will just go down in time. I was about the same weight when I delivered Hannah and 2.5 months later I was wearing my normal pants again, and by 6 months I was smaller than I had ever been before and was wearing a size 2-4 weighing 120 lbs! Oh, to be that size again. I have so many pairs of designer jeans sitting in a bin and on my closet shelves just waiting to be worn, they call my name. I swear, I hear them. Anyways, so I'm giving myself until baby is 2.5 months old and I better be in my normal pants again, or else! I don't know what I'll do if that doesn't happen, it just sounded like the right thing to say :) And then I hope to continue to lose so I can be at my goal weight sometime this year. To be continued. 23 lbs to go!