And we're off!

Whew! It's the first day of the May Day weight loss challenge by the gals at Tales from the Scales . My internet service has been down all day but at last I can finally post about my goals and struggles...

A little about me..I am 36, with a 6 month old daughter and 10, 15, 24 pounds of baby weight still hanging on. I gained about 60 pounds when I was preggers because although I knew I shouldn't eat whatever my greedy little mouth desired, I LOVED having the excuse of pregnancy and took full advantage of it. I never really got back to a sensible way of eating because I still felt covered by the excuse of just having a baby. Well, time's up! My husband and I both are a little sickened by our eating habits. I have to admit, my addiction to chocolate and sweets has been downright sinful.

I've had issues of eating disorders as long as I can remember. I was bulimic and then anorexic in high school and then took to compulsively overeating in my late teens. A professional acting career and then oriental medicine school kept me at a fairly consistent weight over the last 15 years, although emotional eating has continued to be a problem for me. Anorexia, no. Unfortunately, I have not since ever "forgotten" to eat or lost my appetite for any reason other than illness, and even then, that was all too rare.

My prepregnancy weight was a reasonable weight (still keeping it to myself!) and depending on my fitness level, I would vascillate within five pounds of it either way. I won't know until I'm closer to my goal wether or not I'd like to lose more than the 24 pounds.

I'm not terribly worried about sticking to a sensible eating lifestyle. Will I regret saying that? Even now, I'm wondering if that's true or should be true.  I'm not following anybody's specific plan. I've done weight watchers and read a good number of diet books. I understand what good nutrition is and I'm going to put it into practice: a variety of fruits and veggies, lots of water, good proteins, calcium foods, whole grains and very limited amounts of refined sugar. God gave us a  wonderful variety of healthy foods. I'm really quite ashamed when I think of how he designed for us to eat that I have chosen to ingest the junk that I have been. I have eaten very well yesterday and today and already I feel a world of difference. 

The real challenge for me now is to exercise. HELP! I've forgotten how and I find any number of reasons to put it off, not the least of which is my little bundle sleeping in the next room. But my body has become...well...squishy, and I'd like to change that.

I also don't drink nearly enough water and I'm going to need to plant Post- its around the house to remind me to do that.

Best of luck to all who are accepting this challenge. We CAN do this!

Comments

[denise]

Wishing you much success, cheering you on. I am doing this challenge also.