A few months after me and Danny got married I read an article in Cosmo titled How to Keep Off Post Wedding Pudge. What I read was shocking!
Holy crap! That's worse than the Freshman Fifteen! And I definitely gained weight my freshman year of college! I've told you my weight loss story...and some of you didn't even think it was me in the "before" picture. But I swear, it is. And I'll be honest...(one of) my biggest fear is to be that size again. I was so uncomfortable with myself. But if I'm being totally honest...I love food. Like, more than any person should. Have you noticed most of my posts revolve around vacations, which revolve around food? I love food!
I don't exactly remember how much I weighed on March 13, 2010 but I'm gonna say 130lbs give or take a pound. After our Disney vacation I was 138lbs. That's the most I've been in SIX years. Talk about a huge disappointment! I weighed myself on the morning of March 13, 2011. The official first year of marriage has put 8lbs on my body. Sure, it's not the average 21, but it's still kinda sucky!
I'm 5'1 and for arguments sake I'll say I have a medium frame (anyone who knows me, what do you think? I clearly have a strange body image of myself.) According to this website I should weight between 115 and 129. My goal weight has always been 125.
So, that's the whole point of this post! I'm starting a change...not a diet, just a change. Eating right, working out...and not eating huge amounts of food just because I'm bored. My goal is not only to be bathing suit ready...but to feel more confident. My weight loss goal is 13lbs. Here's a little ticker to help keep track of my goal!
Wish me luck!
Wish me luck!
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Good Luck! I'm really trying to do something like that too. Only I'm a total cookie whore. <3
ReplyDeleteI'll be rooting for ya!
I am right there with you! Although I will have no zumba partner now with you leaving :(
ReplyDeleteI totally believe it...I've gained about 25 pounds in the year and a half I've been married. I'm currently the heaviest I've ever been and I'm hating it. But not enough to lay off the cookies...I keep thinking about it and WILL do something about it. Soon.
ReplyDeleteIt is so true!! I actually lost weight my freshman year of college and kept it off for the most part. Then, I got married (right after graduating college) and by the end of our first year married, I had gained it all back! I definitely agree with the article about mimicking your hubby's eating styles and such. While my husband was deployed, I was so good abut eating healthier, smaller portions, etc. I lost a little bit of weight, but now that he's been home for a few months we eat more of the types of food he likes (i.e. not as healthy) and I am not as good with portion control...needless to say, I can tell the pounds a creeping up on me again!
ReplyDeleteI'm with you sister! I have 15 lbs to lose to get to my minimum weight loss goal 20 if I get all the way down to 135 which is my high school weight when I was the same height, shoe size, and bra size as now. Its tough but I am so with you!
ReplyDeleteOh, I most DEFINITELY gained that pudge!! I put on about 20 pounds in our first year and so did Joe. He lost pretty much all of his when he went to BCT (1.5 months after our 1st anniversary), but I've had to work much harder. I'm down about 2 pant sizes now, but the number on the scale has only gone down by 5 lbs in the last year. I've been working out since then, but the number hasn't gone down. As long as the pants get smaller I think I'll be ok with that!! Joe and I call that first year weight gain our "happy fat." =)
ReplyDeleteGood luck, you can definitely do it! I'll be working my butt off right along with you, although no bathing suit time at Basic! :-)
ReplyDeleteI gained about 15 lbs but it was over a few years of marriage. It was so gradual that I never noticed it. Thankfully, I haven't gained ANY with marriage number 2. I'm pretty much the same size I was before I had kids. I was always scared baby #2 would be weight that I would never be able to lose.
ReplyDeleteSince my husband was deployed the first half of our marriage, I ended up getting into a depression. In which I lost weight. Sadly to say, as soon as he got home, I was packing on the lbs! We've changed our diet,I go to the gym three times a week, eat more fresh food, but my weight still seems to stay the same. My husband is the one losing the weight!
ReplyDeleteI'm going to do it with you... I've still got a few weeks before Z comes home and I'd like to get the fluff off. =) You don't have a weird body type either... a little short, but that's about it ;-)
ReplyDeleteGoooooooooood luck pookie!!!!!!! I did my first C25K workout this morning! I walked/jogged 1 3/4 miles!! :-O
ReplyDeleteIt's true for me too! Thanks for this post - glad to see i'm not alone!
ReplyDeleteI've been having a "I feel crappy about myself" time. We just joined the YMCA last night which should help.
ReplyDeleteSide note, that chart is so weird. You're supposed to measure your height with 1 inch heels on and an weigh yourself fully clothed. Who does that?
Good Luck! I am in the same boat but I have about 50 lbs to lose. And in my first year of marriage I gained about 30 lbs. :(
ReplyDeleteGood luck!!!!
ReplyDeleteI'm a new follower, and I'm right there with you in this challenge. I am trying not to eat after the kids go to bed and do yoga daily. I want to feel stronger and more confident in my body. I would love to lose 5 lbs, but more importantly I just want to feel good about my body.
ReplyDeletePlus I have a disney vacation coming up and I'm sure I'll put on a few lbs down there.
I would believe it. I gained about 10 lbs after getting married but we were also getting him ready to go to Japan for three years so I think that didn't help either.
ReplyDeleteGood luck with your weight loss!!