First post on here, so I’ll start with my stats and background. I’m 5’8”, 195 lb, 26 year old female. I’ve had 3 kids in under 4 years (2014-2018) and each kid was huge, the smallest being 8 lb 10 oz. I gained 50-60 lbs each pregnancy, and after I had my January 2018 baby I’ve only lost 20ish pounds. The past year was very stressful for me so I didn’t try to lose weight (or I tried for a day or two and gave up) but I’ve decided that 2019 will be my year to focus on my health.
So as of 1/1 I’ve cut out all junk food, lowered my carb intake, upped protein and started cooking real food more (which is hard because my kids are picky af and live off PBJ and mac and cheese). I also started tracking what I eat on MFP and lowered my intake to 1500 calories. I’ve started doing small workouts when my kids are behaving (I’m a SAHM) but nothing major.
I weighed myself a few days ago and I was down 3 pounds (193) but today I’m back up to 195. Is this just water weight? I was pretty disappointed, but I know that I’m an impatient person and I’m trying not to get discouraged.
I NEED to lose weight...I think about my flabby mummy tummy and fat arms all the time. Kind of obsessively honestly. I’m so self conscious around my SO (32M) and won’t let him see me shirtless. I get hot so easily and therefore sweat a lot. I feel unhealthy and it’s really affecting my mental health.
So, by making these small changes I should see actual progress right? Eating like I am now I feel a little better, granted I’m hungry a lot and my stomach growls. But I hope to start seeing at least a little progress on the scale or in the mirror soon or I’m going to wonder why I even bother. I even took a “before” picture for myself as motivation but I’m nervous to post it.
I guess I just need to hear that I’ve made a good start, and also any tips would be appreciated. My first goal weight is 160 pounds, and if I hit that then I’d like to get back to 140, which was before I started squeezing out kids.
Thanks for reading if you got this far!
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