It's My Life!

Potaty · 06-17-2008, 10:27 PM

I think of that Bon Jovi song when I read my title

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This is just a place for me to journal my feelings about being a new mommy and trying to get my body back in shape after having my son. If you are a visitor, please say hi, I can use all the support I can get!

My weight when I found out I was pregnant (exactly one year ago today!) was 212. I gained 21 pounds with the pregnancy which I was very happy with. My postpartum low was 196.8 back in March but I have somehow managed to get back up to 207.2 now.

My first goal is to get back into Onederland. My second goal is to be 175 or less by Christmas (I will probably lose at snail's pace because I am breastfeeding and the body fights to hold onto fat), with an ultimate goal of being 160 before getting pregnant again.

kmf1028 · 06-18-2008, 05:06 AM

Welcome back to the boards!!!!

1st - congrats on your new baby!!!!!
2nd - congrats on your return to this WOL

Good luck and keep up the great attitude....

Alcmene · 06-18-2008, 05:09 AM

Greetings and good luck! Your family looks absolutely blissful, how gorgeous is your baby!

Potaty · 06-18-2008, 08:04 PM

Thanks for stopping by ladies!

Today went well. I am sure I had more than 20 carbs (all in veggies and iced tea) but I went on a 1 hour, 10 minute walk too. I've got the sunburn to prove it!

Today's menu:
Breakfast: none
Lunch: McD's caesar salad & large iced tea (2 pkts. Splenda)
Snack: Sunflower seeds
Dinner: Sirloin, buttered green beans, iceberg salad
Snack: colby jack cheese
Also had a lot more iced tea with 4 more packets of Sweet & Low

kmf1028 · 06-19-2008, 04:59 AM

Sounds like a great menu to me....Good luck today and know that you can do it.....

Potaty · 06-29-2008, 09:19 PM

Well, I have Shingles and they SUCK. I have had them for a week and a half now and am still in pain. I had to refill my Valtrex today for another week because the lesions are still there. And I can't work until they are gone which is a bit stressful. My eating has been horrid but am trying again tomorrow.

kmf1028 · 06-30-2008, 04:05 AM

I am so sorry you are going through this.....I hope you begin to feel better soon. I have never had shingels so I can't say I know how you feel, but my friend had them and I remember her saying how miserable she was.

Just worry about getting better right now.....

LuckyKitty · 07-01-2008, 07:23 AM

Bummer about the shingles

Hope they go away soon!

Just popping by to give you some

and support! You can do anything you set your mind to, Tucker's living proof

Potaty · 07-05-2008, 09:00 PM

Thanks, Kathy & Kat!

I am doing so much better! The Shingles lesions are still there but the pain is gone!

I am also going to try to do more of a calorie counting/carb watching eating plan instead of induction. I am just not 100% convinced I should be on induction while breastfeeding. I am also going to start exercising more (I had just begun when the shingles appeared so I am back to square one).

kmf1028 · 07-07-2008, 02:47 PM

So glad you are feeling better!!!! You need to do what ever you think is best for you and your baby.....I love your avitar....

Keep up the good work.

06-17-2008, 10:27 PM	#1
Potaty Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Mulletvane, where mullets grow long and luxurious Posts: 3,193 Gallery: Potaty Stats: Losing weight for another baby! WOE: Atkins	It's My Life! I think of that Bon Jovi song when I read my title. This is just a place for me to journal my feelings about being a new mommy and trying to get my body back in shape after having my son. If you are a visitor, please say hi, I can use all the support I can get! My weight when I found out I was pregnant (exactly one year ago today!) was 212. I gained 21 pounds with the pregnancy which I was very happy with. My postpartum low was 196.8 back in March but I have somehow managed to get back up to 207.2 now. My first goal is to get back into Onederland. My second goal is to be 175 or less by Christmas (I will probably lose at snail's pace because I am breastfeeding and the body fights to hold onto fat), with an ultimate goal of being 160 before getting pregnant again. __________________ KATY POTATY CHRISTMAS CHALLENGE GOAL: 175 AUGUST EXERCISE: 6 HOURS=15.6 MILES WALKED SEPTEMBER EXERCISE: 1.5 HOURS=3.9 MILES WALKED

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06-18-2008, 05:06 AM	#2
kmf1028 MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 1,355 Blog Entries: 8 Gallery: kmf1028 Stats: 240/237.2/150 WOE: LC Start Date: 3/24/08	Welcome back to the boards!!!! 1st - congrats on your new baby!!!!! 2nd - congrats on your return to this WOL Good luck and keep up the great attitude....

06-18-2008, 05:09 AM	#3
Alcmene Senior LCF Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Lancashire, UK Posts: 758 Gallery: Alcmene Stats: 1st:196//125 Now:175/166/140 WOE: Atkins Start Date: November 2007	Greetings and good luck! Your family looks absolutely blissful, how gorgeous is your baby!

06-18-2008, 08:04 PM	#4
Potaty Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Mulletvane, where mullets grow long and luxurious Posts: 3,193 Gallery: Potaty Stats: Losing weight for another baby! WOE: Atkins	Thanks for stopping by ladies! Today went well. I am sure I had more than 20 carbs (all in veggies and iced tea) but I went on a 1 hour, 10 minute walk too. I've got the sunburn to prove it! Today's menu: Breakfast: none Lunch: McD's caesar salad & large iced tea (2 pkts. Splenda) Snack: Sunflower seeds Dinner: Sirloin, buttered green beans, iceberg salad Snack: colby jack cheese Also had a lot more iced tea with 4 more packets of Sweet & Low

06-19-2008, 04:59 AM	#5
kmf1028 MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 1,355 Blog Entries: 8 Gallery: kmf1028 Stats: 240/237.2/150 WOE: LC Start Date: 3/24/08	Sounds like a great menu to me....Good luck today and know that you can do it.....

06-29-2008, 09:19 PM	#6
Potaty Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Mulletvane, where mullets grow long and luxurious Posts: 3,193 Gallery: Potaty Stats: Losing weight for another baby! WOE: Atkins	Well, I have Shingles and they SUCK. I have had them for a week and a half now and am still in pain. I had to refill my Valtrex today for another week because the lesions are still there. And I can't work until they are gone which is a bit stressful. My eating has been horrid but am trying again tomorrow.

06-30-2008, 04:05 AM	#7
kmf1028 MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 1,355 Blog Entries: 8 Gallery: kmf1028 Stats: 240/237.2/150 WOE: LC Start Date: 3/24/08	I am so sorry you are going through this.....I hope you begin to feel better soon. I have never had shingels so I can't say I know how you feel, but my friend had them and I remember her saying how miserable she was. Just worry about getting better right now.....

07-01-2008, 07:23 AM	#8
LuckyKitty MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Kentucky Posts: 2,653 Gallery: LuckyKitty Stats: size 22-24/12-14/toned 8-10 WOE: Applying what I learned from Dr. A to MY body Start Date: 9/1/02	Bummer about the shingles Hope they go away soon! Just popping by to give you some and support! You can do anything you set your mind to, Tucker's living proof

07-05-2008, 09:00 PM	#9
Potaty Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Mulletvane, where mullets grow long and luxurious Posts: 3,193 Gallery: Potaty Stats: Losing weight for another baby! WOE: Atkins	Thanks, Kathy & Kat! I am doing so much better! The Shingles lesions are still there but the pain is gone! I am also going to try to do more of a calorie counting/carb watching eating plan instead of induction. I am just not 100% convinced I should be on induction while breastfeeding. I am also going to start exercising more (I had just begun when the shingles appeared so I am back to square one).

07-07-2008, 02:47 PM	#10
kmf1028 MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 1,355 Blog Entries: 8 Gallery: kmf1028 Stats: 240/237.2/150 WOE: LC Start Date: 3/24/08	So glad you are feeling better!!!! You need to do what ever you think is best for you and your baby.....I love your avitar.... Keep up the good work.