Anonymous said…
What’s your plan for the 25 pounds?
Anonymous, yet again, I can’t decide if it’s a valid question or if you’re just being a big jerk and rubbing it in my face.
I’m only 7 weeks post partum, for chrissakes, give a girl a break. I don’t have a plan. I’ll lose it the same way I always lose weight, by eating normally and exercising.
I got the okay to go to the gym 2 weeks ago and I’ve been going for long walks since the Fiendling was 2 weeks old. My neighborhood kicks ass for walking uphill. I could skip the gym and still lose weight by walking down to Main Street then walking up to Ridge on Green Lane with its 12% grade.
Since Monday I’ve gone to the gym twice. Once I did 30 minutes of cardio and lifted upper body, the second time I did 25 minutes of cardio and lifted lower body. Today I went to Mommy and Me yoga for an hour and a half. Every day I’ve taken a 2 or more mile walk with the Fiendling in his stroller, and at least one of those miles has been uphill.
Sure I’ve stopped for a free cone at Ben and Jerry’s, split a doughnut and a piece of raspberry cake with Boyfiend at the Italian bakery, and eaten a Mango gelati from Nevaeh’s this week, but I’ve also eaten plenty of veggies and fruit. It all balances out.
So the weight will come off when its ready. Everything I’ve read says the weight loss benefits from breastfeeding kick in after 3 months. I still have more than 5 weeks before I get there. By September I’ll be within 8 pounds of my pre-pregnancy weight and I’ll fit into most of my pants. By next March I’ll fit into all of my pants. And then Boyfiend will start harassing me to have another one, and if I agree the cycle will start again.
lisamechelle | 28-Apr-06 at 8:55 am | Permalink
I think you look great even if you don’t lose ANY MORE weight. Part of childbirth involves an increase in body fat percentage, and that’s how nature intended it to be. You have a ton of supporters, don’t let one person piss you off. You aren’t the only one confused by “Anonymous’” entries. Good luck with your plans!
Doodlebug1012 | 28-Apr-06 at 11:46 am | Permalink
I agree with lisamechelle. There is plenty of time to lose your pregnancy weight, but I think you look great now just 7 weeks in. Think how much you will have lost in another 7.
Anonymous | 28-Apr-06 at 4:11 pm | Permalink
Anonymous here again. It was a serious question. I promise I wasn’t trying to be a jerk-face. You amaze me. I certainly wasn’t implying that you should lose it by a certain timeline.
Thanks for the response, even though the intention of my comment was confusing.
Pigs | 28-Apr-06 at 6:02 pm | Permalink
I wonder why anonymous is anonymous?
gabbiana | 29-Apr-06 at 11:56 am | Permalink
“I could skip the gym and still lose weight by walking down to Main Street then walking up to Ridge on Green Lane with its 12% grade.” Hee, we’re totally in the same(ish) neighborhood. And jogging here, after I moved from Chicago, which is totally, blessedly flat? GAH. Damned hills.
girl from florida | 30-Apr-06 at 9:46 pm | Permalink
I’m with you- I still have another 25 lbs to lose and I feel pretty huge right about now, weighing more than I ever have. None of my clothes fit and that depresses me. But Baby Girl is more than worth that weight. I’ve also heard the weight loss kicks in after 3 months and I can’t wait. You’ll be there before me so I can’t wait to see how quickly it works for you
S. | 03-May-06 at 11:59 pm | Permalink
I am now six months postpartum and I’ve lost 60 pounds. I only gained 50 during the pregnancy. I didn’t ‘have a plan’, I’m just too busy to eat, I walk to the park a lot, and I breastfeed. There you go. The mommyhood diet. Don’t stress it, it WILL come off — and probably without much trying.