I’m gonna start with a disclaimer and say that before I had my baby, I was by no stretch of the imagination fit, fit adjacent or even fit aspiring. Nor did I eat healthy like that, I was just fortunate in that I generally don’t care too much for junk food, and I live in the walking capital of the United States, so I was able to mostly ward off unwanted weight.
Even after having Baby K, I was able to mostly shed the baby weight thanks to a rather dedicated gym routine, and maybe breastfeeding (supposedly it’s a thing). So I was pretty okay with my post-baby body, aside from the leap in my bra sizes, and the extra sag in my breasts, courtesy of breastfeeding. But then life kept happening and soon enough, my perfectly consistent gym routine was non-existent, I was eating on the go mostly, so whatever made it down my throat was good enough for me and I wasn’t getting enough sleep. My weight skyrocketed… I was in denial for a bit, because I had shed the baby weight, so what exactly was this? I soon realized- and made peace with what it was- just actual weight gain.
But even at this stage, I was still unbothered, I felt like I had so much on my plate, and weight loss was just gonna have to wait. I don’t think it was until I started having to pick out larger sizes, or finding that none of my clothes actually fit and I genuinely just felt uncomfortable, that I started feeling a way about it. The final straw was when at a routine doctor’s appointment, the physician’s assistant announced my weight, still being a metric system hun wasn’t bothered until I did the conversion to kilograms… I realized that this was the heaviest I’d ever weighed in my life.
When I tell you there were no dramatics or theatrics from my side at this point? It was just silent acceptance. That’s when you know it’s real… that’s when you know okay, I need to do better.
So it’s been a couple of months since and only now is my resolve starting to translate into consistent action… I’m choosing to tailor my eating habits and to also commit to at least three workouts a week. My biggest goal, outside of weight loss is to lose my belly fat, and maybe perk up my behind a bit? But I’ll keep you guys posted. I wouldn’t say I’m excited about this journey, I’m accepting of it.
