My baby is nearing the eight month mark. Time goes by so fast for these little ones and especially for Mama. I am still holding onto about 15 pounds of baby weight. It can certainly be very frustrating and though I know post pregnancy weight loss differs for every women and possibly with every pregnancy, its is still irritating to feel stuck, and particularly so when working out for 4-6 hours a week. As easy as it is to blame my static state on my postnatal condition, I have to look back and be realistic.
Every week I track my food, eat my greens, down by protein and calculate calories burned. Then the weekend hits. Its shopping and outings which leads to pizza and sandwiches, sweet breads and coffees. In the end, I have to admit weekend defeat.
Many people feel like they have hit a stalemate, but if they are truthful to themselves and look back at their consumption versus expenditure, it is likely you can see the issue clear as day. What is the purpose of this post? First, it means "saying" it aloud is admitting to fully. I know why I have stalled. Secondly, its to get people out there to be honest. I don't think people lie intentionally about food or exercise, we just don't always see the truth. I hear time and time again, "I don't eat that much," however, 99% of the time people are eating more than they think. Exercise can be deceiving also. Just because you sat on a bike in the cycling class does not mean you burned the 700 calories it claims to burn. You have to actually do the work. You have to push, you have to sweat, your heart has to push hard and above all, you have to be honest to yourself. Now, I just have to get these weekend under control and take responsibility for my own state of weight and break out of this cycle of weekend defeat.
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