So, I've had a little time on my hands today and started thinking about my plan to lose the post-baby-pudge. I ran through the normal "eat healthy, excercise" thoughts, then jumped to my favorite solution - the quick fix. My thoughts quickly ran away with me (as they often do) and I decided what I wanted my magic number to be...every girl knows her "number" and its almost always less than what our bodies were meant to be at. Then I started the higher level math problems to try and figure out when I can "realistically" expect to reach my number.
15lbs (from baby and fluid) can be wiped away immediately
I plan on bf'ing so there extra calories burned, but it also means I'll probably be taking in more calories (hmmmm...gotta find a way around that)
1-2 lbs a week
So, if x=lbs gained my formula is... (x-15) /2 = weeks required to make it to my number. After getting disappointed with how long that could potentially take I began to wonder why that number is what I'm focusing on? We aren't required to wear our weight posted on our chests (Thank God) and other than at the dr office, I'm never asked by random strangers how much I weigh. Why do I care so much more about making it to a certain weight than my overall appearance or health? Other people will certainly notice my muffin top, painted on pants and inability to breathe in my clothes. Try as I might to not focus on what I want to weigh or how much I want to lose, its what I always come back to.
Which takes me back to my earlier thought process of the quick fix...Soooo, just out of curiosity, how much do you think toes weigh? 12 lbs each? I could stand to lose a few toes (or maybe another appendage) if it gets me to my goals faster.
SICK, SICK, SICK
I often wonder how much toes weigh as in "If I let my toes hang off the scale, will it make it look like I weigh less?"
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