The D Word

I am on a diet. Let me start from the beginning. On September 10, 2010, on our 5 year anniversary, I got pregnant with our sweet little girl. Yes, I know the exact date, isn't that crazy? We went to Atlanta to see the Avett Bros. It was magical. {You can decide for yourself if I'm talking about the concert or the conception ;)} At the time I weighed 138 lbs, a little heavy for me. My ideal weight is 125, which, ironically enough, I ended up weighing in at at my December OB appointment that year! Sweet baby girl made me very, very ill. I didn't start gaining weight until well into my second trimester. I ate a lot of brownies, and "rounded out" my pregnancy weighing about 175 lbs. I know. Yikes. I have proof of said weight gain all over my belly and waist line and bosom. Not a pretty sight, my friends! Once our little angel decided to make her arrival, I dropped 20 lbs immediately down to 155. Nursed, nursed, and nursed some more and settled in at 150. I was hoping that nursing would take care of all my baby weight, but it became apparent when the scale stopped moving that I would have to {dramatic pause} diet. I knew that I wasn't going to start the journey toward my ideal weight of 125 in November, I mean Thanksgiving, hello! Or December...Christmas cookies, hello! Besides that, I was still nursing Nora in the morning and before she went to bed, so, I really couldn't diet. It became obvious that Nora was needing more food than I could give her around mid-December, so I bit the bullet and weaned her. {More on nursing in another post!} With January looming, I knew that it was time.

I asked Matt for a Weight Watchers Online membership for Christmas and a new pair of sneakers for my birthday. I started on January 1. I've given myself 1 3 month period to lose 25 pounds. About 1 month into it, and it's going pretty well! The first week and half was the hardest, I was HUNGRY! My dear cousin Jenny has really encouraged me to stick with it and drink lots of water, which I wasn't doing. Now I'm down 7 pounds and started exercising last week to help that scale move FASTER! It's actually kind of fun now, I try to get as much nutrition and food as possible for the least amount of points. Here is a typical day for me:

Breakfast:
Homemade Yogurt {I'll be posting about this later!}
Low-Fat Granola

Snack:
Coffee with Fat-Free Creamer
Clementine Orange

Lunch:
Egg Salad on a English Muffin

Snack:
Glass of milk with 1 cup of frozen blueberries and a packet of splenda

Dinner:
Lower Fat Beef Chili (for example).

I picked up a new cookbook with some Christmas money at Target. Everyday Food LIGHT from the Kitchen's of Martha Stewart Living. It is fantastic. I don't feel deprived (at dinner) and the recipes are simple and delicious!