Goodbye Baby Weight!

Sometimes I forget that I have this blog! I realize that I haven't updated it in forever! But that's okay, because I have some exciting news to share. . .

In just over two months, I lost 20 POUNDS!!! I am SO thrilled! As of last week, I'm down to 156 pounds, putting me exactly at what I was before I got pregnant. Hallelujah!!! And I fit back into my jeans again!!! Seriously. . . it feels great!

I had a couple weeks that I did pretty bad on, and I thought I wouldn't lose any weight those weeks. There was the week of the pumpkin bars. . . dang, those things were so good! I made pumpkin bars with cream cheese frosting for my friend's baby shower, brought home all the leftovers, and ATE all the leftovers. I just couldn't keep away! But I still lost one pound that week!

And then Halloween was another week I thought my diet was wrecked. I ate Witches brew, homemade cornbread with honey, Halloween Oreos, and of course plenty of candy. To my surprise, I still lost TWO pounds on Halloween week!

My conclusion:
I think my body really WANTED to lose the baby weight and get back to what I was before. I really am thrilled with how fast the baby weight came off with the Nutrisystem diet! I thought it would take longer! I had one cheat meal per week (sometimes two, depending on the week), and I didn't go to the gym to work out. Craziness! But in a good way, of course!

Thanksgiving week is another story. Oh gosh, I've been BAD. Too much deliciousness!!! I haven't weighed myself yet, but I am 100 percent sure I didn't lose weight this week. My goal was just to stay the same, and not gain!

Now that it's December, I'm going easier on myself. If I set up a weight goal for the month, I'm sure I'll just be disappointed. We're going to Whistler this weekend, and of course I'll be eating in restaurants for that whole time. (SO excited for Whistler!!!) Then on the 12'th we're flying down to San Diego and spending the rest of the month with my family there for Christmas. I plan on taking some Nutrisystem meals with me, but of course I'll be eating out multiple times per week (those San Diego restaurants are just too darn irresistible), and having some Christmas baked goodies. So my realistic goal for December is just to maintain my weight that I'm at right now. I don't want to take any backward steps! But I hope to stay right where I'm at. And then in January I'll go FULL force towards losing those last 10 pounds I want to lose to get to my goal weight. I fully expect the last 10 pounds to be extremely tough to lose, since my body really likes being at the weight I'm at now. But I will go for it, and hopefully lose the last 10 pounds by March!!!

So if you're reading this, celebrate with me!!! I lost 20 pounds, I fit back into my jeans again, and boy does it feel awesome!!!