Yesterday the scale said 145.2! I was so excited to be that close to 145.0 or below. But I did check my notebook and technically my pre-pregnancy weight was 145.8, so I did it! Not by 9 months, but by 9 months and 10 days. :)
Yesterday was a rest day. I did fine on my calories but honestly expected the scale to be up a bit today (sometimes it teases me with a pretty number and jumps up the next day). Plus I weighed myself earlier than normal (MOPS this morning), which sometimes means the number is slightly higher. To my shock and utter excitement, it said 144.8! Eeeeee!!! Let me explain. 145.0 or below means my BMI is healthy. You know how I feel about BMI. But it's still a victory to be "healthy" or "normal."
So I met both goals. Now what? Well, I'm not going to quit working out or start eating fast food all the time or anything. I'll stick to my exercise schedule (which takes me through May 22). I'll still watch my calories. From there it gets a bit fuzzier. Do I want to try for a lower weight? If so, how much lower? One person has already told me if I get any thinner I'll blow away. I'm firmly in an 8 right now, so a healthy normal size. And I have a good amount of muscle. And I don't want to get too wrapped up in the scale and get obsessed. I know my body image issues still need work and if my goal is a number rather than health, I know I could be getting onto a slippery slope. I haven't decided yet if I'm good here or if I want to try to tone up a bit more (which will happen with CLX anyway) or what. Maybe I could be a size 6! Idk. If I focus on fitness, what's my goal? How do I measure it? Or do I try to maintain where I am? So much to consider. What I decide to do weight-wise will affect what I do as far as diet. If I'm maintaining, I'll probably keep counting calories for a bit, maybe slowly increase them so I know how many calories I need to maintain. I'll probably loosen my tracking a little but still try to make smart choices. I don't think it's sunk in yet that I met my goal. I'll let you know what I decide. Ah, decisions! ;)
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Yay! So happy for and proud of you...way to go! (Or sadly as my mommy brain is singing "You did it, you did it, you did it, yeah!...thanks, Dora!)
ReplyDeleteI'll be interested to see what you decide as far as maintaining vs. losing more.
Congrats, Paula! You are amazing!
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