Fitness Friday: New Year…Same Old Me…

Did you realize that the Wii Mommies are ONE YEAR OLD?  It seems unreal to me… that it was JUST one year ago that we all began this adventure together…and at the same time it seems like JEEZ…a year? Really?

We kicked off last year with the “New Year, New You Challenge”… challenging everyone to take charge of their fitness and health goals….and I was so excited.  One month later I found myself pregnant with my 3rd child and 20 pounds over my pre-pregnancy weight from #2.  With the help of the Wii Fit … and the support of all of the members of the Wii Mommies… I was able to keep my pregnancy weight gain to a mere 26 pounds….not my goal…but incredible none the less considering that with my first I gained at LEAST 70 and with my second I gained a good 45 or so.  I was so proud of myself.  I really think that NOT being 9 months pregnant at the Holidays helped

So what happened? How did I get HERE?  And by HERE …I mean 60 pounds from my ideal weight and 70 pounds from my dream weight?  *sigh*  I forgot to factor in that whole “Post Partum + Holidays + No Self Control” thing.  I knew I was out of control… one of the tell tale signs that I am in a bad place is that I begin to hoard and hide food.  Not just food…but candy…chips…JUNK food.  Its a weird leftover habit from growing up with an eating disorder.  My husband recently found my stash again and the embarrassment coupled with the realization of what I’m doing to my body brought me to tears.

Then there was the point about 2 weeks ago when I looked in the mirror and I no longer recognized the woman that was looking back at me.  She was old, tired…and a COMPLETELY different shape than the Jenn I know and love.  Again, I broke down and cried.

Then I pulled myself together and called my friend Sarah, and got together a game plan.  She had such success with her sugar detox that I decided to give it a try… to kick start myself back into healthy eating.

I’m still breastfeeding….two kiddos… so anything with the word “detox” is usually off limits to me…I won’t even consider it.  This is different however…you are cutting your dependency on sugar, your cravings…and working on re-establishing a healthy metabolism for your body.  Basically…chicken and veggies… lean protein… 6 times a day for four days.  Let me just tell you that I was STARVING on Day One.  Then I realized that I forgot to account for the fact that I AM NURSING TWO KIDS… so I had to up the amount I was eating…and the frequency. I decided that eating whenever I felt hungry was appropriate…I just made sure to stick to the planned foods.  Today is Day Four:  I’m feeling fantastic.  I’m still having some cravings…but I notice the TYPE of cravings I’m having has changed.  Instead of looking wistfully around the kitchen for some chocolate… I’m thinking about oranges and bananas!  I can’t WAIT for fruit salad tomorrow morning at my in laws!  I feel less bloated, more comfortable…less ICK.  And you know what else?

This morning I was down NINE POUNDS.  That is sickening!  To me, this is a true testament to how much I desperately needed this in my life.  I am completely aware that a healthy weight loss constitutes 1.5, MAYBE 2 pounds per week…not NINE.  But I also know that your first week of any weight loss is generally higher…and a large amount of what I lost was likely water weight as carbs bring with them bloating.

I didn’t realize until I started doing this how much food I was eating on a daily basis that was CRAP … things I wasn’t counting (when I was actually counting) in Weight Watchers… half of a chicken nugget on Brendan’s plate after lunch…. a whole one on Lilli’s… a breakfast bar here and there… snacking, snacking, snacking…and not on healthy food…on JUNK…and Christmas cookies (which I can’t , in good conscious, call junk LOL).

So now what do I do?  I move onward and DOWNWARD!  My husband is on this journey with me…and our next step is to reintroduce whole grains…fruits…and more lean proteins into our diet as we follow a Weight Watchers plan.  I am working out on the Wii Fit Plus again…I want to work out every day from now until Blissdom … and then start with an EA Sports 6 week challenge when I return.

Thats my plan, and I’m sticking to it.  One day at a time and all that jazz.

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