My tummy.聽 My stomach has been relatively flat (considering all the excess skin) for the last few months...but lately, I have noticed something.聽 Something that happens after a big meal or after a weekend of indulging...the food baby.聽 I remember when girls at MAC would complain about their "food babies" and I would have no idea what they were talking about, except for now.聽 You see, at 294 pounds, if you eat a big meal, there's no way to notice any sort of difference in your physique...other than the mild discomfort that comes with overeating.聽 Now, I get it.聽 When I have larger portions, or if I have a weekend of indulgence, then I am inevitably blessed (for lack of a better word) with a "food baby."聽 This is not something that I can take a pill for, nor can I utilise any sort of contraception to negate any unwanted consequences...the only way to avoid this procreation is abstinence.
Is it time to revisit correct portion sizes?!聽 I think so.
In the last few weeks, I have been with child.聽 One that only becomes apparent after eating too many potatoes and sometimes, to my chagrin, after fabulous weekends of imbibing.聽 Mondays and Tuesdays are when I get some serious bloating and the telltale swollen abdomen that comes with progeny begat of wine and rich fare.聽 Am I preggers?聽 No.聽 Does my husband notice?聽 No, not if he knows what's good for him.聽 BUT, someone else does.聽 Someone I see regularly and who apparently looks me up and down a bit more than I thought he did.聽 Sneaky ninja.
I have been fighting the good fight for about a year and half now...and looking down at my cereal bowl the other day, I think perhaps my portions are creeping up on me.聽 Breakfast means 1/3 of a cup of high-fibre, sugar-free cereal, 100g of fat-free, sugar-free yogourt, 1/8 of a cup of nuts, and some sort of fruit.聽 So, how could I possibly let this get out of control?!聽 Well, I was free-pouring the cereal, I was scooping the yogourt with a giant spoon, cutting up however many nuts I wanted, and then adding A LOT of fruit...not just 1 green banana, more like 2 bananas and possibly a bunch of strawberries too.聽 Is this bad?聽 No, none of that black and white thinking for me...but perhaps I was being a bit too generous with the free-stylings of this dish.聽 And, I'm not going to lie, I have also been eyeballing a lot of other portions as well.聽 Is this okay?!聽 Yes, of course, intuitive eating is something I wish I could do.聽 Am I ready for it yet?!聽 Possibly not.聽 Not if I want to get to my goal of 137 pounds.
Yesterday was my weigh-in day, and I was up...up from last week...up to a February/March weight...up the most I think I've ever been up actually.聽 What am I having?聽 Twins!?
Starting weight - January 16th, 2013 - 294lbs
53rd weigh-in - January 22th, 2014 - 151.8lbs
54th weigh-in - January 29th, 2014 - 144.3lbs
55th weigh-in - February 5th, 2014 - 154.8lbs
56th weigh-in - February 12th, 2014 - 146.1lbs
57th weigh-in - February 19th, 2014 - 143.7lbs
58th weigh-in - February 26th, 2014 - 145.7lbs
59th weigh-in - March 5th, 2014 - 141.4lbs
60th weigh-in - March 12th, 2014 - 145.1lbs
61st weigh-in - March19th, 2014 - 149.4lbs
62nd weigh-in - March聽 26th, 2014 - 143.3lbs
63rd weigh-in - April 2nd, 2014 - 147.1lbs
64th weigh-in - April 9th, 2014 - 147.4lbs
65th weigh-in - April 16th, 2014 - 140.7lbs
66th weigh-in - April 23rd, 2014 - 141lbs
67th weigh-in - April 30th, 2014 - 149.3lbs
Time to get down to my "pre-pregnancy" weight of 140.7...that's the lowest I've been so far.聽 I know I can get there, I've done it before, and this is how I'm going to do it: 聽
聽聽聽 Clean eating:聽 I will eat well balanced, appropriately portioned meals.聽 I will not eat processed foods (or as few as possible), only whole grains, lean proteins, and fruit and veg.聽 For extra accountability, I will also blog everything I eat...enter SEE FOOD!聽 A photographic journey of accountability. 聽
聽聽聽 Clean drinking:聽 No more alcohol!聽 At least not until my birthday, I may have a sip or two then, but for the next 10 days I will be drinking loads of water, and a whole bunch of tea.聽 All will be featured in SEE FOOD!
聽聽聽 Dirty Training (that sounds a whole lot better when I say #eatcleantraindirty) Haha...how about just "training:"聽 I will follow the ninja's instructions, I will double up when I need to, and not go into over-training mode because I feel guilty for something or another.
I know you're not supposed to eat seafood when you're "with child" but I am going to SEE FOOD it up so that I am held accountable...nothing like laying it all out there.聽 If I eat it or drink it, you will see it...which is kinda the way I feel about this food baby that I have strapped to my front right now.聽 No more whining (or wining) about this, now is the time for action!
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