Friday, May 22, 2009
The Journey of 1,000 Miles
posted by Tinker at 09:25

Baby T was six weeks yesterday and my fantasies of being under 200 pounds at this point have vanished into the ether.

I gained only just over 4Kg (9lbs) through this pregnancy, most of it as water weight in the last weeks. I had hoped that dropping a 7.5lb baby, associated placenta, amniotic fluid, water, blood volume, etc., etc. over these weeks would have seen me dip below the second triple-digit marker, as I lost a lot of weight easily in the first two postpartum months in the past, but at my GP's a week ago I was weighed at 101Kg (222lbs), basically my transfer-day weight. Yuck!

I won't claim I've even been trying to lose weight, but gaining!? Now I really need to get to work. Off to track down that pedometer....

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On 22 May, 2009 11:46, Blogger Heather wrote:

Could you be holding water weight? I mean, your body has been through major trauma.

 

On 22 May, 2009 11:49, Blogger cat wrote:

Sometimes you still hold a lot of water up to 3 months post partum. Don't be so hard on yourself girl.

 

On 22 May, 2009 15:34, Blogger My Reality wrote:

I understand this struggle better than just about anything else in the world.

I admire your courage to be so honest about his on your blog, I know how hard it really can be.

 

On 23 May, 2009 06:06, Blogger Sara wrote:

I left the hospital weighing the same as I had when I had gone in, despite having given birth to a six-pound baby and a 1.5 pound placenta. Don't underestimate the power of water weight!

 

On 26 May, 2009 11:45, Blogger Furrow wrote:

No doubt you're still carrying some babymaking fluids. But still, I applaud your determination to make some changes and will be cheering you from the sidelines. I've found that just a 20 minute walk each day does wonders for my metabolism.

 

On 27 May, 2009 07:41, Blogger Thalia wrote:

Well Furrow has better effects than I do, I walked for 2 hours every lunchtime when pob was a baby and lost nothing! Good luck sweetie, this is a great endeavour.

 

On 05 June, 2009 12:16, Blogger Sarah wrote:

it's so stinkin hard, good luck. i hope you manage to hang on to the motivation longer than i ever do :)

 


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