These numbers are estimates, but they seem about right to me.
Starting weight 157
I gained the first 25 from following some crazy book about what to eat when you were pregnant...it encouraged way to many calories a dayand I was always full, but I wanted to make sure my growing baby got all he needed. Looking back it was really dumb.
157 + 25 = 182
The next 15 came from eating to much to comfort myself when I had a herniated disk and then later when I was dealing with infertility.
182 + 15 = 197
I ate less when I was pregnant with my twins, and a few weeks after their birth I was down to my prepregnancy weight. Carrying twins burns alot of calories.
197
The next 6 months I was severly sleep deprived...the longest I could sleep at one time was 3 hours. I figured if I had to be up all the time I may as well eat.
197 + 20 = 217
For the next 3 1/2 years I just ate what I wanted, when I wanted.
217 = 20 = 237
This is all kind of just lame huh? It was pointless.
About 1 year ago I decided to eat healthier
237 - 31 = 206
July 11, 2010 I decided to kick it up a notch and started calorie counting and exercising on a regular basis.
Sorry for the essay. It feels kind of theraputic to analyze it all.