Bobbi, I'm actually of German ethnicity but, excuse this expression, according to DH I'm puerto rican by injection..LOL
Florida, that bacon-fat cooking is so 70's (for up north) LOL! That really brought me back..we, probably like most other families, saved the bacon grease in a tin coffee can and left it on the back of the stove for use..YUCK!.
Ennay, yes that first bit of baby weight just MELTS away. Too bad that stops before all that stubborn flab (including pre-baby weight) is gone! If that was the case, I'd be trying to have another right now! Ha ha.
Diva, I don't think I'll convince auella to use olive oil, but poor DH got stuck with my brown rice and baked chicken Jillybean style (a 3FC member) last night (he's thin as a rail and not too into healthy foods). After asking for a small portion, auella will sometimes bring me a plate with three kernels of rice as a sarcastic joke! LOL
Mami, see last time my baby weight did NOT melt away. It took over a year of serious work. This time is totally different. I gained more with this pregnancy, but my metabolism seems to be better.
It's funny when you look back over time, it is amazing that we or our children lived thru it!! lol No carseats, no helmets bike riding, eating everything fried, bacon grease!!! Hopefully the next generation will be healthier eaters with less weight issues.
I did terrible yesterday....didn't count the calories but I am back on track today. I think it's important to get right back on plan if we have a bad eating day, I was afraid to get on my scales this a.m. lol
Sorry I haven't posted in so long. Things in my life have been way crazy lately. My DH is having a hard time adjusting to having a baby in our life. My sweet boy turned 3 months old yesterday. He is the happiest baby in the world, always smiling and cooing. I just love it.
Unfortunately another reason I haven't posted is that the scales have nothing new to say. I'm stuck at 5 lbs and have been stuck for two weeks. I gotta get moving.
I've got 2 and a half weeks. Surely I can get it done. Keeping my fingers crossed and my butt moving.
4me, big congrats on your little boy! What a blessing DH will get the swing of things soon and will wonder how you got along without the little baby in your life.
I've been discouraged to find how difficult it is to lose the weight you put on when pregnant. My baby is 7 months and it is taking forever to get this off! The first 2 weeks after Angeline's birth I lost 32 pounds (including her 8.5 pounds). After that, I lost another 5 pounds in about 6 months..UGH. Since I started strict calorie counting (though I still eat a lot, averaging about 1750 to 1800 per week), I've been losing steadily. Hope that will work for you too (are you entering your foods into fitday.com?).
WOW Mami, after my dd was born in the first 2 weeks I lost 8 lbs. INCLUDING her 6.5. Four weeks later, I was still at that same 8 lbs. It took me a year to lose the other 31
This time I had gained a ton in the last 3 weeks and I did lose about 20 really fast, but then stalled out. But yeah, since I started calorie counting I've been losing steadily. I average 2100- 2250 usually, but I am still ebf'ing and also average about 20-25 miles of running a week plus other stuff
ennay, the rate of loss must have something to do with how much you gained while pregnant. I gained 60 pounds, so luckily I went down from 198 to 167 within a few weeks and that's why I started my ticker with 167. I believe the normal weight gain is 25-35! LOL
hi... I know I've been gone a long time, but trust me, I haven't fallen off the wagon, I've just been dealing with a LOT of life things. crazy doesn't even begin to describe it. about the same: 177 as of Mon, but TOM just began and I'm hoping it'll go down by next Mon. We'll see. Again, sorry I haven't been on more.
ennay, the rate of loss must have something to do with how much you gained while pregnant. I gained 60 pounds, so luckily I went down from 198 to 167 within a few weeks and that's why I started my ticker with 167. I believe the normal weight gain is 25-35! LOL
I gained 38 with my first, delivering at 194. I was sooooo determined with the second. I exercised like crazy. I had started 8 lbs lighter so I had high hopes.
I gained 46 lbs and delivered at 194. I started my ticker at 6 weeks pp because thats the point you absolutely arent getting any more for "free"
I think there are a couple reasons why this time I am losing faster. Part of it is that I did work out through the pregnancy and I was in better shape going in so I just plain have a better metabolism and fitness level. One of the things I noticed on my mommies board is that the thin fit girls lost the weight much faster than the not so fit.
The other is that I think I had some insulin resistance issues before my first pregnancy (which led to GD) and I think I caught it early enough that it is largely resolved so it is just plain easier to eat less and easier to lose weight.
Congrats ennay................(.2) to go! I haven't been posting for awhile, been too busy. I'm still plugging away, can't seem to drop that last pound very fast, but have 18 days yet. Rusty, you bring up all kinds of neat memories and it is actually funny that we lived through childhood way back when. We never locked our doors as a kid, now we not only lock the doors but also the two breezeway doors. I loved the fact that we could go anywhere we wanted to and never had to worry about pedophiles. I'm sure they were around but not like the the sicko's we have today. When I take my grandkids shopping (15 & 9) I never let them out of my site. I especially worry about the 9 year old, he's so friendly with everyone. Gotta run, later Bobbi
Good Morning! This morning I finally shed my last pound on the Valentine's challenge and proud to join Diva and Ennay for accomplising our goal. To all the other challengers, you still have 17 days left. We'll all be rooting you on.
DH will get the swing of things soon and will wonder how you got along without the little baby in your life. 
Bobbi