Tag Archives: weight
Too tight panties
Yesterday I had a check up at the doctor’s office. I was a little grumpy in the morning, uncomfortable in the car, then dreading the scale at the doctor’s office. After the nurse weighed me, I felt better. I was expecting the scale to be 10 pounds heavier. Then I finally realize my panties were just too tight. My body was bulging out of them, making me feel like a cow. After the nurse left the room, I took my panties off threw them in the bin that said Hazardous Material. Clearly those panties were hazardous to my self esteem.
Of course, the only problem is I had to walk around pantiless the rest of the day. I felt like an aging call girl, but at least I was comfortable in my own skin again.
Have you ever worn panties that were too tight? Did you throw them away or just suffer through the day?
Beyonce’s Baby Weight Loss…Is it Our Culture that is Obsessed or the Media?
Beyonce, apparently, doesn’t have that luxury. Today I saw a TV Promo for Beyonce’s baby weight loss. Seriously? She gave birth less than a week ago and we are already looking to find out how she has lost the weight. I have several problems with this story.
- MEDIA’S OBSESSION
First of all, I feel sorry for Beyonce because if she doesn’t lose the weight within six weeks, the media is going to tear her apart. They will tag her the poster child for the overweight moms of America. Actually, I feel sorry for all of the girls that idolize Beyonce and have to listen about her weight.
- MONEY CAN SOLVE PROBLEMS
Secondly, this is another reason why it is ridiculous that they are covering this story. Beyonce can afford to have a day time nanny, night time nanny, back up nannies, a dietician, a personal weight loss chef, a live in trainer and a masseuse. In a way, if she doesn’t lose the weight within six weeks, I’d be shocked. After she loses the weight, they are going to cover how quickly she lost the weight. It is an endless cycle that makes normal woman feel sorry for themselves.
- TWENTY FOUR HOUR NEWS
Lastly, why is the media or faux media already running the story? I promise, I wasn’t concerned with Beyonce’s weight loss until I was being told I should be concerned. I prefer my news stories to have already happened and I’m being informed. I’d rather not spend an hour watching a show playing the guessing game of what is going to happen. That isn’t news.
Maybe Beyonce won’t cave to the media’s pressure and won’t lose the weight in 6 weeks and it will take 6 months. This would be awesome. She deserves the time. Of course, if she does lose the weight quickly, I understand. It is her job to look good and most women only get three months of maternity leave. Why should she be any different?
At the same time, I don’t want to influence my daughter the same way the media has influenced me, so I’ve replaced the words “losing weight” with “eating healthy” when I talk about myself. I’ve also changed the word “Wine” to “Mommy’s water”. You have to protect your children any way you can.
Fit flops…not just an exercise shoe?
There are a few things I realized while in Guatemala. One….I definitely looked like a tourist,with the three types of cameras I had with me. Two….I’m happy I only took a backpack to travel. Three…I’m in love with my fit flops.
The streets in Antigua, Guatemala were made of Cobblestone. Not the type of cobblestone we are used to, but cobblestone from hundreds of years ago. We walked around the town all day each day. My fit flops quickly became my shoe of choice. I don’t necessarily believe they were keeping me fit, but they are definitely made for walking….serious walking. In five days we walked the entire city of Antigua, plus the towns surrounding Lake Atitlan. The fit flops held up & were comfortable on the Cobblestone streets, the hikes around and to the steep villages and the stairs of Casa del mundo.
If you are going to be traveling and want a cute pair of shoes to wear that aren’t tennis shoes….wear Fit flops.
Respect the elderly…
Last night we went to Passover dinner with AJ’s family. We were very excited to go, Maggie was going to meet Gigi. Gigi is Aj’s grandmother and was married to Marty (AJ’s grandpa). Maggie was named after Marty because he passed away this past year. Gigi arrived at the dinner and everyone was happy. She met Maggie, we took pictures and AJ was content. It was a beautiful moment.
I love Gigi, I’ve had some great conversations with her. She has schooled me in many things…jewish. I love it. Last year we had a long discussion about the Yiddish language. I took notes and when we parted ways, I was sad. This year’s conversation was a little different.
Gigi: Yen (my sister n law) looks gorgeous, don’t you think?
Me: Yes, Gigi. She is beautiful and I love her dress.
Gigi: You’ve put on weight.
Me: What? …um
AJ: Gigi?!
Gigi: She has.
AJ: She just had a baby.
Gigi: No that’s not it.
Me: Don’t worry I’m working on losing the weight.
AJ: You just had a baby. Don’t stress about it.
Gigi: That’s not baby weight.
Me: …sigh…
AJ: Yes it is. (to me) Babe you look beautiful.
Me: Whatever…So how are you doing Gigi?
Gigi: I’m fine. I always put a smile on when I leave the house. No need in letting everyone know your business.
Me: I get it. 
I love Gigi. She calls it like it is. She’s right I’ve put on weight. Of course, it is baby weight.
Cupcakes are tempting
So here I am on week 2 of my “Trying to lose baby weight” diet. I’m running errands and decide to run into Starbucks to grab a tea, for a pick me up. As I wait in line I’m stuck in front of the pastry window and I begin to salivate as I stare at the delicious treats. My saving grace is I notice that each pastry has the calories listed on the card in front of it. Thank you Starbucks! I don’t know how strong my willpower would have been if I hadn’t noticed the calories. I was able to walk away from Starbucks with a smile and a skinny vanilla latte with soymilk and no treats. Okay, I splurged on the latte, but at least it was only 130 calories instead of 430. YAY me!
Baby weight, mine not the baby’s
Here we go. It is time to focus on losing some baby weight. First, I’d like to start off by saying “Thank you” to all of my friends and family who have said I look great. It is so nice to hear, but at the same time I know it’s not true, unless the bar has been set pretty low for me since having a baby. Except for my dad, he’s the only person that commented that I should start working out. He’s an ex marine so I’m sure he’s unimpressed that I didn’t wake up at 5 am day after delivery in the hospital to go for a jog. He’s also the only person that has agreed that my rear end is bigger than it ever has been. (AND the only person that should comment, because I’m pretty sure my hormones would allow me to kick anyone else’s ass for mentioning it.)
Here’s an interesting factoid: If you are breastfeeding, then you burn up to 500 calories a day and drop baby weight faster than someone that isn’t. HELLO! I’m in. Actually, truth be told, this has been a huge factor on me powering through with the breastfeeding. (I say it like this because its not as easy as you would think) From an outsider’s POV, I’m sure it looks like… boob in mouth, baby eats. Not all of the time. For me, it’s boob in mouth & baby cries, boob in mouth& baby plays with nipple, boob in mouth & baby decides boob to big, etc. We’ll discuss breastfeeding at another time. Back to big booty.
So with breastfeeding I have lost 18 pounds. YAY! 18 pounds, but at the same time I still have 40 more pounds to go. First, let me breakdown why I’m such a fatty. To start off I gained 13 pounds in the 6 months prior to getting pregnant, not my best effort on staying trim. Then during my 1st trimester I could only stomach eating carbs. In an effort to not be nauseous I was constantly eating some sort of carb, instant 12 pounds gained. Throughout the rest of my pregnancy I was staying active hiking and yoga everyday and eating healthy, but no matter what, I gained weight. Yes, I’m jealous at those that ate ice cream and cookies for dinner every night, but my body was gaining weight with asparagus and couscous for dinner so ice cream was not in the cards. I have to admit I obsessed about my weight and my doctor told me to calm down, some people are just prone to gaining weight and I was still very healthy and under the weight range. Whatever! My ass was getting enormous.
All in all, week 1 has gone pretty well. I lost 2 more pounds and my willpower has stayed strong. I’ve barely cheated and indulged my sweet tooth. Mainly because I saw a picture of Jessica Biel in a bikini and have made her butt my goal. In my opinion she is perfect. She looks healthy and sexy. Which is my goal as a mom, healthy and sexy. So if you need some inspiration too, here it is.
- picture courtesy of buzznet
So here I am with 40 pounds to lose and all in my derriere. The hardest place to lose weight is in the hind quarters and I’m saddled with it. I’ll probably have a six pack, ripped arms, sexy legs and an ass the size of Texas. They say your body changes after you have kids, I wasn’t planning on becoming Jenny from the block. I want to be Jenny from spinning class.
