Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Baby phat

Well I am one of the many women who notice the little unpleasantries that come with afterbirth. I have some 'baby phat' that I want to be rid of and so I decided to quit talking about getting on the treadmill and actually do it. Of course I am not running 4 miles or anything, but I am starting slow and sure by power walking until my doctor clears me for vigorous exercise. Now I really won't blame the baby for my 'phat' - because I wasn 't in prime shape before I was pregnant...I'll blame marriage for that :) But lo, I won't blame marriage either because how I take care of my body is my choice and I haven't made the best choices in my 31 years. However, I must say that since Brennon has been born - I don't feel as obsessive about food... and maybe I'll blame that on our new happy family. I also made the promise that Brennon wouldn't fall prey to the obesity epidemic that is going around. Now that will be tough, since I have fallen prey to it myself - but I believe that the cycle can be broken. I mean, there are still some thin people left in this world!
So now my routine is two 15 minute segments of powerwalking on our treadmill (since I have had success on the treadmill before) and 2 leisurely strolls with the baby and dog. I can report that I am down 2 lbs. since my regimen and of course there are many more lbs to go. The good news is, I am not putting as much pressure on myself as I have in the past - my goal now is to be a healthy weight that I feel comfortable at. I think age does that for you, too. As you get older, you realize you do not want to look to the world for your size and your weight - since that will mess with your thinking. I mean there is so much food to be had in the good old USA, while the media is peddling weight loss and the obesity epidemic 24/7. It really gets people confused...especially our children, who are experiencing the brunt of all this excess and restriction. So, I must be mindful what I model to my child -because I desperately want him to be healthy and well balanced. We'll see how it goes....

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