And The Diet Begins

After getting on the scale this morning (and nearly falling on the floor after reading what it said!) I decided to start my diet today.  Yuck.  What kind of a person starts a diet 4 weeks before Halloween?  Just think of all the chocolate I won't be able to consume.  And then there's Thanksgiving and what about Christmas and all those goodies?  I have to do this though.  Ever since I stopped pumping and haven't been burning an insane amount of calories I have felt like crap.  Our whole family could benefit from eating better.  I feel guilty abusing my perfectly good heart.

When we decided to try to have another baby it took a while to conceive.  After 12 months of trying, I put myself on a diet and 4 months and 27 pounds later I was pregnant!  (But little did I know that obesity can be a cause of heart defects - oh had I only known - but thats a whole 'nother post in itself.)  My diet was successful and it worked for me.  I was feeling good about my body and was dropping clothing sizes.  It was awesome!  I was counting calories / doing weight watchers and working out 3 times a week.

My plan again is to count calories / weight watchers.  I won't be able to work out like before so it will be more challenging.  My goal is to lose 50 pounds to be in my healthy BMI.  I'm really hoping I can do this.  I want to be HOT!