On my way again!

So I had my weigh-in this morning...I'm happy with the result and I think it proofs that I carried some water weight at my previous weigh-in. At least I'm getting somewhere and I'm on my way to breaking the 80's!

Pre-Preggy weight: 85.3 kg.
End of pregnancy weight: approx 94 kg.
Last weigh-in: 88.3 kg.
Weight this morning: 85.8 kg.
Loss for this weigh-in: 2.5 kg.

I still haven't done any other exercise besides walking. My little one is giving me all my days with crying bouts because of reflux and cramping, so not a lot of free time at this stage, but I'll get there.

500 Grams to go to reach my pre-preggy weight at the beginning of September!

Operation "Break the 80's" starts today!

On the 27th of May I gave birth to the most beautiful baby girl. I'm so blessed and I am so chuffed that my dream of having a VBAC came true... Good thing because I worked very hard at it! My goal for my pregnancy was to limit my weight gain and thanks to my fear of having another c-section I managed to succeed and picked up about 9 kg in total. Last week I came within a kilogram from my pre-preggy weight, but thanks to constipation (tmi, sorry), bloatedness and almost a week of binge-eating (especially over the long weekend) when I weighed in this morning I am now 3 kg away from it... I can kick my bum!

So now my first goal is to get back to 85.3 kg ASAP... Am now 88.3 kg. Then my next goal is to break the 80's and get as far away from it as I can.  This next leg of my weightloss journey starts today and not a day later!

How? I am going to gradually go back to the Paleo way of eating. For convenience-sake with a newborn I say gradually... For the next few weeks I'll eat mainly Paleo, but will include: oats, full cream milk, full cream yogurt, potatoes, peas and a tiny bit of peanut butter.  

I am not sure about exercising yet as I have not had my check up yet, only on six weeks post partum. But I think I will continue to do some walks and maybe start playing around with my kettlebell. I am dying to start with Kettleworx, but think I should get the all clear from my gynae first. That and the fact that I spend most of my days in pajamas still... Life with a newborn and breastfeeding is hectic! No excuses though!

I am ready for it, bring it on!

Proud!

Right at the end of my pregnancy, so I thought it's about time for a bit of an update on this blog wrt my weight and health while I wait for my girly to be born.

Pre-pregnancy weight was 85.3 kg.  And did a Reboot at the beginning of my pregnancy, and that together with the nausea from my morning sickness helped me to get down to 83 odd kilograms, can't remember the exact figure.  Yesterday weighed in at 93.8 kg.  So I'm up about 8.5 kilograms from my pre-pregnancy weight.

I can't help but feel proud of that!

I did get worried at a certain point when I gained more with this baby than what I've gained at the same point with my little boy, but some or other way I got the strength since beginning April to be really strict with myself - and I have not gained any weight since then.  I only gained a bit while sick, but managed to lose it again quickly, so I think it was just my weight fluctuating due to medications and not feeling well, and also not drinking enough water.

Must admit, it was hard... have not had any chocolate for a very long time... but I focus on the fact that I want to desperately have a Vbac and have to keep my weight and baby's weight in check.  So I tried my hardest to keep my eye on that goal.

I am sure with the help of Paleo, maybe lacto-Paleo, breastfeeding and a strong will I'll lose my pregnancy weight quickly.  I just hope I find the energy while taking care of my newborn and juggle the rest of my family...

Next goal after losing pre-pregnancy weight is to try to get as close to breaking the 80's possible - hopefully in time for my sister's wedding in October!

Fingers crossed, really need to bounce back from this pregnancy quickly so that I can continue my weightloss journey.  It's really important for me to reach a healthy weight range, I have been working on it for so long. I need it for me, I need it for hubby, and I need it for my children.  I'm way past it being for the sake of looking good - it's for the way I want to feel from the inside. I want health, yes!  I want fitness, yes! I want to feel energized!

Update :-)

Okey dokes, it's been 4 months since I wrote anything on my weight-loss blog.  Perhaps because there was no weight-loss, just preggy weight-gain.  I'm not handling the weight-gain very well, at all, even though it's baby-weight.  But I don't think it's all baby-weight as it literally feels like my bum is growing by the minute.

I really felt bad this morning when I stepped on the scale and I'm 7kg+ up and still have 11 weeks of pregnancy to go, and now it's the time that I'm really going to gain fast as baby is putting on weight.  I do remind myself that it's normal, and not to be too hard on myself, but it's not always easy.

So this morning I decided to take a bump pic and put it next to a bump pic from my first pregnancy and I felt so much better.  The progress I made is not gone.  All hope is not lost.  My fighting spirit is back!













Forward we shall go!  My plan of action is to take every day as it comes, but try my best to make the healthiest choices possible and go for more walks.  Then once baby is born, we'll take it from there... still unsure if it's going to be a c-sec or VBAC - which will determine how fast I can start exercising.  Thinking I will stick to Paleo as far possible, but include full cream dairy, but we'll see.

Blabber from a Bonkers Pregnant Woman

I think I'm losing my mind a bit... I phoned my Dad to wish him for his birthday - 3 days early...  My husband gave me his keys to keep it safe and dry for him at the beach, and I swore that he didn't, until he took it out of my handbag to show me.... Okay, I think I'm losing my mind - a lot, not a bit.  I can't remember preggy-brain being this severe last time around... eeeeek!

I have been quiet on my weight-loss blog purely for the reason that there's not much to tell, except to keep tabs on my pregnancy weight-gain.  So excuse me for being quiet, I promise this blog is going to be much busier from June 2014 onwards!

At my gynae visit I weighed in on 83.7 with jeans on, and in the afternoon when I usually weigh in heavier.  I was quite chuffed with that.  Prior to conception I weighed in at 85.4, and after Reboot at 82.4.  Then I gained a bit over the week and weekend and weighed in a bit heavier on Monday, but I got my eating in check and this morning weighed in again at 83.5, so I am happy with that.  Just need to focus on keeping unnecessary weigh-gain to the minimum and keep my eating in check!

I'm going through a bit of a fruit stage - I love my summer fruit... just wish watermelons wasn't so expensive at this moment - No matter how I want some watermelon - I'm not going to pay R70 for a small one, that's just ridiculous.  But enjoying some nectarines at this moment.  Last night I only had fruit for dinner, and this week I'm having banana, cacao and coconut milk smoothies for breakfast.

Confession - I need to move more.  My exercise has taken a backseat during this time that I'm so exhausted and that I'm struggling with nausea.  I do feel guilty about it and I know I need to exercise... just need to find the motivation when my body says no... because I know I won't ever regret a workout.

Anyway, that's all fitness/weight news from my side!

High Expectations & Good Intentions

Last week I went through my previous pregnancy's weight stats to see what I have to work with in this new pregnancy.

The first 20 weeks of my pregnancy I remained the same more or less.  Did go up a bit, then down, up and down, and at 20 weeks I was only up by 0.4 kg from my pre-pregnancy weight, where after I gained steadily until I gained a total of 10.6 kg for the whole pregnancy.  Then after Jamie's birth it took me exactly 3 months to reach my pre-pregnancy weight again.

I think I did well way back then, but this means that I have my work cut out for me in this pregnancy, because I want to set my limit at about 10 kg this time around as well.

My intentions are so good - I planned to go on with my workout programme, and eat Lacto Paleo foods only. But then last week the nausea and incredible exhaustion started.  I lived off toast for a couple of days, because that was all I could stomach... I did not exercise, even though I wanted to, I just could not find the strength.  I can't keep my eyes open after nine in the evening, and I feel so drained.

One of my motto's on this journey is "No more excuses", but last week I did use the nausea and tiredness as an excuse.  I can no longer do that, not if I want to reach my goal.  Since I can't stomach eggs which were my previous go-to breakfast, and sometimes even lunch, I made myself a banana smoothie this morning.  My snack will be yogurt, lunch tuna salad and a fruit for my afternoon snack and tonight I will cook chicken with veg.  I will exercise today, even if it's just a 30-minute walk.

I will make this a good week, no excuses - this is too important!

Result-time and my news!

Okay, cool - results are in.  I lost 3 kg and I can see a slight difference in my before/after photos (not posting everything as I have done them in my underwear and the view from behind is just SCARY!)

It's really not major changes, but I am happy with the results nonetheless. Especially since I found out that I am pregnant 2½ weeks ago.  I am thrilled with the news, and have continued with Reboot (besides those two cheat meals - which meant I did not officially complete it).

Although I am pregnant, I'm not going to put my journey on hold - I'm continuing it.  I have decided to go Lacto-Paleo, so will continue eating Reboot-style as much possible, but going to include some full-fat dairy like Greek yogurt and such.  Will also continue with my exercise.

With my first pregnancy I managed to keep my weight-gain low at around 10 kg and I want to do the same this time around.  I still want to go sit and compile some goals for myself and will share them on my blog.

Exciting times ahead!