I gained quite a lot of weight during my second pregnancy and found myself overweight for the first time in my life. Still, I didn’t worry excessively over this fact, but simply put my two babies in the baby jogger every morning and faithfully went for my daily run. I lost twenty pounds, slowly but surely, without tweaking my diet at all.
Still, as my youngest grew from infant to toddler and then to a preschooler, I was still lugging around an extra ten pounds that was beginning to bother me. I decided to speak with a sports trainer at my gym to find out what I was doing wrong.
I told her that I was ten pounds heavier, but maybe this was just the new me. After all, I was older now and had been through a few pregnancies. Her few words motivated me to change some habits.
She said, “We call that creeping obesity. You gain about ten pounds per decade and before you know it you’re obese!”
I was appalled! I wasn’t going to let obesity creep up on me! I asked her to help me calculate the number of calories that I would need to eat to loose this last ten pounds.
I lost that weight in one month, and I am happy to report that I have easily kept it off these past four years. Below are a few of my personal diet success strategies:
- Eat three meals per day. By filling up on healthy and nutritious food, I find I don’t crave junk food.
- Fill your whole plate with food at each meal. Concentrate on complex carbohydrates like fresh fruits and veggies and complete proteins. Eat small portions of high calorie foods like starches and less complex carbohydrates.
- Drink water throughout the day.
- Exercise daily. Find something you enjoy to help you to be consistent.
- When craving something yummy, just eat it. Indulging when you need it will not pack on the pounds, and your healthy lifestyle won’t leave you filling deprived.
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I like that term – creeping obesity – I’ve never heard it before but if you look at the average example of a 30 – 40 – 50 – 60 year old it quickly becomes apparent.
Cheers,
Trevas
Like your ideas. I didn’t realize you’ve lost so much weight as you never looked heavy to me, but how great that you have met your goal.
I just think you are always so cute!
Look who’s talking, the queen of cuteness. I lost thirty pounds after having Nattiecakes. I know it’s hard to believe. I was chubby. I felt nauseous if I didn’t eat for most of the pregnancy. Really really unfair. Oh well. Beautiful baby was worth it.
Thanks for your comments.
Kristine