"I like 'em big, I like 'em chunky"

In no way is this a blog about self pity or a cry for 'oh no you're not fat' comments. Because ladies and gents, I have gained quite a bit of weight since I started my motherhood journey. But I feel empowered to get back into a healthy wight and size.

When I got pregnant with Sophie I was 103 lbs. and every bit of it was muscle. When Sophie was born I weighted 125 lbs. There was a break of about 7-8 weeks before I got pregnant with Fox, in that time I didn't lose any weight. When I had Fox I weight over 170 lbs. Two more pregnancies later and the smallest I've ever gotten was 129 lbs.

Pregnant with Sophie at 20 weeks.

Pregnant with Fox at 20 weeks.

Pregnant with Ryker (yikes blong hair) 20 weeks.

Pregnant with Bellamy at 20 weeks.

After I had Bellamy I promised myself that I would not only not get pregnant again, but that I would take time to get my body into better shape. Not PERFECT shape, but a healthy weight for my height, and into at least a small size six.

October 2013, at my smallest 129 lbs., I got pregnant two months later with Bellamy.

At about five weeks PP a friend of mine posted a client of hers that lost a lot of weight on Medifast's nursing mother's program. It is a high calorie program that focuses on getting rid of weight by controlling your diet and not killing  yourself in the gym. Like so many moms I will totally lose my milk supply if I start to work out rigorously. So I met with said friend and laid out of POA (plan of attack).

I started said POA today. 

So far I am pretty excited! I had a great day staying 'on plan', and I even got to eat a delicious brownie!! I am hoping to lose about a pound a week with very light (like nonexistent) working out, but mostly staying on plan with my 1800 calories.

Every Monday I will hold myself accountable to you, my reader, with an update!

Monday, October 13, 2014

Weight:  158.3 lbs. (Bellamy is 7 weeks old)

Neck: 12 1/2 inches

Arms: 13 inches

Bust: 34 1/4 inches

Waist: 35 1/4 inches

Hips: 44 inches (OUCH that hurt to type)

Thighs: 25 3/4 inches (Bigger than my waist size when I got married)

Dress Size: 12

7 weeks PP after 4 children

I am looking forward to this journey. I am really grateful that I have a wonderful support team that is cheering me on. I know I can do this for my health, and for my self esteem!