[IncontRHOllable]

Congratulations to you ladies that are doing the darn thing! I guess I may be alone on this but I RE-FEE-USE to get on a scale and weigh myself. For me, the scale is my enemy. If I get on the scale and it says that I have not lost anything it will discourage me from continuing on my journey back to a size 6 my pre-pregnancy size. I had a baby a little over a year ago and I thought that I would be like my sisters and just automatically go back to my pre-pregnancy size. Well, that did not happen for me. After having my son I was a size 13/14. I could not fit even a half of a leg into my clothes! I knew I was not about to go out and buy a whole new wardrope so I had to do something about it. So what I have been doing is just exercising 5 times a week. I do cardio by running up to 3 miles. After I do my cardio, I hit the weight room and either work on my upper body or lower body. As far as eating is concerned, I don't eat dinner or heavy meals past 6:30 pm. If I must have a snack after 6:30, then I eat a piece fruit or raw vegetables. Before I eat any meal I drink a full glass of water with a lemon in it. This helps to curb my appetite so that I don't eat as much. I was never a person to eat fast foods and that has not changed. I still eat the way I always have eaten, mostly grilled or baked chicken or fish and vegetables, staches every now and then. I am not big on fried foods but maybe once a month I'll eat some fried chicken or fish. The problem I have is sugar. Being pregnant gave me a craving for sugars. Now to curb the sugar attacks, I eat fat free low cal pudding or jello. This helps me. Since Feb this year I have dropped 2 dress sizes and am well on my way back to pre-pregnancy size. I am now wearing a 9/10 which is a little big on me too. I can fit some size 8 jeans like the ones from NY and co. Hope this helps someone who like me can't seem to ever get those diets right.