I feel like I have been eternally pregnant here lately and my body does not know what normal is supposed to be. I have been pregnant and or breastfeeding non stop since June 2005. I know alot of ladies that have more children than me and even closer together so I am not conplaining or making an excuse here...I mean look at Michelle Duggar that lady has 20 kids I think and looks better than some people who never had any kids! When I got married I was about 145lbs. That is what I would say is normal. I am 5'6. After I had Christian I was about 165lbs. That felt a little uncomfortable to me and none of the weight ever came off only more came on. When Christian was 6 month old or so I got pregnant with Noah. Chris deployed when I was 7 months pregnant with Noah and I went to live with Charlotte and ate chocolate every day and would walk through the kitchen to use the bathroom everynight when I woke up to use the bathroom. I think I was close to 200lbs. After I had Noah I was holding steady at 176lbs. This weight also did not come off. I was going on walks doing tae bo eating home made meals with organic meats....Then I read a book called Gods Way to Ultimate Health by George Malkmus. It seems a bit crazy this guy ate only raw fruits and vegetables and juiced them as well for a year and healed his colon cancer. I thought I would give it a try. I lost 40lbs in 3 months and did put any back on until I got pregnant again. I was able to stay under 135lbs I couldn't believe it, I felt so much better and became more active. Joshua's pregnancy was pretty good I got to about 167lbs. After I had him it took about 9 months to loose the weight by just continuing with juicing and trying to add as many raw fruits and veggies in when ever possible and limiting animal products. Rachel's pregnancy was almost the same. She is 5 months old now and I have 10 more pounds to loose. Eating healthy is not a diet it is something that you must do to live a good life. On a typical day I will try and make carrot juice with something green in it too. Have oatmeal or cereal or yogurt and granola. Eat atleast one really big mega salad with spinach leaves. Eat some brown rice/quinoa some samon or lentils, and lots of fruits. There is always junk food around me. I cave in almost always, that is one area I really need to give over to the Lord I know sugar is terrible for your body. I feel like the apostle Paul when he said for the will is present with me but how to perform that whick is good I find not. Today we went to Trader Joes and I bought some chocolate covered almond clusters. I love Trader Joes' constant supply of organic produce but seriously think it would help if they got rid of all those good looking sweets! Lord willing I will be somewhere around 135 when Chris comes home in a few weeks!!!
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I'm sure you look amazing, as always! I am having a hard time bouncing back this time. I'm not sure if it is having 4 pregnancies, or being (almost) 30, or what but my body is not happy with me anymore. =(
did you feel worse before you felt better while losing the weight? i always seem to feel bad- headaches, congestion, tired, etc.-so i stop and get no where. also how did you do this and cook for the family? would love some suggestions to get this post 3rd baby weight off. thanks:)
Elizabeth, when I lost the weight after my 2nd baby when my diet changed drastically yes I felt dizzy, headaches, tired, alot of trips to the potty....and after about a month of it though I felt sooooo great! Stick to it =) Since my family was so small with kids not older than 2 when I changed my diet I didn't make big tempting meals. Now my meals are pretty simple and some nights I just make a meal for my family and then eat lots of fruit or veggies leading up to it so by the time it is done I am full already and eat just a kids size plate =) I am going to blog on our meal plan soon =) The best thing for me has been running...more like slow jogging but it makes me sweat fast and produces the most results =)
Thanks so much for your reply:) just the encouragement i needed to start the new week off right tomorrow!
I would love to see your meal planning and grocery budget just so I can get some ideas
Hi Vanessa =),
I am in the process of getting some pictures of our meals so I can do a blog on what we eat everyday =) We basically eat the same thing based on what day of the week it is to keep it simple =) Our current grocery budget for our family of 6 is $400/month. Which to some may seem high...but when you see how many fruits and veggies and whole grains we get it is really not that bad =)
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