Goodbye, Pregnancy Weight!

I admit that I did not gain a huge amount of weight while I was pregnant, only about 18 pounds all told. Nine of those pounds fell right off at Caroline's birth at the end of July (as would be expected), but the other nine... As of January 1 -- a little over five months later -- they were still lingering.

I am thrilled to announce that as I reach the end of my second month on the Beach, I am saying goodbye to the last of that pregnancy weight, for good! (Or, at least until I get pregnant again!)

This week, I was able to wear a pair of jeans I hadn't worn since becoming pregnant. And the size tens I had to give in and purchase back in November, just so I had something I could wear because maternity clothes just weren't kosher anymore... they're falling off of me. I can actually take them off without unbuttoning them!

I've still got another 10-20 pounds to go (the scale is just a gauge, not the last word), but making this mini-milestone has really motivated me to keep going!

Halfway There...

I'm halfway through Phase I! Dave commented this morning that I have so far survived, but I have to say that I've more than survived: I've thrived. Other than one passing thought about how good a french fry would taste, I have not really craved anything "bad." I feel really good about the choices I am making, knowing that they will make all the difference in my health, appearance and mood. I am proud that I was able to create a plan and really be prepared going in, and I know that helped me to succeed so far. And…I've lost 3 pounds so far! Now, while I am tracking my weight and have a "goal" weight, I am not going to judge my progress completely by that. My true goal is to be healthy and fit - and I know that the scale can lie. How I feel, emotionally and physically, is going to weigh in so much more than how much I actually weigh.