Actually, now that I think about it, it wasn't getting married that did it to me. I didn't really start to gain weight until we had been married for a year and I graduated from BYU. During college I was very active. I walked several miles a day getting to and from classes, and I usually had one or two dance or PE classes that kept me moving. After graduating, I didn't have to walk anywhere and I didn't have classes to make me get off my butt, and basically I got lazy. Add to the mix the stress of infertility, moving to a place where I didn't have any friends, and a post-graduate identity crisis and it's pretty obvious that I was set up to get a permanent case of the munchies.
I'm ready for a change now. It's time to get serious and get moving, because if I don't lose it before the next pregnancy, it's a slippery slope to becoming Fat Mormon Lady.
On the brighter side, here's a new picture of my little boy. He makes getting fat TOTALLY worth it!
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Hi, this is my first comment here. I found you via Mommy Wars. Congratulations on the birth of your little boy! Your description of weight gain after BYU graduation, post-graduate identity crisis and infertility is exactly my story! It took us 4 years of IF and finally a successful IUI to have our 7-month old daughter. In those 4 years, I definitely did my share of "wah, I can't get pregnant, bring on the chocolate" and my pre-pregnancy weight gain was the result. Then I got pregnant and gained 30 pounds, much of it water (oh the swelling!). I am working on it and am now a few pounds lighter than I was when I got pregnant (YEAH!), but still have about 10 pounds or so to go before I get to where I was before infertility. There is definitely a body image crisis when you have a baby, and I hear you on the slippery slope of becoming a chubby mormon mom (it would be all too easy) but don't push it. You've got a lot of work to do in the whole nursing arena and that is enough to wear anyone out, so keep resting up for a bit and start exercising slowly. I'm in Maryland where it is SWEATY hot these days, but I get out and walk/jog (more walking than jogging) in the mornings with dd and then we usually go for a stroll with DH just before dd's bedtime. Getting outside is so nice for all of us and exercising allows me to justify still eating like a pregnant woman - I swear, breastfeeding makes me snacky!! I'm working on curbing that snackiness, but for me it is the hardest part! Sorry I wrote a novel. Good luck, be gentle with yourself and have fun with your sweet little guy!
ReplyDeleteI think Sawyer looks like you.
ReplyDeleteAnd in the spirit of relating, I got fat after graduating from BYU too. I think it was a lot of the same stuff - moving to a new place, living a MUCH more sedentary lifestyle, starting grad school, etc. I started losing my hair too. I got fat and bald. But I started working out more and lost 20 lbs and my hair grew back, so it's all good now.
I don't know why I just told you all that.
It's so nice to know it's not just me!
ReplyDeleteMary, I'm in VA - it definitely has been sweaty hot! Thanks for reading and for reassuring me that it's OK to keep resting for a bit.
ADQ, Sawyer really does look like me, especially pictures of me as a newborn. I'll have to post a couple to compare.
I'm just about to graduate from BYU and I am already fat. And I don't want to get fatter!!
ReplyDeleteChels, I wish I had some good baby advice, but I just don't, so I won't even try. But that baby is adorable. I may not have any advice, but if you ever need someone to gush, I'm your girl!!