Changes Abound
There have been many changes in my life over the last 6 months. We put our house up for sale in NC, I had a baby, we moved into a friend’s house to rent, and now we have just moved to Crestview, FL. Amongst all this I’ve tried to stay in shape and since my daughter’s birth I have tried to work on getting my pre-pregnancy body back.
I’m happy to report that I have lost 2 inches off my waist so far, and have lost in other areas as well, legs, hips/butt, etc. My daughter is 4 months old, so not too shabby I think especially considering that things haven’t been ideal as far as dieting and working out. We moved to FL on the 16th and just yesterday we finally got the garage cleared up enough to put some of our free weight equipment up. So with moving, I had to take an unscheduled 2 week break from exercise. Of course dieting hasn’t been ideal either since I’ve been SOOO super busy that I haven’t been eating right, mainly not eating enough and when I was eating it was whatever I could grab, quick, processed foods. Despite all this I’ve done pretty well. And now things can only get better since we are just about all settled in our new place, I’ve got some weight equipment available to use, and I’m finally going to get to start speed skating again, tomorrow as a matter-of-fact!! Woohoo!! I haven’t speed skated, at least not consistently, since 2004, when I got pregnant the first time! So this will help me shed those last bits of fat, yay!
What’s really weird though, is that after losing all but 3 lbs of my pre-pregnancy weight right off the bat, I continue to be stuck at 145-146 lbs! But yet my waist measurement went from 31.5 inches down to 29.5 inches (my mid-section has been noticeably tightening up), so I know I’ve been losing, and the way my pre-pregnancy jeans fit also attest to that. But yet the scale isn’t budging, telling me I still have 2-3 extra lbs on me, and most days I still cannot get my wedding ring on! The only thing I can think of is that I have some weird fluid issues going on. I also keep waking up with my hands and/or fingers asleep which also started happening during my pregnancy so it’s like I’ve still got pregnancy induced carpal tunnel syndrome. It’s caused by fluid build-up and usually goes away after pregnancy. But for some reason I think, I must be, still having fluid retention issues, I have no idea why but hopefully it will correct itself soon.
And that’s the scoop here. In a nutshell, we’re moved and I’m getting back into the swing of things, well on my way to having my pre-pregnancy body back, not much more to go and I’ll have it!
April 7, 2009 at 10:38 am
this may be slightyly random…
i have recently started a leaning diet and intense workouts and i have been noticing my arms and hands falling asleep at night. in fact it wakes me up a couple times during a night’s sleep. it started happening every other night or so and now its allllll the time. but i can assure its not pregnancy for me. did you ever figure out the issue?