Just to give you a heads up, I’m not as chipper as I usually am today. Had a bit of a rough night with the little one and hardly got any sleep. Between the constant stirring, wiggling herself horizontal, cries, whines, slapping and kicking mommy/daddy, well she didn’t get a great sleep either. Somehow she always manages to get horizontal with her head toward me, slowly pushing me to the edge of the bed. For someone so tiny, I swear she takes up more space then my husband and I!
Now, I did have topics on hand that I wanted to discuss, but I have to do a little more research and reading before I can make a post about it and to give my honest opinion. But for now I’m going to keep it light.
We woke up to snow falling in big fluffy flakes, blanketing our yard beautifully, but sadly didn’t last long. I really wish I had captured a photo of it, it truly made me smile and I’m not one for winter.
The day went as usual, feeding and nap for baby girl, our daily walk, a bit of reading, dishes washed and dinner made. We also did some tummy time with baby girl, which she is trying to roll over more and more, so that will hopefully be happening soon. I’ll have to catch a video of it when it happens, at least I will have to be quick enough to catch it.
I took my progress pictures and did my measurements as well. That….was hard. To see myself in those photos was difficult, my husband was loving every moment, I however was mortified. Then came the measurements, I compared them to my measurements a year ago and it was only up one or two inches, but it still hurt. My husband reminded me, which I already knew, that my body just went through a pregnancy and a lot of physical changes from it. I keep having to remind myself of that, but my negative self image tends to take over in those moments.
Remember, weight loss isn’t just physical but mental as well. And my mental has been hurting me since completing those tough but necessary tasks. So now, I didn’t go crazy measuring every little thing, but I measured the things I felt were important. You measure what YOU feel is important. My measurements are as follows:
- Thigh – 25 Inches
- Butt – 52 Inches
- Hips – 52.5 Inches
- Waist – 40 Inches
- Stomach – 48 Inches
- Chest – 47 Inches
- Arm – 16 Inches
Even though I’m very sleep deprived and my decision making is altered, that took a lot of courage for me to share that. But I want to be completely open with my weight loss journey and where I’m starting. I will not be sharing my photos, those are for my own personal use. Sorry not sorry!
I have about a thousand steps to go to hit my daily goal, so I’m going to get that accomplished before my daughter wakes from her nap. Than probably will head to bed early since I’m utterly exhausted. Hopefully my mind will be a little more clear and my thoughts more coherent tomorrow.
Ciao!
Mama on the Move 