Saturday, September 6, 2008

Another myth busted

I told myself I'd lose the baby weight in 3 months (mind you, two days before I delivered I weighed in 60 pounds heavier than when I'd begun).

When, in 3 months, I was still wearing my maternity clothes, I changed the plan to 6 months. 6 months seemed like plenty of time for my body to go back to what it looked like pre-baby.

After six months of rigorous exercise and dieting, and still not being able to get over the hump of losing that last 10 or 15 pounds, I temporarily gave up.

I got back on the horse, though, bound & determined for one thing- to wear a bikini again on our family vacation (which I had wisely planned for the very last week of the summer).

Braden is almost 9 months old now, and I think I'm finally there. I guess no matter how high or unrealistic you set the goal for yourself, the old saying is true- "it takes nine months to gain it, and it will take nine months to lose it." Anything you hear differently, is just a myth.

Well, just short of nine months- I made my goal, and I made it GOOD!






2 comments:

Lori said...

You look great, and looks like you guys had a great time.

Anonymous said...

I think you look great!