Well, I'm not sure what happened to my first post but..Hi. It's me again. Ashley June. This blog is to help me stay focused on eating clean during my fifth, yes, and final pregnancy. After a grueling month of trying, I got a positive pregnancy test big ol' whopping TWO days ago. That makes me 3 weeks pregnant people...what's that in hours/minutes? Anyway, I. AM. SO. THRILLED! 5 little blessings...mine all mine. Well, and Nate's. That's a most important detail. Anyway, to sum up
1. I have/had/always will have a food addiction
2. I was 143 lbs when I weighed in for college VB at age 18.
3. I was 238 (I think-I was a bit hesitant to actually let that number register) at my last appt before I had my 4th baby, Reagan. Age 29.
Wow, that's about 100 pounds gained over an 11 year time span.
4. Holy Cow...... wait - not literally!
5. When Reagan was about 4 months old, after dabbling in a few good weight loss solutions (make a long story short) I found my ZONE. Group Ride/Group Power and most importantly CLEAN EATING which will be referred to as CE from this point forward. Over the next year I lost 47 lbs and was wearing my size 8 jeans like a boss.
So, here I am, with child again and knowing that I CAN NOT. I WILL not let myself eat out of control for the next 9 months. I've already set my goal of being "in the best shape of my life" (a size 6-8 would be great) by my 33th birthday. Yes, I know that's 2.5 YEARS away, but listen, the biggest lesson I learned was that slow and steady win the race. I KNOW that to do it right, it's going to take me another full year to get the weight off. So, a year to be pregnant, and a full year to get the wight off again. Then I'm getting an abdominoplasty ...aka tummy tuck and life will be wonderful. LOL! I'm actually dead serious about that one. I think I deserve to put some attention/repair toward my wonderful, blown-the-size-of-a small-blimp-FIVE-times body. And I don't think I'd actually ever feel like I was in the "best shape of my life" with my loose skin sagging down on my belly. Problem solved. But I want to have lost 99% if not ALL of my weight before the procedure.
Anyway, the last few months I've kind of been in limbo read: my pants are now too tight. OVER. Time to get back on the saddle and push through the thoughts in my had coupled with the nausea in my body and EAT CLEAN!!! Goals for tomorrow:
#1 Drink lots of water (no apple cider that I just bought today at Costco)
#2 6 small meals
That oughtta get me started!!!
