There will be no weigh in post tomorrow. I was holding steady at 154 all week until yesterday when I inexplicably gained two pounds overnight. We are going to blame it on bloating, irritability and an overwhelming need for chocolate and try again next week. Okay? Okay.
In other Hot By Thirty news I have spent what feels like a fortune on restocking my empty closet, yet I still feel like I have nothing to wear. I need a haircut, but I can't decide if I want bangs or not, so I haven't made the appointment. I haven't had my brows waxed in over a year (and it's not like I've been tweezing them myself). I have ugly tan lines on my back. My hair is still falling out- handfuls every time I get out of the shower. I have four yellow-green bruises on my right thigh because I keep running into the corner of my bed. HOT.
But I've been looking through old pictures because, one month and four days from now, I am going to post a Before and an After. And not just before Jack was born, but around the time I got married, which is when I think I was at my heaviest. I'm not sure, I wasn't weighing myself, but I think I gained weight steadily through college, got married at 23, and didn't start trying to lose weight until a friend asked me to be in her wedding two years later. I think I found my before picture. I haven't found an after picture because GUESS WHAT no one takes pictures of THE MOM.
Stay tuned.
Dude that second paragraph is hilarious. This new 'do I have going on means my eyebrows are sort of half hidden or something and Oh Lord they are wild. Plus I lose my tweezers constantly. Anyway 154? Amzing. Can't wait for the before and after.
Posted by: Lindsay | June 14, 2009 at 11:13 PM
I am having the same haircut problem. I NEED a haircut and part of me really wants bangs but part of me remembers having them in high school and what a pain they were.
Posted by: Elsha | June 15, 2009 at 06:18 AM
People SHOULD take pictures of the mom. She's IMPORTANT. And you are HOT.
Posted by: Jess | June 15, 2009 at 07:26 AM
Okay, "hair falling out by handfuls" makes me think you've got some sort of thyroid issue going on.
Sorry, I've been lurking around and reading your blog for a while now, but I've never taken the time to comment. I guess I get stage fright or something... but I couldn't ignore your comment about losing hair. This is not normal.
I do have a thyroid issue -- I am hypothyroid. When my meds haven't been right, I lose my hair. By handfuls. Seriously. It could also be some sort of hormonal imbalance or deficiency in your diet. Do you eat enough healthy fats? I'm talking wild caught salmon, olive oil, coconut oil, eggs, etc...
Okay, enough of my meddling. Congrats on your weight loss.
Posted by: Liz F. | June 15, 2009 at 01:10 PM
Mmm...postpartum hair loss. I was hoping that it would end soon (Teddy is almost 5 months old) but since Molly is approaching 10 months, I suspect that there's no end in sight. BOO!
You are doing a great job, inexplicable 2 lb gain notwithstanding. Go Maggie!
I am now down below my pre-pregnancy weight, but still 5-10 lbs from where I would like to be. I've hit a plateau, though, and I'm not sure I'll drop any more until I stop expressing milk. My oversupply got me down below my starting weight in just under 3 months, however, so I really cannot complain. I guess I'll have to get better at exercising (other than long walks with the baby in the Beco carrier).
Posted by: Sarah in Ottawa | June 17, 2009 at 07:56 AM