Who I am and what I gained!

Let me start off by introducing myself. My name is Kristen, I'm 25 years old and a mother to two beautiful children, and I need to get back into shape! My daughter is just a few weeks shy of being 2 and a half (going on 18), and my son is a day shy of being 6 weeks old. When I got pregnant with my daughter, I took the whole "eating for two" saying literally. I was working long hours, on my feet most of the day, and when I wasn't busy, I was eating. I gained 60 pounds total with that pregnancy. My normal, athletic frame had turned into mush and I was big. I mean BIG. I started off my pregnancy at 128 pounds and when I delivered my daughter, I weighed in at 189 pounds. I got stretch marks on my hips starting at around 28 weeks (thick ones) and on my lower belly after I delivered. I also got stretch marks on my inner thighs that extended down to almost my knees. GROSS. Here's what those ones look like now:



I ended up losing the majority of the weight by four month post partum, and had to use the help of weight watchers to carry me the rest of the way. I ended up being 133 pounds when all was said and done, and I was pretty happy with that weight.

Anyway, almost two years later my husband and I decided to try for a second child. We got pregnant right away, and this time I vowed to eat healthier, exercise more, and gain only the necessary amount of weight needed to have a healthy child. My body had other plans. Although I did eat healthier and was active more, the pounds kept creeping up on me... depressing me. We decided that my body NEEDS the extra weight when I'm pregnant. I don't know why, but I gained almost the same amount of weight this pregnancy and lived and ate differently. I started my second pregnancy weighting in at 133 and the day of delivery, I was 189.. the same weight I was when I delivered my first child! However, this time I only gained 55 pounds!

I thought to myself "easy peesy! This weight will come off in no time!"... So I left the hospital two days after delivery and weighed in at 181! Who pops out a 7 oz 10.5 kid plus fluids and comes out only 8 pounds lighter? This wasn't fair! I found out it was water weight gain, plus my milk was coming in which HAD to have added 10 pounds to my boobs... they were ginormous!

Let's fast forward 6 weeks. Here I am, 159 pounds. I have officially lost 30 pounds but am FAR from where I want to be... where I NEED to be. My goal is to be 130 pounds by October 8th, which is when we are taking a trip to Las Vegas for my Brother In Laws 21st birthday. I have almost 2 months to lose the rest of the weight.

My goal is to workout everyday (some days harder than others) and start back up on weight watchers. I will be documenting my progress on here, so feel free to leave comments! Motivation is the KEY!

I also saw there was a Victoria's Secret Sale on their Miracle Bra Bathing Suits... I might have to buy one for extra motivation.... :)

Oh, and I do want to mention one thing. I am not ashamed of my stretch marks. It took me 2 years to not be ashamed of them, but it reminds me everyday that my body was capable of bringing two amazing kids into this world. And, although I would rather have gone without them, I couldn't prevent them and won't deny that they are there. So, you shouldn't be ashamed either!