I recognize that probably all of this is simply water weight, but 4 pounds is 4 pounds. I have realistic goals for this journey. If I can lose 1-2 pounds a week, by my birthday in April I'd be down anywhere from 15-30 pounds, putting me somewhere between 220-235.
When I got pregnant with G and B, I was 229 on my transfer day. My weight today is right around where I was when I was admitted to the hospital for the last time before they were born. I only gained around 20ish pounds even with a twin pregnancy. I lost a bit early on, dropping down to 224 before starting to gain a bit. I started off heavy and knew that I already had a high risk pregnancy, so I couldn't go crazy with the weight gain. I ate. Trust me, I ate. But I think most of it went right to baby A and baby B. I also had crazy, ridiculous heartburn/indigestion from about week 12 or 15 through delivery. I couldn't eat more than a few bites before feeling full since the babies were rearranging my insides to a layout more suitable for themselves.
I'm sharing all of this just to put my weight into a bit more perspective. I'd be very pleased to get down to my pre-baby weight of 230 or so. I've been heavy most of my life. I'm a big girl - 5'10" and just solidly built. I worked so hard to rock my wedding dress back in 2005, and I looked phenomenal at 180ish. For so many people, even that number might be shockingly high, but I looked great. My body is most comfortable settling somewhere around 220. I haven't been below that in probably five years. But there is nothing physically or genetically wrong with me; I absolutely can get lower than that if I put in the effort.
I'll be back later to write up a new goal to add to my water goal for this upcoming week. For now, I'm celebrating being 4 pounds lighter!!! =)
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