Comments | mayzey: A little more than halfway

mayzey

A little more than halfway

Mar 19, 2006 15:34

Before I got pregnant, I was 170 lbs. (I'm 6 feet tall.) By around mid-December of last year (when Dash was about 10 months old), I was 215 ( Read more... )

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bliss_ March 19 2006, 21:08:00 UTC

Boobs and I think that is amazing, congrats. :D

mayzey March 23 2006, 03:37:30 UTC

Thanks you, Bliss and Boobs. :-) You sound like twins!

iayork March 19 2006, 22:12:23 UTC

Congratulations. How are you doing it? Joined a gym, or what? I have an extra 10-20 lb I'd like to get rid of myself (I'm around 200 lb now, up from the 185-ish I've been since my teens).

mayzey March 23 2006, 03:50:05 UTC

(I'm around 200 lb now, up from the 185-ish I've been since my teens).

Well, I think we all do that ... We plateau at a higher level when we're adults but we don't always realize it. I still think of my ideal weight as being 148 but that was when I was 16!

Not doing anything special, just eating less and exercising more. I do it sort of scientifically - used the net to figure out how many calories I needed to maintain the existing weight, and how much I burn with 20 minutes on the exercise bike, then just did the math to take out 3500 calories a week.

doormouse10 March 19 2006, 22:22:53 UTC

Congratulations!! that is great, Keep up the good work :))

mayzey March 23 2006, 03:53:41 UTC

Thank you! And all the best on your quest too!

bea_nonymous March 19 2006, 22:56:53 UTC

That's awesome! Congrats :)

mayzey March 23 2006, 03:55:23 UTC

Thanks! :-)

galedreamer March 19 2006, 23:43:11 UTC

The weight/pregnancy thing really sucks; an endless struggle. Being tall helps though!

mayzey March 23 2006, 03:57:16 UTC

Yes, it's a perpetual issue, and yes, being tall is helps a lot! You can carry a lot of weight on 6 feet, and it also takes a lot of calories to maintain, so it's easy to drop a few and still eat well.