What's Your Most Recent NSV

My skin is getting too big for me! 😀

I looked at pictures of my pre-pregnancy body and my current pregnant body side by side, and after scrutinizing them, I realized I don't really look like I've gained 20 lbs.
In the mirror, I feel huge. Even in my arms and thighs, not just my belly. But if you put the pictures next to one another and were to just draw a line down my belly, not much has changed except for the belly.
Keeping my fingers crossed that its mostly baby and fluids. But even if I have gained a bit extra, a healthy baby is all that matters.
I lost 60 lbs previously. I can certainly lose 10-20 lbs again if I have to, especially if its for a good cause.
Every little baby kick or flutter is a steadfast reminder of why weight gain is not always the end of the world (as mentally challenging as it is.)

tuckerrj wrote: »

brittanystebbins95 wrote: »

I looked at pictures of my pre-pregnancy body and my current pregnant body side by side, and after scrutinizing them, I realized I don't really look like I've gained 20 lbs.
In the mirror, I feel huge. Even in my arms and thighs, not just my belly. But if you put the pictures next to one another and were to just draw a line down my belly, not much has changed except for the belly.
Keeping my fingers crossed that its mostly baby and fluids. But even if I have gained a bit extra, a healthy baby is all that matters.
I lost 60 lbs previously. I can certainly lose 10-20 lbs again if I have to, especially if its for a good cause.
Every little baby kick or flutter is a steadfast reminder of why weight gain is not always the end of the world (as mentally challenging as it is.)

The OB/GYN told my wife (at 5'3" and 130 lbs) that she should/could gain 35 - 40 lbs, averaging a pound per week starting in her 4th month during her pregnancy. That was a while back, but I doubt it's changed much. She bounced back fine and each time the babies were perfectly healthy.

My midwife did tell me that I'm gaining a little bit more than the charts suggest, but that my rate of gain has been steady, and with how active I've been, that she's not worried about it and it should come off just fine
She said every pregnancy is different and the weight gain suggestion is just that, a suggestion, not a one-size-fits-all.
It's just really hard to not imagine this as me undoing all of my hard work. Gaining weight is even harder than losing weight. At least, mentally it is, for me.

I had to put on "real" clothes for the first time in 9 weeks yesterday and found that the old pants that have been on my "too-small shelf" are no longer too small, and in fact are too big. It left me in a bit of a quandry because I assumed those were the pants I was going to move into next! You can really lose track of what's going on with your body when you wear stretchy pajamas/workout clothes 24/7 for weeks at a time!

I started walking again for exercise today. Did 4600 steps on Thursday and 12000 steps Friday. My goal is to get back to doing at least 10,000 a day.

Visiting in laws for the weekend, no gym, one park with walking trails is literally underwater, and the last time I went walking along the highway (no shoulder, 18 wheelers everywhere) I got chased and bitten by a pack of Rottweilers. Could have stayed in the recliner w my coffee, but I got out and walked 4 miles in a big loop around their driveway. Definitely not exciting, but it did have a big hill and I got my walk in!

This weekend is giving me many opportunities to test myself, apparently. Managed to stay on plan and pass up donuts, chips & cheese dip, pizza, homemade bread, and homemade chocolate chip cookies. I didn’t even finish my second glass of wine bc I didn’t like it enough. Hit my calorie goal (I’d been too far below over the previous 2 days, so I ate a banana—not a cookie!—to get up to calories last night).

Surprisingly not as hard passing up the junk as it usually is...trying to remind myself it will not make me feel good to eat it (digestive issues lately, seem to be improving with some diet changes).

After a lo-o-o-o-ng hiatus, I'm shopping at Shrimpton Couture again. Cherie (the owner) is a patient peach and has never been removed from my Interac e-transfer list this entire time. Whenever I get a piece from her site, I feel like I'm stepping back in time (I stay in the 60s and 80s, for the most part).

Right now, a vintage Thierry Mugler LBD with an open back has been calling my name. I feel like I bookmarked it more than a year ago. Not only is it still available...it's now on sale!

The NSV? This little black dress is more attainable for both my body and wallet now.

(But do I need another LBD, tho? lol These are great 'problems' to have, considering the times)

I ran 2.5miles without stopping 😊🏃‍♀️ I struggled to get past 1 mile at the start of lockdown. It also meant I knocked 2 minutes off my 5km PB!