Here are the stats and pictures as promised...
Height: 5’3”
Weight: 176
BMI: 31.2
I got awesome news today when I stepped on the scale! Last Tuesday I made the conscious decision to start weighing myself. Prior to this I didn’t know how much I weighed because I refused to know. Throughout my whole pregnancy I was the kooky woman being weighed backwards so I couldn’t see the scale! My chart had “Do NOT tell PT her weight” written across the top in big red letters. I have always hated scales. Even if I was at a good number I would get fixated and think I needed to lose just five more pounds. Now though, I have decided it would be good to know my weight so that I can track any changes. It was quite comical watching my father and me banter back and forth about whether or not I should know my weight. You would’ve thought we were deciding how to resolve world hunger by the way we were going on about it. Finally I pushed myself on the scale and kept repeating “I am not a number…I am HEATHER”! I weighed in at 181 pounds. Surprisingly I was okay with that number. My goal isn’t about losing weight. It’s about running a 5K. You see, I think that, if my goal was reversed and my focus was solely on losing weight, I would be upset with how much I weigh. This is why I don’t think dieting alone works. Your goal is to lose weight but not necessarily change your lifestyle or find some physical activity you enjoy. Today I was asked if I was dieting along with running. The answer is no. Let me first clarify so you don’t think I am sitting at home eating whatever comes across my plate. (The old me would eat Twizzlers or popcorn and call it a meal.) These days I am making more informed choices about what I eat and put into my body. I realize that I can’t eat candy and snacks all day to live healthy. It all boils down to moderation. Two of my reasons for not “dieting” are as follow:
1) Dieting limits your caloric intake which I can’t do because of breastfeeding JW. As a breastfeeding mother if I don’t provide my body with enough calories my milk supply will suffer.
2) Dieting instead of making a lifestyle change seems counterproductive. Why not just change your mindset and make permanent fixes instead of temporary ones? Dieting, in my opinion, is a temporary fix.
It would definitely be easier for me to diet and control my food. Being a control freak comes easily to my Type A personality.
Without “dieting” I lost a whopping 5lbs in a week! I almost fell off the scale when I saw 176lbs! I ran out to the living room to my family screaming with excitement. My dad took a picture of the scale for me so I could share with everyone how much I weighed.
Today I realized more than ever that exercise combined with healthy eating habits does work!
If you are interested in knowing your BMI find out what it is here.
