So the wild rumpus has definitely started. Everyone tells you how hard having a baby is going to be... but until you're there you really can't fathom the reality of the situation. Now that I'm living with an infant I've realized just how much my life has changed... It'll probably be awhile until I enjoy a hot meal again. My showers are limited to five minutes and reading now consists of Dr. Seuss, Maurice Sendak and Shel Silverstein. In other words.. It's on.
However being a mom has taken me away from another huge goal. Aside from being an amazing mom, more than anything I want is to be healthy. Not just healthy but I want a banging body. Saying it sounds so vain and superficial but I know that I'm not ugly. But seriously.. being overweight simply isn't attractive.I want to be healthy and attractive. Simply put.. I want to wear a size six.
So how do I do this? I think the easiest (not to be confused with quickest) and healthiest is going to be Weight Watchers. It's a plan that you can follow for the rest of your life but it also provides accountability. I also want to start taking Max on walks and jobs when my niece starts back to daycare. Right now it's a little hot but I think in the evenings we can do it.
Vanity may be a part of the reason that I feel this way but I truly want to be healthy for my son. As I said in my last post I feel like it's hypocritical to urge your children to be one way while not practicing what you preach. I don't want Max to ever feel the pain of being teased for his size. It's not funny and the pain lasts. I know. It's happened to me my whole life. It's not the words that were said to me that hurt so much. Looking back it's much deeper than just words. I realize now that what hurt so much was that another human being could be so hurtful over a person's size. I got many painful words said to me even when I was at my thinnest. No mother would ever want that for their child. I know my parents don't want that for me.
I want my son to be proud of how far his mother has come and the obstacles he's overcome. Max is going to be built like his daddy. Tall and lanky. But it doesn't mean he's automatically healthy. I really want Max to start healthy and stay healthy. Corny as that sounds... actually it's really corny... It's the label on his formula. Small sidetrack right quick.. I read an article today saying that kids that were supplemented with baby formula in the first 15 days of their life were almost guaranteed not to have a cows milk allergy! Thats good news for formula feeding mommas!
As of right now I'm not to concerned with Max being overweight. He's actually still underweight and probably won't catch up for another three or four months... I really hope that I can catch him up and then let him maintain an average size. That kid is so amazing and theres nothing I wouldn't do for him.
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One of the things we did to eat more healthy was to make sure Torie was eating healthy. She ate what we ate when she was starting to eat regular food. We made her baby food which is very easy. When she was ready to move to the regular food, we put the food in a processor to mix it up.
While WW will hold you accountable, there is nothing that will hold you more accountable than your own kid or the well being of your kid.
I believe it was because we fed Torie all types of foods that she will eat whatever we present to her now. It ticks me off to no end to see 1-2 year olds eating nothing but junk - candy, cheetos, etc - so we didn't do that and now she doesn't beg for it. We occasionally give her a bite or two of cake or icecream or a cookie, but she would rather eat fresh veggies and fruit. It's hard to keep fruit for me to eat because she will eat it all, but I'm perfectly fine with that.
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