Goal Jeans

if you don't mind my asking, how tall are you? and what was your original goal weight and your last goal weight? seems like if you were an 8 and wanted to lose another 40 you would be a 0 by then!

mrscakes wrote: ITA that it's great to have healthy goals  What really worked for me was setting a final goal, but with some mid-way goals first.  So after having a baby last Feb, my goal was to feel decent in a swimsuit by the summer.  I bought a swimsuit that was a size down from my PP measurements and got into it by August (so 6mos PP) - I didn't make any hardcore diet changes, just generally tried to eat healthy, did yoga, walked/ran.  By the time D turned 1, I was into my goal jeans (size 6 - I was a 4 at my pre-baby smallest so based on body changes I made a 6 my goal) and within 5lbs of my final goal weight.  So maybe give yourself some interim goals that you can feel good about along the way.

Thanks, that is a really good idea. I think I have plenty of goal clothes packed away in my closet. I purchased a ton of new clothes right before I found out I was pregnant. I was so sad because I barely wore them and then couldn't fit in them very quickly.

My original goal when I was losing weight the first time was a size 8 but then I hit it and realized that I still had 30-40lbs left to lose to get to my healthy weight. So 6 was my goal for this month and 4 was my real goal. So now I think 6 is a reasonable PP size.

I think having goals is great too! But they have to be realistic goals. If you've never been a size 6, why is that your goal now? Maybe you're body just isn't built that way? PP goals are hard because like Sam said, you *really* need to eat and drink enough pp if you're nursing. It will take a toll on your body by taking from your muscle and bones (calcuim!) and cause major problems. Then the milk will suffer last or your supply. 

Being pregnant right along with you I can relate - I really just can't wait to get my body back. I feel like a cow right now because my hips and butt get *so* big (in relation to what they are pp). I've gained ~26lbs so far and usually I'm told to gain about 40 since I'm so small to begin with. I'm really trying NOT to gain 40 though. lol But I'm sure it'll happen as it did with both boys. That being said - we're pregnant. We need to gain the weight for baby and make sure he/she is healthy. If I had to gain 70lbs to have a healthy baby I would. Whatever happens happens and the weight will come off eventually, kwim? After DS1 it took me 6mo to lose it all. After DS2 it was much quicker (like 2mo) but that's because my life was a lot crazier and busy. I know for some mamas it takes much much longer. I have a friend who is still working on losing it all and her DS is about to turn 1. For everone it's different so I wouldn't worry or stress about it much, especially right now.

Good points! I am certainly focusing on being healthy for baby. On a GD diet right now so I'm gaining my doctor's minimum weight requirements for me and still feel like I'm eating like a cow.

I've never in my life been a size 6 so I have no idea. Pre-pregnancy I went from a 14 to a 10/8. With my family history of diabetes I NEED to be at a healthy weight which for me would be a perfect 135. I'm just hoping that 135 = size 6. Did I mention they were stretchy.

Before I became preggers I was working down to a goal to be a size 6. I wanted to hit that goal around this time. Since baby totally interrupted that it got me to thinking that it might be really easy to forget about myself in the next 365 days.

So I got a coupon for VS today for some panties which I desperately need and decided to add a pair of jeans and a bikini to fill out my order for free shipping. The jeans I got were size 6 skinny.

I actually can't wait to get back to running. I hope this will give me encouragement to remember my goals.