“Picture Paragraph.”
You take a picture and write a paragraph (or two) telling us a little more about it. What was going on that day, your thoughts behind the picture, why you bought that (hideous) shirt you’re wearing, etc. It gives the author a chance to ramble and the reader a chance to get to love the rambler a little bit more. They say a picture is worth a thousand words – I’ll try a paragraph. Here goes.
Like any good sister, I recently begged Katy if we could borrow her Wii – duration undetermined. And like any good sister, she said yes, but that she’d want it back. It’s been FOUR years since I stepped foot on that Wii Fit board. FOUR years that have seen four pregnancies (two lost) and more than a few weight fluctuations. I was a little reluctant to get on the board because I haven’t known my weight in a very long time. But I got on. And the Wii board welcomed me back. And then told me I’d gained 19.2 pounds since my last check-in.
Weight gain used to freak me out. Defining my mood, how the day would go, whether I felt sexy, what (and WHETHER) I could eat that day. But yesterday, I just laughed and moved on with my play time (AND beat ALL of my previous records..and most of Travis’.).
To simply brush off a gain?!?!
Yes, I’m pregnant and I know that I’m supposed to be heavier. Even so, I feel so different these past few years in regards to my body and numbers.
Like I’ve finally grown up.
19.2 pounds-and-four years grown up.
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QUESTION: How do YOU deal with weight gain??
splendid…lindsay
I am 22 and a half weeks pregnant and because of my morning sickness and losing 10 lbs. in the first trimester, I have just started to gain weight since week 20 and it’s weird. I am definitely not used to this.
Love it. And this should probably be celebrated with a bowl of victory ice cream. ;)
I haven’t weighed myself in a year (almost) and I have had so many less “fat” says. I have no idea if i have gained weight. Probably ? But I can’t tell. It’s just as probable that I lost weight. Also, fit mama, your pregnant bmi is so fit!! Love your honesty.
I hate numbers. ED’s are so full of numbers that just made me miserable! I still struggle when I see the number go up on the scale and cheer a little bit when it goes down…but NOTHING like I used too. Now I can usually brush it off pretty quickly after I see those numbers. But still, I’d love to get to a point where I don’t even care at ALL again! For now, I pretty much just avoid the scale altogether!! But since I know where you’re coming from, I must give you some mad props
Weight gain doesn’t bother me nearly as much as muscle loss!
I gained 3 pounds over the holidays, but was much more upset with the 10 pushups I lost off my max rep.
I LOVE seeing your pregnancy weight gain photos! xo
I definitely was fine with weight gain and felt awesome throughout my pregnancy, but I still was shocked when I saw the numbers go up – not in a bad way, but in a “woah! it doesn’t feel like that!” way
This makes me smile. :)
What a great perspective!! I also do not do well with weight gain… it makes me hate the scale. :)
I love this! And I admittedly need to get to a place where seeing a number doesn’t freak me out, good or bad. I tend to just steer clear of weighing myself just because I know it messes with me, when I KNOW I don’t need a number to validate how I feel in my body. But I do wish I could make peace with it, no matter what. A goal. XO!
Love that this was your response! I wasn’t sure by the title of the post but it makes me so happy to think how much you’ve changed and grown and from hearing your story, you sound like a different Lindsay. Freedom! Praise God. :)
I think weight gain when you are pregnant is happy weight gain!!
I used to deal with weight gain by (1) crying and crying and crying, then (2) either restricting my food or bingeing big time. It was a real fun life.
Now, I deal with weight gain by… Oh, wait! I don’t step on the scale anymore! I have no reason to, since it wouldn’t change my current eating or exercising habits. Here’s to being happy and healthy and amazing!!
If we’re being honest, I don’t think I do well with weight gain. I wish I could just brush it off but I’m still working on it. I’ve gotten much much better, but it’s still hard!