Happy Friday

I have made it to my goal! As of this morning I am down 11 pounds! :D I think I get to go shopping. Kind of have to anyway - Dave has a work Christmas party coming up and it is fancy enough I need a cocktail dress! I'm a little nervous. Nursing has made the girls bigger again and last night I tried on my dress from Kate's wedding and it was nice and loose in the belly and too small up top. I hope I can find a good looking dress without breaking the bank. If I'm lucky, I can find one that is inexpensive enough I can get a new pair of shoes! I have been wishing for red shoes...

Working up the Motivation

Awesome Emma!! Your posts are really very inspiring. I need to get better about consciously making wise choices about weight loss. I mean, I *am* back in my real, non-maternity pants, but that's more from lack of eating (while being occupied with feeding little Townshend) than from wise food choices and working out.

It's been a rougher transition into motherhood than I really expected.. Lack of sleep and the learning curve of breastfeeding has me feeling like my days (and nights) are a cycle of me moving from my bed to the rocking chair and back again. However, he's been sleeping in his bassinet more often (which means I sleep in my bed vs the rocking chair) so I've been feeling more rested myself. This week we took a walk with the stroller 3 times.. so that's something!

My dr said to take it easy 'til 6wks, but we're coming up on that pretty soon. Until then, my goal is to go for walks with the stroller at least 3 times a week, and with all the vertical rocking I do to keep Townshend from snoozing through his feedings, I'm sure my arms will be more toned before too long.

"Hello!"

So as I am going along in my weekly meetings with the scale, I always get excited when one of the numbers goes down. Particularly if it is the middle, or even better!, the first number. Today my middle number went down! "HELLO to a new middle number!" Oh, if only you could have seen my happy dance! But then again no... I weigh with nothing on. Awkwaaard....
So I am down a total of 7 pounds today. Is anyone else playing along with me? Rits, I know you can't yet, but anyone else? I'm wishing for buddies today. Good luck to you all!