This year is the year I think my husband and I plan to start trying for a baby. I'm 32, will be turning 33 in April. I've been battling my weight for YEARS with half-hearted diets, a stint on Weight Watchers, etc. I've hovered around 200 pounds on a 5'4" frame for the last few years. My lowest adult weight was in the 140s but that was nearly a decade ago at this point. I really would like to get my body into better shape before getting pregnant.
I was reading this book, Expecting Better by Emily Oster, that talked about how it's not really about how much weight you gain DURING pregnancy but what weight you start at. Obese mothers tend to have more complications, the babies have more complications... all around, it's recommended that perhaps you try to lose a few pounds. I was born prematurely and I'd love to just try to avoid whatever setbacks I can actually control with my weight. I don't know what those are but I have a lot of anxiety and fear about pregnancy and childbirth and my weight is one thing I actually CAN control for the most part.
So that's me. Today is my Day 1 of the 2021 weight loss journey. I'm aiming to get down to maybe 160 by June, MAYBE. That's about 40 pounds for me. I'm not sure if it's possible but I really want to try. I need it to click in my head that this is not just about me. It's no longer just ME, it's about my future baby. I want to give them a good life and the best chance before they're out in the world. So this post is me holding me accountable. Any other future parents-to-be trying to also get healthier?
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