In a very graphic demonstration of the lack of balance in my life, this blog has been horribly neglected. Between work, family and baby, the me part is getting left in the dust.
Being back at work has been, in a lot of ways, unhealthy for me. I had been doing well loosing the baby-weight while I was at home, but once I headed back into the office I no longer had time to exercise. I sit at work all day. I come home and sit on the floor with the baby. I started to eat for convenience, since I no longer had time to cook healthy meals. My weight started to creep back up.
My wake up about my weight happened at a doctors visit. I am participating in a study about pregnancy. They needed my 6 month postpartum weight. 183.5 lbs. I couldn't believe the number on that scale.
So in this new year, I have decided that things need to change. I need to carve out a little bit of time each day to make sure I'm doing what I need to do for me. I've installed a food journaling App on my phone, and I'm going to try to ease myself down to eating 1380 calories a day. I'm committed to getting at least a half hour of exercise at least three days a week, more if I have time for it.
We'll address the other issues, like stress and money, later. For now, this is a step forward. Finally a step forward.
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