I don't think that I have fully appreciated nursing before. But I am much more knowledgeable about calories and weight gain and loss now after my weight loss journey a year ago that got interrupted with becoming pregnant. But I have gained that appreciation now.
I did not gain any weight over that holidays and I ate A LOT. I didn't really loose any either, but I didn't gain and I think I should have gained at least 10 pounds. I am thinking of this because Travis and I are tracking our food now. We started on January 2nd.
With my other kids, when I was nursing, I was a bottomless pit. But this time I don't feel so hungry. I think it is a blessing from God. I don't have a scale, but I do know that I have lost 3/4 of an inch off my waist and 1" off my hips in the first week. And I am enjoying my food. I am limiting what I eat, but I don't feel deprived. Some days I just want to eat all day, but other days (most days) I can just eat my food and be completely content.
But I have a day about once a week that I disregard my calorie limit. Today is one of those days. I am typing this as I eat some of a Marie Callender's Chocolate Satin pie, that I unfortunately looked at the ingredients of it, but I have dismissed that bad news from my head to enjoy the chocolately deliciousness of it. As I do, I am thinking of all the calories that my cute little baby sucks from me and not feeling guilty at all. Tomorrow I will be back to a strict calorie intake, but tonight I will enjoy.
**Morning note. Eating junk does not actually make you feel good. Especially when you are used to eating healthy. I feel full of junk!
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Good for you! Glad you are eating healthy. When you get in the habit, it's true that a little of the bad stuff tastes so good, but doesn't make you feel very good, so you aren't as tempted the next time. Wish I had someone using some of my calories sometimes.
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