mhoye's Journal

The last journal enrty I wrote was January 06. I was trying to lose 15 lbs more. In March of 06 I found out I was pregnant. This was my first baby so I wanted to live it up, eat it up and enjoy the whole pregnancy experience.  And I did!

A year later I am proud to annouce that I gave birth to a beautiful healthy girl on November 17, 2007/ Gabrielle Ariana Hoye weighed 8.03 lbs and was 19.5 inches long. I gained ALL of my weight back plus 3 lbs. When I delivered I weighed 226lbs. Now it has been 10 weeks since the delivery. I am back attending Fit Challenge Weight Managmenet Center. That is the program that helped me to lose the weight previously.

When I returned my post partum weight went down to 209lbs. My first week at Fit Challenge I've lost 7lbs! I'm on the road to recovery. This is how I started before.

From my pregnancy, I now realize that I have to monitor every morsal of food that goes into my mouth and I can not afford to eat terribly (pizza, fast foood, etc) for more than 1 day a week. If I get pregnant again after I lose the weight again, I will continue to monitor my starches and processed foods through out my pregnancy to keep from getting this big again.

I also realized that I have to commit to fit challenge for a life time if I want to live the rest of my life a size 8. The work out is good and I the accountability is strong. I've seen some girls who attended when I was there and they are still working out. They look fabulous! This time, I'm in it to win it! The journey begins again!