Well, that explains it

Yesterday was my friend The Brunette Foodie‘s little boy’s first birthday party. (I cannot believe he’s one already.)

When I was getting dressed to go, I decided I wouldn’t wear my swimsuit because Joshua likely wouldn’t play in the water anyway. He never does. Usually. Except for yesterday because I wasn’t wearing my swimsuit. Go figure.

So I dug around in my dresser for some shorts and after trying on the 3 pair I own the only ones that fit were a pair of maternity bermuda shorts.

These are the only shorts that have really fit me in two years, if I’m being honest, and they don’t fit me well.

Even with their elastic-waisted goodness, I was ridiculously uncomfortable yesterday. I’ve been ridiculously uncomfortable for weeks.

Want to know why?

Because I’ve gained NINE POUNDS this summer.

I’m at 202 pounds as of this morning.

I can see the 9 pounds in my face and feel them in my mid-section. I can feel my boobs resting on my stomach.

I hate the way this feels.

This has been the summer of cookies and ice cream and inactivity. I hate the fact that I ate those cookies that put them there when I could’ve NOT eaten them or had an apple instead.

While I’m ridiculously sad the summer is ending, I’m thankful that soon, I’ll be closer to the gym and I’ll have childcare again at hours that are conducive to me actually GOING to the gym.

I think the elliptical has missed me.

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Diana @Hormonal Imbalances

Tuesday 12th of July 2011

I shudder at the thought of trying on my old teaching outfits. I was thinking, "Gosh, some of those are almost new, I could wear a few at BlogHer" and then I remember that it was BEFORE the baby and there is NO WAY they are going to slide up my thighs. And button?

::smirks::

That's a dream.

I like eating.

Miranda

I LOVE eating. That's the problem.

I do not even want to think about having to get back into my teacher pants in three weeks. AHH!

Rach (DonutsMama)

Thanks for putting this out there. My eating habits are trash--I eat what's convenient but most the time I don't eat b/c I'm stressed or running around frantically. Or Donut's in one arm and all I can grab are a bag of chips. I miss being healthy.

Me too. I eat like crap. I mean, it could always be worse, but yeah, mostly it's crap.

Katie

Monday 11th of July 2011

i have gained weight too. it is not good. i HAVE to make healthy choices starting four weeks ago!

Make those choices, lady!

Suzanne

Summer is especially hard because I stay up later so there is a much long period of couch-sitting in the evenings. I get SO HUNGRY right about...oh, hey, look at the clock it's 8:30 pm so right NOW, and I am terrible at making wise choices at night. I could eat nothing but veggies all day and keep myself so busy with the toddler I wouldn't even notice, but after dinner? I will still eat a pint of Ben & Jerry's. I swear it's a biological thing.

That's me, too. I think I need to have something sweet in the evenings, and because it's so hot, those sweet things have been lots of ice cream.

Tiffany

Girl, I know. I haven't weighed myself but, I don't need a scale to explain the way I feel. I know the extra weight is there. The husband is home (he works for the school system and is off for summer too) and when he's around, it's like all rules go out the window. He doesn't gain weight though. Naturally.

Even without stepping on the scales, I could tell the weight was there. It's quite obvious from the way I feel. I'm just all....large. Or extra large...