Comments on: NowBlowPoMe: 10 Years and 55 Pounds.

By: reddirtroad

reddirtroad — Unknown, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Meh. 155, 145, 135, whatever. You are still beautiful to me and all your other readers.

By: Sandy

Sandy — Unknown, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Your numbers don’t matter to us, but you are a brave girl nonetheless.

By: anne nahm

anne nahm — Unknown, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

I love this.

By: Q Cobra

Q Cobra — Unknown, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Numbers suck. Pregnancy weight sucks. I gained all the weight I lost 3 years ago when I spent a year losing 30 pounds via the gym. My total pregnancy weight gain was 45 lbs and I’m big(grrr) to begin with. I’m with you, never been this weighty before. Sure people say that it doesn’t REALLY matter and it doesn’t, but it still hurts a little nonetheless. I’m getting back to the gym already. Perhaps lactation will help it come off a little faster. Goodluck!

Congrats on the iPhone, the raddest gadget on the planet. I broke mine, but I’m getting another one. Absolutely the most addictive communication device I’ve ever encountered.

By: jon deal

jon deal — Unknown, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Wait, I’m confused. Who IS THIS MYSTERIOUS WOMAN?!

OK, in all seriousness, good luck!

It sucks to high heaven for a couple weeks. Starting out is the hardest part.

(says the man with a handful of peanut M&Ms in his mouth).

By: kerrianne

kerrianne — Unknown, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

You are so great. For being so honest, and for even being able to just pick up your shoes and run. It takes me what feels like forever with many a false start to even get there. Good luck! with the shaping. You will totally rock it.

By: Camille

Camille — Unknown, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

I read this with Jim Dale’s voice in my head. That makes it even better. (I LOVE Pushing Daisies!)

By: Kyre

Kyre — Unknown, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Numbers aren’t beauty and the world has been lying to you about body image, beauty, weight and size.

You were gorgeous in this story from beginning to end.

Thank you for publishing something so brave.

Best to you,

Kyre.

By: andrea_frets

andrea_frets — Unknown, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Good for you! I’m following the same path except I’m 33 and we are planning on having a baby next year so I want to drop 30 pounds. I would say my numbers but I’m not quite ready. I’m doing the same thing running 3 miles, but also I swim laps and I want to add yoga. By the way, I love your writing and blog!

By: Loreli

Loreli — Unknown, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Did I write this?

By: Tasha

Tasha — Unknown, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Your honesty and bravery are inspiring.
Thank you for this.

By: Katie

Katie — Unknown, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

You’re awesome! I wish I had the nerve to put my numbers out there. Funny how those pounds just seem to come out of nowhere when you get older. Good for you for setting your goal and actually doing it. I’m all about the former. Good luck!

By: Allison

Allison — Unknown, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

You can do whatever you decide is important to you. I lost my numbers and am happier for it. It takes time and hard work. There is no miracle here just plain old simple chemistry. Enjoy the journey and all the emotions involved. Good luck!

By: E-Lo

E-Lo — Unknown, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

I’m with you, except for the running part – I can’t run to save my life. Although I am dieting – I stepped on the scale yesterday and I was shocked to see 165 flash before me (I’m 5’6 too). 30 pounds seems like a lot, but I’ve lost 30 before (after gaining 90 with my baby)… so I have hope! Good luck!

By: Strizz

Strizz — Unknown, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Just today I caught my reflection while watching my 3 yr old at her first dance class. I looked like a giant lump of skin covered in a maternity shirt. Except it isn’t a maternity shirt. I am 29, I have three kids, and I weigh 171 lobs. I have gained 10 since moving into my new house several months ago. My arms flap. Knowing all of this I came home and ate a handful of tootsie rolls. It is a sickness.

By: Leah

Leah — Unknown, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Oh My Gosh! Same thing happened to me. Was 90 pounds in high school. Mother made me drink Ensure to put on weight but to no avail. Around 100 pounds all through college—eating & drinking whatever pleased me, whenever it pleased me. Got married after grad school at 24 and 107 pounds. And over five years of marriage I’m up to 133. Not bad, right? But it still startles me! 133 is not heavy for 5 6, but it does seem like a lot of weight to gain in just a few years. Guess I need to hit the pavement for the first time in my life. oh wait, I have to be careful… I just found out I’m pregnant. Good grief, can one actually begin to exercise regularly DURING their pregnancy?

By: Kate

Kate — Unknown, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

My best friend gained 90lbs with her son. Her doctor told her to expect to keep 45lbs of that on. It got her so mad she started to work out with a vengance. She was a size 8 when she got pregnant (5’6”/140). When she was 9 months pregnant she weighed 230. The week after her son was born she weighed 210. Three years later She’s now a size 6 at 130. It took her a year to get the majority of the weight off. If she can do it, you can do it.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Unknown, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Again, you’re definitely not the only one! I gained so much weight with my first two kids (born 15 months apart), lost it, and gained it all back when I became pregnant with my third. I went from 140 pounds to 225 pounds. It was horrible…I felt bad, and well, looked pretty lousy too. BUT! Here I am, not-too-awfully-long later, weighing in at 130 pounds. (I’m 5’ 7”). It’s hard to lose; it’s so much harder to keep off. (I think.) Running has helped me, too, and I’m absolutely not a runner. I love it, though. (Also helping: not being pregnant. Never ever ever again. Nope.) Very, very best wishes to you…I know you can do it! Good luck!

By: kim at allconsuming

kim at allconsuming — Unknown, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Ahh, welcome to what we call Project Boombalardy in our house. I’m tracking my own journey at http://www.boombalardy.blogspot.com.

Just keep going.

By: Terri Sinclair

Terri Sinclair — Unknown, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

My youngest son is 28 and I’m still trying to lose the last of the baby weight.

I ballooned up to 199 with my first child and plummeted to a solid 125 where I stayed until the second pregnancy. It’s been up and down (more up, less down) since then. I don’t think there’s a woman alive who can’t relate in some way to this post. Nice job.

By: Kate

Kate — Unknown, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Wait, did I write this? The cities aren’t right, but the weights are more or less.

By: Alyxmyself

Alyxmyself — Unknown, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

You need HIIT and weight training. Trust me, I am all these stories and more. To shred you need to sprint and lift in intervals. If you HIIT at 2:1 you won’t hurt from the weights, it raises the lactic acid threshold. Google it, you’ll see :) Get it , girl.

By: minxlj

minxlj — Unknown, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

The numbers don’t matter, hon. But thanks for writing so openly – you’ve pushed me into doing something about it myself. The weight has crept on over the past couple of stressful years, and although I don’t know what I weigh (and I don’t intend to) I’m not happy with my measurements and the way I feel. I want to tackle it before it really goes awry!

Good luck, and keep updating with your progress! Find something that makes YOU happy, set yourself a realistic target and stick with it. I’ve found a lot of great advice at bodydoctor.com and started to shape up quickly in 2005 using that (before I got this job and had a brief hint of ‘spare time’ in my life!) so I’ll be hitting that again and making some progress before my 29th birthday in February.

By: Michelle

Michelle — Unknown, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

My joke is that my toddler and I combined still weigh what we did the day before she was born…I was 135 the day I got preggers, 195 the day I gave birth and even after 15 mos of nursing, she is 25 lbs and I am…170. So gym-joinging I did go and yes…we’re with you brave woman! And btw, my arms are what REALLY kill me about my lack-of-shape. Surely they would have more tone after lifting a 25lb. toddler 19,432 times per day??

By: CountryGirl

CountryGirl — Unknown, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

5’6” and 155 pounds is in no way overweight. We could probably all use a bit of toning and firming up, especially after a baby, but…c’mon. Even us smart women get caught up in this image stuff.

But still, it takes guts to put it out there. I am 5’2, 146 lbs, 53 years old and wear size 10 jeans. I stopped worrying about the number on the scale a long time ago. Muscle>fat, you know, and all that.

By: PixelFish

PixelFish — Unknown, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Your weight gain and loss trajectory follows mine quite a bit. I weighed 105 pounds till I was 24. (And I too moved to San Francisco, fought depression, and ate burritos from a place in the Mission. Tacqueria Cancun, if you must know.) And now I weigh 150.

I know the numbers don’t mean much. There are people who are my height and my weight and perfectly healthy. But I just don’t feel healthy. I get tired easily, I can’t dance in my kitchen (or in a club) for more than a song’s worth of dancing without getting tired. I’d like to be able to wear my favourite clothes again. (My favourite t-shirts now ride up over my belly.) I’d like to be able to do the yoga pose I could do a year and a half ago, but can’t even connect on now. Healthy to me means that whatever the numbers I can do what I want.

I just told my boyfriend that now that we’re in eggnog season he has to be the one to dole it out to me. Because I can’t drink just one.

By: candace

candace — Unknown, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

that was the most incredible post that I’ve read in a long, long while….
thanks.

By: Kelly

Kelly — Unknown, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Fantastic post – I found you through NaBloPoMo!
You are one very brave woman – I have talked about my weight loss on my blog, but I’ve never talked numbers… only that I’m working on losing 30kg – 66lb in your speak! I’m nearly a third of the way there!
Anyhoo, if you ever need a ‘losing buddy’ – come and find me. We’re all in this together!

By: Shannon

Shannon — Unknown, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Good luck! You can do it! I need the motivation to do it now. I just had a baby two months ago and I’m tipping the scales at little higher than 155….and by little i mean like 20 pounds higher than that. ugggghhhh.

By: annette

annette — Unknown, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

are you sure you aren’t talking about me? good luck. i am right there with you. thanks for the added inspiration.