When I discovered I was pregnant with my first child I did what many women do—I bought baby how-to books, naming books and exercise DVDs. I poured through everything looking for a direction, advice and know-how. Absorbing all of the information was fun and I enjoyed it. Of all of the advice I read-- the most intriguing to me was the information on weight gain and weight loss after the pregnancy.
Aside from having a healthy baby I think weight gain/loss is what many women worry about. It was definitely on of my biggest concerns. At the time one of the hottest baby books was The Girlfriends' Guide To Pregnancy. It was supposed to give you the real scoop on childbirth and pregnancy. Having done this three times now, I can tell you it did not live up to its promises. It was also from that book that I adopted the worst advice ever! I don’t remember it word for word but the gist about exercising and weight gain was just to forget about it. The thought was… you’re not going to want to exercise so forget about it. That was all I needed to hear or read.
That advice was the biggest enabler to my weight gain. I essentially gave up all fitness activity and become a blob. The pattern continued through each pregnancy. This all added up to a scale-tipping event for me. The lack of exercise left me unfit and unmotivated. While I gained a normal amount of weight with each pregnancy I didn’t lose it. So with each baby I got fatter and fatter. To be fair, friends and family all over dish out similar weight advice—did they all read the same book? No, I think it’s just what people tell you to make you feel better or help you rationalize everything.
Three pregnancies later... I’m facing a whopping 50 to 60 pound weight loss challenge. I’m determined to do it (I think) but it is not going to be easy. I blame myself for allowing a stupid book to have so much influence over me—it’s my own fault. I should have burned that book-- instead, it went to some other unlucky woman at a garage sale.
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