Trying

So I'm trying to lose some weight. Sort of. I mean I'm not getting all crazy and exercising or anything that drastic. I have been trying to cut back on my late night snacking, which is what really kills me most of the time.

I stopped buying those Tollhouse cookies from Target. Mmmm Tollhouse. Honestly, I could eat a whole carton of those in one sitting. They're dangerous. If you've never bought them, don't. They're like cookie crack.

Anywho.

I stopped buying the Pringles wheat sticks that are so yummy and all the other little snacks that I just cannot have in the house or I will eat not just one but the whole box.

Except ice cream. I still have my bowl of ice cream. And it's not a small bowl. And sometimes it's two bowls.

It's delicious. But shhhhh. Don't tell my butt that I'm eating it. Maybe it won't keep it around then.

I've discovered that having a baby and nursing are excellent ways for me to lose weight. But since D will be the last baby to come from Heather's Hotel I should probably get my act together and change more of my eating habits so I can continue to lose.

So far, I weigh 12 pounds less than I did when I first got pregnant last year. If you count the weight that I've lost since I was at my all-time non-pregnant high, I've lost 29 pounds. (more than 2 of D)

I've been participating in Christie O's Hot for the Holidays blog weight-loss support group and it's been good to have a place to be held accountable even in the small way of having to report whether I've gone up or down.

I still have a long way to go, but I'm encouraged by my progress so far, even when the scale goes up a few pounds here and there. I just correct myself and get headed in the right direction again.

Although perhaps exercising would help too.