So, I've been un-pregnant for 12 weeks and I'm finally wearing normal clothes again. I realize that most women are back in regular clothes within 6 weeks after delivery, but my diet consisted of camp food . . . all summer I ate meals like macaroni and cheese with corndogs and chicken tenders with mashed potatoes. I haven't cooked for myself since mid-May.
In retrospect, I probably could have started fitting into regular clothes around 6 weeks but elastic waistbands just felt more comfortable. You go through 7 months of elastic waistbands so anything even slightly fitted feels tight. Pants still fit a little funny . . . tight in the waist and really big in the legs. It's getting better every day, though.
I went into the spare bedroom where I've been storing all of my regular clothes and it's honestly like I just went on a shopping spree. I had NO IDEA how many clothes I had until I stored them for a year and came back to them. I swear I'm queen of khaki pants . . . I guess that's probably a prerequisite for working at a camp. Going through those clothes is the motivation I needed to lose the rest of this weight. I really can't afford to replace the ones that still don't fit, so I need to get moving on that.
If it helps, it took me about three months too! That's about the time breastfeeding finally seemed to have the added benefit of weight loss. :)
ReplyDelete