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please help

reading your journey it reminded me very much of what iam experiencing after 6 months with the band i got pregnant. Even though we were overjoyed i did not know it was going to be tougher after pregnancy.

while pregnant i gained 23 pounds, after pregnancy i lost the 23 pounds and know i am in a stump. partly because i have very poor eating habits busy with a 6 month old i dont eat anything till 12:00 pm and when i finally eat something i choke and end up throwing up if i eat too fast.

i grab whatever i can and tend to drink Soup just to get something in my stomach.The funny thing is that at night i tend to eat more and dont have a problem choking on food. All the wrong habits and still have cravings for chips and Cookies ?

help

pazz

You make a really excellent point, I dont know how I would have coped with a band post pregnancy. For the year after each of my 3 was born, that was when I gained most of my excess weight. No exercise, very poor organisation and eating habits, packets of chocolate biscuits eaten through the day rather than actual meals, too much takeaway food etc. Its a real danger time.

But then again, people always say, oh, I'm still in my pj's at 5pm. I could never understand that. I always just had a shower, I didnt fart around worrying that I couldnt leave the baby for 5 minutes, I did my hair, I got dressed, if they cried, well they cried!

It really IS possible - especially with a six month old when you're not feeding 27 hours out of every 24. Its hard, but you CAN eat properly if you're organised about it. Eating slow is so difficult around kids, but you know, I eat my Breakfast whilst I'm getting them off to school. I know that if I sit down and eat I'll either eat too fast and PB or I wont eat at all becuase I jsut dont have 20 minutes to half an hour to eat breakfast. So I pour my bowl of Cereal, cut some fruit onto it, add the milk and eat a spoonful here and there. I usually choose muesli or somethign that wont go soggy. It also gets round that problem of being a big tight in the morning, because I need to eat breakfast or I eat poorly all day.

You can take the five minutes it takes to make a proper lunch or breakfast and pick at it over time. Or make all your day's food whilst the baby is asleep and have it ready to go. Really, the main problem is taking the time to eat slowly, and like I said, when I"m really busy, I pick. I try not to choose Snacks, I still have the proper meal, but I just pick at it over an hour.

thanks jacqui

i will diffinetly take your advice on just picking at food and really being consistent on preparing my food. i also have a 7 year old that i pack lunch for so i think i am going to start packing my lunch too.

thanks again

pazz