Weightloss update Jan 2009

Okay, well for those who are interested, I lost down to 224.0 lbs, but was happily surprised to learn that I was pregnant with child #2, and since Jenny Craig doesn’t service pregnant clients, I was temporarilly disenrolled.  The nine months (actually 8 ) were a growth time for me.  I totally reverted back to all my old bad habits and packed the weight back on.  That’s really not any surprise, as a lifetime of bad habits are difficult to change.  The pregnancy was horribly difficult.  First I was told I was having a miscarriage, but later learned it was a cervical polyp and that I was having twins.  Then I lost one of the twins.  Then I had horrible depression issues, which led to medication.  Then I lost all mobility in my hip due to the relaxin and progestin so I was on crutches and bedrest for 2 months.  When I went into labor 1 month early, I was pre-eclamptic and had a 23 hour labor.  But my son was born healthy and whole (although he did have to have phototherapy for 2 days for his jaundice).  So here I am once again hitting the JC circuit and my son is now 1 month old.  Thankfully I never reached the weight I did when I was pregnant with my daughter, and I’m heading back to JC 5 lbs lighter than I was when I started last time.  I weighed in this week at 267.0.  Okay, well not great, but still not as bad as it could have been!  My JC consultant (yes, she was still there and glad to have me back!) asked if I was as motivated as I was last time.  I said that I am motivated, because being immobile during pregnancy scared the devil out of me and I worry that if I don’t lose the weight, this is what will happen to me down the road.  However, I also am very much aware that the first 2 months are just challenging as you have to be so conscientious of what you are doing, and it is hard.  That part, I’m not looking forward to.  I was very glad to see my consultant again…she’s just so awesome.  So after I loaded up with all my JC Cuisine for the week, I went immediately to the grocery and stocked up on fruits and veggies and yogurt….only to learn that there are new varieties of apples now available.  I asked the grocer stocking the fruits about the new varieties and he was cool enough to give me a sample of each.  My favorite new apple is the Rose Gold (or Rose Pacific)…super sweet and crunchy!  And I don’t like apples!  So try one…  anyway, the great thing is, although I was dreading the start of the diet, I found that there is some new stuff which makes it a little more exciting!  So here we go again….good luck to me!!