tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7519610371756735682.post8951033264610074064..comments2024-03-15T04:52:16.456-04:00Comments on Marbles Rolling: Mcfatty Monday--how many weeks has it been, now?Jacqueline Searshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04091598444684936482noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7519610371756735682.post-1661443099757660532010-07-26T21:35:42.303-04:002010-07-26T21:35:42.303-04:00Thanks for your support! I always feel better when...Thanks for your support! I always feel better when I'm in the company of other new (ish) moms :)<br /><br />Navigating the Mothership: I agree that putting effort into looking good definitely goes a long way in feeling good about ourselves--I will come up with 10 things that I like about myself--I haven't done that in a while. Stay tuned--maybe I'll share them!<br /><br />My body image IS skewed--I'll admit that generally, I have the same gripes about my body at 145 as I do at 120...<br /><br />Becoming a mother has brought another level of acceptance while also offering endless opportunity for comparison and a feeling of never measuring up. <br /><br />I would love to say enough is enough. If I can't own it now, when will I!? If not for ourselves, then for our babes!Jacqueline Searshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04091598444684936482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7519610371756735682.post-14593761016438663352010-07-26T16:34:59.148-04:002010-07-26T16:34:59.148-04:00I never had a great body before pregnancy but have...I never had a great body before pregnancy but have even more motivation to get one now! I definitely have that mom body but that's okay with me - I've always had good wide birthing hips :)Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16084296976845882227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7519610371756735682.post-42475685650952965212010-07-26T15:40:37.788-04:002010-07-26T15:40:37.788-04:00Thanks for sharing, I stepped on the scale today I...Thanks for sharing, I stepped on the scale today I am 6lbs away from pre pregnancy weight (another 15 that I let creap on while we were TTC because "what was the point in trying to hard to loose it when I was going to be pregnant soon") and I fit back into a carefully chosen selection of my "normal" clothes. I have read your blog for the last just over a year as I tried so hard to concieve and then felt like a pregnancy failure when I did not feel like an earth mother goddess the whole step of the way. Your blog has always made me rethink and relook at my attitude and I hope that your adventures in weight loss can keep me from getting frustrated when things don't work out perfectly.Yankee in Englandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12801047649293188238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7519610371756735682.post-38330273329659013372010-07-26T10:42:28.499-04:002010-07-26T10:42:28.499-04:00I could have written this post, except the whole b...I could have written this post, except the whole back into all my pre-preggo clothes. My body changed a lot my hips honestly did not exist, they were so narrow that my dr warned me that I may have no choice but to have a C-section. And then hormones kicked in and they went out and out and stayed that way. I look in the mirror and see the shape I envied not too long ago and miss my old self. This weekend I decided to just get rid of those clothes that were made for a body that I no longer have, I can loose fat but not bone. <br /><br />This week I am learning to love the new me. <br />www.thereelfamilyblog.comLA @The Reel Familyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00359292292773145747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7519610371756735682.post-82116451004410547432010-07-26T10:27:19.862-04:002010-07-26T10:27:19.862-04:00I have never had a child of my own. I have never e...I have never had a child of my own. I have never experienced the changes in my body that all of you mommas have. I can't say that I will love my body when I am done. Hell, I don't love my body now. But... I can say that body image, in my opinion, is skewed. I think the changes in a mothers body reflect the awesome thing she has done. I envy you and your momma body!<br /><br />I struggle even now with loving myself for the way I look now... Who knows how I will feel after I have my children... But I totally agree with you. Finding the strength to love ourselves is key!<br /><br />Good luck to you woman!!!<br /><br />http://itsjustmeheidid.blogspot.com/2010/07/mcfatty-monday-down-to-business.htmlHeidi - Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05998924590704414736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7519610371756735682.post-55302704604536923672010-07-26T10:21:18.652-04:002010-07-26T10:21:18.652-04:00Yeah coming to the realization that I can no longe...Yeah coming to the realization that I can no longer blame baby weight is a whole new level of depression. I now have to accept the fact that this is ALL me now and I have to do something about it. Congrats on your goal reaching! http://nicolesspirit878.blogspot.com/2010/07/welcome-to-new-view-and-oh-yeah-rocking.htmlnicolesspirit878https://www.blogger.com/profile/16194275366832027650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7519610371756735682.post-44315559783372727712010-07-26T10:10:17.313-04:002010-07-26T10:10:17.313-04:00I'm also a different shape, even though I weig...I'm also a different shape, even though I weigh less now. I've always had a tummy, but it's even more noticeable right now. I like to call it my jungle pouch, just like the one my cat, Stevie has :) And my boobs. I really miss my old boobs.<br /><br />That being said, I just try really, really hard to look at what I like in the mirror and ignore what I don't like. I try to take the time to get pretty on occasion. I give myself compliments all the time (ooh! you look nice!), which is totally weird :) I improved my self image dramatically once upon a time with positive affirmations and I really do believein them, even though they are the cheesiest thing ever. Maybe type up 10 things you like about yourself (doesn't just have to be body related), print it out and cut them up and post them around where you will see them (bathroom mirror, datebook, car, etc.). Then you get reminders all day about why you are fabulous. And when you feel fabulous, it's easier to take care of yourself.<br /><br />Does this make sense? I hope it's coming off OK and not all weird and hippy dippy :)Navigating the Mothershiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02174295191363694422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7519610371756735682.post-37907147253583514632010-07-26T09:33:12.822-04:002010-07-26T09:33:12.822-04:00that is a tough one.
because I'm the same way...that is a tough one.<br /><br />because I'm the same way - I'm under my pre-pregnancy weight, back in my pre-pregnancy clothes...but I just don't look like me. I'm totally different.<br /><br />It's hard, but I think I'm just realizing that there are parts of me that have changed perm. from having a baby. My hips are going to be bigger. I'm going to have a fat pouch. No matter how thin I get, I'm not going to look 18.<br /><br />I could launch into a swoony piece about how I gave birth & it's miraculous & it makes it all better, but it's not always that easy.Blair@HeirtoBlairhttp://theheirtoblair.comnoreply@blogger.com