Today I am thankful for smaller pants. 

I realize this might seem crazy selfish , but it is what I’m thankful for today.  Having children can really do a number on a mom’s self esteem.  Over the course of 9 months you gain weight, have your skin and joints stretched farther than ever before, some people have terrible acne (luckily I dodged that bullet) and we won’t even go into all the other things that happen when you are pregnant.  Then you have your baby and she/he is adorable and everyone is so happy for the mom and the baby and everything is beautiful.  Then time passes and the baby stays cute but the mom gets spit up on and pooped on, some days she doesn’t get a shower, many days she has to change clothes 3 or 4 times, she doesn’t get any sleep, and if she is like me…she is 100% unable to lose weight while nursing. 

Everyone assumes that all women lose weight while breastfeeding.  Let me assure you, this is incorrect.  Losing weight while nursing is actually pretty polarizing, either you drop weight easily while nursing, or you absolutely can’t.  I absolutely can’t.  My body goes into starvation mode and holds onto every single pound. 

Wow.  where did that come from?  I didn’t mean to go into quite such a rant, but there you have it.  I have finally stopped nursing and I have lost 25 pounds.  Thank the Lord for smaller pants!!  (And the dedication to dieting 🙂 )