Post Baby Body

I don't know how many of my friends got those sweet genetics where your post baby body looks just as hot or even hotter post baby, but I didn't get it. Honestly, I don't mind the stretch marks or the gained weight necessarily. But I hate feeling fat. 

Do you know what I'm talking about when I say I feel fat? Hear me say this now, I am not fat & I don't think I am fat. I feel fat. You know that feeling after you've eaten way too much of a good bad thing. Perhaps you eat one too many slices of pizza and then you kind of feel miserable & fat. You might even know the opposite to be true...you eat a really healthy salad or meal and you just feel good! It's kind of amazing how you feel based on what you are letting in your body. Another good example of the feeling fat would be when you are good and bloated. You know that time of the month that creeps up on you and you find yourself in the mirror feeling chubbier than usual though you probably didn't gain any weight or have a change in the shape of your body. You just feel that way.

Surely I am not alone here.

I am guilty of not knowing how to eat healthy. I hate loathe trying to figure out how to eat healthy. Everyone has their own opinions of what is healthy. Cut meat completely. Be vegan. Vegan is too extreme. No carbs. Some carbs but not too many. No sugar. Only healthy sugars. Only organic. 

I'm overwhelmed.

I started weight watchers just shortly after Emily was born. I was good at first, but then I fell off the bandwagon.When I did WW the first time I chowed down on fruits & veggies because they were free points. This was a good thing. This time I chose to still eat fairly unhealthy from time to time or saved up all my points for a good fatty pizza. It's really no way to "diet" or eat right. A friend once told me you choose your battles when it comes to food. You eat healthy all day so you can have a scoop of ice cream or you eat healthy all week so you can out to dinner Friday night and indulge a little. I need to learn this. I need to learn to occasionally indulge because I've been so good, but the problem is...


I haven't been very good.


I head to see my sister next week and upon my return it's starting a new lifestyle of healthy eating & exercise. While I am away my in-laws will drop off a treadmill to help with that exercise thing. I will make it my daily goal to at least walk on that thing, but will also be starting the couch to 5K program. I'll go outside on the days its bearable, but those days are numbered here in Texas. The hot days are creeping up and soon running outside just won't be worth it. 


For the time being though, I have got to figure out what healthy eating will look like for me. I can't go extreme, it just won't happen. I fail when I go extreme. I'd be interested to know what you do or how you eat healthy. What do you cut or avoid? I don't even know where to begin & don't want to be overwhelmed. I need simple to start me out. A couple of years ago a health nut friend taught me how to pick breads so that they are healthy for me & not just look like it on the package. She taught me to read the ingredients and which ones to avoid. I need to do this, slowly though. A friend of mine just mentioned to me the Clean 15 & the Dirty Dozen when it comes to produce. I need to remember this. But what else should I be avoiding or taking in more of?


Warning: I hate veggies.

(source)

I know they are good for me. And I have come a long way. I used to only eat green beans & corn, but now I like zucchini, squash, tomatoes (sometimes), mushrooms, lettuce (not too much), & carrots. But none of these fresh or raw, they must be cooked or dipped or drenched in dressing. 


I hate complicated recipes. If it calls for more than 10 ingredients I won't make it. If it takes me longer to prepare than to cook, I won't make it. If it calls for random ingredients I'll never use again then I won't cook it. 


HELP! How do I adopt a simple healthy eating style?

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