I did it!!!

I went to the dr last week for a check up. I had been feeling really lethargic and worn down more than usual over the past month. I thought at first it was silly to get checked out but one day when all I wanted to do was lay in the floor in cooper's room and take a nap while he played I figured it was time. I should be enjoying him...not sleeping every chance I get. We are past that point of complete exhaustion!

Anyways, I went and had alot of bloodwork done and I have am pretty deficient in B12. My level was around 211 and it should be up over 500 from what I was told by the nurse. She told me to get on a supplement and they would recheck in a month and we would go from there. She said that would be a cause for my problems though. In getting the check up I also had to get weighed. I always dread that scale.....Well, this time it had a nice little surprise for me. I was back to my pre pregnancy weight!!!! I have not weighed in so long. Don't keep a scale because it can get overwhelming at times looking at numbers constantly. Now, I do need to lose about 15 more pounds at some point but I'm not rushing it. Things just did not go back they way they were which everyone says is normal ;-)I am still working really hard and I know it will come for me.

I have worked SO SO SO hard!!!! For some people they just look perfect a few weeks after like nothing ever happened and for me it was such a struggle. I gained so much weight because I got pregnant in December and by March I was already having issues and having to slow down. That is a long time to be modified in activity and then on bedrest. It feels so good to be where I am now. I feel so much stronger!

I would encourage anyone who is struggling right now to just pick a starting point. I had to accept that it would not happen overnight no matter how hard I tried and that I needed to take it one day at a time. Anything.....commit to 1 mile of walking per day every day for a month and then move up from there. Pick a place and just go and start.........you will see results and with each passing day you will feel better about yourself and what you are doing. You will get stronger and most of all you will feel a sense of belief and accomplishment in what your body is able to do.

Thanks to everyone for the encouragement along the way!!! Just in case anyone forgot how much weight I gained below is a picture at 8 weeks out. I don't have any really current full shots like this right now. I'll have to get some for comparison.