The baby weight kind of flew off this time due to 2 kids, running around like a crazy person, breastfeeding, and my migraine meds that can cause weight loss. Honestly, it's kind of nice to have one less thing to worry about right now, so I'm enjoying the fact that I can have a beer every other night (dark beer for milk supply) and a couple lactation cookies. I'm 99% sure I'm gaining at least 5 lbs back after I stop breastfeeding, so I'll just enjoy it while it lasts. I'm still eating the same way I always did and working out the same amount I always have.
Someone recently told me they were a little worried because I looked too skinny and part of me was like, "Well, thanks!" and then part of me was like, "Ooh, well, maybe I look worse than I thought." But that's the normal struggle I've always had. I don't have any kind of eating disorder and I don't work out too much. If you know me, you'll see me drink beer and eat dessert. I've fluctuated up and down 15 pounds in the past 15 years (when not pregnant). I'm not confident and I'm uncomfortable with myself when I'm bigger. Yes, maybe people thought I looked better being a little bigger, but to me, it felt odd. To grow up always being skinny, I didn't feel comfortable NOT being that way.
Anyway, this post kind of went off on a tangent of where I was planning on going, but I won't delete it now. This is more of just a record of where I am not at 7 months post-partum. I can guarantee I'll be back up by the end of summer when I'm breastfeeding a lot less, but I'll enjoy it while it lasts. One day, I'll look back at this photo and be shocked!
