Today I was going over some notes in my pregnancy journal from last year. I am already 4 pounds UNDER my pre-pregnancy weight! And, I have 1 pound to go before I reach my after-baby weight!!
See, I gained a total of 5 pounds in my last pregnancy. After delivery, when all was settled, I ended up 5 pounds under my pre-pregnancy weight. That was amazing. But, here's the really great part of that story...
A few months before I got pregnant, I had started working to lose weight, just as I'm doing now. (minus the blog ;) ) As I worked, I prayed the Lord would give me a longer break between babies so that I could work to lose the weight I believed was necessary to lose to have a safe and healthy pregnancy. I had been borderline GD for the last few babies and I knew I needed to make big changes. I believed I had a great reason to ask for a break. After all, the Lord would want me skinny to have more babies, right?
Well, just 2-3 months into my efforts, I ended up pregnant. And that was with some efforts on my part to even avoid a pregnancy! (charting with only one cycle isn't real helpful ;-) ) I was confused. I was frustrated. I was annoyed. I was scared. And, I was even a little embarrassed that I hadn't lost more weight before getting pregnant again.
Guess what? I had a tough pregnancy. I was very tired, sick, sore, and never really got any kind of "second wind" that I normally would with our other babies. Guess what else? I ended up diagnosed with GD in the last month. Because of that, I lost the homebirth I had planned and ended up with a not-as-bad-as-it-could-have-been-but-still-miserable-in-my-book hospital birth. My poor choices over the years had done just what I feared they would do. Prevented me from the *best* I had hoped for.
However, my prayers were not unheard. I may not have gotten the break I wanted to lose the weight, but I *did* lose weight! In nine months I grew a 8.9 pound, healthy baby girl and LOST 5 pounds!! Pretty funny how the Lord works. Because of the GD, I also gained some new insights into my eating habits, I learned a bit more about nutrition, I learned even more about the medical community ::sigh::, and I learned a GREAT DEAL about trusting the Lord in a mighty way.
So, I'm excited that I'm back where I started a little less than a year ago. I'm praying that I'll see ONE-derland before Baby's first birthday. THAT would take another miracle, but I know and love Someone who is very good at those. :D
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This is a challenging journey, so your gracious encouragement is quite welcome.