Sunday, June 14, 2015

Embrace the Pooch

As some of you may know, I posted on my Facebook 2 days ago that I was going to start a 5-day juice fast. Today I am writing on day 2 and have already failed miserably. Ok, not so miserably. What was miserable was being on that juice fast. So, after complaining to my mom and husband for long enough I decided to quit. I felt free. Right after feeling a tad guilty. Then I felt free again! For a couple reasons, the first being the most obvious one. FOOOOOD. I LOVE FOOD. I love anything with gluten and sugar and pretty much everything non vegan. Food makes me freaking happy, ok? There, I said it. How am I going to be a good mom to my baby if I'm irritable and "hangry" all the time. That's counter productive to me. Kids, people. It's all about the kids! But seriously. Gimme pizza! P-I-Z-Z-A! In the words of Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen. 

Ok, that is enough about food. Now on to the real reason I'm writing this blog post. My baby pooch! I initially wanted to do a juice fast to get rid of the last 10 lbs and my belly. I recently lost 17 lbs 3 months ago, which I'm super proud of! I have been able to maintain it even with all my eating habits. However, I can't seem to kick the last 10 lbs to the curb. As of about an hour ago though, I realized something. I need to just embrace the pooch. I need to stop obsessing. My belly is probably never going anywhere and will never be the same as it was in high school. That's just the name of the game when it comes to having babies, folks. I realized that my pooch is proof that I birthed a little miracle, and that there are a lot of women that so wish they could have a pooch just like mine in order to get their miracle too. I realized that I can still be confident, regardless of a few extra pounds. I realized that I am not trying to impress anyone except my husband, who doesn't give a crap that my stomach isn't as flat as it was when we first got married. I hope this encourages some of you ladies who are struggling with the same issues! I don't feel defeated at all after quitting my fast! I really feel like I gained so much more. Bottom line is, just do what makes you happy. If you want to do a juice fast or diet to see some results, do that! If you want to eat and live life, that's ok too. 


Now, for some pictures me embracing my pooch and showing it off first the first time, like ever! 

And here is the little person that gave me this pooch. And I wouldn't have it any other way! :)