Okay, that only lasted a few days and I'm back to having the mom-pooch (and can't wear those pants again). And really, I've stopped obsessing about weight ever since I became a mom. Sure I complain about the flabby arms and jiggly thighs, but I'm otherwise ok with how I look. For the past 6 years I've hovered around 110-115 pounds. But I've never been the type to look skinny. That's just not my body type. I was a lot heavier in college (after gaining the infamous freshman fifteen) and was downright chubby (and I have pictures to prove it see below).
At my heaviest, I weighed 125-130 pounds which really did show on me considering I'm only 5 feet tall. So how did I lose all the weight? Being happy and content is my secret. Naks naman. ;)
When I started dating the hubs, I was still in my chubby stage. As time passed, I became slimmer and the pounds came off without even trying. Then sometime in 1999, I actually joined a gym and started getting regular exercise. More pounds came off. By the time I got married in 2001, I weighed about 108 pounds and was toned. But it wasn't like I went to the gym religiously (I went about 3x a week max) nor did I stop eating crappy foods. So I chalk it up to being content with my myself, with the hubs, and with my life.
Fast forward now: I still weigh around 110-115 pounds and lost all the baby weight I gained (about 25 pounds) without even trying. I haven't been to the gym since June 2005 and I look the way I looked before. Of course, my body fat percentage is probably off the charts, but at least I look normal. The secret? Again, being happy and content. (And yes ladies, breastfeeding works wonders!). I love being a mom, taking care of rockstar baby, and being giddy over the fact that I have my own little family. I think if you're at peace with yourself, you won't obsess (too much) about the weight gain. (Of course, being fit and getting regular exercise if a whole other story).
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30 Comments:
naks on the tummy ;D but to me, you always look great!
i can relate with some of your complaints ['flabby arms' for example.. sooo me!] and i continue to struggle with my body image and weight, but your positivity and embracing of self is a refreshing break from the society's expectations of being a certain weight. =) dude, you rock. ;)
ok i was present during your supposed freshman 15 and really now kat! you were NOT chubby! always looked great and still do. i swear you have no post-partum weight. the weight u gained was all jakey! hehe
dang, what a bod! You're right though: the secret to being sexy is feeling sexy! Nice tattoo, btw!
so true about the "being content" comment. if you're happy and you know it clap your hands, err, i mean, the rest will follow. :)
wow, sexy mom! me thinks you're well proportioned so you have the reason to feel good about the way you look.
my 100-105lbs to 5'5" ratio just means that im so hopeless payatot. I was complaining to my doc this morning and he asked me about my family. When I said that everybody's just like me.. he told me to continue to be hopeless, i might stay like this for the rest of my days.. waaaaaaaaaaaah!
Hey, You look good great! Sans the stomach virus and even at a -- gasp!-- size 2. :)
As for me, I will never be the type to look skinny. I've got curves everywhere. My legs, if I ever show them to you, has HUUUUGE muscles in them. I can't make those go away and I don't wanna. I'm hoping I can be like my Mama. She doesn't really do anything to keep the weight off (exercise or eat very healthy). I would scan pictures of her when she was my age, (She was very chubby), but she would kill me.
Here's to being happy!
Silly woman - you look great!!!
i'm hating you right now for posting that picture.
i burned my copy (and others like it) for obvious reasons.
i'm such a late bloomer. *sigh*
and, i'm quite jealous of the flat stomach. it's been a long time since i've seen the bottom of my belly button. i'm beginning to think it ran away from me...
Kat, the last time I was around 110 was when I was in high school. LOL That means I said goodbye to that weight about 36 years ago. My problem is that when I am happy and content, I eat and eat and eat and eat...
Daymn girl, that's hot. Of course I have to work at losing the weight I gained while out there--it so sucks. I'm jealous of you.
I meant, while out here. Grrrrr, lately I've had a tendency to press enter without really checking what I just typed...I want it to be May already.
Whoa, I can't believe you posted that pic! My clothes suck, hah!
Good midriff pic, though! I dream of the day I can have that again. Still dreaming *sigh*
KMRL: thanks! the tummy's all gone now though! and i'm back to being frumpy mom!
GAIL: oh please! i have the pics to prove it! you and girlie were always the skinny ones!
KALA: like all the women out there, i still have a love-hate relationship w/ my bod. but i do try to accept it (most of the time!)
ABBY:i try to be content and be less stressful. more stress = more eating! although i eat when i'm happy too though!
ANALYSE: the last time i was ever called payatot was when i was 7 years old! ahhah... consider yourself lucky! my dad is the payatot one, but i got a mix of his genes and my mom's.
TINTIN: ditto! i just don't have the skinny body type. i can look normal, but i've very curvy as well with flabby arms and jiggly thighs. but i'm ok with myself most of the time!
SOL: well that's what my whole post is about --that i'm ok with myself despite the non-toned body. i figure i look decent for a mom who has no time to go to the gym ;)
GIRLIE: i don't know what you're complaining about since you're lucky enough to have a skinny body-type! you have a flat stomach 100% of the time (and not when you just had a stomach virus). and you look exactly the same! i don't know what you're talking about being a "late bloomer" or whatever. you were thin then and now!
BUGSY: i eat when i'm happy as well! hahah...i love to eat regardless!
EJ: hey, you look great to me! and i'm totally in awe of your healthy/athletic lifestyle!
TRISH: well, that flat tummy lasted for only a couple of days...*sigh*...if we could all be as thin as girlie, huh? and my clothes suck as well... i look like a dork! at least you are always photogenic!
you're too funny, man.
having skinny bones means when you have fat, it shows. and it does, dear. anyway, it's mostly coz i don't have self control... don't know where people buy it these days.
Hi there sexy.
" think if you're at peace with yourself, you won't obsess (too much) about the weight gain. "
So true. And I'm glad you realize that.
Now you know you feel overweight when you start using your baby as a dumbell LOL That doesn't make me a bad mom does it??? =P Can't wait til my stomach looks half as good as yours!!!
PS - I second your comment about Girlie being crazy skinny her whole life HAHAHA
lol you're not frumpy! you're fabulous =D
You look good!
I recently jumped on the healthy food /exercise bandwagon and I have to say, surprisingly enough I really like it. I have so much more energy now. Usually after taking care of the twins all day I was exhausted but not anymore. And the fringe benefit is bye bye mom belly, hello hoochie jeans. Woot!!
Oh and G, what the hell are you talking about. You have a flatter stomach than most people do at 13.
Well then...I wish I can be happy and content like you were so I could peel off the fats. Haaay. :))
Gorgeous abs! I don't remember ever having a flat tummy. *L*
I'm more comfortable with my curves now. Fine, I may not be as fit as I was before, but I, too, am at peace. I've learned to embrace my womanly curves. :D
oooohhhh....nice abs! I think belly dancing did a great part in flattening my tummy and it's been 3 months since my last session 'coz I'm so busy with work and it's starting to bulge, OMG!
Hi, Kat! Nice to hop in here again.
The rule is: the only time a woman's tummy should bloat is when she's pregnant. But that is very hard to keep up with.
I have three children. After I delivered the first, I was still okay, but with the second and third...oh, forget it. :)
First of all, glad to hear Rockstar baby is ok.
I adore miss Emily Blunt! And I am uber jealous bout your tummy! (and the ink too!) I too am not genetically skinny and being big-boned doesn't help either. But for the most part, I don't go into an "I'm fat" induced depressions. I love eating more. hehe
I think "Naks naman" is the first tagalog text I've ever read on your blog. :)
KAI: unfortunately, my theory doesn't work all the time! i also eat when i'm happy!
TONI:thanks for thinking i have abs! you've made my day! but i've accepted the fact that i'm on the curvy side!
MARIE:you and your cuz G have amazingly fit bodies! if i could only have the same body as you guys!
RHODORA: oh i so know what you mean! i know it gets harder after every kid! it's already in my genes! thanks for stopping by!
ALTERNATI: talaga? i use tagalog here every so often, but i guess i haven't in a while! and you look great in your pics! not at all "big-boned" as you describe!
accck I'm jealous. but then again i'm 5'7 so I can't be 108..lol. mommy pooch is the devil. i keep working on mine. you look fabulous Kat. breastfeeding definitely rocks.
no stretch marks too! super!
i hope you're feeling much better now. as for me, after seeing that tummy of yours, hindi na ako feeling better, hehehe! grabe size 0! i don't even breathe in a size 8. hindi talaga fair ang life. *sigh* *g*
anyway, i hope that when you do lose weight next time, it would would be from doing something healthy and not because of a flu or anything, ok? take care girl! :D
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