Friday, August 27, 2010

A Goodbye to Chubby Mom

I have lost 26 lbs now. I still can't believe it. This is bringing me so much joy. I had no clue how wonderful this would feel and I am so glad that I spent my summer working so hard. I bring this up because I bought new jeans last week that are 3 sizes smaller and on top of that...they are skinny jeans! I never in a million years thought I would ever EVER wear skinny jeans. Hell, they have the word "skinny" literally in the title! Heaven help me! I bought them and then ordered a pair of tall boots on sale. They came this afternoon and I tried on the boots and jeans together and I must say that it made me teary eyed. It has been several long years since I put anything on that made me that happy. I have spent an awfully long time feeling like a chubby mom trapped in sweatshirts and seeing clothes that I wished I could wear. The nagging little voice in my head that says, "you can't pull that off!" finally went away today in front of the mirror. I actually bought something trendy and for probably the very first time since I gave birth to my son, I feel good about myself. I had gotten to the point that I didn't recognize myself and I saw the old Chalna in the mirror today. I have always felt like two different people; the girl before Colin and the mom after Colin. After I gave birth and came home as big as a house, I never really got the old me back. I feel like I have finally merged the two people together. I have realized that I can still be focused completely on being a mother while taking care of myself at the same time. I have learned that if I feel good about myself, I am a better mother. It really does matter. I am writing all of this down today because I have tried and failed a dozen times since Colin was born. I finally did it and I know that the time will come when I have to do it again. When I have our second child one day, I want to have this to look back on. I want to be reminded of how good I feel right now. I should have done this years ago and knowing the way my body works, I will be right back in this boat after my next child (or after Christmas!) and I want to remember that I did it once and I can do it again. I can! :-)

Drum roll, please....Here I am before, on May 31st


And here I am today...in my awesome new jeans and boots. I much prefer "after"!

Now THAT is worth celebrating! On a side note, that is clearly not the top that will actually go with my new fall boots and jeans. I just happened to have it on today. ;-) And now for the outtakes from my oh-so-professional self timed photo shoot. Colin wanted in on the action. It is really unfair that lugging that boy around doesn't make me skinny on it's own. I mean, really. :-)



11 comments:

Shelby said...

That is great! You look wonderful in those skinny jeans and your son is a cutie!

Eren said...

OMG, Chalna, you look HOT! I have to say that I NEVER thought of you as chubby, but you have made such a difference in a few short months. I have of course noticed the change, but to see the before & after really makes it show. Congrats! And I LOVE the jeans & boots!

Erin said...

Chalna, congrats...you look fantastic, but I agree with the others that your pics never look chubby. This gives me so much encouragement for after #2 arrives. The jeans and boots are precious too..not to mention cutie Collin!

PBMelibelle said...

WOW HOT MOMMA!!!!!!!!!!!

elegraph said...

Oh my GOSH! You look amazing!! Congratulations. :-)

TanyatheMom said...

YOU GO, CHALNA! WOOHOO!! You look UH-MAZ-ING, and you totally deserve it. Rock those boots sista'! Ok...thus ends my cool talk moment ;-). Love ya, and we miss you. This being is school thing seems to diminish our ability to get together. Perhaps we can plan a get together for a Monday soon.

Anonymous said...

You look amazing in those jeans! I am so impressed! Although, even more noticeable than the pounds lost is how confident and happy you look!

I definitely used some of the info you emailed me a while back to "fine tune" some of the things I was doing, and I am happy to report that it has made a big difference! Basically, I just started eating less. And being back in school has made that SO much easier...no time to eat, and running around all day!

Laura said...

Congrats! You look awesome..how'd you do it? I need some motivation to get back to pre-baby body.

LT said...

Chalna---I am BEYOND proud of you!! I know how hard it is. I'm proud to be one of your cheerleaders!

The Murrays said...

GORGEOUS!!! Before & After :-) So happy for you!

Anonymous said...

mmmmmmm .... mmmmmm.....nice tits

 
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