Bwopping, Week 4 Report

Ok, I've backslid a little. There was the birthday cake that I made with Bug that mister mrtl didn't want too much of because the cuckoo cookie frosting to "too much." (The plan was conceived between Bug and mister mrtl; it didn't matter that it's no one's birthday.) And what good is cake without ice cream? Give me a break! There was the bag of Hershey's Hugs that mister mrtl bought for me. (I asked him to do this demanded he bring home chocolate, so I harbor no ill will against him for it.) There were a couple lattes, some milk chocolate covered graham crackers, the hard cider (good thing that tasted yukky, because I usually love the stuff)... I feel like I'm forgetting something. We didn't eat out Friday since Bug wasn't feeling well. I really need to start a food diary. Anyway, I did add a magic orange jelly bracelet for some extra help, but it didn't seem to work.

::tangent for an update::
How could I have forgotten the roll of Ritz? (And while I'm there, I'd like to mention that my stupor is so pathetically obvious in how I ranted about my typos and laughed about mistyping "titz" twice each.) Surely that's what led to the horrendous weight gain this week. Anyway, I'm not going to be too hard on myself. The weighing was done pre-poop and after only a minute of nursing. Don't you try to tell me that nursing would rid me of a few ounces. Poor Drip (the right one) was poorly neglected last night because I forgot to move the boob ring

::tangent about my boob ring::
What? I haven't talked about my boob ring? You can see it here. It's necessary to have something to help me remember on which boob I left off, so I switch the ring back and forth after nursing. When not nursing, the boob ring has been most useful, especially when mister mrtl flushed his wedding band and used my boob ring till a replacement was obtained.
::end tangent about my boob ring::

so this morning the poor thing had wet the bed and was still rock hard.
::end tangent for an update::

Exercise? Well... two days I did DDR, but not much else happened. Mister mrtl is five bucks richer for it. A good thing is that I discovered a song today that burns about 20 calories, and it got me not only panting but laughing hysterically at myself. No surprise there, as the song's title is "Hysteria." Since I'm trying to burn 200 calories per workout, this will save me some time (making it more likely that I'll get it done).

148. Gah!

There is a big opportunity for an upswing here, though. Gaining some weight back humbles me; the realization that breastfeeding alone is not going to cut it gives me some more motivation to get off my ass. I have signed on to the Debu Team. We're doing the President's Challenge (which doesn't make me a Jorge W. Arbusto supporter, but he my personal jock strap who can suck my sweaty balls). Hopefully the team will help me stick to my goals, making me more active. Still, I'm a little bothered. Deb's playing the hard ass here and assigned the team yesterday to take before pictures. Doesn't she know I'm blogging this? Doesn't she know that I have a freakish sense of obligation to blog my progress? That would include the picture. I'm totally stressed about taking this picture. The hard cider I just finished is helping me here. (No, I'm not drinking on a Tuesday morning. I'm writing this Monday night.)

Behold the before pictures, in which mrtl attempts to squeeze her post-pregnancy, post-cake, post-latte and all that other stuff body into her lucky jeans (yes, I realize that referring to myself in the third person is a lame attempt to distance myself from such carnage). Remember that I DID indeed once fit into these jeans. Remember??

The pants shall rise again. Word.

Comments

[ieatcrayonz]

You are one brave chiquita banana. As a fellow Debu_Team member, let kick some ass!

I'm down 6.6 lbs since I killed Baby Lauren. Whoo hoo!

[RzDrms]

mrtl!!! you are so brave, grrl. and let me say right here, i look exactly the same way in my clothes....exactly! and, um, obviously the key here is that i did NOT just carry 35 or so pounds of weight for a baby! you'll get back into those pants. you look great for having had a child, and at least you're (for the most part) on your way (weigh) down on the scale. GOOD LUCK on your progress! i know you'll do it. you've given me more motivation too. ::hugs::

[RzDrms]

whoa! took me, like, 2.2 seconds (a long time) to realize what "since I killed Baby Lauren" meant. whew!!!

[Andrea]

Mrtl.

You. so. rock. You are a brave woman to post these pictures on the internet! Way back when I was trying to do my low-carb thing (long since eating the carbs again, BTW), I mentioned I was thinking about posting a "before" picture in my bathing suit. Doc Ern complimented me on my courage (I think she used the word "balls") in even considering such a thing.

You. You have balls, which is why you can even use the phrase "can suck my sweaty balls".

And I also believe that the pants shall rise again (hopefully mine will too...)

[Daphne]

go mrtl go! go mrtl go! :)

[RzDrms]

p.s. newest pix of jem and bug? ADORABLE. (hmmm, and i just notice DORA in the word adorable.)

[eclectic]

What goes up, must come down... including that pregnancy weight. Those are some fantastic jeans!

[RzDrms]

there's just so so so many things wrong with the boob ring tangent, that i don't even know where to begin! flushed his wedding ring (thought: did it happen whilst wiping?!)? boob ring (thought: what the hell is that?! is she referring to the baby? oh, gosh, no, she means an actual ring!)? use of a boob ring as a wedding band (thought: did she get the boob juice off of it first?!)? teeheehee!!! ;)

[Daphne]

oh I am enjoying this tangential update. Esp. the idea of a boob ring--sounded like something you'd PUT ON the boob to help with nursing/flow, then you offered a picture! Goodness. I was actually expecting a weird product Web site but got that sweet pic of Jem reaching for your finger. Oh and I like the pic of her smiling during a change, though I was expecting/dreading the elastic "I'm a girl!" headband as threatened over at Plum's.

[mrtl]

Daphne - I put that thing on her and she cried. I didn't have the heart to leave it on for the sake of getting a picture. Sorry?

[janasayqua]

Don't have much time, so

***insert words of great encouragement and positive reinforcement here****

:)

[The Anti-Stalker]

Re: Flushing the ring

What happened was, my ring was loose and always fell off, so as I reached over to the lever to flush the toilet, the downward flushing motion caused the ring to fall off, at which time it bounced off the rim of the toilet and into the water, which was already swirling down. Even if I had wanted to plunge my hand into the depths to save the ring, it was too late. So what we did was buy new rings from Ebay!

[RzDrms]

blove ya'll! <-- (ya'll's a southern term) ;)

[mrtl]

The guilty look on his face was priceless, if not stifled by his giggles.

[amy]

I.
Love.
You.

[debutaunt]

You are one brave chica. But I will be so happy for you when you post the after pictures.

Now I feel guilty. I was going to skip my workout, but today, I will think about your giant blogging balls and get my ass in gear!

[Von Krankipantzen]

A fine ass will be yours. Oh yes. It will be yours.

[Daphne]

see? babies don't like elasticky things on their heads.

(said by a childless person who put a sweater on her cat. this one time. a while ago now.)

[kalki]

Word, sistah.

[~Kabe]

You inspire me! (But not enough to post my "before" photos on the internet.)

Seriously.

You're amazing.

I've gained almost 20# since I returned to our downtown division. It seems like there's a birthday every day around here.

But this week: three workouts, no candy/sweets/bread. So far, so good.

The fact that I'll be traveling in 14 days is GREAT incentive.

[kerri]

You really are awesome.

[mrtl]

~Kabe - That's right. Save up the caloric room for when we hit the Land of Hot Buttered Rum Bread Pudding and chocolate fountains. mwahahahahaha!

[Torrie]

You are my hero.