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Originally Posted by ph0enix_29

I finish their McDonalds fries so they don't go to waste...I take the starburst they offer me because they are sharing so nice...

Yup! The only thing more fattening then waiting for my kids to come home, is having them home!


linda512 - Good for you!

[julescal]

Reading these posts make me feel better. I have gained 7 lbs since we started the process..and i had about 8-10 to loose to begin with....so i have deciding to sign up for a 5K run (3.1 miles) . I am athlete but have never been a runner..the most i have ever run was 1 mile and that was about 7 years ago....signing up for this race has forced me to excercise as i will not dare run the race and not be prepared...even though i only gave mysoef 2 weeks to train..,ugh BUT...i am already up to 2 miles and shooting for 2.5 tonight!!!!!!

[jlinberger]

Well, let's see. I didn't lose weight while waiting for my son and I am SURE NOT losing weight while waiting for my daughter. I DID lose 7 pounds when he first came home- probably more uptightedness and stress at being a new mom. HOWEVER, ALAS, now that I am a stay at home mom, I have gained 10 pounds. I am currently on a "diet"- but since I started, the scale said I gained two pounds. That is NOT THE KIND OF DIET I MEANT!! hahahaha!What the heck.

DH says its the old dilemma- fat and happy or skinny and cranky. Hmmm

[churchvillemom]

I gained 20 pounds while waiting to bring home our son. We used to joke that I had "The boobs that Frosty built" because, almost every day on my lunch break, when I had time to think about our son not being home, I'd go out to Wendy's and eat a Frosty- very cathartic, actually. But, after I got settled in when our son got home, I got back into my routine and lost the 20 pounds! It took me several months hard work to get if off but I don't know I could have made it through without my daily Frosty so maybe it was worth it after all
Hopefully this second adoption process won't rekindle the flame for Frosty. . .

[sseymou1]

I'm so glad that I'm not alone!
25lbs! It was initially trying to get pregnant and then I would get depressed b/c I was not "in the mood" b/c I felt fat! Now, it's dossier documents and waiting....

[redru2004]

Keeping your weight in check is sooooo hard! I lost abou 30 pounds last year do to weight gain because of a medication I was on, after I dropped the weight I vowed I'd never battle the bulge again and stayed relentless about my work outs which included running 3-5 miles a day and some weight training. Well about 12 weeks ago I was in Aruba and I tore the ligament in my foot which of course meant no more running and let me tell you, battle I did! I was out of training for about 8 weeks until the foot healed and now I'm slowly working my way back up to the level I was at but it's still an everyday struggle. I've learned not to weigh myself and let the way my clothes fit be the true judge of wear I'm at, but I still have a few pounds to loose. I don't let cookies into the house and I stock up on fresh fruit if I do need to munch, but mostly I find pounding out my adoption frustrations on the pavement or treadmill to be very theraputic!


Amie

[csw]

Hi
I gained 45 lbs before and during Ana's adoption..I did the Newman-Goldfarb protocol (induced lactation) and was on a high dose birth control pill and domperidone for 7 months..went from a size 4 to a 16..then pumped every 2 hours round the clock for about a year..I got swollen ankles as well and my right one never went down! I lost some of it but probably gained it back by now..oh well..