Dieting

Jonathan and I have been on a diet these past two weeks. South Beach diet, phase 1: no sugar, flour, or fruit. Blah. But now we're on phase 2 so we get whole grains and fruit. In phase one, I lost 5 pounds. I am pretty happy about that. But Jonathan lost 12 pounds! TWELVE POUNDS IN TWO WEEKS! Of course I'm totally jealous. I'm no feminist, but since we have equal pay for equal work, shouldn't we have equal weight loss for equal work? I mean, I am the one who just had the baby after all.

But seriously, even if I hadn't lost a pound, this diet was worth it for the emotional benefits. My doctor told me that cutting out my carbs would help with postpartum blues. I was what Jonathan called "a closet cryer." We have a nice walk-in closet, and I went in there to cry when my hormones were raging. I kept a bag of chocolates on top of my jeans and I would eat chocolate and have a good cry, all in my closet. But since cutting out the carbs and taking my vitamins, I haven't been in there once. So losing weight is just a fringe benefit, because I think my postpartum blues are gone. So while I may be a little chubby still, I'm a happy chub, and I'm okay with that for now.