Deflated Balloon

Let's talk about pregnancy for just a second. It's true that EVERYONE looks smaller to you when you're pregnant because you feel like the most ginormous balloon on the face of the earth. Well, I thought being pregnant was pretty darn fun and I did enjoy it most of the time....probably up until I couldn't roll over in bed without waking up and putting a lot of effort into it. Now lets go back to before I was pregnant. I didn't exactly feel skinny...ever. I was always trying to do new exercises or work off that extra 5-10 lbs. Never worked and I was always unsatisfied with how I looked, how my clothes fit, or that I wasn't as skinny as that girl crossing the street. However, since I have had the baby, my whole perspective has changed. I still do not fit in my jeans without having a world record muffin top (but I can button them up and I was happy about that), nor do my clothes fit as well as they once did, but every time I pass the mirror I think to myself, "My goodness! I'm skinny again! Crazy! Just last week I was HUGE!" It's great! Maybe I should just get pregnant every time I beat myself up for looking 5 lbs heavier than normal. Turns my brain right around. I don't know how long this frame of mind lasts, but I like it. I like thinking that I look nice and lean even when my pants don't fit quite right. It's a nice feeling. :) Nothing like being a deflated balloon!