20th Work-out Wednesdays

Here's my new favorite snack, sometimes breakfast. Apple slices (fruit) with peanut butter (for protein) and chocolate chips for some sweetness. You could also top with raisins, dried fruit, craisins, etc. for even healthier option.

I surprised myself weighing in at 129 after eating a big dinner! Then I was 127 another day this week before eating.
What are your favorite, more healthy, snacks?



Does anyone use swimsuits as motivation? I don't, but I can see it being a good motivator.
Keeping it Simple is having a giveaway for Hapari - $85 worth! I could use a new swimsuit! Pretty low entries so go enter! Ends March 28th.

I'm loving these two. Hope I win! More motivation to get toned if I win.

19th Work-out Wednesdays

This week since the weather has been in the 50s (quite unusual for Idaho!), I've been outside with my kids and every time I've jumped on the trampoline with them! I'm surprised my legs weren't hurting a lot - that must mean I haven't been a total slacker with movement. 

Also earlier this week, I sat in on my son's gymnastics class again (since he was gone for a week due to illness and now he's scared to participate in class again) and did the stretches. I actually did quite well with them. Definitely no where near as bad the first time I sat in on his class 2 months ago. =)

I also have had no pop all week!!! No to maybe lay off the Mini Cadburry eggs a little =D

Anyone else have an Easter Candy weakness?

HAPPY PI DAY TOO! 3.14159  Anyone celebrate? Hopefully I can do something since I totally forgot!

16th Work-out Wednesday

Here are my stats:
Height: 5'4
Beginning Measurements

• Around the Belly: 39 in. (47 in. 38 weeks pregnant with my daughter in April- I was only 45 in. with my son, but I weighed almost 10 lbs. more)
• Waist: 38in.
• Around my bottom: 40.25 in.
• Upper Arm: 12.25 in.
• Inner Thigh: 23.5 in

Goal: flatter tummy - 34 in. around my belly, 130 lbs. by the New Year (have to leave room for the holidays =D). Ideally would love to be 120-125 again and 30-32 in again.

Pre-pregnancy: 131 lbs. Gained 36 lbs. when pregnant:  167 lbs. (had my baby April 19, 2011) Beginning weight: 147 lbs.

Today's Weight: 133lbs. - no change from last week unfortunately.
Today I did a lot of cleaning, some crunches and one of the 60 second stress solutions (putting your legs up against a wall while laying on the floor - works wonders!). I really need to work on toning and just getting my life in better order so I'm not so stressed out. The cleaning today (scrubbing my kitchen) really helped me feel less stress....now I'm exhausted!

Also I wanted to share with you this cool blog, Let's Get Fit Together, that has challenges. Many of the people are looking to lose about 10 lbs minimum so I think it covers a lot more people. Check it out and maybe join in! I'm going to try and join. The first challenge is up.

15th Work-out Wednesday

Here are my stats:
Height: 5'4
Beginning Measurements

• Around the Belly: 39 in. (47 in. 38 weeks pregnant with my daughter in April- I was only 45 in. with my son, but I weighed almost 10 lbs. more)
• Waist: 38in.
• Around my bottom: 40.25 in.
• Upper Arm: 12.25 in.
• Inner Thigh: 23.5 in

Goal: flatter tummy - 34 in. around my belly (so I don't look pregnant still when I wear my pre-pregnancy shirts), 130 lbs. by the New Year (have to leave room for the holidays =D).

Ideally would love to be 120-125 again and 30-32 in again.

Pre-pregnancy: 131 lbs. Gained 36 lbs. when pregnant:  167 lbs. (had my baby April 19, 2011) Beginning weight: 147 lbs.

Today's Weight: 133lbs. so I'm almost there. I'm doing pretty well I think.


Today's Measurements: now to work on getting these numbers down more!

• Around the Belly: 37 in. - same
• Waist: 36 in. - lost 1/2 in.
• Around my bottom: 37.5 in. - lost .75
• Upper Arm: 11.25 in. - lost 1/4 in.
• Inner Thigh: 22 in - same

I guess Halloween didn't mess me up too much. I've been trying to do some crunches and some more dancing when I'm cleaning.

14th Work-out Wednesday

Here are my stats:
Height: 5'4
Beginning Measurements

• Around the Belly: 39 in. (47 in. 38 weeks pregnant with my daughter in April- I was only 45 in. with my son, but I weighed almost 10 lbs. more)
• Waist: 38in.
• Around my bottom: 40.25 in.
• Upper Arm: 12.25 in.
• Inner Thigh: 23.5 in

Goal: flatter tummy - 34 in. around my belly (so I don't look pregnant still when I wear my pre-pregnancy shirts), 140 by September 1st. OR to fit into my 7-9 jeans comfortably.

Ideally would love to be 120-125 again and 30-32 in again.

Pre-pregnancy: 131 lbs. Gained 36 lbs. when pregnant:  167 lbs. (had my baby April 19, 2011) My baby girl is 6 months old today!
Beginning weight: 147 lbs.

Today's Weight: 135.6 - actually earlier this week I weighed 134.5. It's been making me nervous though about having enough milk to nurse or it could just be my baby girl wants more of the solid foods. I get paranoid about having enough milk though until I'm done nursing. I nursed my son until he was 15 months....he was really sick at the year mark so it was too hard to wean him then.

Today's Measurements:

• Around the Belly: 37 in. - I lost 1/2 inch
• Waist: 36.5 in. - lost 1/2 in.
• Around my bottom: 38.25 in. - lost 0
• Upper Arm: 11.5 in. - lost 1/4 in.
• Inner Thigh: 22 in - lost 1/4 in.

I figured I'd share my measurements today since I will be out of town, leaving Saturday and coming back next Thursday. I guess now I need to focus on toning - which I really stink at!


Link up your progress, health tips, etc.

13th Work-out Wednesday

Here are my stats:
Height: 5'4
Beginning Measurements

• Around the Belly: 39 in. (47 in. 38 weeks pregnant with my daughter- I was only 45 in. with my son, but I weighed almost 10 lbs. more)
• Waist: 38in.
• Around my bottom: 40.25 in.
• Upper Arm: 12.25 in.
• Inner Thigh: 23.5 in

Goal: flatter tummy - 34 in. around my belly (so I don't look pregnant still when I wear my pre-pregnancy shirts), 130 by December 31st.

Ideally would love to be 120-125 again and 30-32 in again.

Pre-pregnancy: 131 lbs. Gained 36 lbs. when pregnant:  167 lbs.
Beginning weight: 147 lbs.

Today's Weight: 136 lbs. - not much change. I've been doing a lot of cleaning and reorganizing, but I've eaten lots of junk because I don't want to go shopping when we'll be leaving on a little vacation soon. Plus I've been stressed trying to get so much done!


I wanted to share with you a link to 60 second stress solutions from Parents.com. I know for some people when they get overly stressed, it's very hard to lose weight. I know just being a mom and trying to get so much done and spend time with your kids, I've been super stressed these past couple of weeks. When I tried the move in the picture below, it actually did wonders to help me relieve tension and stress!

What are some of your stress relievers?

Link up your progress or fitness/health tips and ideas

12th Work-out Wednesday

Here are my stats:
Height: 5'4
Beginning Measurements

• Around the Belly: 39 in. (47 in. 38 weeks pregnant with my daughter- I was only 45 in. with my son, but I weighed almost 10 lbs. more)
• Waist: 38in.
• Around my bottom: 40.25 in.
• Upper Arm: 12.25 in.
• Inner Thigh: 23.5 in

Goal: flatter tummy - 34 in. around my belly (so I don't look pregnant still when I wear my pre-pregnancy shirts), 140 by September 1st. OR to fit into my 7-9 jeans comfortably.

Ideally would love to be 120-125 again and 30-32 in again.

Pre-pregnancy: 131 lbs. Gained 36 lbs. when pregnant:  167 lbs.
Beginning weight: 147 lbs.

Today's Weight: 136.2 so I've lost a pound in the last week.
I've been reorganizing basically my whole house to make more room for my baby girl's stuff as well as turning my scrapbook room into a more conducive room for having Joy School, parties, or crafting time with friends. I was exhausted the first couple days, but now I just have little things here and there to find spots for or waiting for money to get some large storage bins.


Link up your progress or fitness/health tips and ideas.

11th Work-out Wednesday

Here are my stats:
Height: 5'4
Beginning Measurements

• Around the Belly: 39 in. (47 in. 38 weeks pregnant with my daughter- I was only 45 in. with my son, but I weighed almost 10 lbs. more)
• Waist: 38in.
• Around my bottom: 40.25 in.
• Upper Arm: 12.25 in.
• Inner Thigh: 23.5 in

Goal: flatter tummy - 34 in. around my belly (so I don't look pregnant still when I wear my pre-pregnancy shirts), 140 by September 1st. OR to fit into my 7-9 jeans comfortably.

Ideally would love to be 120-125 again and 30-32 in again.

Pre-pregnancy: 131 lbs. Gained 36 lbs. when pregnant:  167 lbs.
Beginning weight: 147 lbs.

Today's Weight: 137.2 so I've lost a pound in the last week. I've been doing a lot of walking this week, pushing my kids (about 50 lbs. of kids) in our "new" double stroller since my husband accidentally broke our other single stroller.

Link up your progress or fitness/health tips and ideas.

10th Work-out Wednesday

Here are my stats:
Height: 5'4
Beginning Measurements

• Around the Belly: 39 in. (47 in. 38 weeks pregnant with my daughter- I was only 45 in. with my son, but I weighed almost 10 lbs. more)
• Waist: 38in.
• Around my bottom: 40.25 in.
• Upper Arm: 12.25 in.
• Inner Thigh: 23.5 in

Goal: flatter tummy - 34 in. around my belly (so I don't look pregnant still when I wear my pre-pregnancy shirts), 140 by September 1st. OR to fit into my 7-9 jeans comfortably.

Ideally would love to be 120-125 again and 30-32 in again.

Pre-pregnancy: 131 lbs. Gained 36 lbs. when pregnant:  167 lbs.
Beginning weight: 147 lbs.

Today's Weight: 138.6 so in 3 weeks since my last post, I've lost about 3 lbs. Not bad since I haven't done much due to potty training the first week in September and then starting a joy school/preschool last week. Busy busy! Maybe that helps though.

I wanted to share with you my favorite salad! We like green leaf lettuce (the darker the greens, the more nutrients!) or romaine. I put tomatoes or mandarin oranges, carrots, cheese, and chow mein noodles with some Caesar dressing.

What's your favorite salad?

9th Work-out Wednesday

Here are my stats:
Height: 5'4
Beginning Measurements

• Around the Belly: 39 in. (47 in. 38 weeks pregnant with my daughter- I was only 45 in. with my son, but I weighed almost 10 lbs. more)
• Waist: 38in.
• Around my bottom: 40.25 in.
• Upper Arm: 12.25 in.
• Inner Thigh: 23.5 in

Goal: flatter tummy - 34 in. around my belly (so I don't look pregnant still when I wear my pre-pregnancy shirts), 140 by September 1st. OR to fit into my 7-9 jeans comfortably.

Ideally would love to be 120-125 again and 30-32 in again.

Pre-pregnancy: 131 lbs. Gained 36 lbs. when pregnant:  167 lbs.
Beginning weight: 147 lbs.

Today's Weight: 141.4 so I gained 0.4 lbs. since last week- I had a feeling I might with birthday cake from my husband's birthday!

Today's Measurements:

• Around the Belly: 37.5 in. - I lost 1/2 inch
• Waist: 37 in. - lost 1/2 in.
• Around my bottom: 38.25 in. - lost an inch - not sure if I want to lose their or not....I used to have a fuller bottom before my first pregnancy, but not it's flat - Today my husband said oh no, not your bottom
• Upper Arm: 11.75 in. - lost 1/2 in.
• Inner Thigh: 22.25 in - lost 1/4 in.

Making some progress with measurements at least. I did do some swimming on Saturday which was fun. Mostly I've been a slacker though because I'm prepping up to potty train my son - getting the house all clean especially getting all the laundry done. I start Sunday after church! I'm terrified!

This week's goal is to try out the Zumba DVD I borrowed from the library. I'm a little scared I won't be able to finish it!



LINK UP YOUR Work-outs, Weight Loss, Staying fit Blogs/Posts so we can motivate each other!

8th Work-out Wednesday

Here are my stats:
Height: 5'4
Beginning Measurements

• Around the Belly: 39 in. (47 in. 38 weeks pregnant with my daughter- I was only 45 in. with my son, but I weighed almost 10 lbs. more)
• Waist: 38in.
• Around my bottom: 40.25 in.
• Upper Arm: 12.25 in.
• Inner Thigh: 23.5 in

Goal: flatter tummy - 34 in. around my belly (so I don't look pregnant still when I wear my pre-pregnancy shirts), 140 by September 1st. OR to fit into my 7-9 jeans comfortably.

Ideally would love to be 120-125 again and 30-32 in. again.

Pre-pregnancy: 131 lbs. Gained 36 lbs. when pregnant:  167 lbs.
Beginning weight: 147 lbs.

Today's Weight: 141 so a little over 1 pound since last time
Yesterday I weighed 140 because I got sick again, just a major stomach ache (not nausea) in the middle of the night, waking me up so I was careful with what I ate yesterday. I had a little one again last night so I'm not sure what I've been doing/eating to cause it.... I had hot dogs Monday night and I hadn't had them in a long time?? Black beans Sunday night with taco salad?
Next week, I'll share my measurements again because it will be the last day of August. Since I'm pretty sure I'll meet my goal of 140, I rewarded myself and bought this shirt from Old Navy using my $10 Old Navy Rewards that I've had for the last 5 months. Since it's out of stock, probably because it only costed $8.97 this is the only picture I could get of the Asymmetrical Ruffled shirt.

Link up your fitness/health posts/blogs too so we can motivate each other! I'd love to hear your progress.

7th Work-out Wednesdays

Here are my stats:
Height: 5'4
Beginning Measurements

• Around the Belly: 39 in. (47 in. 38 weeks pregnant with my daughter- I was only 45 in. with my son, but I weighed almost 10 lbs. more)
• Waist: 38in.
• Around my bottom: 40.25 in.
• Upper Arm: 12.25 in.
• Inner Thigh: 23.5 in

Goal: flatter tummy - 34 in. around my belly (so I don't look pregnant still when I wear my pre-pregnancy shirts), 140 by September 1st. OR to fit into my 7-9 jeans comfortably.

Ideally would love to be 120-125 again and 30-32 in again.

Pre-pregnancy: 131 lbs. Gained 36 lbs. when pregnant:  167 lbs.
Beginning weight: 147 lbs.

Today's Weight: 142.2 so a little over 2 pounds since last time

I might just make my 140 goal by September 1st though my husband's birthday is on the 29th so I better not stuff my face then =D. Breastfeeding and not eating so much junk seems to be helping the most! Last night I walked almost 3 miles pushing my kids in the stroller. We did this to walk with my husband after he got home from work since our car was in the shop. We met him more than a little half way and we walked home as a family which was nice. I got a cramp in the middle of it though since I haven't walked that far in a long time.

Link up your fitness/health posts/blogs too so we can motivate each other! I'd love to hear your progress.

6th Work-out Wednesday

Well I didn't work-out. My son got the stomach flu from Wednesday night until Saturday. Then I got it Sunday night until last night. I feel pretty close to better today.

Unfortunately the stomach flu didn't even really help me lose any weight....must have been eating too many cookies again before I got it.

Link up your fitness/health posts/blogs too so we can motivate each other! I'd love to hear your progress.

5th Work-out Wednesdays

Here are my stats:
Height: 5'4
Beginning Measurements

• Around the Belly: 39 in. (47 in. 38 weeks pregnant with my daughter- I was only 45 in. with my son, but I weighed almost 10 lbs. more)
• Waist: 38in.
• Around my bottom: 40.25 in.
• Upper Arm: 12.25 in.
• Inner Thigh: 23.5 in

Goal: flatter tummy - 34 in. around my belly (so I don't look pregnant still when I wear my pre-pregnancy shirts), 140 by September 1st. OR to fit into my 7-9 jeans comfortably.

 

Ideally would love to be 120-125 again and 30-32 in again.

 

 

Pre-pregnancy: 131 lbs. Gained 36 lbs. when pregnant:  167 lbs.
Beginning weight: 147 lbs.

 

Today's Weight: 144.5 so 1.5 pounds since last time, some progress
Today's Measurements: Since it's been a while, I figured I should see...

• Around the Belly: 38 in. - I lost an inch!
• Waist: 37.5 in. - lost 1/2 in.
• Around my bottom: 39.25 in. - lost an inch - not sure if I want to lose their or not....I used to have a fuller bottom before my first pregnancy, but not it's flat
• Upper Arm: 12.25 in. - same
• Inner Thigh: 22.5 in - lost an inch!

 

Seeing that I've lost an inch in a lot of places makes me pleasantly surprised and very happy! If you saw my Mommy Mondays post from this week, I'm trying not to be so harsh on myself about my body. It was all for me beautiful babies, and I would do it all over again.

 

I didn't accomplish my goal to try this exercise plan (I was super stressed trying to get a bunch of things done again). The next goal is to start this exercise plan that I found through Pinterest. If you'd like the other levels to this plan, check out January from the original source. I would love if you tried this exercise plan with me! I made it my desktop to help me to remember to do it!

 

 

Link up your fitness/health posts/blogs too so we can motivate each other!

 

4th Work-out Wednesday

Instead of my typical Work-out Wednesday (remember I'll share my progress again in August), I have a wonderful guest poster, Susan sharing how we can stay motivated in fitness!

Oh and just so you know, I haven't been slacking off! I did tons of walking Monday. 1 1/2 hours in the morning and almost 2 hours in the afternoon - passing out fliers (while pushing my kids in the stroller) for my ward's talent show and dinner activity! Plus it was hot outside!!! I was so tired and sore by the end of the day!

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5 ways to stay motivated with fitness
Everybody does it: start a new, exciting fitness regime only to completely abandon it three days later. Failure isn’t great for fitness, mainly because people generally tend to console themselves with a tub of ice cream but also because it’s easy to believe that because we’ve failed once we’ll fail forever.

Thankfully there are some simple but effective steps that can keep you motivated when it comes to fitness making failure less likely and in turn making you less likely to turn to calorie-laden treats.

1. Set small, achievable goals.
Ever started a fitness regime in which, according to your plan, you’ll be doing a 24 mile run by the end of the week? Perhaps this is a bit of an exaggeration but often the reason we fail at fitness is because our goals are unrealistic. Before you set yourself a goal ask yourself: do I actually have a good chance of achieving this? If you’re honest with yourself and the answer is no then do not set that goal. You are setting yourself up for failure. Instead set yourself a more manageable task. If you achieve it before your given deadline you can always increase your target – won’t that make you feel good?

2. Make fitness work around you.
When planning a fitness regime many people, inexplicably, believe that their day has somehow lengthened by 6 hours and that they’ll be able to fit in a range of heart-racing activities around their already over-committed timetable. This approach forces you to make hard decisions: at some point you will have to choose between your fitness commitments, your family commitments and your career commitments. Nobody wants to choose between these things. Consequently rather than planning in marathon sessions it is best to look for gaps of 20-30 minutes in your schedule – write them into a diary if necessary and commit that time to yourself. If you can find three of these gaps in one week you’ve already hit the basic recommended exercise for a week. As time goes on rather than working for longer you could simply work yourself harder in the time you have spare to improve your fitness levels.

3. Don’t compare yourself to others.
Most people have that friend who can run faster, swim quicker and row with more control. The quickest way of de-motivating yourself is to draw comparisons between yourself and them. The only person’s progress you should be interested in is your own, if you’re not then it’s time to start questioning why you started the regime in the first place. Competing with those around you is not always the best motivation for getting fitter. It can take away a lot of the joy of doing something positive for yourself. Keep the focus on you and remember your reasons for starting a fitness regime in the first place which are hopefully all based around self-improvement and enjoyment.

4. Make fitness fun.
Confining yourself to an air-conditioned prison of a gym is not going to make you particularly willing to stick with your regime. If possible try going for runs or walks in the park – the beautiful surroundings will add to the enjoyment of your exercise and make it feel more like quality time to yourself. Alternatively try and locate outdoor swimming pools in your area. On a warm day this can be a very welcome way to pass the time. Nobody dictates how you should keep fit, as long as you get your heart rate up, so why not choose activities and environments that you enjoy such as skipping in the garden or taking a football to the park?

5. Praise yourself.
We’re taught to praise children all the time but adults need praise just as much if they’re to stay motivated and happy. When you achieve a goal find a way of rewarding yourself – preferably something that doesn’t involve food! Perhaps award yourself a certain amount of money for each goal you hit so that at the end of the regime you can buy a new dress. Or perhaps you could reward yourself with a manicure / beauty treatment. For many people simply looking into a mirror and acknowledging themselves with a “well done” is enough to keep them going; others need more tangible motivation. Whatever carrot it is that drives you onward – although I suspect it is not in fact carrot – use it to reward yourself and enjoy your success!

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Susan writes on behalf of sofasandsectionals, a leading Palliser furniture retailer.

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Thanks Susan! Great tips. I definitely need fun; I guess that's why I use my Wii! Praise is also key for me too!

Link up your fitness/health posts/blogs too so we can motivate each other!

3rd Work-out Wednesday

Thanks again to all the sweet and encouraging comments last week!

Here are my stats:
Height: 5'4 (I should have shared that last week!)
Beginning Measurements

• Around the Belly: 39 in. (47 in. 38 weeks pregnant with my daughter- I was only 45 in. with my son, but I weighed almost 10 lbs. more)
• Waist: 38in.
• Around my bottom: 40.25 in.
• Upper Arm: 12.25 in.
• Inner Thigh: 23.5 in

Goal: flatter tummy - 34 in. around my belly (so I don't look pregnant still when I wear my pre-pregnancy shirts), 140 by September 1st. OR to fit into my 7-9 jeans comfortably.

Ideally would love to be 120-125 again and 30-32 in again.


Pre-pregnancy: 131 lbs. Gained 36 lbs. when pregnant:  167 lbs.
Beginning weight: 147 lbs.

Today's Weight: 146 before eating...so really no change
This week I finally realized why it's been hard to lose weight, I'm too stressed with too much on my plate right now. I've been trying to play catch-up with life now that my baby doesn't have RSV anymore. I didn't realize that I was stressed until I got a canker sore on my inside bottom lip this week. I read that stress can cause canker sores. I know that sometimes when I'm stressed I either lose a lot of weight or I don't lose any....I guess this time it's just not losing any. I'm bad at realizing that I'm stressed. It usually takes something happening to realize that I've been stressed. I know I'm a lot better this week, trying not to worry about all that needs to get done, but I still have a lot to do. Since I'm still trying to catch up on life (I know technically we're always playing catch-up, but I'm really behind with us taking 2 months to just get everyone feeling better), I won't report and do another Work-out Wednesday until August 3rd.

I did go on some walks this week, did some hand weight exercises and then yesterday did a fun relay with my Activity Day girls as part of our Word of Wisdom Workout! The last part of our activity was to do a little relay. The first part was to do 1-3 pull-ups on the monkey bars (I couldn't even do one real one!!!! That's my next goal), swing 5 pumps, go down the slide, climb up the rope ladder and touch the top, 10 jumps on the trampoline, 20 jumping jacks and 5 push-ups (at least I can still do those really well!). After that I was worn-out. The girls did it like 3-4 times. It was fun though.

Pull-ups

I'm the one in the turquoise/teal shirt - jumping on the trampoline

I also tested my balance skills again and I was able to take 4 steps this time while balancing on the edge of trampoline unlike 2 weeks ago when I wasn't able to take any steps without losing balance!

I accomplished my goal at least; I ate a lot less ice cream - no cookies either! The next 2 weeks' goal is to follow this exercise plan that I found through Pinterest. If you'd like the other levels to this plan, check out January from the original source. I would love if you tried this exercise plan with me!

Link up your fitness/health posts/blogs too so we can motivate each other!

2nd Work-out Wednesday

Here are my stats:
Height: 5'4 (I should have shared that last week!)
Beginning Measurements

• Around the Belly: 39 in. (47 in. 38 weeks pregnant with my daughter- I was only 45 in. with my son, but I weighed almost 10 lbs. more)
• Waist: 38in.
• Around my bottom: 40.25 in.
• Upper Arm: 12.25 in.
• Inner Thigh: 23.5 in

Pre-pregnancy: 131 lbs. Gained 36 lbs. when pregnant:  167 lbs.

Beginning weight: 147 lbs.

Today's Weight: 147.4 (boo!) after morning work-out and breakfast, 146 after walking outside and before lunch (see how much your weight can flunctuate in one day! Remember to weigh yourself the same time each day either always before or after eating)
Today's Around the Belly: 38.5 in.

Goal: flatter tummy - 34 in. around my belly  (so I don't look pregnant still when I wear my pre-pregnancy shirts), 140 by September 1st. OR to fit into my 7-9 jeans comfortably.
Ideally would love to be 120-125 again and 30-32 in again.


Well truth I didn't do very well this week. I only worked out once, this morning, and that was because of all the comments I received last week - it was a great motivation to know people read my post. It's been super hot in our house like 88 degrees....our swamp cooler isn't working correctly yet and we have no AC....so I've been eating probably too much ice cream, my weakness! Anyone have any good cold/frozen treat recipes that are healthier?
I also have to remember that my weight lost will be slow.....here's an article below from Baby Fit.
BREASTFEEDING AND LOSING WEIGHT
I am breastfeeding and want to lose weight. Is this safe?
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Part of the reserves that your body has retained are so that you would have plenty of energy for feeding your baby. Don't try to lose weight until breastfeeding is well established and you are producing plenty of milk for your baby's needs.
The goal of weight loss while breastfeeding is to lose gradually, about half a pound to a pound each week. In order to accomplish this, it is advised that you eat a nutritious diet with 300-500 calories above your pre-pregnancy needs, exercise every day and cut back on foods high in fat and sugar, such as potato chips, cookies, candy, soft drinks, and fried foods. Do not try diet pills, liquid diets, or other weight loss products. They do not work and could be harmful to yourself or the baby.
Becky Hand R.D., L.D.


GOAL for the week: I will try to eat less ice cream and work out more (charge batteries up for the Wii in advance!).


This morning, I couldn't do my Wii Fit because my batteries died so I just did the running on there (not my favorite, but I did it.). I did 2 long distances on the Wii Fit and the second time I did it with 2 lbs. weights. I did some weight exercises and stretching too. Then later I went to play group and walked home pushing my kids in the stroller instead of getting a ride home from friends - it was only a couple blocks though.



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1st Work-out Wednesday

Last night was the first time I really work out since having my baby.....bad huh! I'm 9 weeks postpartum and haven't lost any weight since my 6 week check-up. I've gained 2-3 lbs. since then! I blame it on having gestational diabetes! Now that I don't have that anymore, I've probably been pigging out on too many carbs! What an eye opener since having GD, I eat tons of carbs and so do a lot of people.
I also blame my family all getting sick. Now that we're all better, we're catching up with rest of life. Plus how do people have the time to work out with 2+ kids. I'm lazy; I don't like working out unless it's fun like playing basketball or volleyball with friends or I doing Wii Fit. That's how I lost the weight after I had my son (plus being a bridesmaid for my friend's wedding 4 months after having a baby and needing to fit in a dress was good motivation - by the way, I didn't end up fitting in the dress....).

I am going to try and do the Wii Fit at least twice a week for now and decided I should report my progress here so I can be more accountable! I'll have Work-out Wednesday every other week. Feel free to link up your fitness/health posts/blogs too so we can motivate each other!

I'm breastfeeding so I'm probably not going to change my diet too much, just eat less sweets now that I've had my fun of them from being without a lot of them when I was pregnant. But those who are breastfeeding and would like to diet as well as exercise, I recommend Baby Fit. It incorporates the amount of calories you need while breastfeeding, lets you keep track of what you eat, gives you a meal plan even! It's pretty sweet.

I guess I've been getting motivated the last couple weeks because we have no money to buy me new clothes. I hate the transition phase. Other motivation the Wii Fit says I'm borderline overweight so my Wii Character turned into a chubby one instead of a normal one.
At least my husband has gained 10 lbs. - he used to weigh 155 and is 6'4, but now weighs 165. His brothers all have gained some weight too so I'm not fatter than all of them, just one.

Here are my stats:
Pre-pregnancy: 131 lbs.
Gained 36 lbs. when pregnant - 167 lbs.
Current weight: 147 lbs.
Goal: flatter tummy (so I don't look pregnant still when I wear my pre-pregnancy shirts), 140 by September 1st. OR to fit into my 7-9 jeans comfortably.
Ideally would love to be 120-125 again.

May 29, 2011 -postpartum

 April 2010 - before baby #2

Link up your fitness/health posts/blogs too so we can motivate each other!