I am a 26 year old wife to Tony and mother to two little girls-R is 2 years old and H is 2 months old. They are my whole world! I am LDS and that is a huge part of who I am and who I am striving to become. I work full time at a mortgage office in Southern Utah and am almost finished getting my mortgage license, at which point I will have the opportunity to work from home and spend my days with my girls.
About 6 months after having R, I came across a free 90 day workout program that got me really excited to get in shape. It was from bikinibodymommy.com. Over the course of those 90 days I lost only a few lbs but I lost a total of 16 inches overall. More importantly I learned to love exercising and doing something for myself. I liked the structure and how it made me feel. After the 90 days were up I wasn't as consistent working out. I did start running a few days of the week with a friend and really loved that(although me running is like a turtle running through peanut butter, I'm so slow!) Then I got pregnant with H and was pretty sick for the first couple months. I got out of the habit but once I started feeling better I started exercising and running again. I stayed running until about halfway through my pregnancy when i would start having contractions every time I would do cardio. The dr told me no cardio from that point on. That was a motivation killer because I had a goal to be running til I delivered. I tried to exercise at least a few days a week and I think for the most part I did pretty good. I did yoga and squats and exercises on the spinning babies website. I had a great friend motivating me throughout my pregnancy. The last few days before I had H, I walked a couple miles at the track with my mother in law, ran the bleachers and did some curb walking a couple hours before going into labor.
I had my daughter 10 weeks ago today and I have only lost about 15 lbs or so from my pre pregnancy weight. I really haven't done much to facilitate it, a couple Zumba classes is all.
My nutrition hasn't been great. If there are snacks or treats accessible, I eat them. We've barely eaten out since having H, but our meals aren't always the healthiest(toast is a common breakfast staple for me, and I LOVE me some Oreo shakes!) I have a goal to do a whole30 in January. I've done a whole5 🙈. I need to get my eating habits under control-I know that's going to make the biggest difference. Why wait till January, you ask? Well, I have a friend who is wanting to do one then, and I need an accountability partner. And if I'm perfectly honest, it'll take me until then to come up with the meals that tony will eat.
I want a place where I can track my progress-see where I started and keep myself accountable. I have a few goals I would like to achieve and for that to happen, in some areas I will have to start small.
Goals:
-lose at least 20 lbs(preferably 25-30)
-be able to run 10k
-exercise 4-6 times a week
-get my sweet tooth under control
-drink at least half my body weight in ounces a day
-most importantly-feel comfortable and happy with my body, both inside and out
Plans to achieve those goals:
-I started a 6 week mini challenge from bikinibodymommy. Consistently do those workouts
-at work, our house and my in laws house-don't eat candy, sweets or snacks. If I need something to snack on, eat fruit, veggies or nuts. Drink a glass of water before that
-complete a 10 week to a 10k running program I started on my mission in Calgary Canada(run 3 times a week)
I have a long way to go and I know il have moments when life gets in the way or I fall short, but I need to get in gear and shoe my girls that having an active lifestyle is fun and important.
I'm planning to take pictures and measurements, but that is going to have to wait until tomorrow
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