Halloween.....

I hope I can get through the next few days without the temptation of stealing my kids candy.:( I hate this time of year I swear. Three months of sinful goodness that those of us on diets try to avoid but usually fail. All I can say is that I will try to eat in moderation and avoid candy corn at all costs. I could eat a few pounds of that stuff until my jawbone hurts.

I Hope This Continues

I'm down 5 lbs from last Monday and I'm so happy:) I know that I'm still losing "baby" weight, but I don't care. Its another 5 lbs. that I don't have to ever see again. I ate really well last week. And with four kids, I feel like I did plenty of exercise because I really don't sit down much until Clarence (hubby) gets home from work. I'm going to try walking 2 miles on the treadmill during nap time. There is no way on earth I'm taking my children out in this dreary cold Minnesota weather.

Not quite ready

I will be 3 weeks postpartum on Friday and I don't think my body is ready to start working out just yet.  I jogged yesterday and I've been more sore than I've ever been in my entire life.  I think I'm doing too much too soon.  I have to listen to my body on this one because my four children need me.  As long as I continue to eat well and make good choices, things should continue to go on the right track. I can't wait to get the OK from my OB to resume exercising again.  I feel so ran down today that I think its best that I take a nap and just relax and focus on other things in the mean time.  I still will be weighing in weekly until I can start exercising and toning.  I have my goal dress picked out already.  I should put up a picture of it sometime today if my four children allow mommy to do so :)

Disappointed:(

I put on my workout gear yesterday after getting my 2 and 3 yr old their lunch. Put them down for a nap and my newborn woke up and that was the end of my "workout". I was so motivated and ready to start off on the right track. I'm just afraid that I will never be able to accomplish my weight loss goal if I can't even find the time to exercise. I don't want to join a gym when I already have all the equipment I already need here. Besides, I wouldn't be able to actively go to the gym and that would be money going down the drain. All I wanted to do was exercise for one hour:( I hope today goes much better because I really need to do this before I just say forget the whole thing and go back to eating and feeling like crap.

2 weeks PostPartum; 1st Official Weigh In

Well I'm off to a great start. I'm weighing in today at 181.4 lbs. I weighed 206 on October 3rd. I don't know if I should contribute the 25 lbs loss to breastfeeding or just not being able to think much about eating because I'm taking care of four little ones. I am still debating on which outfit I will be using for my photos but I will make a decision over the weekend.

My short term goal is to be 170 lbs at my 6 week OB checkup, which is around November 14th. My long term goal is to weigh 140 by my 30th birthday and I will re-evaluate at that point. I haven't weighed 140 since the birth of my first child so this is going to be a wonderful thing to accomplish.

Look for pictures soon!

Time To Get the Show on the Road

I recently gave birth to my fourth child on October 3, 2008 and we (my husband and I) have decided that our family is now complete. I am ready to start taking care of my body now and devote some time to my health and well being. I lost all the weight before deciding to have our last child, so I know that I can do it. Its just a matter of figuring out when I'm going to fit exercise into my hectic schedule as a stay-at-home-mom and wife.

My goal is to have 3 days of cardio in one hour sessions and 2 days of strength training; one hour sessions as well. I plan to start off at 2000 calories a day because I'm breastfeeding my daughter and I don't want to ruin my milk supply. Lean Cuisines and Slim-fast will also play a major role in my diet. I also plan to drink at least 100 oz of water per day. Tomorrow will be my first official weigh in since I will be 2 weeks postpartum. I'm so excited to finally start taking care of ME.