milestone reached!

This week I weighed in at 181.5, that is 0.4 pounds less than what I weighed when I got pregnant with Charlotte!
last week: 183.2
this week: 181.5
I don't know why I have bad days of eating, I feel SO much better when I eat right and when I eat bad, I always regret it because it's never ever anything worth it. PF Changs great wall of chocolate, costco cake, yes worth it, but I haven't been offered those items in a long time. SO this week, I stuck to the plan and it payed off. And I'm now seeing that I have a 2 pack. At the top of my abbs, i have muscle definition, among other areas of my body that I'm starting to notice more definition.


A little background on my baby weight loss history. After Cloe, I got down to 170, after Brody, I got down to 170 but that was short lived because I got pregnant with Abbey. Her pregnancy wasn't planned so that was a hard pill to swallow, actually if I had been swallowing a pill, I would not have been pregnant. haha. After Abbey, I MIGHT have gotten down to 175 but I know I got to 177 for sure. Then when we were living in Italy, we took a 6 week vacation in UT and I gained 5 pounds! but so worth it, eating all the foods I couldn't get in Italy :) This was first of September and with all the Fall holidays, I ended up weighing 190 by January. Holy crap I gained a lot of weight in a short period of time! Then I had a good friend who was just starting her personal training business and took advantage of that opportunity and got down to 181.9, then got pregnant. So that is my baby weight history. I am curious to know what my post Charlotte weight will be.
So my baby is 7 months old next week and I've lost all my pregnancy weight. Quite the milestone.

not so thrilled to post

you can always tell when I'm not happy with my weight loss or I haven't been on track because I post at the beginning of the next week :)
this week 183.2
last Friday, I was 183.8, but after the triathlon on Saturday, I was 183.4. So going from Friday to Friday, I lost 0.5 this week. My eating on Friday and Saturday and half on Sunday were terrible. Saturday we did a garage sale and I was there almost all day. I didn't plan my meals well and I snacked on the treats my kids were selling. Monday was a good eating day and today was a great workout, so this week has gotten off to a better start. Hopefully I just gained a little water weight from the weekend that will be easy to lose.
This is the 4th week of Fit camp, 3 more to go. I told myself at the beginning that I didn't want to waste any of the 6 weeks. I knew I would regret it in the end if I didn't stick to the plan and lose a good amount of weight. So this last weekend was a little vacation and now it's back to it with no more slip ups!

another race

I just signed up for the 5k in our city on June 6th. I'm excited because it's a good course and I'm pretty sure I can get a good time. The end has a good down hill, so I can lengthen my stride and pick it up. Which makes it even better, this race is only $8! That's hard to find these days. For the rest of race season, if it isn't a triathlon, I'm going to run as a "bandit". When you run the race but don't pay. So rebellious, I know. I wanted Cloe and Brody to run with me because it's a fun family type race but Ryan didn't think they could really handle it. Deep down inside, I'm a little relieved. I'm really wanting to go for time, so it's nice to not worry about the kids. Although, Brody could probably smoke me, that kid has so much energy. And surprisingly to myself, I've had a tough time finding someone to run with me. But as long as I have my ipod, I'll be good because then I can go at my pace and not have to slow down for some one else. Oh, snap, did i just say that? totally kidding.

the long awaited triathlon

I did it. I am very proud of myself and believe that in life you have to do hard things. Not necessarily physically hard, things that challenge you. We all know it's a great feeling when you accomplish things that are hard. If you read this blog, then I'm assuming you read my family blog and you have already read about the triathlon. The training I did for this triathlon has convinced me that the best way to train is doing sprints. Up until the last 2 weeks none of my training exceeded 30 minute workouts and it usually consisted of doing sprints. I felt really good during my race except for the transition between biking and running. I had to stop and walk for a bit to get my legs used to running. I can't wait until my next race. On June 6th I want to do the 5k in my city and I think I'm going to recruit Cloe and Brody. I'm going to take them for a few trial runs and then I'll see if they are up for it.

last week: 184.5
this week: 183.4

I'm starting my 3rd week of fit camp and am very optimistic that I will be in the 170's when it ends in 4 weeks.

short but SHU-WEET!!

I'm tired, it's late but I've gotta post to stay accountable.
I was 184.5 this morning!! I love seeing new numbers, I lost 4.5 pounds. The 2 pounds I gained after biggest loser were definitely water weight. I'm so thrilled to be back on track. I'm almost to my pre pregnancy weight. But, I started this last pregnancy way too high and I"m also less than half way to my goal weight.
Next Saturday is the triathlon, I'm VERY nervous. I'm lacking the endurance I feel I need to finish the last leg, the run. I'll do it, I'll finish but it ain't gonna be easy.
Expect more good news next week! :)

fit camp

whew, this is going to be a tough 6 weeks. Actually I know it will get easier but still tough. I'm sure that doesn't make sense :)
Today is day 2 and for the first week, I am doing a "jump start" eating plan. Low carbs, no processed foods and no sugar. I don't eat like this often so I'm working on the creativity. Chicken and veggies might get old after a while :) The workouts have been tiring, and I'm a little exhausted during the day. I usually run swim or bike for 30 minutes and now I'm doing 45 minute workouts and twice a week I workout with a group. Today was the first group workout and it kicked my trash. Hopefully I'm not too sore tomorrow. This is a challenge but I'm ready for it and even more ready for the results!!

I guess I'm still on my "break". I started a new Biggest Loser challenge yesterday and I'm starting a fitness boot camp on monday. The boot camp is 6 weeks and the biggest loser is 10 weeks. I will be in the 170's by the time boot camp ends and I love the thought of it! I am nervous about it because I will be counting calories and working out harder. It's a big commitment and that's what I need but am I ready for it? yes. And I worry about my milk supply a little bit. And I really want to win one of these biggest loser challenges for once. seriously.
I didn't reach my 7 am workout goal. Monday I didn't hear my alarm go off, Tuesday did it, Wed did it, Thursday did it and Friday had an 8:45 appointment and wouldn't not have had time to get ready on top of getting Cloe ready and to school. So, workouts weren't so great this week and eating wasn't fabulous. That would explain why there was no loss.

this week: 188.9
I've gained 2 pounds since the challenge ended BUT I haven't been good with my water so I think this weight will be easy to lose again.
I'm going to dinner with the in-laws tomorrow and then it's time to get serious again. Summer is almost here, no regrets!