Trim Down Tuesdays

This week went really well! 

My diet felt doable.  I never really felt deprived of anything.  Weight Watchers gave me a tip to put down my fork and take a drink of water after every bite. It really helped!  It made eating take a little longer and it was boring, especially when I just wanted to shovel it in. But, I got fuller faster and without needing to go back for seconds.  I didn't even use all of my allotted free points for the week despite having a few desserts.

I hit the gym everyday except Sunday.  I am not a natural runner but it is going well.  I've gotten up to running a mile straight through.

Yesterday, I was plagued with terrible leg cramps when I slowed down but I felt fine while running which is strange. Now, I just have a very sore spot to the right of my left shin bone.  I'm not sure what that means.  I hope it doesn't effect my workout today.

So, here are my stats.  I'm a little disappointed that I only lost 2 pounds but when I think about how much a pound is I feel better.  My measurements are super encouraging. I think I need to add in an ab workout too.

Here are my current stats:
Height: 5'5"
Weight: 184 lbs
Waist: 36"
Hips: 43"
Thighs: 26.25"
Bust: 38."
Arms: 13"

Also, I have always been terrible about drinking enough water.  I've always drank 1-2 cokes a day and not much water at all.  I've been doing great this week getting at least 60 oz of water a day and I only had one cup of coke at a party.  But, it's like a full time job!  I've got to bring my water bottle everywhere and then I'm constantly peeing!! haha

Aurora's Birthday Party

Well, it's been a week and half so it's probably about time I did a recap of Aurora's birthday party.

We had a group of our closest family and friends over to our home on Saturday afternoon.

The party was Yo Gabba Gabba! themed, because Aurora is obsessed with that show.  I kinda like it too...

We decorated the heck out of our living room and kitchen.  We had streamers, balloons, banners, and a big wall hanging.

I think I'll just photo bomb you!

 

Every year we like to take a group picture of all of the guests who came so Aurora can look back on who celebrated her birthday with her!

 

 

Here is our little family of 3 with some Yo Gabba Gabba in the background!

 

 



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Trim Down Tuesdays

Ok. I'm starting a new project. 

I really need to lose this baby weight. And by calling it baby weight I'm actually being easy on myself.  Here's the low down.

Before I got pregnant with Aurora, I weighed 140 pounds.  Let's just skip over the fact that I thought I was fat. Ugh.

I gained 32 pounds while pregnant, finally weighing in at 172 the night my water broke.

Aurora was born November 24 and by Christmas I was down to 150.  (I just noticed that Jaymes is wearing the same shirt in both of these pictures.)

Then I sank into my new life as a stay-at-home-mom.  I got really into baking.  On any given day I would have muffins and brownies and cookies.  On top of this, I spent my days sitting on the sofa holding a baby.

I had never had to work on staying slim before.  I realize now that I was a server, which basically means I spent 40 hours a week walking.  Pretty good cardio.

So, slowly but surely I crept up and up and up.  Then I realized that I was now heavier than I was the day I gave birth.  Que emotional spiral.

So, now is the time to kick this fatty gut into shape. 

What is my motivation?  Well, this might seem a little backward but I want another baby.  I know that if I get pregnant at my current weight that by the time I give birth I will be over 200 pounds. I am afraid I would never get back down again. 

So, a squishy little baby is my motivation.  Not to mention being healthy!

Here are my current stats:
Height: 5'5"
Weight: 186 lbs
Waist: 38"
Hips: 44"
Thighs: 27.5"
Bust: 38.25"
Arms: 13"

Wowza! Wake up call!

My goal weight is 140.  But, I also have a fitness goal of being able to run a 5k.

My strategy is diet mixed with exercise. 

Because I need this to be as dummy proof as possible, I'm getting all the technological help I can.

I'll be using Weight Watchers online to track my diet.
I'll be mixing some fitness classes and time on the eliptical with the Couch to 5K app.

Wish me luck!

I'll be weighing in every Tuesday.