Well a month ago I found out I was going on this “secret trip” and well lets just say I still have so post-pregnancy fat hanging on. I wanted to slim down some before the big day but so far I only lost 5 lbs. I know I should be thankful that I am 5 lbs. less but I am still not back to my pre-pregnancy weight. I have never been a person that carried around a lot of weight. I’ve always be trim. So whenever I get fat due to pregnancies, it is really hard for my body to let go of that weight…for some reason. It is so frustrating at times.
Anyway I will look at the bright side and that is that I am going to my “secret trip” five pounds lighter. I will not focus on the other 15 I still have to lose.
Dear Body,
We’ve got some shaping up to do. You see that calendar marked with that special date in a month, well I would like to look “hawt” on that day. I understand that you have stretch marks and can’t feel your own stomach due to all the scaring. That is fine, I’m not talking about that. You can’t change that. What you can change is that spare tire around your middle and those flabby thighs. The butt, you can keep the butt because I actually like its roundness and so does hubby, *nudge, nudge* if you know what I mean.
So what do you say? Are you in agreement with me? Can we try to meet our goals of ten pounds gone before our “big date”. I know you have 20 lbs. you are dying to see off of you but right now we are focusing on just 10 lbs. Ten lbs. lighter and you will feel better and just might be fitting into those burmuda shorts you are dying to wear on the beach. A bathing suit? We will worry about a bathing suit when we have shed those 10 extra pounds. Embrace your paleness for it is beautiful and that streaky orange mess you keep trying to be tan with doesn’t look good, sister, give it a rest. You are a pale girl and Pale is Beautiful (think Snow White).
Together we will give it 110%!!!!
Love,
the Domestic Diva
As many others, our family is making the resolution to get healthier this year. I still have about 20 lbs of baby fat to lose and my husband since losing his job has gained weight. We are starting to be more active as a family. Going outside at least once a day, weather permitting, and playing games together. As well as playing with my family, I am also trying to do my daily yoga routine and 15 minutes of cycling on the stationary bike. I know that if I keep this active lifestyle up that I will be fit in no time flat.
We are also getting away from all the “junk” that we used to eat. It does help that we have a complete health nut living in our house right now. My brother in law is all about health and fitness. He is an ex-trainer and refuses to eat any of the good stuff. We typically shop for fresh fruits and vegetables at Kroger.
We typically don’t eat out a lot to begin with, only if friends and family are visiting or it is a special occasion like a birthday or anniversary. Mainly we are trying to focus on getting more active as well as eating plenty of fruits and vegetables.
What are you doing more healthily in 2008?
Also, go visit PBN to see what other moms are doing to stay healthy in 2008.
Go ahead and save the “you should wear sunscreen all year round” lecture for someone else that might actually listen and take it to heart. Because I, my friend, am not one of them. I just can not see myself lathering up with sunscreen in the middle of winter whilst wearing long sleeves and a jacket. Well take the photo below as prime example of why you might want to get your “idea” out of your head of why you should wear sunscreen no matter what time of year it is.
I thought my husband was joking that I was burnt. But nope, I now feel it as I sit here and type this to you tonight. One thing I hate about being so pale is how easily I burn.
We were only outside an hour that is the bad part. I stayed in the shade the majority of the time, as well. The sun and my skin just do not mix. I am forever doomed to be pasty white.
But you know, as I get older I have started to embrace my pasty white skin. In this day and age it is all about the “healthy glow”. Well all that tanning in a tanning bed or laying out in the sun just isn’t going to do anybody any good twenty years down the road when they have more wrinkles than they really should and their skin appears to be rubber. Nope me and Snow White will stick together with our pasty selves. Thank you very much.
As many of you all know that I started a competition at the end of October with Mrs. Flinger called Weightloss Wars. We all put $10 in the pot for the cash prize. There is a total of 24 participants and a pot the size of $120. At the beginning of the competition, I was in the lead. I fell to spot 3 yesterday but with this mornings weigh-in I am up to spot #2!!! I am kicking ass and taking names on my excersise bike and am determined to make that cash prize, mine all mine! The contest ends on November 21st, so I need to put my squishy butt into high gear if I plan on winning this thing. I definitely know that with the whole husband losing his job thing we could definitely use the money, forget about a new outfit, Mama has to pay the light bill….Ha Ha. Wish me luck!
On the workout front. I am doing great. First day I did 10 minutes on the bike resulting in 100 calories burned. Second day, I did 20 minutes of yoga focusing on my abs as well as a 10 minute ab pilates workout. Third day, which is today, I did 20 minutes on the bike resulting in 200 calories burned. Woo-hoo! Sexy is so close I can almost smell it….LOL.
I know I’ve been working out the muscles in my abs because today I was super sore and I loved it. I love being sore because that way I know I did something. Is anyone else like that?
Also, why does working out make me so hungry? If I don’t work out I typically don’t eat anything, I might eat supper but that is it. But when you add a daily workout routine, I’m like munching all day long. What the f*ks up with that?
I will get my old body back if it is the last thing that I do.
I have been slacking off the past four months since my second son was born. I will not slack off any more and I am leaning on you, dear internet, to make sure I reach my goal. I want you to pester me, bug me, constantly ask me if I have worked out for the day. I started bringing sexy back yesterday when I worked out on my new workout bike machine. I have fudged up my knee from working out yesterday but I will not that get me down. Days that my knee is swollen just means that I will have to do yoga instead. So my workout will include either 30 minutes to 1 hour on the bike or 30 minutes of yoga for my off/recovering days.
I want to stick to this. I am so miserable in this body. This is not my body this is a body created by having two children. Pregnancy is hell on my body and I will not let it defeat me. I will not be one of those women that just let themselves go after getting married and having children. I will get my sexy back!
During my pregnancy with the bean, I gained roughly 67 lbs. or so. I’ve lost a total of 30 lbs. in the first month alone but now I’m at the point of were I need to start excersising. I’ve been trying to find a diet that I actually liked and today my mother and I think we found the perfect thing. It is called the fruit diet. You basically eat a variety of fruits ever two hours and then have a normal meal at night. I love fruit and would much rather eat something that is natural versus all of that over-processed, preservative filled crap that they sell at the supermarket. I’m hoping that the fruit diet paired with my new obsession of Yoga Booty Ballet will get me whipped back into shape before the fall.
As I look at the photo to the left, I’m so disgusted by my legs. Whenever I gain weight it is always in my legs. This is mainly due to the fact that I did gymnastics for almost 10 years. I have very muscular legs and fat just migrates there. But in yoga booty ballet they really work out your lower half so I know I’ll get my legs slimmed back down to hopefully a two [pre-baby]. Although fruit can be pretty expensive at times, my plan is to attempt to stick to it and workout at least 3 times a week for 45 minutes at a time if not more.
I will not get upset with myself when I attempt to lose the 60 something lbs. I’ve gained during my pregnancy. I will embrace my ever changed body and rejoice that I just gave life to a healthy baby boy. I will not unrealisticly attempt to go back to my pre-baby weight immediately after giving birth as if I were paid like a celebrity. I will show off my “road map” [my stomach] in a bikini this summer and not be ashamed of my pregnancy service stripes [stretch marks] or my not so toned deflated flab. Be not a size zero is beautiful, being a mother is even more beautiful. Don’t be ashamed ladies. Let’s stand up and be proud in the skin that we are in!
thanks domestic chicky for sharing this video with us.
If you ever thought about doing yoga whilst your little one is awake, you just might want to rethink that. I popped in my yoga tape and was all ready to relax and find peace, when p-nut starts climbing all over me whenever I started doing certain moves. He goes underneath me when I do “down-dog”, climbs on top of me when I do “cobra” and hugs me when I do “warrior”. It was a pretty funny workout. Because of p-nut I was falling all over the place. P-nut even did “down-dog” with me. It was the cutest thing. Now we are both “inept yogis”. hee hee
It is now an hour later and my abs are still feeling the burn. What a great workout! I really wanted to do another tape but the p-nut was upset with me because I was using the vcr for something other than turning on elmo tapes…LOL.
[edit] Total workout today: 10 mins treadmill speed 4; 20 mins weightloss yoga. [/edit]
