Body After Baby

 

After a week of losing (I lost over 5 lbs.) I have started gaining again.  What am I doing wrong?  I know.  I got complacent.  I stopped challenging myself.  I slowed the intensity of my work outs.  And my eating didn’t change.

 

So, back to working harder and eating better!

 

Baby fat doesn’t look so hot on the momma.  However, look at this little man!

 

Matty – 5.5 months

 

 

Striving to learn and live God's purposes,

Body After Baby Week 5 Begins – December 29 to January 4

 

First a quick review of the week of Christmas:

 

I ate too much.  We attended a party on the 22nd and the 23rd.  Then we decorated and sampled the gingerbread train with my brother on the evening of the 24th.  We celebrated again on the 25th with a big turkey dinner.  We’ve been eating leftovers since.

 

I can’t say that I’ve done a tonne of exercise in the last week.  Well, I did a bit more since Christmas Day when we unwrapped the Wii and Wii ft board.  The puppy and or the 2 year old have me up well before anyone else is ready to get up, so I plan (and have for a couple of days now) to get a workout in first thing in the morning.

 

I have been drinking less coffee.  Coffee doesn’t affect my sleep or mood or energy level as much as it does some people.  I am able to drink a cup right before bed and I am still able to sleep well. I drink coffee as a routine thing, or as a comfort thing.  I don’t know if we’ve been too busy or just uninterested.  Whatever the reason, I have been able to get more water in.  I like that.  I find my body has been craving the water and I feel better when I meet the craving.  Water tastes so good these days.

 

Now for goals for the coming week:

 

Keep drinking more water.

Use the Wii Fit daily, in the morning and then later with the kids, just for fun.

Get to bed before midnight, preferably before 11PM.

 

Thanks to Mama Notes for hosting this challenge.

 

Striving to learn and live God's purposes,

Body After Baby Challenge

For those visiting from Mama Notes, WELCOME!

I so very badly want to loose this baby weight and so I'm joining the BAB Challenge.  I'm sad that Matthias is almost 4 months old and I still weigh 45 pounds more than I want to weigh.  Before I got pregnant with Matty I was a size 12 to 14 and somewhere between 150-160 pounds. I'd like to get back there and lower.  I'd really like to weigh about 145 pounds.  I felt healthiest when I was there.

When Jason and I got married I was about 125 lbs.  I was "sickly" and "bone-y" according to my husband.  I put on a lot of weight with each baby but have always lost it fairly easily without a lot of effort on my part.  I walk (or did) a lot.  I love walking, but with 6 children it is getting more difficult.  I'm going to have to make something else work.

This is an 8 week challenge.

• By the end of January I would like to be 10 pounds less than I am now.  That will get me well on my way, I think.

• Each week, I'd like to walk 3-5 times a week.  My plan is to walk with the children to get the mail and back.  It's not really far but we can add to the length by going a different route home depending on weather, temperature and behavior.

• I will use the 2 exercise machines we have at least 3-5 times a week.  We have an Ab King Pro and some other rowing thing.

• I have a water goal too - I want to up my intake.  My hubby says I should drink half my weight in ounces each day.  With that calculation I need to drink 3L of water a day.  I know I'm not there.

Once we get the Wii (Christmas gift), I'll add some goals concerning that.

So that is my overall goals.  This week is crazy for me and since we are supposed to post on Tuesdays, this week is almost over!  I need some goals for the next couple of days.

1. Water intake - act when my reminders go off!
2. Inventory meals in the freezer to help with menu plan.
3. Walk on Monday and Tuesday.
4. Use machines on Saturday AM.

 I have so many other little things that I want to add too, but I know I will get overwhelmed if I add anymore.

Striving to learn and live God's purposes,