Ok...So although this has been something that I have been super proud of for a few months now, it's still a little embarrassing to write. But i'm to the point that i'm just so proud and I really want to document my progress.
Let's all take a moment and remember I have literally been pregnant for 2 years...with like a 3 month break in between. If you have never had a baby...just pretend you swallowed a beach ball for 2 years. Then you took it out and you probably wouldn't be super fit...right?
Well that's how I felt. 2 years of pregnancy with no recovery time in the middle. We can all imagine. Well, I was determined to do something about it and get my body back since it will be a good 4 years (hopefully) before we are blessed with another baby.
I started going to the gym every night and running on a treadmill and doing the stair climber...but I wasn't seeing any progress. I was starting to feel discouraged and actually had to quit for a few weeks (doctors orders). As soon as I was able to work out again I hired a babysitter and made Josh take me to the gym and show me how I can burn fat and tone the areas that I wanted. He introduced me to the wonderful world of weightlifting. At first I was a little weirded out. I felt like weight lifting was for dudes, but as soon as I started working out and perfected what I was doing I felt amazing. The first week that I went to the gym I stared at myself in the mirror and thought "I look like one of 'those' people that you know is seeing the inside of a gym for the first time in 5 years" and I was super self conscious about what I was doing. Yesterday, I got in front of the mirror to lift weights and actually looked at myself and thought "You look like someone who knows what they are doing, and someone that is getting amazing results!" I feel AH-MAH-ZING! I can't say it enough. My baby fat is melting away. I have been working out for about 5 weeks now and I have lost 20 pounds since I started lifting. This is the embarrassing part...it's sad that I actually had that much to lose. But it's awesome that i'm actually losing it. And I feel like it's coming off quick! I step on the scale at the end of every week and i'm seeing almost 4 pounds gone every week.
Here's the other awesome part. I eat healthy during the week, but Sunday is cheat day. And cheat day you can eat WHATEVER you want! I had to implement this into my diet because I knew I would feel like a failure when I said no sugar or goodies whatsoever, and then when I snuck some I would tell myself "well, you already cheated so just eat another cookie anyway". With cheat day I get some goodies for the week and I feel like i'm not completely deprived. Plus it gets me through the week with eating healthy and not feeling like cheating on my diet. Cheat day we eat cake, cookies, desserts, waffles for breakfast..all sorts of goods. And yes, even with cheat day i'm still losing 4 pounds a week. That is what I most absolutely love!
Working out is becoming a huge addiction for me. I look forward to it every day. I am absolutely loving the results that i'm seeing and it makes me feel so good physically and emotionally. It recharges me, it energizes me, it makes me feel accomplished, and it's so good for me. I am finally in the habit and now I have a hard time skipping a day of not working out. This is one habit I am definitely not letting go :D
Tuesday, June 17, 2014
Wednesday, June 11, 2014
Happy Birthday Maddox!
April 24th, 2014 was Maddox's 1st birthday! He had such an exciting first year of life! He learned how to sit, crawl, stand, walk, and talk. He had a lot of fun visits to the doctor, a few fun visits to the hospital, one surgery, one concussion, and a baby brother. Typing this I sound like a horrible mom. I promise we love and protect our kids. Don't go calling social services :)
This is the sweetest boy you will ever meet. He steals the hearts of everyone he meets. He loves everyone, you can tell he is just the sweetest soul, and he is just flat out adorable.
At 1 year old he weighs a whopping 20 pounds! He's 29 inches tall! He has adorable green eyes, reddish/brownish/blondish hair, and the longest eyelashes I have ever seen on a little boy! (I'm super jealous!)
His favorite toys are his Buzz Lightyear (which he got for his birthday), cars, and the piano. His favorite movie is Wreck it Ralph. We have watched this movie 100+ times. I can quote this whole movie for you start to finish. I used to like it, now I feel like if I have to listen to Ralph complain about being the bad guy one more time IM going to become the bad guy! Anyway...
He LOVES to be outside and is currently figuring out how to open and escape out the front door. He is extremely intrigued by dirt, rocks, mud....basically everything boys love. He loves to play "daredevil" with daddy and let daddy throw him around and toss him in the air (despite what you may be thinking, no this is not how he got his concussion), and he thinks driving our car is the coolest thing ever.
He loves his baby brother Sawyer and is always looking for him and when he finds him Maddox loves to give him hugs and kisses and share his toys and rock him in his carseat or his swing.
Bathtime is one of the favorite parts of the day...and he needs it! By the end of the day this boy is covered in dirt from head to toe!
He loves puppies and he likes to pull on cats tails. He thinks daddy's fish tanks are pretty awesome as well! He thinks the word "No" is hilarious, no matter how firm I say it (this is a current dilemma i'm working on) and he loves to play with kids his age. He gets so excited when he sees other little kids, i'm so convinced they should let him into nursery ;)
Anyway, I could go on and on and on and on about how amazing my little boy is. He has brought me so much joy and happiness and he melts my heart when he calls me "momma". We're so blessed to have this little boy in our home and we look forward to many many many more birthdays to celebrate with him!
Happy Birthday son! We love you!!!
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