6 months postpartum

And I am oh so close to having lost 60 lbs in this weight loss goal! Well, technically I've gained and lost 28 pregnancy pounds but that's a technicality :-)

I finally got myself under 200 lbs as well!! When I saw that 1 in front of the number I was elated. I cried. 

Finally. I never want to see that 2 again. Nope, nope, nope. 


I'm holding steady right now at 195-197 most days. It does feel as though my body has reset itself after being pregnant and that also feels amazing. 

Right now I really have to watch myself with sweets. I have been overly indulgent with cookies, cakes, ice cream, etc. And they've been delicious. But alas, they need to be cut. After tomorrow's charity bake sale that is ;-) 

I also need to make sure to get some more longer walks in. I was doing fabulous with that in the month of June but so far in July I haven't. I do wear a pedometer most days and I aim for the recommended 10,000 steps. It's funny that it seems like we walk way more than we actually do. 

Well, the baby is napping and I have some chores to get done but I will leave you with a few pictures to document on here. 

Why Hello!

Hello dear long lost blog. I bet you thought I forgot all about you, what with this whole "having a baby" situation, huh?

Well I didnt. Far from it. I just haven't really had much time to do any actual working out. 

Baby bunny is doing well. She's actually helping me to lose weight in a few ways. For one, breastfeeding burns calories which is awesome. I mean, you need to get some sort of reward for the nastiness of being covered in milk every day. And the other reason bunny is helping me in the weight loss dept is that she has silent reflux. And a pretty nasty case of it. To help eliminate as much of it as we can (and with the help of Zantac for her) I have to modify my diet. And it suuuuuucks! Like shoot me now, what the ever loving hell am I supposed to eat, shoot me now. No spicy foods, no garlic, no onions, no dairy. Guys, I'm a Mexican living in Wisconsin. What in the hell does that leave me to eat??? I also cut out fast foods bc they cause gas in my own body so I'm sure it doesn't help her. K and I gave it up for Lent too. 

So that leaves me with my big update of the day:

I am officially 50 lbs down now! Technically I am down 50.2+28 from pregnancy. 

That feels freaking amazing to type. I am also so damn close to seeing a 1 in front of my weight. 3.8 messily pounds stand in my way. I can do this. I am hungry for that accomplishment. It needs to happen. 

So...I'm back. I'm trying to get into the swing of things but rest assure I will be getting back in the saddle again. Hope you are all doing well!

Weigh In Wednesday

I'm holding steady which is slightly miraculous seeing as though I feel I've been eating like a 900 lb. trucker. I'm constantly hungry. I have a feeling it is because of the birth control pills I just finished up in preparation for IVF.

And yeah - cat's out of the bag. I'm currently doing IVF and that is why I can't run the Shamrock Shuffle this week. I'm still going to finish it though, even if I feel like a fraud just walking it.

But the good news is that I am back to 214 lbs and my 40 lb loss! That is something I am very proud of. I just hope that in a month I will be gaining some pregnancy weight.Keep your fingers crossed for me. If this fails (please no) then my plans for running the Disney Half are still in play. If it works and I am able to carry to term, well then...screw the race ;-) I've been trying to beat infertility for over 6 years now. I need this to work.

Weigh-in Wednesday

I like my sick weight from last week better than today's, lol. 

Last Thursday I hit a low of 214.2 - which brought me to 40 lbs lost. But between then and now, I am at 216.4. That still gets me to 38 lbs lost. 

I'm just at a holding point right now. Per doctor's orders my training is to be toned down and I will not be allowed to run the Shamrock Shuffle - only walk it :-( I know it's for the greater good so I'm trying to stay positive. Being on meds right now that normally cause weight gain is making it harder to lose plus you add in a week of being sick and you just get a case of the "blahs."

Enough of the whining though. I am still down a pound! Woo hoo!

Stay well y'all - I have heard of people in many other states battling the virus I had. it is not a fun time!

Weigh In Wednesday...errr Thursday

So I'm a day late. Meh. ;-) 

I've been off my game this week. I was so drained on Monday I skipped the gym. Then I had to go to the doctor's office on Tuesday and they took a ton of blood (like, 10 vials) and I had a migraine by 4 pm. I went to bed early. 

Even after a stressful day and some shitty kids being disrespectful at the Y, I got an "ok" workout in yesterday. However, I got my 2 mile run in today and some weights so I'm happy. I also forgot to weigh in yesterday so I did that this morning too. 

The scale showed 217.2 this morning! That now makes 37.4 pounds lost in total. I hope to get to that 40 lb mark shortly! We shall see. I have some other things going on right now so I'm not sure that I'll be able to continue my pace but I will do my darnedest!

Happy almost weekend!!

Weigh In Wednesday

Guess what guess what guess what????

I saw a new second digit this week on the scale!!!

Today I was down to 218.2 lbs! That is a total of 36.4 pounds lost in total.

What a relief it was to see that "1" on the scale. I feel like I've been flirting with it for weeks now. I love getting the rush of accomplishment when the number pops up. It's also fun to see my projected weight on MFP when I plug in my food diary each day. Right now I'm usually around a projected weight of 206 in 5 weeks. Soon I will see 200...and then the number will begin with a 1. Holy cow. I can't wait.

In exercise news, last night's run was a bit hard. I was really hurting. My shin was very bothersome. I've been icing it on and off for the last couple of days and that does seem to relieve the pain when I do. Tonight I am going to possibly just do some swimming to keep off of the legs as much as I can. I'm going to do my 2 mile run tomorrow but then I am contemplating either skipping this week's Sunday run and just repeating this week's training schedule next week or just doing the 4 miles on the elliptical on Sunday. We shall see!

Eff Foam Rolling & Weigh In Wednesday

Seriously. I was trying to keep the title of this post PG 13 but I really wanted to say Fuck Foam Rolling in all it's spelled out glory.

What masochist decided that this foam rolling thing was an awesome thing?? Oh yeah, skinny, fit people most likely. 

I went out and bought one from Target on Monday night because I was a little sore after my run on Sunday and multiple people have told me about them. I watched some online videos and thought, "Hmm, ok, I can do this." Yeah, no. It is painful. It freaking hurts. They *say* that it will get better over time but I'm not sure that can come fast enough. It helps if you have good upper body strength to begin with... Oh and no fat rolls. I was like a beached orca flailing around.

In all honesty, it might have helped me for yesterday's run because I ran my first mile at a 10:30 pace. That is amazing for me. The second mile slowed way down though, hahaha. But I felt pretty good all 2.5 miles. So I rolled out again (or attempted to) last night and I got a damn rug burn on my arm. Why do those hurt so bad?? I mean really?

Today I still feel sore in my right knee and hip. So basically the jury is still out on this whole rolling thing. I know many tout the benefits of it so I'll stick with it for a while. 

For anyone looking to get one, after the fact I looked into the different colors of them. The color actually means something. Go figure. I just went for my favorite color, green. The white ones are the softest version. The blue or green are more of a medium firmness. The black ones are the most firm and for the more advanced users. 

This is the one I bought:

As for weigh in...not a ton of movement. I was at 221.0 on the dot this morning. Still a small loss but not as much as I would have liked. Maybe I shouldn't have gone overboard this weekend in the food department ;-) Just sayin'...

Weigh In Wednesday

I have good and bad news to share regarding today's weigh-in. 

I'll start with the bad first. 

Even though I was quite sure I didn't go too terrible with the eating in Chicago this past weekend, I still somehow managed to put 4+ lbs back on. I'm guessing the combination of being a tad stopped up and not drinking enough water is the main culprit for the gain. I had tracked my calories in MFP and even though I was over on Friday and Saturday, it wasn't an all out binge fest.

But the good news is that I dropped it all plus 1 pound for today's scale stepping.

My weight was at 221.8. That brings my total weight loss to 32.8 lbs!

To be under 220 is for sure my goal by this time next week.

I've been playfully complaining to K that even with all the pounds lost I haven't been able to move down a size yet. It's slightly frustrating. I know there is a difference because people comment on it. I'm just having a hard time *really* feeling it. It's just another layer of the weird view of my body that I have many days. 

Want to know the one place that I have noticed the difference?  

When I'm in the shower and I'm washing my face. 

I am one that faces into the water and when I put the soap on my hands to lather my face and wash it off, I can feel that my face is smaller. Isn't that weird??? I think it is. But I like it. I hated my fat face. 

Anyway...here's to hopefully seeing the changes happening a little more clearly soon!

Weigh In Wednesday

I am so guilty as charged with doing this. I also refuse to step on the scale without having gone to the washroom and pretty much in the nude. Hey - I'm not into finding out how heavy my clothes are! ;-)

I had another good week and my weight in this morning showed me my reward of 225.2 pounds! I am so close to hitting 30 lbs lost now!

The one thing that has me a little worried is that we have now made plans to go home to Chicago this weekend so that will mean lots and lots of foods from my favorite places. Not good. I also have to figure out how I am going to get my long run in on Sunday. And how to not gain about 5 lbs this weekend. This is going to be extremely hard. 

If there is one thing I love most in this food world - it's my hometown grub. Say a food spell for me that I lose my appetite. 

Weigh In Wednesday

Woo hoo - the bitch is on her way out so I'm seeing some movement on the scale! Yee haw!!!

Today I weighed in at 227.2! That's 27 pounds lost so far!

I'm really hoping that I will be at 220 lbs in two weeks. That is my super short term goal.I can do this!

Motivation Monday

Mondays can be such a drag. I usually have no motivation for anything. And you know that Mondays are when all hell breaks loose and then you want to come home and just stuff your face and crash on the couch, binge watching dramas you saved on your dvr.

While my desk seems to continue to get buried under tasks that I can't seem to make any headway on, it was a fun day because we had our monthly all building meeting and they always recognize some employees and do some giveaways. I walked away with both being recognized and winning the meeting attendance giveaway! I got a couple gift cards to our favorite grocery store and that made my day.

Since I was riding the happy train, I made sure to get us over to the Y for a workout. I busted out a nice 30 minute run and felt good about it. I am aiming to try out the deep water water fitness class tomorrow. I can be very extroverted in life but yet I am always shy when trying out classes of any kind. I just have to jump into the deep end. Bad pun intended. 

Anyway, I know this particular day of the week can be a drag but if you're having a case of the Mondays, keep trudging on!

For this week's dose of motivation I will leave you with these pins.

 

And my favorite one from my workout shirt tonight:

Run Hard

Run Fast

Run Happy

Just Run 

Weigh in Wednesday

Man, I was so damn close to seeing the second digit of my scale say something new today. Something I haven't seen in probably a good two to three years. 

I was at 230.0. 

On the friggin dot.

Bastard. 

But - it is still progress! I will take it. I did in fact get 30 minutes of shoveling heavy, blowing snow in last night for my exercise. Some of our drifts were up over two feet...even if our actual snowfall was only 7 inches. Gotta love blowing and drifting in WI, huh? At least it got my workout in for the day. 

I need a good kick in the ass to get my true workout in. I have to promise myself that tomorrow I will do it. An hour's workout won't kill me. Especially since after work on Friday I am meeting up with some girlfriends from my last job and we're going to our favorite Mexican restaurant. Giant margaritas and chips and salsa will be had. I need to earn those calories ahead of time! ;-)