Progress

Well, I had been avoiding this because I have not been doing so well. I have a hard time exercising consistently. But, My sister-in-law is visiting and we have been running every day this week! I just need to keep it up when she's gone!

Here I am!

Alright, I'm finally going to start posting on this blog... I was waiting at first to announce we were expecting, and then I was just putting it off after that.

I seem to be gaining weight a little faster this time around. I know it's still not a problem because of my size and the doctor hasn't said a thing about it... but it doesn't make me feel good. I don't feel like I've gained that much for as small as my tummy is, but I guess it's going somewhere. I was even letting myself be okay with it thinking I was having a boy so he might be bigger anyway... well, that's not the case and I'm not even measuring big like I was always with Kathryn. So, no more excuses.

With Kathryn, I worked out to a pregnancy video and actually enjoyed it. I don't feel like it does a whole lot, but it makes me feel really good and like I'm doing something. I did it for probably 4 months in the middle of the pregnancy. Anyway, I have no idea if it helped at all, but this week I decided to start it again. I'd like to do it every day, but I'm just starting with 3 times a week for now. Of course I know it's important to gain weight, but it's also important to be healthy and fit.

I'm not sure about the food part yet. I am just now getting my sweet tooth back and I give in to my cravings. At the beginning I was far too hungry all the time to watch what I ate... I needed to eat something, anything, when I was hungry or I'd be sick. But, I mostly ate good snacks anyway, not cookies or anything because they wouldn't fill me up! Now I am passed that and it should be easier to eat better. But I don't know where to start. So, I will just watch my sweets intake for now and work on exercising.

A rough week

I had a rough diet week this week. I ate chips, a cinnamon roll, two root beer floats and Greg and I went to Fuddrucker's on a date (and I didn't even consider a salad!). I only exercised 3 days this week (although I did do one day of strength as well). I felt guilty all week for what I had eaten and it just made me feel depressed, which in turn made me want to eat MORE of what I know I shouldn't eat. I was amazed to see that when I stepped on the scale I hadn't gained anything. I will take that as an undeserved miracle. I am trying to get back on track this week. I can't touch those bad for me foods or I CRAVE them! It is so hard just to have a little of what I could eat 4 or 5 times the amount of what I am supposed to have. I want to lose weight, but sometimes I also want to pig out and not worry about it! Sigh... Today I am doing better. I exercised this morning and ate a good healthy lunch and breakfast. Wish me a better week this week!

Baby Steps

Well, I don't have much to report except that I am trying really hard to work out a schedule for exercising. I exercised 3 times on the elliptical, did some ab work and lifted once. It's not as much as I would like, or need, but at least it was something and it's more than I've done for a while. I'm hoping to do cardio 4-5 times this next week and work on keeping track of what I eat. It's always such a pain to write down everything that I eat and it takes a lot of effort, but it's also the only way that I have been successful in the past with losing weight. Wish me luck!

Really close

I weighed this morning and I am REALLY close to my 20 lb. goal that I set. We have an analog scale, and not a digital, so it is hard to tell exactly, but I figure I am less than a lb. away. It is pretty exciting. Once I reach that then I will have lost not quite 10% of my body weight and weigh the least that I have weighed in over 4 years. I have been feeling frustrated and tired of always thinking about what I eat. Sometimes I see what everyone around me "gets" to eat, and I even feel deprived. Being so close to this milestone is fantastic though! I think I can keep going and I hope that eventually all of this will be second nature to me. I feel like some things are getting that way, which is good. Also, I still do have treats sometimes, just smaller and fewer of them. I am going to buy myself some Crocs as a reward. I can't wait 'til I start needing new clothes. I have been able to fit into some of mine better, and someone finally noticed, besides my family, that I am losing weight. I could have kissed the lady!

On the exercise front. I am doing the treadmill 4 days a week, and this past week I was able to do my program without holding on to the rails, 3 of the 4 days. I feel like I am improving. The only thing I don't like is that the more weight I lose, the fewer calories I burn with each workout. Our treadmill has a calorie counter that makes that very clear. I know that it will help boost my metabolism though. Anyway, I am proud of myself!! (Did I actually say that?) I hope I can keep it up! I hope you all are doing well too.