I feel lately that my blog posts have turned more into a diet diary than anything else. I'm sure a lot of people find it odd that my weight-loss seems to be at the forefront of my mind in these last few months. Unfortunately, I have found it hard for myself to not lose weight unless it is something that I think about everyday and plan everything I do around. I'm looking forward to the day when I can just eat when I'm hungry, not completely avoid the treats my family is enjoying, and maybe even skip a workout if I would rather do something fun with the kids one day. I'm so close. This morning I finally hit my first weight-loss goal that I set at the beginning of the year.
It took me almost 2 months longer than I had hoped but I am finally down to my pre-pregnancy weight. I know this is not a huge deal, many people are able to do this, some before they even leave the hospital. The reason it is so exciting for me is because I lost 30 pounds to be at this weight prior to getting pregnant. If I lose one more pound I am going into uncharted territory. Since I was this size when I was 10 years old I literally only weighed less when I was in elementary school. It also puts me only about 10 pounds from my ultimate weight goal.
You may also remember that I also set a goal for myself to run in a 10K by the end of the year. If I'm being completely honest I don't think that is going to happen. With Brandon in school and me watching 4 girls during the day I don't have much time for long runs, if any runs. I usually can go for a nice jog once every other week by myself, which is not ideal for training. When I do go out, I run farther and a few weeks ago Brandon did set me up for a 10K. Caroline rode her bike, Brandon pushed the jogging stroller with the GPS and I ran. In my defense it was just after a rain and the dirt path on the Tobacco Trail was a little mushy and I had to stop for cars when I crossed the street, but I did run the entire 6.28 miles. It took me 1 hour and 9 minutes to finish with a tremendous amount of support from my husband (who by the way ran the entire way with me while pushing a double stroller and making sure Caroline could get her bike through all the gates). If you are looking for a GPS tool, I love using the Map Your Run app on my Droid. It's pretty simple and very accurate. I may not make it into an organized 10K race this year, but I know it will be a definite possibility in the future. I currently have my eye on a mud run for my next race. It's a 5K in the mud and you and your team have to make it through all kinds of obstacles along the way. I have a few friends that have done it and it looks like so much fun.
In the meantime I have been doing a lot of my workouts using the new Bob Harper website. I was introduced to it by my sis-in-law, Melanie. On the site Bob puts up new workouts every week so you can do different moves each time. It is constant body confusion and I find myself to always be sore. The workouts are only 20 minutes (I try to do 2 each day) so no one can tell me they don't have time. He shows different moves if you are a beginner or advanced, and I love it because on the Team Bob workouts you feel like you actually have a trainer yelling at you to go faster and dip farther. There is a $10/month charge (which I split with Melanie), but way cheaper than other options with similar results.
July was my next marker for my final weight goal. It will be tough to make it by then. At least I know that I'm giving it my all, and I'm so happy to be on my way.
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