When I started this blog, I was pregnant.
If you've read the
About Me page on my blog, you know one of the subjects this blog covers is:
"• Health & Fitness (if that exists post-pregnancy)."
If you continued reading my blogs you read things like...
"I've been excited about getting back in to shape again
since about the second month of pregnancy. We've been going on several
family walks, which have been great, and it feels great to be out moving
around. I really enjoy taking Hayden with and being able to watch him
as I walk. It sure makes the time seem to go by much quicker.
So
the other night while I was over at the track, my legs, my brain and my
heart said, "let's try running." Yeah......my boobs said, "there's no
bra that will support these milk jugs, try again in six months." Kind of
a sad moment, and I'd like to think I won't have to wait six months,
but I'm afraid the boobs don't lie. Wish me luck, I guess; and until
then, we'll keep walking." -From The First Month
"3) Easy calories.
Let's be serious, producing milk is an "easy" workout (20-30 calories
per ounce of milk, you can do the math). My plan is to get back to doing
my at-home DVD workouts once I quit pumping. I'm going to have to do
some kind of workout and start watching what I eat again. BOOO!!! -From To Wean or Not to Wean
You can read Spring Splendor, Booby Blunders for a long list of thoughts on running, momemtum, clothes shopping, and more. It most certainly needs(ed) it's own post!
So back on April 18, 2014, was when I first "declared" I was going to get back in to shape.
Now when I said it then, I was referring to the state of health I was in and familiar with prior to getting pregnant. Which, wasn't too bad, I could do some form of fairly vigorous exercise if I wanted to, could go out and play a game of softball without too much worry of how my body would respond the next day, and never felt terribly overweight, bigger than I was in high school, and bigger than I would've liked to be, but that was just the "cycle of life" setting in (so I told myself).
Before I continue, I want to jump back a few years: Two summers ago (June 2012), Matt and I spent our 5-year wedding anniversary in Colorado Springs, CO. While we were out there, we hired a photographer to take our pictures to capture the milestone and memories of our trip. This is how Leanne (the photographer) enters my life story.
Not quite a month after my final pump, I reached out to Leanne again on May 21, 2014.
But not for her photography skills this time. I had been watching her, and her husband's, transformations via Facebook. They were absolutely amazing! And the best part...they were inviting all of their friends to join them so they could help them get similar results. After 6-7 months of following their journey, the timing was right, and my mindset was right, to commit to their next Challenge group (you can read a little more about that in my post,
Friday the 13th. Pah!)
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Wowzers, right?!?! Who doesn't want results like that?
I mean, that might be a little more than I'm capable of, but why not try!
GREAT JOB, LEANNE!
Thanks for being a huge part of my motivation! | | |
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"We base our groups 70% on nutrition & 30% on exercise."
Okay, maybe I don't want to join your group...
But I knew I wanted to be a part of this challenge group, and I knew the group really had the possibility to get me where I wanted to be based off of Leanne's results, so if nutrition was what it was going to take, I was going to do it.
And I’ve always known my poor nutrition has been holding me back from getting the results I wanted, and even worked hard for with little to no gain, making me discouraged and ultimately causing me to give up or tell myself my goals were unrealistic. Sure, I would count calories and watch what I was eating when I decided it was time to "get fit," but I had never made the commitment to actually make a permanent lifestyle change. Nor did I take the time to really understand proper nutrition. Yes, weight loss occurs when you take in less calories than you burn, but where you get the calories from...that's what I have been missing, and that's what Leanne (and Corey, and the accountability group) are teaching me.
This has completely transformed my life – and my body.
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In just the past two months, I've gotten better results than I ever actually imagined in my head were possible. I am literally in the best overall shape I've ever been my entire life, and I've just gotten started.
Keep tabs on here and my Facebook page for updates on how I plan to continue this new lifestyle! Because believe me, the rewards of feeling healthy and strong are worth the effort and changes!
Thanks for stopping by!
