4 Month PP

Well Emma is four months old today. Just about this time four months ago, I was starting hard/active labor. It sucked! AAHHHH! I can't even think about if I want another child yet. It's still WAYYYY too fresh.
But in other news, this is the workout I did today and it KILLED me. In a good way of course.

There is a video on how to do it but I can't find it at the moment. And wow I deleted the rest of this post on accident. I don't remember what I wrote and I have no energy to do so so oh well.

I think it was about the same as month three so we'll leave it at that.

Kick Butt Time

OK, so not really, but I did run 3 miles in 23:50 outside, so really for real and I was tired too. It's progress though I still look like I had a baby four months ago. But that's really fine too. I keep reminding myself that it's fine to look like this for a while. When I stop breast feeding it will be another story. I won't get frustrated that I still don't fit into 75% of my clothes and won't for a while longer. I continue to hope and believe and work toward getting back into shape.
It's for me. It's what I do for me and to keep sane when taking care of my family. I love it. It's like therapy for me. I listen to good music and I am alone.. (usually, though recently I have been bringing Jackson into the exercise room with me when I'm home with him.)
But it's just me against me and I like that.
I will post a full blown month update so I can see that I really truly haven't made any progress in a month. :)

We ROCK!

Yesterday I ran three miles in 22:50. YIPPEE! I was running and realized that I had a lot of energy and that I could be going a lot faster then I had been. I upped the speed from 8 mph to 8.5 mph instead of the 7.2 to 7.8 that I had been doing. It felt GREAT! Unfortunately, I got my new ipod stuck on one song repeat and didn't want to take the time to figure out how to get it off. So I listened to "If I Lose Myself" by One Republic like five times in a row. It's a good song, but it does get old too..
And then Sunday I ran six miles. I haven't done that since I was like five or six months pregnant. I can't even remember it's been so long!
I ate OK and now after my anniversary is over, (the 26th) I am off sugar. All sweet breads, all cookies, all that jazz. I will still take a tiny bit in my tea because otherwise I don't like it and I NEEED tea at the moment. Both kids are not well... SUCK!

3 Months PP

I just found this old post that I never finished due to craziness. So I will post it now. I didn't even finish it but that's fine too.


Eating: Ya, I would rather not talk about my eating. I am doing terribly at not eating bad things and having any kind of self control. I just can't muster the energy to care. I am planning a wedding shower, my husband is gone working for the week, I am STRESSED at work and my two year old is giving me a run for my money. He is SOOOO much work at the moment!

Exercise:  Well, this is actually one place where I feel like I'm making progress. I have been doing more popalaties, and that has been a challenge! The work outs are HARD and I feel like I will actually get the kind of body I want from doing them. I am still running, though a lot less then previously. I ran five miles the other weekend and it hurt still. My uterus seems to still be stretched out or something, because it didn't appreciate it at all. Also my sacrum hurt and still does if I do more then three miles. But progress is progress and I will take anything I can get as far as encouragement at the moment.

Measurements: Neck:12.5 Chest:37.5  Midsection:35.25 Waist: 31  Hips:41  Thighs:21.5  Biceps: 11.5 Forearms:10 Calves:14 Wrist:6 Ankle:9


Weight: I don't know.

Life: TIRED! STRESSED! TIRED! FEEL FAT!!! !BLAAHHHH!!!!! That about sums it up. I have no reason to complain about my awesome baby, because she is practically perfect in every way. :) Seriously. The girl sleeps well, eats well, is happy and sweet and all together beautiful.

Picture: No. I don't want to take a picture this week. I will add more pics when I have two seconds to call my own. 

Working out!

Yippee! So I did this work out yesterday.
http://www.blogilates.com/pop-hiits

These are so crazy hard! I can barely get through them, but it makes me feel like I've truly done everything I can do to make my body better for that day. I actually picked Jackson up and did the lunges while holding him, which he loved and it was still quite challenging for me.

I am not eating great still. I just haven't had the energy to put into eating great with all the chaos of the last couple of weeks and knowing that I won't lose a pound until I start dropping feedings. In fact I stepped on the scale, (such a bad plan.) and it told me 154. But I do eat more when I am stressed out and I have been VERY stressed out recently. But now life should be getting back to normal so that will be awesome!
I ran on Monday, four miles on the treadmill, and on Wednesday. I did intervals Wednesday outside and killed myself running 3.5 miles. I also did side box jumps which are jumping jacks onto a box essentially. They HURT!

I am getting excited though about really focusing on getting back into shape. I WILL do this!

Crazy Weddingness

My sister's wedding and wedding festivities was last week and the week before. Thus I was out of commission for posting or for that matter exercising & eating well. I ate total crap, and exercised once in two weeks.... Blah! I feel and look fat. I will post pics of the wedding and such and now that all the guests and family are gone I will be able to get back to my regularly scheduled programs.. :)