Five Months

Can you believe it's been five months already? I can't believe it. In one way I am SOOO thankful to be past the newborn stage but in another way, it's kind of sad to see her grow up so fast.

I will say that I am pretty much where I thought I would be as far as fitness goes. I know that I don't lose weight until I stop nursing, so the fact that my body has yet to shed any of the extra weight it not unexpected. It sucks but it's not unexpected. :)
Though I did manage to take my measurements this week. I know I'm several days late on this post, but I have been crazy busy at work and busy at home while Dan has been gone working and so right now is the time I have.


Eating: Still not great but getting better. Emma has started eating oatmeal once or twice a day so that should help me start to trim down a bit. I will be tracking calories probably in another month. I'll wait for the tedious agony until it will be REALLY effective! :)

Oatmeal pic:

Exercise:  Yep, still kicking butt on the exercise, which is encouraging. I went to the chiropractor and
got adjusted so some of the lower hip, back, sacrum issues are a bit better. I ran five miles total last week, pathetic but I was really focusing more on HIIT. So I was doing the 100 challenge with quarter miles sprints between rounds and another mile for good measure. It is a KILLER workout and takes almost half an hour. This week I ran five miles on Thursday in 39 minutes so that was good and I did another great weight work out on Tuesday. More running and maybe a POPHitt this weekend. We'll see.
I'm thinking I might alternate weeks in doing more or less running. I still love to run but I know that other kinds of body weight and HIIT are way more effective in helping me shed. We'll see. I will be training for the Midnight Sun Run next summer and I WILL beat my PR of 44:24. I want to do it in under 43 minutes... We'll see. (It's a 10K)

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
Those were my measurements last months.
These are my measurements this month.
Chest: 36.5,Midsection: 33.5,  Waist: 30.25,  Hips: 40.25, Thighs: 22.25, Bicep: 11.5

As you see some progress. Though my thighs appear to be getting larger... but I will believe that's because the muscle is growing!

Weight: Last time I checked, 152. It's been about a week.

Life: Pretty good. I am getting the hang of the whole being a mother of two thing, and it's going a lot better. Though my two year old is really flexing his being a person muscle. WOW! HELP LORD!

Here are some family pics.