Weigh In - Week 1

The first official week is done. I lost another 1.5 pounds and my body fat is down a little over 2% - woo hoo!!! Todd and Timmy will both be doing their weigh in's tonight....updates will come later (hopefully from them since they should be posting too).

How did the first week go for me?

Overall it was good. I enjoyed the food and never felt hungry, but spending so much extra time at the store and in the kitchen is going to be very hard when I go back to work full-time. I guess we will just have to eat a little later at night.

My body is starting to get used to the workouts. I've been doubling up quite a bit because I can't give up my morning workouts (I need the girl time while running and chatting and since I teach spin I can't give that up either) and I've been trying to do the P90X workouts with the boys at night. The plyometrics and weights kicked my trash, and the yoga was tough but difficult to follow. Doing yoga from a dvd is always hard because you can't hold the pose and look at the tv and no-one is there to correct your form.

I've been thinking about what advantages and disadvantages I have in this contest. So I thought I'd jot them down.

Advantages:
- I'm already used to working out daily
- I'm starting in fairly good shape
- I know what I'm doing with nutrition and fitness
- I've successfully dieted before (4 times to be exact)
- I hate saying I'll do something and then not doing it
- I don't gain weight easily (so what comes off usually stays off with little effort)

Disadvantages:
- I'm the oldest
- I'm a girl (and those darn boys always lose weight faster)
- I just had a baby so my body isn't as strong as normal
- I can't starve myself for quick results (or my sweet Sophie will suffer and that's definitely not the goal)

P90X

I know this is Todd's program for the contest but I've been cheating and doing a lot of it too. I figure if I'm going to spend half my day in the kitchen cooking food for him I'd might as well make it for myself as well. The whole family is doing P90X dinners so that I don't have to cook 2 meals. So far they have been healthy, filling and yummy.

Tonight all 3 of us did the P90X Plyometrics video and HOLY COW that thing was tough. The crazy part to me is the fact that because my legs weren't strong enough to really get into deep lunges I didn't work half as hard as I was supposed to. I guess that's why it takes 3 months to finish the program. Hopefully it will get better each week. I just need to BRING IT!

Weekly Weigh In

So my first full week is done and I am now down 4 pounds from my starting weight. Yippee!!

The boys still haven't started their programs but I am counting these towards the final numbers or I'll never stand a chance of beating them. We bought a new scale that measures weight, body fat percent and water percent. The scale will be the main indicator of the winner.

Before Pictures

I just can't post them yet....it really is too depressing. I know for some people they are motivating but it just depressed me when I saw what I really look like. I guess I must always suck in when I walk by the mirror because I didn't realize just how big my belly and hips are.

Don't worry I wore a tank top. No-one needs to suffer by seeing all my stretch marks on my belly. :)

Post Baby Weight Loss

It's time for me to get serious about losing these extra baby pounds. I'm no spring chicken so it never comes off as easy as it goes on. :) I need to lose 17 pounds to be back to my pre-prego weight. I know I should take a "before" picture but it's just so depressing to think about doing that. I am going to take some measurements since the scale only says so much.

Here are my goals:

Track daily caloric intake (my goal is 1600 - 1800 calories)
Track exercise
Run 2-3 times a week
Spin 2 times a week
Weights 2-4 times a week
Weigh in once a week (Fridays)

Shout out to Danny

My brother Danny did his first triathlon of the season (the St. George Tri) and came in 7th overall in the Olympic distance race. Way to go!!! Hopefully I'll get to see him race at least one race this summer, but with the baby it could be a little tough.

I hate that race season is here and I'm not doing any races this year. It's always fun for me to go cheer on my family and friends, but I really miss being out there training and racing. Next year! This year I just have to keep training for childbirth :)

Weekly Workout Schedule

Monday: Spin
Good workout!

Tuesday: Elliptical
40 minutes of cardio then stretching and abs

Wednesday: Spin
We did endurance drills today - ugh!

Thursday: Weights
Lifted upper body and abs

Friday: Spin
I actually got up and went and did the full hour today!

Saturday: Walking