She's here! Well, she's been here for 4 weeks and I have been wisked away to the land of the all night milk parties. I go to the doctor next week. I'm hoping I get cleared for exercise. I don't see why I wouldn't, her birth was totally uneventful. Simple actually. 6 hours from the time we walked into the hospital until the time I walked to my pp room...yep, even with an epidural I was fine to walk to my room. I surprisingly felt so good I probably could have ran to my pp room. I've been trying to avoid bad foods. I've caved a few times and indulged in tacos or bojangles, but that was mostly the week after I had her. So I'm giving myself weekly fitness goals. I want to start small and make this a lifestyle change. That is what I set out to do when originally starting this blog, "lifestyle change & accountability"
Week 1 Goals: WATER! WATER! WATER! I already carry a bottle with me everywhere but my goal is to drink 3 bottles (32oz) a day. I am successfully breast feeding and I know I need lots more to keep my supply up. And if I'm drinking lots of water I'm not chugging empty calories in the form of sodas and sugary drinks. I heard someone say once, "If you add anything to your water, it doesn't count." I don't know if this is true or false, but its a good thing to believe. While I like Crystal light, I'll save that for my dinner drink and stick to water for the rest of the day. Well, that and my morning coffee. I'm not ready to part with that yet. One day, but most definitely NOT now! I am returning to tracking my intake on MyfitnessPal, which for those of you who don't know is an amazing app that lets you scan your foods in via barcode, track water, exercise and keep a food diary. It also lets you link with your buddies to aid in the accountability part of weight loss with friends. I was really good about tracking everything before I got pregnant and lost 5 pounds just by being more aware and logging everything. It is totally hard habit to get into, so it has been placed on my goal list for the week.
Also on my to do list, the dreaded "before" picture. I feel like 4 weeks pp is a fair time to take an after picture. I am already 22 pounds less than my last pregnancy weigh in and two pounds less than my pre pregnancy weight. It's time. Whomp...whomp....but it has to be done.
Recap Goals:
1. Lots of water
2. Log all intake
3. "Before" picture
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