Week 1 of 7

FOOD

1. fried foods - NONE


2. cookies - NONE


3. fat-filled frozen yogurt - NONE


4. eating out - I have eaten out a lot. We went out of town this weekend.


5. overeating - I overate all weekend while we were out of town. :(


6. eating late at night - NONE

NEW GOALS

1. FOOD: I did really well, except for eating out over the weekend, and overeating when I ate out!


2. EXERCISE: I ran 4 times this week!


3. SLEEP: I did really well with this until we went out of town. I also stayed up too late last night. :(


4. POUNDS: Lost 1 lb

Renewing My Goals

RACES

Since Anndi was born 15 months ago, I have done the following races:

1. 4 half marathons
2. 1 full marathon
3. 2 small sprint triathlons last summer

OBSTACLES

Since my race in December, I have been enormously slacking off. Christmas brought sick family members and it did not end until Spring arrived. Plus, I think I got burnt out from so much training!

FOOD

Also, I have developed some food weaknesses. These include:

1. fried foods
2. cookies (I have been baking literally every night)
3. fat-filled frozen yogurt
4. eating out
5. overeating
6. eating late at night

I am so sad to report that since Christmas, I have gained back 7.5 pounds!!! :( That is such an embarrassing thing to admit to, but I know the reasons for it! I have not been running as much, and I have been giving into my "food weaknesses." Also, my sleep schedule has been awry.

NEW GOALS

1. FOOD: Omit ALL of my food weaknesses every day
2. EXERCISE: Run 4 times a week
3. SLEEP: Go to sleep before 11:30 every night
4. POUNDS: Lose 14 pounds
5. TIME FRAME: By May 25. This gives me 7 weeks!
6. I WILL REPORT WEEKLY! I gotta go, it's time for my run! :)

1 Year Postpartum

Here we are, 1 year after Anndi was born! I love love love love LOVE my little girl.

9 Months Postpartum to the day! 58.5 pounds lost, 1.5 lbs to go!

Lots of running! I am running the St. George Marathon on Saturday! It will be AWESOME! I am so grateful to have reached this point in my weight loss, 9 months postpartum to the day!!!! Lots of prayer, lots of hard workouts, lots of watching what I eat.

REALLY GETTING THERE!

I am now 1.5 lbs BELOW my prepreg weight!!!!!

Exercise this last week:

1- 7 mile run
1- 13 mile run
1- 5 mile run
1- 1 hour pilates class

Yay! 7 1/2 Months Postpartum

Current Weight above Prepreg. Weight: 1.5 lbs.

What I've been doing to exercise and lose weight:

Eat moderate portions (intuitive eating! Not something I normally do. Haha)

Training for the marathon in October

Pilates at least twice a week

Weights at least once a week

6 Months - Stand Still

I am at a stand still. June and July have been about vacations and the pool. I still workout at least 3 times a week and try to eat healthy. But I've lost no more weight. Still at 5.5 lbs above prepreg weight. I need some motivation! Go time!

5 1/2 Months Postpartum!

Weight Loss the Last Two Weeks: 2 lbs.

Current Weight: 5.5 lbs above prepreg. weight!

The last TWO weeks' exercise:

1 - 3 mile run

2 - 45 minute spin class

3 - 3 mile run

4 - weight lifting

5 - track workout

6 - 3 mile run

7 - 17 mile bike ride

8 - 3 mile run

9 - track workout (4.5 miles split up, at 8 minute pace - fast for me!!!)

Also, my diet...

I have been trying to follow the following DAILY meal plan:

4 servings Grains

6 servings Vegetables

3 servings Fruits

4 servings Lean Meats

3 servings Low-Fat Dairy

7 glasses 10 oz. Water

This helps me to make sure I eat enough vegetables and not too many carbs. I do not follow it exactly every day, but it really helps me monitor what I am eating.

ALSO, I am eliminating all sweets and sugary foods with more than 5 grams of sugar per serving for the whole month of June. So far, this has helped me drop 2 stubborn pounds this month! Hoorah! I am far ahead where I was with Caleb at this point. I am sure that has to do with not suffering from postpartum depression at the moment, and also getting adequate sleep. I am so incredibly grateful to see the scale go down. I pray all the time for help, too. It makes me so happy to feel comfortable in my body.

5 Months Postpartum

Weight Loss this Week: 1.5 lbs.

Current Weight: 7.5 lbs. above prepreg. weight

Exercise:

Lots of running, weight lifting, and pilates! Oh and a little bit of biking and swimming.

18 Weeks Postpartum

Wow I can't believe how fast time has flown by with little Anndi girl. She is sooo awesome!

Current Weight above prepreg. weight: 9 lbs.

Exercise:

LOTS of exercise!

I am grateful to see the scale go down continually!