Operation Baby Weight!

It's time to get serious.  I have to get the baby weight off and my body back in shape! Jarrod and I are about 95% sure our family is complete...ok, honestly...Jarrod's 100% sure, I'm 95% sure.  So I figured there is no reason to be dragging my feet right now.  There's NO reason why Riley is going to be 8 weeks old tomorrow and I still wear maternity pants most days.  {Really there are two reasons...I can't fit into most of my pants yet and maternity pants are comfy!}  But, I'm motivated now.  I have to run with it.  It's time to get cracking!  


Weight is just a number to me.  It doesn't really bother me to share, and tracking my progress here proved to be really motivating last fall when I did so well losing some extra pounds I wanted to take off.  So, I'm doing it again.


When I got pregnant with Gavin, I weighed 132lbs.  My goal was to be at least to that weight again before getting pregnant again, but that didn't quite happen.  I was 138lbs when I got pregnant with Riley.  I gained 35lbs with her pregnancy, topping off at 173.  I lost 21lbs quickly, but then never lost much more...currently, I'm at 153.  My plan isn't to weigh myself weekly and post those numbers or anything.  I just am going to update periodically.  But my goal is to eventually get down another 28lbs and get to 125, which is closer to where I was when I got married.  


So, here's my plan of action.  Today, I'm going through my closet to get a lot of the maternity clothes out of there.  If I don't have much to wear, I feel like I'll stay motivated!  I plan to try to walk, do yoga, or do an Exercise On Demand workout everyday.  I'll do crunches with Jarrod at night before bed.  And, lastly, since it takes an insane amount of time for our water to get hot in our bathroom (which drives me crazy because of all the water we waste) I put a set of light weights in there and I'll do some basic biceps/triceps/back/shoulder exercises with them.  And somehow, I have to learn to control my sweet tooth...  That's going to be the tough part!


Wish me luck!
 

My Life Right Now

It's a September Saturday.  That means Jarrod's watching football.

Gavin's running in circles shouting, "Ride like the wind, Bullseye!"

I'm typing one handed while bouncing with a 10 pound bundle of cuteness known as Riley on my knee.


Shirley's sitting at the door, waiting to be let in.


I'm craving chocolate.  Lots of chocolate!


Life is great!


 

A-Z

I saw this on another blog and thought it was a great idea, so I'm borrowing it.  It's giving me something to do while I lay here during naptime, wishing I could breath through my nose so I could sleep comfortably while the kiddos nap...Oh well...that's what coffee's for, huh?

a {age} 29

b {bed size} queen

c {chore you hate} folding laundry

d {dogs} one needy lab, Shirley

e {essential start to your day} coffee and a little computer time

f {favorite color} so many...really liking pink at the moment

g {gold or silver} definitely silver...or white gold

h {height} 5'3"

i {instrument you play} played clarinet for a year, wish i knew how to play the piano

j {job title} mommy and wife...aka financial planner, house cleaner, nurse, teacher, chef, cheerleader, chauffeur, etc., etc., etc...  And also a proud Tastefully Simple Team Leader!

k {kids} two, Gavin and Riley

l {live} NW Arkansas

m {maiden name} Peters

n {nicknames} don't really have any...Linds calls me AJ, Sara calls me JP sometimes, Jarrod likes to call me Fun Cop to annoy me...

o {overnight hospital stays} only when having my babies

p {pet peeve} oh so many...

q {quote} 'Bloom where you are planted' because it's what helped me adjust to the idea of moving away from our families, and 'Dream it. Believe it. Work it.' [among others!]

r {righty or lefty} righty

s {siblings} Megan, Tyler and Briana

t {time you wake up} sometime between 5:30 and 6:30am

u {university attended} University of Toledo and University of Dayton

v {vegetable you hate} celery, but there are many others I say I hate because I don't want to try them

w {what makes you run late} potty breaks and diaper changes

x {xrays you've had} dental xrays, when I broke my ankle, and probably when I broke my thumb but I don't remember that

y {yummy food} chocolate, pasta, bacon, grilled pizza...so many!

z {zoo animal favorites} monkeys and polar bears

If you steal this idea, comment so I can check your blog out, too!

Wordless Wednesday

Gift from Gavin

Last Christmas, when I was still 'newly' pregnant (about 10 weeks I guess), Gavin picked out a little gift for 'Hamm.'  A cute little cow onesie that he picked all by himself!  Riley is finally big enough to wear it now.  Yay!