7 Weeks PP

I lost three lovely pounds this week. I have decided to take a front and side view picture and wear the same thing each week. This is the embarrassing "yuck" phase still, but I look forward to having exciting, non-nauseating results in the weeks to come. One of the reasons I am doing this as a blog is because I tortured my Facebook friends with my relentless progress pictures and workout plans after Ashton was born, and I figure that if you don't want to see it, you just won't click on this blog and I won't feel too bad. :)

I have been experimenting with my workouts, so I can keep myself from getting bored or injured. For a good week or more, it was very painful to run, so I wasn't doing much of that. The weather has also been challenging lately, making it hard to pack up the little ones and go to the stroller class in the mornings. I have learned about myself that I need to do something right when I wake up in the morning because that is when I am most motivated. I bought an ab wheel (you know, just the simple wheel with handles) because I used one religiously in my teens and early 20s and had pretty awesome abs. So I do that every morning when I wake up and again before I go to bed. It's hard on the knees, so I need a pillow, and hard on the back, so I have to watch my form and go slowly. Another workout I did to its completion after Ashton was born was Jillian Michaels' 30-Day Shred. It's only 20 minutes long and you do it every day for 30 days. There are three levels of difficulty (I do 10 days per level) and each workout consists of three circuits combining strength, cardio, and abs. It makes me sweat and sore the next day, so I like it. I finished Day 3 today. I plan to do an additional workout each evening for variety from dailyburn.com, and get back with the Stroller Strong Moms when it's a little warmer in the mornings.

As far as diet goes, my only vice is chocolate. I will probably eat chocolate every day until I die, but right now I think maybe I will try to eat a little less of it...haha. Otherwise, I don't really do much with soda or other junk food, and don't feel the need to diet. I have been extremely thirsty for water every day though, which I think can only be a good thing.

The pictures make me want to puke, but I know I will appreciate them later.

Total weight gained: 46 lbs
Weight lost: 27 lbs
Weight left to lose: 19 lbs