30 Day Squat Challenge Day 1

 

Today is Day 1 of the 30 Day Squat Challenge. I am planning on breaking the 50 squats into groups of 10.


Day 1-
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      Set 3-
      Set 4-
      Set 5-

3 Months Post Pregnancy

Since my son was born my weight sunk down to 178 pounds, the same weight I was the day my daughter was born. I have seen a very motivating weight loss. However, my weight loss has stalled and is slowly starting to creep back up. I can't let that happen. So, my new plan of action is to do carb cycling. It is the diet used by Chris Powell. He uses it on his show Extreme Weight Loss.

Today is my first day of carb cycling. For breakfast I had an egg (fresh from our backyard flock), and half of a bagel. My breakfast didn't consist of enough carbs but I still think it was acceptable.

I haven't started exercising since my son was born and I believe it is time to get into an exercise routine. I am going to start with walking each day and with the 30 day squat challenge.



27 POUNDS LOST!

Gestational Diabetes

A few weeks ago I was diagnosed with gestational diabetes. Since then I have maintained my weight. I was gaining a little faster than I wanted to so I was happy to see the slow down. I am currently at 206. At my last appointment I was retaining water from popcorn I had eaten the night before and I weighed in at 209! I lost that over the following 2 days. It's nice to see the scales going in the right direction. It is also nice that I have gotten the chance to start my diet a little early.

On my diet, I am required to limit my carb intake to 30 grams per meal and 6 meals a day. That is my magic number. While the baby is gaining everything he needs, I am staying at the same weight. I also get lots of protein on my diet. I plan to follow this diet after Jake is born. I know I will see the progress I need.

I really love unsweet tea but I have to limit my intake of it. It started to become all I was drinking and it made me dehydrated.

Since I won't be able to exercise for 8 weeks after my c-section, I am going to have to get creative and manage my weight by diet alone during that time. Once I am allowed to exercise I will probably get back into a walking routine.

My belly is starting to look more round instead of flabby. I have been really self conscious this time around and it was nice to get a belly shot that I could be proud of and give my son one day.

Belly at 32 weeks.

After my son is born my first goal is to get down to a healthy weight. So my first goal is 145. That is also the weight I started at when I got pregnant with my first. I would be thrilled to see 145 again. Once I get to that goal I am just going to take it 5 pounds at a time and see how I look and feel. I would love to see 115 again but I realize that may not be a realistic goal. I am not a teenager anymore so I may not look or feel good at that low of a weight. I just want to fit in my jeans from before I was pregnant. My hips have gotten so much wider since before I was pregnant with Kaylie so I don't know how realistic that goal is either. All I know is that I am going to shoot for it. My goals can change as I go along. If I lost down to 115 it would almost be a 100 pound weight loss. That is a lot of weight. I can't wait to feel like I used to feel. My body does not do well at this weight. My body is screaming to be back to it's old weight. I am going to work my ass off this time around. Hopefully it will all pay off in the end. 

Pregnancy and Healthy Eating

I am 18 weeks pregnant with my second child. This time around it has been so much easier to eat healthy foods. When I was pregnant with my daughter I craved mainly carbs and sweets. Now, with my son, I crave mainly protein and vegetables. My major food aversions have been sweets and carbs. Thus far I have managed to gain only 1 pound. According to my BMI, I was overweight before I got pregnant so I knew that I would need to watch my weight and eat healthy during this pregnancy. I have been very proud of myself so far. There is definitely still room for improvement. I am currently trying to kick my caffeine addiction. For the first week my plan is to have a caffeinated beverage every other day. Yesterday was my caffeine day and I am feeling much better today after getting caffeine back in my body. I know it isn't going to be easy to kick the habit but I believe it will be worthwhile. I truly believe that in the past sugar has been my downfall to losing weight. I consume so much sugar in my daily Coke.

It will still be at least 4 months before I will be able to diet again. I am going to use this time to make a plan of action to getting my body back. I miss my 120 pound body. I know that I will probably never fit back in my size 5 jeans since my hips have expanded so much for childbirth. I am not really concerned with fitting back into a size 5. I will be happy to be in a 10 again. I just want to be at a healthy weight and to enjoy shopping again. I really hate shopping for size 18 pants.

When my daughter was born, I dropped about 25 pounds in 2 weeks. Somehow I let myself gain back all that weight plus some. This time I am going to start a diet as soon as the baby is born and I am going to let my body heal before I start to exercise. I currently weigh 191 pounds. If I don't gain anything through my entire pregnancy, I still have 70 pounds to lost. It will take a lot of time and effort for that to happen. I know it will be hard but I really believe I can do it.