BodyBack Day 4

As the sun rose this morning, I stared at a picture of Kaelyn and I when she was just a month old. I still had chubby cheeks and she still had her cute squinchy face that all so called cute newborns have (to be honest, I think they all look like aliens who have been soaked too long in amniotic fluid) but never the less, she is the most beautiful thing in my world.

I feel good, I feel motivated, I feel energized to take on a new day. At this particular moment I am feeling a little tired because we had quite a day today. I got up at 4:15 for BodyBack, then came home and took a shower, did my makeup and straightened my hair! What?!?!!? yes I did my hair and makeup! Loaded Kaelyn up, went to Stroller Strides and then proceeded to the pumpkin patch where Kaelyn and I's knight in shinning armor surprised us with his presence.

Daddy showed up and we got a ridiculous amount of cute photos of our sweet pea and of our family. So God knows if Kelly planned it but to have a workout geared towards pushing yourself to the limits for our little ones and then a fun cardio day followed by a family outing that will last in memories for a lifetime was PRICELESS!

This is what it is all about, I am blessed more than I ever thought I would be and I thank the GOOD Lord for what he has provided.

So needless to say, today was an amazing day!

BodyBack Day 3

Sorry I didn’t post yesterday, but I was literally physically and mentally exhausted. With Sunday’s run, BodyBack yesterday and then Stroller Strides right after, I was pretty much a walking zombie. BodyBack was intense, we did our first traveling class, we started running right away and then would stop every once in a while to do workouts with the resistance bands. It was tough; I realized once again that I am a ridiculously SLOW runner. Kelly told us at the end of class that we ran 2.8 miles all together!

After Sunday’s run I felt amazing, I had accomplished so much, granted my time was nothing to be proud of, but I didn’t stop I ran the whole flippen thing without stopping, it was a huge accomplishment for me. But yesterday morning when we started our traveling class I fell behind right away, I by far was the slowest of them all. I tried, really tried to hustle up and no matter what I did I just couldn’t catch up.

So I started getting down on myself but it did not last very long, when we were nearing the end of class and we were running to the last area to work out I started getting all flustered and short of breath and even shed a tear or maybe two, but I snapped out of it really quick. I am noticing that my “feel sorry for myself” moments do not last very long these days. Instead, I suck it up and keep on going because I might be slow at running compared to everyone else, but I am a hell of a lot faster than I was a few months ago when I did not think there was anyway I could run three miles.

So with all that nonsense being said, I am pretty much telling you all that I may not be the best at things, but I am doing the best I can and not letting my emotions get the best of me and I am very proud of myself for that. I have the ability to suck it up these days and keep on moving and that is an awesome thing to be able to do!

Ohh and btw I am changing my weigh in day to Monday and yesterday when we weighted in I lost 1.2 lbs. I know it isn’t very much, but it is consistent and I am really happy about it!

5K Race for the Cure

What did I do this morning you ask? I got up at 4:30 AM to go Race for the Cure. It was amazing, spending time with my fellow SS mama's and my beautiful daughter. I have to admit, I was scared before we started and I got some serious butterflies in my stomach when we were standing at the Start line. I worried that my mind would work against me and that I would stop mid run to walk it out :(

Instead, I found a steady pace, well Kaelyn and I found a steady pace as she slept in the stroller the whole time and I thought about all kinds of things. I thought about how grateful I am that God has blessed me with legs that give me the ability to run and arms that can push my daughter in our stroller. I thought about what pain and suffering he went through compared to the pain that I was feeling during my run. I thought about my husband, how strong and motivated he is to succeed and get better at everything he does. I thought about Kaelyn and how I went through many hours of labor with her and that my running pains were nothing compared to that!

I then didnt think anything at all. I felt like I was able to let my mind be free and just run. I didnt care how far away the finish line was and before I knew it I was rounding a corner to see the finish line only a little bit away!

My fellow SS mamas helped cheer me on at the end and I am so grateful for them. They are all so motivating to me, they have multiple babies or just had a baby within the last year, some of them are even pregnant now! What amazing women I was able to spend this morning with.

So today I am proud of myself, but mostly I am grateful for all the blessings that have been given to me whether it be family, friends or just another day to enjoy the sun coming up, the smell of fresh air and the feeling of running and accomplishing things I have never accomplished before!

BodyBack Day 2

Soooooooooo tired, sorry for such a short post, but I am exhausted. Today's workout was awesome, we got started right away and went hardcore non-stop. As I explained to one of my friends, BodyBack is like Stroller Strides on steroids without the crying babies, just a bunch of moms pushing themselves to the limit!

It was amazing, I left class today knowing deep down in my soul that I will be a different person once I complete this 8 week period, I have already seen such a wonderful change in my life and I know it is only going to keep getting better.

BodyBack Day 1

I should be sleeping right now because I am exhausted, but it seems like every time I get that baby down for a nap, the first thing I do is jump on my laptop. So I mine as well take advantage of the time to tell you a little about the first day.

We got up bright and early (not so bright actually), myself, I got up at 4 am because I wanted to nurse Kaelyn before I left so that she wouldn't wake up hungry and fussy for daddy. Once I got ready we were on our way, there are 2 other gals doing BodyBack who live just around the corner so we are going to carpool, very nice and saves a little money!

First thing first we did out weight, measurements, before pictures, woohoo and then got ready for assessments. We did a few exercises for a minute each to see how many we could do within that time period. Then we did a few exercises for however long we could do them for, once we were done we had to call out "TIME" and then Kelly told us our time and we had to record it on our "Assessment Sheet". I did good for the most part, but I am seriously going to work my butt off so I get way better scores at the end!

After that we all sat down and talked about what BodyBack is all about, how it isn't just about getting in better shape it is about finding motivation as mothers to get through the day and accomplish things we have never accomplished before. After we went over all the materials which include a food diary, a workout video that we are to do on our own and introductions, we had a few minutes left. Kelly took us to the bball courts and we ran sprints, jogged, sprinted, jogged, sprinted, it was about a 5 minute taste of what we have to look forward to for 60 minutes on Wednesday.

I have to admit, it took my breath away, but then again, running always does :( but were going to change that right! That's the whole point.

My feelings after today- nervous about Wednesday, but very excited about what I am going to accomplish over the next 8 weeks!

GETTING NERVOUS

This weekend probably isn't helping it, but I can honestly say I am getting a little nervous. Kelly (our BB instructor) sent an email today with "BodyBack" details. Pretty much just going over what to expect the first day. At first I was pretty excited, then I realized this weekend is going to fly by and Monday will be here before I know it and I started getting very nervous.

When I start getting nervous and doubting myself, I have to think about how far I have come. When I started Stroller Strides when Kaelyn was 6 weeks old, I could hardly do a jumping jack, let alone push ups. Now, there are times when I go to a Stroller Strides class and do everything at high impact. My fellow Stroller Striders would understand how much of an accomplishment that is. Also, when I started we were outside at Rio Vista Park and the Surprise Park, I couldn't run from one station to the next without stopping 1/2 to 3/4 of the way there to walk the rest of the way. Now I take classes and run (jog) from station to station with ease. I am so proud of myself.

That being said, I did a little research today, because I have been talking about it for a while, and have decided that I am going to do the Arizona Half Marathon Feb 20th 2010. Below you will find a link to the map of the route, yeah, pretty crazy right! I started freaking out a little when I realized we would be going from Goodyear to GLENDALE! But I know I can do it and BodyBack is just going to be an 8 week period of time that is going to get me closer to running my first 1/2 marathon less than a year after giving birth to Kaelyn! AMAZING!

So with that being said, BodyBack- here I come!

WEEKLY WEIGH IN

Like I had mentioned before, I follow Weight Watchers. I have done it in the past, so now rather than paying for meetings, I use the sweet app on my phone called WWDiary. I use it to track my daily points and exercise. I decided to start doing Weight Watchers on a Thursday, so therefore my weigh in day is Thursday. I considered changing it to Monday's since I will have BodyBack on Monday morning, but Brian said it really doesn't matter either way. So I am going to stick with Thursday's.

Listed below are my stats-

Keep in mind I am about 5 foot 11 so hopefully my weight wont shock all of you!

March 9th- The day before I gave birth to Kaelyn I weighed 242 lbs!

July 1st- The day I decided I needed to change what I was eating and do Weight Watchers I weighed 211 lbs.

September 30th- Today is my first weigh in before BodyBack and I weighed 185 lbs.

I will continue to update you all on my weight loss every Thursday! If you do the calculation, you will see that since I started Weight Watchers in combination with Stroller Strides I have lost 26 lbs in 3 months, which is awesome and considered a healthy amount of weight to loose in a 3 month period.

Ohh and BTW, I was 186 lbs when I got pregnant with Kaelyn. I am so happy to have officially lost all my "pregnancy weight"!

I know this post is totally contradictory to my "Beautiful" post, but I want people to have a realistic idea of how much weight you can loose on the BodyBack program. I will say this again, I do not have a weight loss goal, because I want to push myself to get as physically fit as I can and I honestly have no idea what that number will be when I get there.