Mama's Getting Back in Shape!

So Ive been putting it off for over a month now but FINALLY got back to the gym yesterday.  I had lost some weight leading up to my wedding in December of 09' where I actually reached my lowest weight in ...well...a long time. I kept it off and kept up with my workouts until I was 5-6 months pregnant.  I  decided that working all day and being pregnant was enough for me so I froze my gym account.  A few weeks after Savannah was born I was down 23 lbs (YAY!) I was so excited since I had only gained 35 total.  I thought, "what a great jump start to my weight loss" but I have kind of given into this stay at home mom lifestyle of not working out and not eating all that healthy (not that all SAHM are like that or anything).  So my weight has started to creep back in the wrong direction.  I haven't been back on the scale since mothers day but the way my clothes are fitting is a clear indication that I need to get my butt back in the gym.  And that's what I did.  Yesterday.  One work out down and only a lifetime of them left to go.

 I was going back and forth with whether I wanted to blog about my getting back into shape or not.  I kept thinking that if I fail (yet again) then everyone will know about it.  But I finally decided that maybe that will be more motivation to follow through. The hardest part for me is that even when I was doing everything right, the weight came off so incredibly slow. So I have to learn to be patient with it and just keep going.

This time around things are a little different.  I have an entirely new inspiration, which is our beautiful daughter.  So instead of putting a picture of myself when I was thin up on the mirror, I'll be putting a picture of Savannah.  She is reason enough to put forth the effort and hard work to be a healthy, fit, and functional mom who can keep up with a very active little girl.  And that is just the kind of mom I want to be.

So there it is, Mama's on a mission to get back into shape!!

12/19/10 Thoughts on Being a Good Mom

Just some things on my mind that I feel like sharing.

Being pregnant has my mind spinning and my emotions roaring.  I never thought of myself as a "deep" person but it seems lately that has changed somewhat.  I feel so connected to this little one growing inside me that I find myself constantly thinking of our new lives together.  Shane and I are always talking about all the things were going to do with her and things were going to teach her, trips we'll go on, watching her grow, all these wonderful things we have to look forward to.  Being 30 years old and just having my first child is a little different then the way I had pictured it years ago but I know now that that is the way it was meant to be.  Shane and I were meant to meet 6 years ago, fall in love,  have 5 years for just each other; to travel, to come and go as we pleased, to just enjoy each other and our freedom. He would make me wait all these years to make my dreams come true (something I now appreciate, but despised for a long long time).  So now we are in this wonderful place together.  We are both ready for this new adventure in life and to give our little girl the best life we possibly can.  So all of this has got me thinking how some parents take every opportunity they can to spend time away from their little ones. I just don't get it.  I think when you have children at a young age you tend to feel that your own childhood has been taken away so you try to get it back by behaving like you're single and free.  Not that its right but I get it. But when you're older and have kids, what's your excuse?

  Im just saying that I want to be a good mom and Im going to do my best to do so.  Plain and simple. The biggest part of being a great parent is being there and not having other people raise your child. They grow up so fast and I don't want to miss a thing. So many things happen in their first year of life and if we have it our way we'll be there, camera in hand to witness every bit of it.


I must admit, whether anyone reads this post or not, I feel so much better having written it.