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Ok, so those daily updates never happened…

Christy — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 20:27:36 +0000

I really did mean to update daily! I have a draft of what I ate Monday that was just waiting for me to add a picture of some huevos rancheros to it…but then Seth got fussy and cranky and had a bad night.

And then the bad night turned into a bad day which turned into another bad night which turned into a bad week.

Good times.

And then I realized. I changed my diet. Maybe that’s the problem.

Yes, I’m nursing my fourth child and it took me almost a week to figure out the problem, but in my defense, he was having really bad nights and I was REALLY. FREAKING. TIRED.

So, I went back to my normal eating habits, which are quite healthy as long as I do two things:

1. Control my sugar intake
2. Track my calories so that I don’t over eat

So instead of a one-week kick-start to my diet, I am going to post some of my favorite tips and recipes for losing weight over the next couple weeks. Because it’s hard not to follow your own advice!

I’ll start that diet tomorrow…no really…

Christy — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 19:01:56 +0000

Ok, working out while homeschooling three kids, having a new baby, and running a home business in my spare time is a bit of a challenge.

And that may have been a bit of an understatement.

I know that in time I will be able to be more consistent, but I want to start feeling better about myself now, not in time! So, while I am going to continue trying to get in my workouts as often as possible, I really need to start focusing on my diet.

Because it’s way too easy to grab a muffin or scone that I have made for the kids. Only I don’t just grab one for a snack, I grab one every time I pass through the kitchen!

Starting tomorrow, I am giving myself a one-week challenge:

No sugar
No grains
No dairy (except for as little as possible in one cup of coffee a day, because really, what is the point if you can’t start your day with coffee?)

And since people have more success when they record what they eat and when they have accountability, I’ll also challenge myself to post here each day and record what I’ve eaten.

Whew. Ok, now that I’ve said all that publicly, I guess I really have to do it!

The realities of working out and having a new baby

Christy — Mon, 15 Nov 2010 20:48:58 +0000

Today was the first day that I tried to work out since having Seth. I’m trying to ease back into exercise since contractions, sciatica and pelvic separation meant that I wasn’t able to work out while I was pregnant.

At 12:30 I gave the kids their lunch, then went to get my new Turbo Fire dvds.

At 12:35 the baby woke up and started crying, so I soothed him back to sleep.

At 1:00 I finally took the plastic off the dvds and got out the intro.

At 1:03 the kids decided to go outside to play, so I had to tie up the puppy.

At 1:04 the puppy got into the house and I had to chase her down, catch her and tie her up.

At 1:15 I finally pushed play on the intro.

At 1:18 the baby started crying again.

At 1:45 I gave up on soothing him and nursed him back to sleep while watching the intro dvd.

At 2:10 I pushed play on the Fire 30 workout.

At 2:11 and 30 seconds the baby woke up again, and I put him in his car seat and rocked him asleep.

At 2:15 I pushed play on Fire 30 again.

At 2:23 I rocked him again.

At 2:35 I gave up on Fire 30 and just sarted Stretch 10. The baby slept through it and has been asleep for the last hour.

It took me 2 hours and 15 minutes to work out for 10 minutes and stretch for 10 minutes.

That’s a little easier than I had planned to take it when I said I was going to “ease” back into working out…

I got interviewed!

Christy — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 22:03:04 +0000

Go visit Kendra’s site, Preschoolers and Peace to read an interview I did for her about exercising and being a mom of young kids! And then look around at all her amazingly helpful posts

Isn’t working out supposed to make you MORE attractive?

Christy — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 13:41:14 +0000

So I’ve been working out with a friend at 5:30 in the mornings.

(please. take a moment to mourn my loss of two hours of sleep in the morning)

I’m the more experienced exerciser of the two of us, so I’m used to being the one who giggles a little when my friend loses her balance or whacks herself in the face.

(sorry, gotta take all the enjoyment I can get at 5:30 in the AM!)

Except for today. I am recovering from a cold and today as we were working out our shoulders, and I was feeling pretty proud at lifting 17.5 pounds, breathing hard to get those weights up there, suddenly…

A big bubble of snot blew all over my face.

(lovely)