so it's been almost 3 years since I posted anything on this blog. in those 3 years so much has happened! I ran on and off the summer of 2011 in prep for my half marathon. about 3 weeks before the half, I found out I was pregnant with baby number two. we were so thrilled. I decided to not run the half. I know that you can run marathons while pregnant but how awful would I have felt if I did run it and caused some kind of problem?! I would have never forgiven myself, even if it was "coincidence". so then I just exercised by walking and generally being active. during my pregnancy I gained about 35 pounds. he was 9 days late and I had such crazy cravings with him. first it was baby corns from a jar, then it was guacamole, and then I settled on cupcakes. not just like run to the grocery store and get some cupcakes, but go to a specialty cupcake shop and get the good stuff. couple that with a husband who loved to spoil me with whatever I wanted to eat... I'm lucky I only gained 35!!!
on July 5, 2012 we welcomed a bouncing baby boy who was 8 lb 1 oz, much smaller than the 9 pounder that the ultrasound measured him to be. I came home from the hospital and guess what? I only lost 5 pounds! how in the world does that happen? so anyway, fast forward to life today and we have a sassy 7 year old and the sweetest 18 month old. they are amazing and keep us super busy. not to mention our 2 dogs. it is so hard to figure any kind of exercise into my day between taking care of everyone else and trying to keep the house running semi smooth. I was doing so well for awhile. I would throw the baby into the jogging stroller and meet up with a girlfriend and run. sometimes 2 miles sometimes 5. but no matter how much I ran, I haven't been able to get a well rounded workout in. now that we've had the coldest winter in quite awhile, I haven't hardly been able to exercise outside at all, no jogging stroller and no bike trailer. so yesterday I manned up and joined the YMCA. I did a body pump class and today I am feeling it for sure. it feels great.
anyway, I am on a quest to get my body back. when I tell people I still have 10 pounds to loose, they say no way!!! but it's there somewhere and I've got to get rid of it.
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