My fitness challenge - february update

My February goal was to commit to regular exercise (regular for me being 30+ mins 4+ times a week) and a goal weight of 140lbs. I came in 2 pounds short on my February goal! Boooo! Can I blame it on the short month??

I tried my very best to get up and go to the gym every morning at 5am. It is SO hard! I don't know about you but I need my sleep...lots of sleep. If I'm not asleep by 10pm...there was no way I'd be at the gym by 5am. So on the days that I missed the gym, I would do little workouts at home. Basically everything I would do was adpated from pintrest workouts.

I would do about 20 minutes of any combination of things below...
50 jumping jacks
5 push-ups (yea...I can only do 5 at a time)
50 crunches
30 mountain climbers
30 second plank
20 deep lunges
20 squats
20 leg lifts
And if it was warm enough outside, I would walk with C and Lilly for 30 mins.
I also kept up on eating healthy (my January goal). Even though I'm not hitting my goals dead on each month, I am seeing an improvement. I have more energy and my clothes are fitting better, which they should after losing 10.5lbs and 7.5 total inches.

As of March 1st...
weight : 142lbs
bust : 36"
waist : 29"
hips : 36.5"
After One Month (February 1st)
weight : 146lbs
bust : 38.5"
waist : 29"
hips : 37"
Day 1 (January 1st)
weight : 152.5lbs
bust : 39"
waist : 31"
hips : 39"

My end goal is to be fit, feel good, and be confident with my body by June (just in time for our trip to Hawaii). My end weight goal is 125lbs (my pre-pregnancy weight was 122lbs). That's just 17 pounds away! I can do this.

Anyone else struggled with losing the baby weight? Or had great success? I'd love to hear your story!! Tips, tricks, hints...send them my way :)

my fitness challenge

Every body is different, right? Right! Ok cool, now that we have that out of the way...

I created a little fitness plan for myself so I can get back in shape and back down to my pre-pregnancy weight. Most of this will be pretty dang embarrassing for me but I feel like if I post it up here then I will feel more accountable and actually stick with it. Feel free to share your fitness knowledge with me because I'm pretty clueless and kind of just made this all up based on stuff I saw on pintrest!

I started on January 1st...yay for new years resolutions.
weight : 152.5lbs
bust : 39"
waist : 31"
hips : 39"
Oh my fatty! I know right?

January Goal : commit to healthy eating. goal weight : 145lbs

I missed my January goal by one measly little pound!! But I'm determined to make it up in February. And I did commit to healthier eating. It was actually easier than I thought. I didn't do anything crazy (like all protein or juice cleanses) because I know my personality and I can't handle that stuff for more than a of couple days.

Here's what I've been doing so far...
I do not indulge in sweets like I used to (who knew brownies didn't count as a meal?!)
I do not eat after 8pm
I drink at least 90 ounces of water a day and cut out juices and soda
I remind myself constantly that chips and candy are not considered "snacks" and if I feel a little hungry between meals I eat a cheese stick, fruit leather, carrots, yogurt...
For breakfast I eat something simple and filling like cottage cheese and fruit, an egg and toast, or oatmeal....
For lunch I have a green smoothie (C has one too, he LOVES them!)
For dinner I have whatever we decide to have for dinner as a family (lasagna, chicken, roast...) as long as it's not fast food.

As of February 1st...
weight : 146lbs
bust : 38.5"
waist : 29"
hips : 37"

Even though I didn't hit both of my goals, I'm pretty proud of myself! 6.5 pounds and a few inches down and eating healthy. That's HUGE for me! Anyone that knows me knows that I have quite the sweet tooth teeth!

February Goal : commit to regular exercise (regular for me being 30+ mins 4+ times a week). goal weight : 140lbs

This might be a struggle initially. Because of the weather I can't just go out and run anytime I want and with my husbands crazy schedule that leaves me with either 5am workouts or 9pm workouts which is when I'm usually really tired or so tired... Lame excuses right? Yea, I know.

My end goal is to be fit, feel good, and be confident with my body by June (just in time for our trip to Hawaii). My end weight goal is 125lbs (my pre-pregnancy weight was 122lbs). SO doable right?? That's only 5 lbs a month!

Anyone else struggled with losing the baby weight? Or had great success? I'd love to hear your story!! Tips, tricks, hints...send them my way :)