C25K Week 1, Day 3, (Post Baby)

We made it to the gym today after meeting friends at the park. Everyone did good in childcare.

I ran/walked for 30 minutes at 6 mph for the running part. I felt really good today and the workout felt too easy. I'll take it!

C25K Week 1, Day 2, (Post Baby)

I made it to the gym with all four kids. Luckily they all like going into the childcare area and had a fun time.

I ran/walked Week 1 of C25K, and then I continued walking at an incline until I had gone 3.5 miles. I am still running at 6 miles per hour which floors me. Maybe the next time I do this thing I can get even faster. Although my goal is not to be the fastest runner. At this point I am just happy to get some time to myself to workout.

I took the 4 kids swimming at the gym after I worked out. All by myself. And it actually went OK. My little Knight (4) wears a life jacket at all times. Princess and Prince are pretty good swimmers although I keep a pretty close eye on the Prince. He is a little on the over-confident side. Princess can touch pretty much around the entire pool. I held little Duke the entire time while keeping an eye on all of the kids. He was so cute in his swim shirt, but I forgot my camera. Next time!

We are going back for Day 3 tomorrow, but without the swimming. We are taking the boat out tomorrow late afternoon and I don't want the kids to get too much sun.

C25K Week 1, Day 2, (Post Baby)

Well the motivation is still there to get to the gym today! Next week is going to be hard to get any sort of run in because Monday is Princess's birthday and Thursday I fly to New York City until Sunday. I will do week 2 the week after next. I am still just excited that my 6 month old can go to the gym again. He really could have gone at 3 months but I was not ready then. He is sitting pretty nicely on his own now and with his 2 brothers and 1 sister in the gym with him, there are lots of eyes watching. They have a nice set-up there too. If I remember I will bring my camera and take some pictures.

C25K Week 1, take 2

I started week 1`of Couch to 5K yesterday and it felt awesome! I ran faster than I have ever run (6mp - very good for me) and didn't feel like I was going to die. I remember the first time around, I felt really horrible and I was running around 4.5 to 5 mph.

I have plans to go back tomorrow and Friday. I took the kids swimming afterward so that was fun too.

It feels like I am making progress after one year off.

Back to Running!

Woo hoo!

Now that our little baby boy is 6 months old, I am heading back to the gym. I am going to walk this week, but next week I am starting to run again.

I have to make appointments for the baby at our gym. I have one for tomorrow and one for Wednesday! Yippee! I am taking all of the kids swimming afterwards.

:)

Initial Results: Push-Ups and Sit-Ups

OK, so I have to admit that I was a little reluctant to get that initial push-up count. I have never been that strong in my arms, but I think I did OK.

Initial Push-Up Count: 15
Initial Sit-Up Count: 50 (I could have gone further, but it has only been 3 weeks since I had the baby and I don't want to push it too hard...yet.)

WEEK 1: Push-Ups, Sit-Ups

I actually feel pretty good about this right now.

Down 2 more pounds!

Yippee! I got on the scale this morning and I am now down 27 pounds! This is incredible!

Happy Dance!

Thanks to Aaron from over at Aaron Runs Again for this suggestion!

I am taking on the 100 push-up and 200 sit-up challenges!

Week One is starting today. I will let you know how I do!

I'm back!

Wow! It has been a while since I have posted to this blog. I have been a little busy - we had our forth child on January 1st. He is adorable and a very sweet baby! To see pictures, click here.

While I am not ready to get back into my excercising routine quite yet, I am happy to report some weight loss! While I would not recommend this route to anyone, being diagnosed with gestational diabetes turned out to be a blessing in disguise. When I got the diagnosis, I had only gained two pounds during this pregnancy. I was quite pleased with myself at the time. After my (bleep) first OB scared me half to death listing everything that could possibly go wrong with a baby who has a gestational diabetic mother without giving me any direction for a week and a half, I lost 8 pounds. I didn't end up gaining any of that weight back. I stuck to the diabetic diet, checking my blood sugars regularly, and we had a happy, healthy 7 pound 7 ounce baby boy out of the deal.

Well, according to the pediatrician last Monday, he is healthy now. He had a bit of a rough start, but not because of the gestational diabetes. His white blood cell count was elevated after he was born, so he spent the first week and a day of his life in the NICU. I was thrilled that the hospital let me stay with him. they called it "Nesting" and allowed me to stay in a maternity room while it was not needed. Luckily our baby picked a nice and quiet time of the year to be born. I was able to stay the entire time with him in the hospital.

Well, I got home, jumped on the scale and low and behold, I was down 22pounds from the time I was diagnosed with gestational diabetes, my pregnancy high. This Saturday when I hopped on the scale again, I was down three more pounds for a total of 25 pounds down!

My goal from here on out is to keep with the gestational diabetes diet and lose as much weight as I can before April 4th when my brother-in-law and my future sister-in-law get married. I am Matron of Honor and cannot wait to put that dress on now. This is good motivation for me. I will let you know how it goes!!