Thunderstorms & Raindrops

Enzo goes with me almost every day to exercise. He normally plays in a pack & play with lots of toys or sits in his stroller and enjoys his breakfast.I am impressed with how well he does majority of the time. A few weeks ago we were at Noel's (friend/personal trainer) completing our Friday morning interval training (which is a very intense class) when a crazy Utah thunderstorm moved in. Class was coming to an end and of course it started pouring rain. I just live a few house away from Noel, up a slight incline, so I decided to load Enzo up in the stroller and we would just run home in the rain. Who knew how long the storm was going to last and Enzo needed a diaper change fast. So up the hill we ran in the wind, rain and storm (mind you I was completely exhausted from the 45 minutes of interval training I had just completed) By the time Enzo and I got to our garage and opened it we were both soaked and so was the stroller (which was a blessing, it needed a good rinse and it got one) We came inside and both started laughing. Enzo went to the front door and tried to open it as in he wanted to go back out  and play. Crazy kid that loves water. Instead he settled for just being able to watch it from the window. I took this picture right after we came in, I couldn't believe that Enzo was so happy after being pelleted in the face by the rain. He is such an easy going little guy (must get that from his Dada). Oh & no I don't dress Enzo & I in the same colors on purpose. He was still in his PJ's which are bright green and that was my only clean workout top.

I Work Out

Back in January, Matt & I made a little wager as to who could be in the best shape by the time we went on our April vacation to Cabo San Lucas. We decided that whoever, gained for Matt or lost for me, the most weight by the beginning of April, would get a nice amount of cash to spend on themselves before and during the cruise. At first I was a bit uneasy by this wager as I had been struggling with losing the weight I had gained from being pregnant with Enzo. For some very odd reason I was under the impression that I would be able to lose the 59 + lbs I had gained while pregnant with Enzo, very quickly and with little work on my end. I thought that as long as I breastfeed the extra weight would just melt off. Well that was not the case for me. It seemed like my body just wanted to hold on to it. I have never really had an issue with losing weight previously, most of the time if I noticed my clothes were fitting a little tighter I would just change my eating habits and would notice a change fairly quickly. Anyways, I was up for the challenge and it may have just been the motivation that I needed.  I was starting to really struggle with the fact that Enzo would be turning a year soon and that I was still holding on to an extra 30 lbs.  I was not happy at all and was super upset that I had no clothes to wear on this upcoming cruise as I refused to buy clothes, since I really liked my pre-pregnancy clothes and had hopes and dreams of fitting into them by that year mark. I started working out in the early morning hours and lost about 7 lbs in 2 months. I was super excited and highly motivated to continue, but the early morning workouts were extremely hard on me as Enzo suddenly decided that he didn't need to sleep through the night. I soon realized that I would not be able to workout in the mornings and I would have to find a new exercise program. Right about this time my neighbor announced that she would start teaching fitness classes 6 days a week. I was so excited to attend all of her wonderful classes & hoped that these classes would help me continue to lose the extra weight that I had. I soon asked if she would be willing to do some personal training with me, which she was happy to take on. By the time the April vacation rolled around I had lost 13 lbs and has won the cash prize. Matt insisted that I won by default as he got the flu a few days before our last weigh in and lost a lot of the weight he had gained. I on the other hand knew that I won because I worked my butt off every day and went the entire month of March without any unnatural sugars.  I have continued to lose weight and inches and was so excited that I was finally able to fit back into a pair of pre-pregnancy jeans with no muffin top in May. As of today I have lost 15 lbs since January. I am probably in the best shape of my life & I enjoy working out. I am super motivated to continue and enjoy the new lifestyle that I have been creating for myself over the past several months. I am so grateful for a wonderful friend/personal trainer that continues to encourage & push me to my limit each week. I hope to start running a few times a week over this next month to mix up my workouts a little & see if I can start enjoying a nice run, which I never thought I would even be thinking about running as an enjoyable activity. 

So the picture on the left is one that I really wanted nobody to ever see, but that is what  I looked like the end of December 2011. The picture on the right is from May 2012, the day I could get my pre-pregnancy jeans on and not have a muffin top. 

June 2012 Goals

Start running 1-2 times per week

Eat little to none unnatural sugar

Workout at least 5-6 hours a week

Eat more veggies

Drink lots of water & no soda (even sips)