let's do this

Ok so here is the deal, I am a stay at home mom of a 10 month old little boy named Charlie. If you want to know more information about me you can check out my other blogs. This blog is all about shedding this stupid baby weight that is still hanging on too many months later. My goal is to get my weight down to 150 pounds, and just get a little more trim looking. Every week I'm going to keep track of what I eat and how much I work out, and then at the end of the week I will post photos of myself for comparison. I'm also going to use this as my workout log, and a place to post healthy recipes that I find and like.

My workout of choice is Crossfit, if you don't know anything about it go here to discover the awesomeness. My diet of choice is going to be sort of a hit and miss, just trying to eat healthier. If I had the income, time, and energy to eat Whole9, I might consider it. But I LOVE food, especially food that is bad for me, so right now my goal for my diet is to just eat less of the bad stuff and more of the good stuff. My theory is that if I keep track of all this in my blog then I will be able to see the difference that more working out and eating better makes and it will keep me motivated to keep improving my health and my body. I'm not ashamed of the way I look right now ( although some people would probably say I should be), I got to this point through the process of bringing another life into this world, which is awesome. But I would like to be proud of my body and they way I look and feel. So here is goes...

When I was pregnant with Charlie I gained 50 pounds, which put me up to 210 pounds. I know, thats WAY more than they tell you is healthy to gain. I just couldn't help myself, it was the first time in my life I had an excuse to eat anything I wanted. Incase you don't know me, or if you do and you just don't remember how crazy huge I got when I was pregnant, here are a few pictures of me at 41.5 weeks ( yes I said 41.5 weeks, ended up 2 weeks past my due date)

 As you can see my stomach was ridiculously large and misshapen, and the stretch marks were ( and still are) out of control! So now that you have witnessed that frightening sight I give you the aftermath...

2/7/12 ~ 168.5 lbs 

Check back soon for workout and diet updates, my musings on life and health, and some heathy ( or at least healthier ) recipes.