I want my body back...

After your belly stretches out to the size of a very large watermelon, you start to wonder if you will ever have a normal looking body again. It was honestly one of my biggest fears when I was getting into the home stretch of my pregnancy. I realize that I will never go back to exactly what I looked like, but I plan on getting pretty darn close. It's been about 2 months since I had a baby, and I'm ready to kick things into high gear to get my butt back in shape. I've been motivating myself by reading fitness blogs and I'm ready to stay accountable and hopefully inspire someone else to get into shape as well.

Pre-pregnancy weight: 135 lbs

 I took measurements of my body a week before I delivered so I could see just how fast I could shed this weight afterwards and get back to looking and feeling fabulous. Here it is:

July 21, 2011

Weight: 181 lbs (I ended up gaining about 45 lbs)

Waist: 42"

Bust: 38.5"

Upper Arm: 10.5"

Butt: 41.5"

Thigh: 23.5"

Calf: 15"

After 6 weeks, I weighed myself and I was down to 151. Thirty pounds in six weeks? I'll take it. Of course, most of that was baby weight, but I did have to work off some of it. For now, my goal is to get down to 130. That's 20 more pounds to go. I'm going to try and set monthly goals and keep you posted on my progress. It's going to be a fun and exhausting journey I'm sure and hopefully I'll see some results very soon. I've already run a 5k, which I am very proud of myself for.

October 1, 2011

Weight: 150 (sadly after I dropped the 30 pounds, I've kinda plateaued...) 

Waist: 30" (ha ha, 12 inches thinner... oh yeah!)

Bust: 36" (probably where some of my weight is chilling)

Upper Arm: 11" (i'm buffing up from carrying that baby everywhere)

Butt: 36" (5.5" smaller, I'll take it)

Thigh: 23" (this definitely needs alot of work)

Calf: 15" (same ol'....)

OCTOBER GOALS:

• Lose 5 pounds
• Workout 5 days a week
• Run 3 times a week
• Train for a 10k
• Lose atleast an inch off my thighs
• Tone up my stomach
• 8 cups of water a day
• Only 1 cup of coffee a week
• Read more/Watch less TV
• Always go to be with a clean house

What are your goals?
**Special thanks to my amazing older sisters who both have rocking bodies after having babies and made me believe it was possible! :)