My First Post

The point of this blog is I hope that it will help me stay focused on my goals, because if people read about them, then I have to be accountable. I really appreciate your support and encouragement. Please follow along and become a better you too!

I will be starting a new round of Body for Life on Monday October 19. This is a 12 week journey, ending on January 10.

During each week, I will be doing weights on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. FitMom (for the first 9 weeks) or cardio on Tuesday, Birth and Babies Walks or cardio on Thursday and Hungarian Dance on Sunday. Saturdays will be my free day with no workouts and eating whatever I want. (The rest of the week will be healthy foods!)

As I am a new mom, I would like to loose my pregnancy weight. By the end of the 12 weeks, my son Ethan will be almost 9 months old. Before I was pregnant, I lost 30 lbs and was only 5 lbs away from my goal weight. Since I know what I am capable of, I know I can do it again! The major difference is that this time I'm breastfeeding, so I get REALLY hungry all the time. Finding healthy food you actually want to eat can be tough!

My 5 goals for the 12 weeks are:
- Loose 20 lbs (140lbs -> 120lbs) - this should be fun considering Halloween and Christmas are coming up!
- Gain muscle and improve my cardio
- Fit into my size 4 pre-pregnancy clothes
- Have my house totally unpacked and organized
- Become a better Me in all areas of my life

3 things I need to change to be successful and how to fix them:
- Not eating healthy -> - Have healthy food in the house prepped and ready to eat, plan meals ahead of time (take meat out of freezer)
- Not working out enough -> - Book Ethan's Kid's Club @ the Gym at the beginning of the week, make time for workouts (housework can wait), have workout binder prepped
- Not looking after myself -> - Use Ethan's naps to have a bath/nap/do my nails, use the time he's at his dad's for myself, not housework.

Well, now that you know what I would like to achieve, let's get started. (Please feel free to let me know how your personal goals are coming along too.) Good luck to you and good luck to me!