Well, I can't do it alone~

I am chubby for now. I am trying to lose weight from being pregnant, like so many women are. I don't have anyone close to me to help me with this, so I am blogging it, so I can have a record of my progress, or not, depending on how the journey goes. Well, I shouldn't say I don't have any one close to me to help me. My sister is actually trying to lose weight too, and she and I are tight, but she hasn't had any kids, so her body hasn't gone through the pregnancy changes yet...

Up until a few weekends ago, I have wanted another baby very badly, but after our third was born, my husband got a vasectomy, and he informed me he has no plans of getting it reversed, and he was very serious and adamant about that decision... So, since I am not going to be pregnant again, unless it's a miracle of God~ then I might as well start trying to get back into shape.

Some background info: I am 28, almost 29. I have a three year old boy, a two year old girl and a one year old boy. It seems like I have no time to work out, but I have just started going to the gym Monday -Friday from 8:30-10:30. I love to eat, so I have to burn a lot of calories to not gain weight through out the week. Being prego for pretty much three years in a row- I ate everything in site, and was still doing so, up until last week, when I decided that I can't do that any more if I am to get "tight and toned"-- which is the ultimate final goal.

I am 5'4" almost, my starting weight was 135. My boobs are non-existent from having the life sucked out of them, literally, for the last 3 years; my arms and legs are in ok shape, my butt is saggy and flabby and my thighs are pretty big, especially right under my butt. My love handles are out of control big, and my hips have spread wide, thanks to the 3 kiddos. The worst thing, is my BELLY. I can fit into my pre-pregnancy jeans, but my belly hangs over the top, way over the top, and no shirt looks good on me. Every week someone asks me if I am pregnant, or when my baby is due and it infuriates me. Well, really, I do look about 3 or 4 months along, and I guess people around here are used to seeing me pregnant, so I can't get mad at them..... maybe just a little....

OK-- so, the plan has been working out, and cutting back on my huge portions of food-- my trainer(Don-- he works at the gym, he's not my personal trainer, but he helped me get started) wants me to cut back to 1000-1200 calories a day, but I haven't started counting them just yet. Hopefully, I will work up to that or I should say down to that. So far, the past 2 weeks, I have been doing an hour of cardio and an hour of Pilate's on MWF and on TT I have been doing circuit training, doing 10 reps on a machine, running a lap, doing 10 reps on another machine, running a lap. Don set that up for me and I hated it the first time, but after that it wasn't so bad. My sister, who works out at the same gym tried to get me to do Zumba, which was awful, since I can't dance and have no rhythm. I will stick to the machines.

During my life, I have fallen off of a treadmill 3 times and swore I wouldn't get back on one. But, a lady from Pilate's class told me that to get your butt perked back up, you need to walk hills.... so I ventured onto a treadmill last week and put the incline up as high as it would go and set it on 3.8 mph and off I went. It was an awesome workout, I was sweating up a storm and burning almost 1000 calories per hour. I stayed on it for 30 min., and burned major calories. The other 30 minutes of cardio time I do the elliptical, which burns quite a few as well. The other machine I like is the step mill, it kicks my butt, and I can only stay on it for 10-15 minutes, but it's a good work out. I over heard another gym member talking and he said that his weight was stuck at 265 and he added the step mill into his workout and lost 25 lbs. that month... so, I will definitely have to keep with that one.

Today I am not going to the gym this morning, my sis is out of town and said I could use her pre-paid personal trainer while she's gone. So, I am meeting Emily there at 3:30 this afternoon. She's gonna make me a kick-butt ab workout.... wooo hooo, I am excited. I am going to take body shots soon.... and post pics.... I know you can't wait!! Ha!