About a month ago I laid down a gauntlet for myself to lose 15 lbs in 2 months by eating better and exercising more. Well, I'm halfway through my personal challenge and am 6 pounds down! Not halfway, but not too shabby, either. I can actually fit in some of my pre-preggo pants - my booty's pippin' in them, but at least I can button them!
I didn't work out 3x/week like I had committed to doing, so I will be focusing on that from now until August 15. However, I still need to figure out my schedule. I was going to head to a 7am workout before work two days a week, but I found out that my gym doesn't have a 7am…so that means 6am… Yikes, I just don't know if I can do that after being up 2-3 times per night to nurse Gideon! So, 2 days per week I will either:
go for a run
get my sleep-deprived butt outta bed at 5:15 to make a 6am Crossfit class
do a "travel WOD" at home
Eating healthy is surprisingly easier now that I am back to work. I only stock the fridge and pantry with healthy foods and eat less since I'm not hanging out near the kitchen with the kiddos all day. I will admit that I wander down there at about 2pm everyday searching for something delicious and leaving with….a superfood drink because that's the most delicious thing I can find. Where are all the cookies?!?
The timing is actually perfect for me to focus on eating clean. Gideon's stools have been really strange lately - they've been mucousy for a couple of weeks and this week he's had some dark green and black stools. The pediatrician told me that it's probably just due to a change in diet, but could also be from a dairy intolerance. So, I'll definitely be cutting out diary to see if that resolves the issue. It makes me feel so guilty to think that the food I am consuming is potentially harmfully affecting his little GI tract :( I'll keep you posted on whether the dairy elimination helps this!
Alright, that's it - one month and 9 more pounds. Wish me luck!
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