March 28, 2007

Day Two

Made it through the second day of 12 minute abs. Still mostly kicked my butt... and it probably will for this first week but, the fact that I took today better than yesterday is probably a good thing...

here's hoping I can keep it up.

~Sarah

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March 27, 2007

Pathetic!!

12 minute Abs kicked my butt...

I'm going to try and do just that for the next week and then add in something else. I don't want to be dead just not fat!

So revised plan:

Week One: cook and eat healthier foods. 12 minute abs daily. stroll with Baby on nice days.

Week Two: same as week one with 12 minute arms and legs. (Yay for onDemand fitness!)

Week Three: same as week two with 10 minutes of Yoga

Week Four: Same as week three but change stroll to walk with hills and baby and add the 8 minute butt...

At the end of week four - I'll post a picture. It's the only way to keep myself honest - If I FORCE myself to post a picture...

~Sarah

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Body Image

It's safe to say, I don't have a very good one. At least, not anymore. There was a time in my life when I was a skinny thing - size 6 and still had curves. Now - I really look like a woman who's had kids. I compare myself to my family and I'm generally disgusted wtih myself. Even my feet are too big - size 10 boats. I'm not going near a scale -I'm upset enough just looking in a mirror...

Here's the deal. I'm going to do better. I'm going to start doing better. Eating less, eating better. Moving. Getting real excersize. I am going to do better!! My problem is motivation. I need to stay motivated.

The Plan:

Daily: 100 situps in any fashion (10 sets of 10, 5 sets of 20... whatever)
15 minutes movement - dance, walking w/baby in backpack up hill, whatever...
and eat less and eat better. Celery is a good snack. So is water. and when I really really really want something something something more! Frozen fruit, gum, or nuts will just have to do. No more candy, overly sugared anything.

So - I'm going to do this... I AM. I mean it!

~Sarah

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October 03, 2006

October 3

I do not own a scale and have absolutely no plans to ever own a scale so I can't keep track of my weight. I've owned scales in the past and when they are in the house - I tend to obsess so I'm not going back to that place... Anyway, I've been keeping track and, even though I've not been able to do a whole lot yet with the little one especially now that his brother has decided to have a nasty-keep-him-home-from-school-type-cough...

In order to keep my progress honest - and keep me motivated to keep working, I figure I'll my measurements instead. I know I'll never quite make it back to where I was if only because of the bust - with each child I gain an inch and perhaps someday I'll get them downsized some.

8/16/06 9/17/06 10/3/06
Bust 45 43 42
Waist 45 40 38
Hips 44 42 41
Butt 46 44 44

Overall - not bad for only two months post-partum and post-operation - especially since I couldn't really lift anything more than Wolverine for the first six weeks. I'm happy with it. I'll be a lot happier when those measurements don't start with 4's though...

~S

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September 18, 2006

Day One

I know now just what a toll the near bed-rest of pregnancy and the recovery from surgery had on my body. I've never been in great shape but it used to be I could walk at a nice pace for an hour or so with no problem... Now - I seem to have a limit of about fifteen minutes at a brisk pace... that's pathetic!

In some ways - this pregnancy was great for my health overall. I'm probably in better health overall today than I have been since I was thirteen. The last of my bad habits are gone. I have my first pair of running shoes in ten years (basically since gym was a requirement my senior year in highschool...). I have actual goals instead of concept goals - the difference between I want to be a healthy size 8 rather than I want to be skinny. I think- because of those things and the fact that I know how to cook now - I can actually make those goals by next summer... Next summer being the time that (if one is put together) my high school reunion would happen...

~S

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September 17, 2006

New measurements

One month post baby... I've lost some inches - which is GREAT. I'll continue to lose them as I get more active. I'm wearing a size 16... a first for me really and one I'm not liking so much. But - only thing I can do is get my act in gear and start working on it... tomorrow begins the walking. I finally got decent shoes.
~S

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August 02, 2006

The Road to a Better Me

I am also going to use this blog to document my weight progress. Maybe if I keep myself public - honest - and with PICTURES... I'll stand a better chance of actually acheiving my goals. I'll be taking pictures the day before I have KidTwo and the day after I have KidTwo - with weights - no measurements cause right now - they'd be hugely skewed... my bust line is not normally a 44/46... I swear. It's going to take a while to make my goals because I want to do it as healthily as I can which means only diet and excersize. Even with the diet I can only do so much as I will be nursing and that takes precedence.

My ultimate goal has much less to do with wieght than figure, than shape, than form and function. If I find someone who looks like I want to look like - I'll link to the pic but I really doubt I will. I like my curves - I don't believe in stickthin hollywood beauty - I find it a disgusting thing to see someone's ribs... I like my hips - even if they aren't wide enough for my kids. I like my bust - it's one of my best attributes (even if I do cover it up...). I was once a dancer but I never had the form of a dancer - I am not lithe. I am not willowy or anything resembling that... I am a nonplastic, nonsuctioned, nonairbrushed feminine woman (tomboy internally), who just wants to be normal again - all my pretty curves and all ;)
~S

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