New Plan

Ok so I decided to start this blog to help me record my progress every day for my new plan. What is this new plan you might ask?

Simply this: To live a healthier life and to shed unwanted post-pregnancy fat.

For as long as I can remember I haven't been completely satisfied with my body and every New Year's I make a resolution to do something about it....that never comes to pass. But I've always been a little below average in regards to weight and with the right clothes I can look pretty good. So you could say I just haven't had the proper motivation to really start a change in my life.

Now that I've had a baby and a c-section my mid area is a mess and though I don't plan on wearing short tops or skimpy bikini's, I do desire to look beautiful for my husband.

He is my world, along with our beautiful son and every day I thank God for bringing Him into my life. So it's now March, but I figured it's never too late to start. My timeline is to make some great progress by our anniversary at the end of May. So I have 3 months and I'm off to a great start.

First I printed off a log to record my calorie intake, water intake, and exercise on a daily basis. Friday I ate normally and by the end of the day and after a lot of calculations (it takes awhile to count calories for homemade food), I had consumed over 3100 calories....OK...Definitely time for a change. I had no idea that was the norm for me.

Saturday I started cutting back and only consumed 1900 but felt so hungry all day. Sunday I only consumed 1566 and worked out- 30 minutes of the Biggest Loser Workout. I felt great!!

My goal is to keep my calorie intake between 1500-1800 and to start with working out 3 times a week and gradually increase to 5 times a week.

I know I can do this....today for the first time in my life (I think), I ate a turkey sandwich with NO CHEESE!!! Just turkey, romaine, and hearty whole-wheat bread and it was delicious.