Gettin' Fit

I think it's safe to say that 90% of moms have a little extra baby weight to lose after they have their baby, and I'm no different. After basic training I weighed 165 pounds, had a six pack, and could run a 5K without even blinking an eye. 

When I got pregnant five months later, I weighed in at a very fit 170. For someone else, that would probably mean a few rolls, but my whole family is built heavy.

 The day I delivered, I weighed in at a whopping 210, and a week later I weighed 179. I wish I started from there in my weight loss journey, but momhood took over and I ended up eating pizza and wings a couple times a week just to get by.

Survival mode doesn't fare well when you're trying to drop weight...by the time Benjamin hit six months, I was up to 193. This is also the point that I decided I had enough. I was coming up on my PT test, and everyone in my chain of command seemed nervous that I was going to fail. I started doing Insanity and tracking all my meals on My Fitness Pal. If you've never visited that site before, I would highly recommend it. It's almost like the Facebook of the workout world. You can post, blog, record all your meals, set goals, and the list goes on. The best part? It's completely FREE!

After about a month of workouts and eating right, I dropped down to 177. I also took my PT test, and scored a 94.1! I was very proud that I had come so far in such a short amount of time. Unfortunately, the post PT test slump hit, and I went back to my old ways. As of last week, I weighed about 182. Not too shabby for a couple months of eating crap and sitting on my butt.

I decided to start doing a fitness class called 360 Fit Bootcamp. Whew! What a workout! You can follow the amazing instructor here. 

My goals are to eventually get down to 140 pounds. It might be a pipe dream considering my build, but we shall see. My short term goal is to get back to 170 pounds before we go home on February 13th. Here goes nothing!