Battle of the Bulge #1

Here is the skinny (lol). I need to lose weight but I am also a little tired of feeling like a creaky rocking chair. I have always been an active sports person and since my children have arrived I'll admit I have become lazy in the exercise department. I know some of you will come to my defense and tell me I should not beat myself up because I am busy raising young children. But I see a few minutes free and I should be putting it to better use by keeping my body healthy than wasting the time surfing Facebook or reading 15 blogs every morning.

That being said I have done a workout this morning so now I can surf Facebook..lol.

So I thought I'd do what I can with the time I have and this morning I had about a half hour. I am disappointed at my performance on the treadmill but I know it has been many months since my last workout so I am not too concerned...just disappointed.

It took me 25 minutes to walk 1 mile....sad I know BUT this makes me want to keep it up. I think what is worse than my time was the fact I only burned 100 calories....HELLO...that is a yogurt for crying out loud!

I have also resigned up on Sparkpeople. I am hoping to keep up with it this time...especially entering in the food intake because you really start to pay attention to things like protein and carbs. Wish me luck on this because time and sleep deprivation are now going to be huge for me.

So here is my goal. A pound a week....I want to be realistic! The way I see it I have 4 months till my husband returns to this family full time. I know he will be in great shape and down a few pounds so I don't want him coming home to a cranky-still haven't lost the baby weight-sleep deprived wife; therefore, he is my motivation, that and the fact that exercise will be my one thing that I will do for myself. If I put it in that perspective I want to protect it...cherish the time I use to do it and know in the end it's good for me.

So I invite you all to cheer me on and help keep me motivated.

Here are my goals and stats as of today. Hopefully the stats will change but the goals will not.

Weight..... 194lbs
Measurements... Bust 45 1/4 " Waist 43 " (yikes, I am trying to remember I had a baby 2 months ago) Hips 45 1/4 " ...oh well I guess I am evenly distributing my fat.

Goal....16 lbs in 4 months and to fit back into my prepregnancy bathing suit without feeling like half of me is falling out of it (If I get brave I may post a picture of me in this suit in a "before" shot).

The plan is to post my results from the week every Sunday.

Let the BATTLE begin!