~Getting Fit~

Well I have this crazy goal...I think I've talked about it here...I want to get fit, get healthy, get active!  I want to change my body and energy level.  So I've been on it.  And I mean on it since I had Carter.  I have this year to lose some weight and create a plan I can live with when I return to work.  So I got started right away after having Carter and we started walking at the Multiplex when he was just 4 weeks old.  I walked consistently for 2 weeks then got derailed by snow so I used my Elliptical at home.  That lasted for a couple of weeks then everything fell off the rails.  I pushed it to the back of my mind so I didn't think about it and get disappointed with myself but it kept seeping back in...so I got back on track again.

So where am I now?  Well it's May 1st.  In just over 9 weeks I will be doing my first marathon, the Color me Rad in Edmonton with some friends.  I'm super excited to do it and know that it will spurn a passion to continue on this path.  So today I did a 3km walk at the Multiplex with Carter but I decided to add some more exercise to my day.  I started 2 challenges:

So for the next 30 days I will be doing these two challenges as well as my walking/Elliptical.  The beauty of them is that I can do them anywhere!  So tonight I hopped up off the computer and did my Day 1 in the living room!  I saw some pictures of butts before and after the squat challenge posted on The Fit Community and could only dream of seeing results like that!  So I'm on it.  Lord knows if I can actually get to a point where I could do 250 squats!  I did 50 tonight and they weren't very good ones...I can't go very deep on them with my knees yet...lord help me when I get to 250!  Abs were embarrassing... I used to be able to do sit-ups no problem.  Tonight I couldn't even do one full sit-up!  But I tried!

I'm also doing the Jillian 30 Day Shred DVD when I want some more torture.  She's pure evil!  I also do Yoga 3 times a week.  So far I've gone from a pregnancy weight of around 233lbs down to 218 after having him to a current weight of 201lbs today.  So 12 weeks postpartum and down 32lbs...I'll take that!  I have a goal to get to 150 be the end of this year.  I know I can do it.  Baby steps.

So if you want to join me in this challenges drop me a line and let me know how it's going.  I'm going to bravely take before and after pictures so I can visually see the progress from these challenges.  I'm not sure I'll share a picture of my abs and butt but we'll see...it will be good for me to see the difference!