My Day Today!

So this morning was one for the books. Not only did H wake up at 5:50 making my whole day start 3 hours earlier than normal, but she also has CRAZY all morning. I have already explained how she has always been the type of child who gets into everything. Well this morning I was running around the house trying to straighten up/ look for my heart rate monitor... I searched the whole house for this stupid thing and was running around and was sweating before I even left for my run. Anyway... I come downstairs and H is sitting on the carpet- COVERED in white paint. Not only was she covered in this paint, but so was the carpet that we just cleaned. To say I was frustrated is the understatement of the century, I was way beyond frustrated. So I quickly cleaned her and the carpet up and gathered everything I needed and went for a run. On the way, I had to stop and put air in my jogging stroller tires which I always hate doing. Ever been in such a bad mood that EVERY song/ talk show host/ noise on the radio makes you angry? Yeah... I was THAT aggravated. I almost turned around about 5 times on the way to the walking trail. Well, anyway, I got there and started running and I felt GREAT. I didn't have a heart rate monitor or ipod. It was just me and the nature. I totally zoned out and it was completely what I needed. I listened to the birds and other creatures making their morning noises and completely forgot about how silly my problems are. H fell asleep in the stroller (well, duh! she woke up at 5:50) so she was an angel for the first 5 miles. That last mile she was SCREAMING in her stroller but I had my endorphin's pumping and I didn't even care. I just let her little hiney cry until I was done running. I got some strange looks and some grandmothers/mothers were giving me the "I've totally been there" look.... But I didn't care what anyone else thought. I was going to finish my 6 miles and I did it with a smile on my face, despite my child screaming. I then finished it up with 60 lunges.... My legs are like jello and I feel fabulous. So what started out to be one of the worst mornings ever has turned out to be not such a bad day after all. Now I have to make lunch for H and I, do the dishes, make a cake for small group, and do the laundry.... No Rest For The Weary Mommy indeed.....

Until Next Time
-Mrs. K. Scott

Its official!

I have OFFICIALLY lost some baby weight!! YAHOOOOOO!!!! Seriously guys I have been struggling with this weight since Hazel was born almost 2 years ago. My body just wouldn't let go of the weight no matter how hard I tried & dieted & worked out. So I would give up after a week or 2 of no results. Well NOT anymore. Since Thanksgiving I have lost 15 lbs people!!! Granted after hazel was born I put on 12 lbs but that doesn't matter anymore. When I had Hazel I was 233. I am now 230.4. The ONLY reason I am posting how much I weigh is because I KNOW that next week it will be smaller. I will NEVER again be 230.4 but for now I am thrilled about it because I am FINALLY smaller than when I had Hazel!

Now a little about my back story. I was always told that "as long as you breast feed you will lose weight & you need to make sure you eat enough because if you don't you will dry up & won't be able to produce milk." Well you know what? that's bull crap. Or maybe not and I probably (definitely) used it as an excuse to shove everything into my mouth. I am the opposite of most mothers. I only gained 30 pounds when I was pregnant (Hazel weighed 9 of those pounds) but after she was born (when most ladies lose weight) is when I packed it on. Ugh. I promise you my next pregnancy will be completely different. I am not gonna use it as an excuse to shove my face all day long. Losing this weight has been one of the biggest struggles of my life & I do NOT want to have to do this again. I know that I have only lost 3 pounds of baby weight but y'all don't even understand how long I have waited to see a number smaller than 233. Finally!!! I KNOW that I can lose the weight. Now here's to 40 more! :) my new mini goal is to lose 20 pounds by my half marathon on March 18. That's 2 months. That's 10 pounds / month! woo hoo I can totally do that! Another mini goal is to drink at least a gallon of water a day. That's only 4 Nalgene bottles full. I have been doing this during the week for a while now but it always seems like the weekend I just can't drink as much. I find that drinking barely cold water with no ice is the best for me because I can drink it fast & not get brain freeze. Do you want to join me in any of my mini goals? I would love to have some support & company with this! Today for my exercise I am doing level 1 of Jillian & running for an hour!

Until next time-
Mrs. K Scott