Today is a good day to start.
I am writing a blog... something I never expected to do, to be honest. However, I have decided to take a page out of Julie Powell's (Julie and Julia) book and do this to keep myself on track and accountable to more than my own guilt.
My son is eight weeks old today. I have given myself these eight weeks to rebound from pregnancy, to get the hang of having a newborn around the house, and not to set any limitations on myself in the interest of "keeping it simple". Now I feel like I have gotten my groove and I am ready to start looking after myself.
It has been a goal of mine for a long time to get back down to what used to be my ideal weight. At 6 feet tall my "ideal weight" according to the fitness books is around 160 lbs. I have only been that weight once in my adult life and it was incredibly hard to maintain. So I have made my goal to be 170 lbs. My default weight for years was 170 lbs and I think it is a good and realistic goal for the time being. (That being said, I would not complain if I made it healthily down to 160). So now I really have my work cut out for me. I am currently sitting at about 220 lbs.
My first checkpoint will be to get to my pre-pregnancy weight of 200 lbs by August 20th for my friend's wedding. Next, I want to be able to fit into my wedding dress by my anniversary on October 6th. I want to reach my goal by the time I go back to work on March 15th.
So how am I going to accomplish this? I have very little time to myself as I am caring for a baby and a busy toddler as well as running a household. It is enough that I am taking the time to write in this blog. My options for exercise are very limited at least until my son starts solid food. I will walk every day and push "The Leviathan" around (our big heavy double stroller), and I will try to get a swim and a few aerobics classes in here and there to start. In the fall I will try to take a more structured fitness regimen but for the moment I will just do what I can.
My main objective at this moment is to get my diet in order. I like food too much to go on a "diet" diet so instead I am opting for a sensible and maintainable solution. I came across an episode of "Good Eats" on YouTube called "Live and Let Diet". The host Alton Brown showed how he managed to drop 50 lbs in 9 months by just altering the way he ate. I was inspired by his technique and I plan to use it to see if I can drop my own 50 lbs.
Wish me luck!
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