Cause I'm back in black, literally!

My wonderful husband got me a new pair of black nikes! I love them :) 

So today was the beginning of my weight loss journey! 

Starting weight: 133lbs

Goal weight: 115lbs 

Pounds to lose: 18lbs

Time to do it in: 109 days

That is about about 15 weeks, I can safely and healthy lose up to 2lbs a week, so this is a very obtainable goal. 

My first day back looked a little like this:

High impact cardio and weight training 

Ab Ripper X from P90X

One mile night run

Breakfast: 

One serving of oatmeal and 8oz glass of skim milk.

Morning snack: Banana, 8oz of water.

Lunch: Two BLT's on wheat bread, 16oz of water

Afternoon snack: Apple & Cheese, 8oz of water

Dinner: Grilled chicken, brown rice, green beans, 16oz of water. 

So far my workout plan is going to be Mon-Fri with Sat and Sun being rest days unit l can build my stamina back up, but as first days go, I feeling really good! A little sore but that is to be expected :) 

Also starting in April I'm going to begin training for the Columbus 10K in June, depending on how that goes I may attempt the Columbus half marathon in October. 

Better Yates then never, right?

So a lot has been going on! For starters I had my wonderful baby boy on December 29, 2011 5lbs 3oz 17 inches long! 

My water broke in the middle of me doing absolutely nothing! Since then we have been settling in to being a family of four and I've been anxiously waiting until I can start working out again! I lost 20lbs just coming home from the hospital which leaves me with 15lbs to lose to get back to my pre-pregnancy weight. I'm currently breast feeding so that should help some of those pounds come off without doing much :) 

My wonderful most amazing bestest friend MandyCakes is getting married May 19th! So that is my count down to be back in shape by, my bridesmaids dress is hanging in my closet and it's a constant thin-speration to me! I'm waiting until February 1st to start seriously working out again, I've gone on a few walks and one run since giving birth, but I haven't done anything to extreme. 

Here's me two weeks postpartum, feeling good and ready to get healthy. 

                                                       

I'll be back February 1st when I'll start updating regularly!