Getting Healthy!

So as I mentioned back in January I really wanted to lose some weight! I got to a weight that I just was not comfortable with, and honestly I just felt gross! I hated looking in the mirror and I hated seeing pictures of myself. I started working out, and doing a little bit of watching what I ate. During the two weeks that I worked out I was able to lose 4 pounds and a couple of inches here and there, but then I ended up hurting my foot which put me out of the game for about 2 months, so that was a major bummer! Although, somehow during those 2 weeks I lost two more pounds. Rey thinks it was because since I was working out hardcore for those two weeks it got my metabolism going again. I dunno, either way, it felt nice! Well, the other week I felt like my foot was healed enough and I went and bought a nice pair of running shoes and got back to working out. This time I didn't want to phone it in and really wanted to do this so I started eating super healthy and calorie counting along with my workouts! Well, my first week back working out I lost 3 pounds! woot woot! My weigh-ins are on friday, but I couldn't help myself and checked my weight this morning and was down another pound, which means.. I have lost TEN pounds! awesome right?! My goal is to be at my pre-pregnancy weight on Seeley's first birthday, and as of right now I'm 12 pounds away from that, so I think it is totally doable! After that my next goal is to get down to a healthy weight. Now, I don't want to be super skinny, what i want is to be at a healthy looking weight. In all honesty I'd love to get down to a size 8. Right now I'm so dedicated and I truly think I can do this.

When it comes to weight loss my biggest problem has always been food! I just love to eat! Well, on my journey to become healthy, it hasn't been that long and I've already come to realize how much food I was eating that I didn't even need to eat. Since I've cut back on calories and have been counting every little calorie I've never once felt hungry like I assumed I would. I was basically just eating to eat. When i was bored.. I ate, when I was watching tv, I snacked. Actually, now there are times when I'm not even feeling hungry but I eat a healthy snack so I can make my calorie goal since I have to eat at least 1500 calories a day since I'm still breastfeeding. Seriously though, Pinterest has become my new best friend and I have found the yummiest food, and to top it off it's healthy! Also, the book Eating for Life has been a lifesavor too! Eating for Life has the best recipes and it's all from stuff you have around your kitchen, not weird ingredients that you've never heard of. It also gives you the correct portion sizes which is awesome. Tonight I made a pita bbq chicken pizza and it tasted EXACTLY like california pizza kitchen's and it was only 200 calories a pizza! I love that I can eat good, eat what I want, and still lose weight! It's definitely been easier than I thought it would be and I can't wait to really see the results of all this hard work!