week 4

Okay this week was better.

Got in two resistance workouts and two cardio and hopefully a third tomorrow. Today did Holly Rigsby's Beginner Workout B instead of Introductory workout B by accident but a workout is a workout. I got moving and burned some cals.  For my chest press portion of the workout i found that my 5 and 6 lbs weights were too light and had to go up to my 8lbs to get a burn by the 10th thru 12th reps. I think next time i will try the 10lbs to really work myself. Just being safe since i was just sick and all. However it is good to know that i'm not as weak as i think i am. Really proud of myself that i got thru 10 reps and 3 sets of the belly blaster move. I remember trying to do that my first time and it was so hard..i think i only did like 4 of them back then.

Getting back to eating oatmeal int he morning and i have really missed it. That mixed with a teaspoon of nutella and peanut butter make a great faux peanut-butter-cup oatmeal treat!

making sure i get enough protein and veggies in is tough with new adjustments to schedule and tons of changes with juggling two kids. I have to get back to meal planning so i can breathe easier in that respect. My problem again is getting meals that are healthy and lower in sodium than traditional crockpot recipes.
My fave crockpot recipe has to be tortilla soup. So easy and can be adjusted to more firey for my family's taste or more mild for those experimenting with mexican heat.

I can't remember where i got the recipe but here it is and in parenthese will be my adjustments

Slow Cooker Tortilla Soup

2 large chicken breasts
2 cloves garlic (i use garlic powder) 
4 oz. green chilies
1 onion diced ( i used frozen chopped)
30 oz. diced tomatoes (love fire roasted)
1/2 to 1 C. Chicken Broth
1 Tbs. cumin (i use less..a little goes a long way with the smokey flavor)
salt & peper to taste
2 Tbs. Cilantro
(white corn tortillas)
(mexican blend cheese)

Here is the way i do it:
Place chicken in slow cooker and lightly coat in garlic powder.
In blender or food processor blend the next 7 ingredients until smooth or to the texture of your desire.
Pour veggie mixture over chicken and set slow cooker on low for 6-8 hours or on high for 3-4 hours. Shred Chicken before serving with two forks.

Turn toaster over or reg oven on to broil. place tortillas on cookie sheet and cut into strips 1/4" wide. Toast until crispy and garnish soup with strips and cheese to taste. To cheat with the tortillas, sometimes i do fold them in half and put them in the toaster and then let the family rip apart pieces..whatever works. The crunch factor is what's important.

Et voila!  healthy family meal that every one will love!

week 3

this week i only got to workout twice.i had really really bad allergies. it was just a really bad sinus infection that even affected my balance.


exhaustion and dehydration was what i felt thos week. got bloated from the soda i used to open up my sinuses since i can't take most meds (breastfeeding) and the ones i can take do not work. I want to start over. i just hope to keep progessing.

on an upbeat the makeup i bought for my last 2lbs loss is fabulous!

week 2

This is my reflection for week 2 of my postpartum weightloss journey.

week 1: i was a sz 16/14 and was loosing weight. However my eating wasn't where i neede dit to be though it was improving i was putting more whole grains in ( oatmeal with peanut butter is divine). Getting to workout was tough but i was getting it done.

week 2: this week was tough. as it was really difficult to get even small workouts in. I was tired and just wanted to sleep. But i got workouts in and even carried the baby during some of the Leslie Sansone walking. Got up to 2 miles this week. Felt good to walk with that video. Also did my first set if HIIT today. 30 sec brisk walking then my Sprint period were various movements to get my heart rate up ..plyometics and such. I felt very strong. I did also lose 2 more pounds so I am 28lbs away fro m my goal weight. I do wonder sine i have almost reach my size goal if i will be smaller size or will the fat melt away and just lend to muscle tone and definition.