Barrett is six weeks old,
I'm nursing exclusively,
And I'm having a period!
Not cool!!
Sunday, June 19, 2011
Friday, June 3, 2011
Operation 50-30
Operation 50-30 begins today.
Simply put, it's my plan to lose 50lbs by the time I'm 30.
There are 32 weeks (and 2 days) until my 30th birthday. That's roughly 1.5lbs/week. Completely doable.
I know some weeks I'll lose more and others I'll lose less, but hopefully I can average 1.5 I pounds a week.
I have approximately 30 pounds on me that I didn't have before getting pregnant with Layla. I kept about 10 pounds/pregnancy. Lovely. My thinking, then, is that those 30 pounds will be "easier" to lose than the last 20. I don't believe there will be anything easy about it, but for lack of a better word, I think the first 30 will come off a bit quicker. The fact that I have 10 weeks of summer should help, too. Should. I say this because just as I have more time to get up and move, I have just as much time to sit on my butt and veg. It's definitely going to be as much of a mental journey as it is a physical one.
Therefore, I have created the following goals to keep me on track to complete Operation 50-30:
July 1 - down 8 pounds
July 29 - down 16 pounds
Aug. 26 - down 24 pounds
Sep. 30 - down 31 pounds*
Oct. 28 - down 37 pounds
Nov. 23 - down 41 pounds
Dec. 30 - down 46 pounds**
Jan. 13 - down 50 pounds!!!!***
If I can muster up enough courage, I may post this in terms of actual weight. I'm not sure I'm that brave yet. I do have it figured out and written down for myself, though.
I've been saying for nearly a year now that I'm looking forward to my 30s for the mere fact that my body will once again be my own. By the time I'm 30 (a few months past, actually), I will have spent 5 consecutive years of my life either pregnant or nursing. 5 years!! Don't get me wrong, I have very much enjoyed experiencing and being a part of the miracle of life. I am beyond blessed that God has entrusted me with three children!! I wouldn't change the past 5 years for anything. We have many different stages in life. This has been a wonderful stage. I am just comfortable in admitting I'm also looking forward to the next stage.
So...what better way to celebrate entering a new decade and a new stage in life than being 50 pounds lighter?!?!
And so it begins...Operation 50-30!
* back to pre-pregnancies weight! I've not been here since May 2007
** last seen the summer of 2005 (with the help of Weight Watchers)
*** I don't remember the last time I was here on my own accord. This is actually probably close to my wedding weight (July 2004).
Simply put, it's my plan to lose 50lbs by the time I'm 30.
There are 32 weeks (and 2 days) until my 30th birthday. That's roughly 1.5lbs/week. Completely doable.
I know some weeks I'll lose more and others I'll lose less, but hopefully I can average 1.5 I pounds a week.
I have approximately 30 pounds on me that I didn't have before getting pregnant with Layla. I kept about 10 pounds/pregnancy. Lovely. My thinking, then, is that those 30 pounds will be "easier" to lose than the last 20. I don't believe there will be anything easy about it, but for lack of a better word, I think the first 30 will come off a bit quicker. The fact that I have 10 weeks of summer should help, too. Should. I say this because just as I have more time to get up and move, I have just as much time to sit on my butt and veg. It's definitely going to be as much of a mental journey as it is a physical one.
Therefore, I have created the following goals to keep me on track to complete Operation 50-30:
July 1 - down 8 pounds
July 29 - down 16 pounds
Aug. 26 - down 24 pounds
Sep. 30 - down 31 pounds*
Oct. 28 - down 37 pounds
Nov. 23 - down 41 pounds
Dec. 30 - down 46 pounds**
Jan. 13 - down 50 pounds!!!!***
If I can muster up enough courage, I may post this in terms of actual weight. I'm not sure I'm that brave yet. I do have it figured out and written down for myself, though.
I've been saying for nearly a year now that I'm looking forward to my 30s for the mere fact that my body will once again be my own. By the time I'm 30 (a few months past, actually), I will have spent 5 consecutive years of my life either pregnant or nursing. 5 years!! Don't get me wrong, I have very much enjoyed experiencing and being a part of the miracle of life. I am beyond blessed that God has entrusted me with three children!! I wouldn't change the past 5 years for anything. We have many different stages in life. This has been a wonderful stage. I am just comfortable in admitting I'm also looking forward to the next stage.
So...what better way to celebrate entering a new decade and a new stage in life than being 50 pounds lighter?!?!
And so it begins...Operation 50-30!
* back to pre-pregnancies weight! I've not been here since May 2007
** last seen the summer of 2005 (with the help of Weight Watchers)
*** I don't remember the last time I was here on my own accord. This is actually probably close to my wedding weight (July 2004).
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