Body After Baby

The goal of running a half marathon is over and behind me.

Although I did not reach my time I wanted, I still think it was a success.

And I am already signed up for half marathon #2!

Mo Cowbell, Oct 6th...

Under 2 hours...

I am coming for you!

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I am a VERY goal driven person.

I pretty much am a professional exam taker right now in my career...

If I do not have something in mind that I want to accomplish, I can be awfully lazy.

So my next goal to keep my working out and eating better...

Lowering my body fat %.

Lets rewind to last Thursday.

I feel like this day needs to be documented...

This was me at work...

Does not seem to special to me...

Maybe all items of clothing that are slightly too big...

3 people thru out the day came up to me and told me I looked like I had lots more weight.

Yet the scale that morning was up 2 lbs.

(Right now I go back and forth between the same 5 lbs...)

I had a meeting set up with the trainer at my office to measure my starting body fat % and discuss where to go...

I was kind of terrified!

Last time this was done, I was only about 20 lbs heavier, and although I cannot remember the exact number, I want to say it was in the upper 30%s and terrifying to see/hear!

Yes, I know I am smaller, and a slightly stronger, but I was SCARED of this number.

Turns out...

23.3%

Boom!

The trainer says he recommends 20-25% for my age.

Pleasant surprise!

But I still want a goal to work towards.

So we are aiming for me getting to 20%.

Tuesday we are meeting up again to discuss the time frame to measure next and when a realistic time frame is for me to reach the goal.

Honestly....

This will be hard for me.

I can easily go run...

Do any cardio...

But making myself lift weights.

Do ab exercises...

That are SOOOO painful....

I stop...

I give myself a break.

I have a much harder time pushing myself.

He is writing me up a plan right now...

I have started doing some tabata timer work outs...

... 20 seconds hard, 10 second break... for 4 minutes.

I am sore.

We'll see how it goes...

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Then Thursday evening when I came home...

My new Athleta swim suit top arrived.

(Yes, I rarely wear matching swim pieces... its much better this way)

I had to try it on right away...

Did I mention its a small!?

Sure, its probably a "big" small...

But me, and "small" have rarely been in the same sentence.

It was a crazy/motivating/want to keep going kind of day!

Because this place I am at right now...

Is a really really good place.

Seriously... Loft Shorts... the most amazing pair of shorts ever created! 

I know to build more muscle, a very important part is eating alot better...

Today I made 4 foil packet meals...

Turkey Sausage, carrots, broccolli, sweet potatoes...

a little olive oil spray, seasoning, fold it all up and in the oven for 45 minutes...

And here's to reaching some more goals...