Keep on keeping on

So, I am ashamed to say, but this is me.  It is crazy what pregnancy does to your body.  But I can't blame it all on my little man.  Most of it was mommy's poor eating choices.  But I will never go back to looking like this again!  I am on a journey that I know isn't going to be easy (I've done this all before!!) but I am willing to put forth the effort to do so.  So here is my "before picture".  At a horrible 214 pounds.  UGH!


I didn't work out yesterday but I did eat fairly clean.  For breakfast I had bacon and eggs and a bowl of paleo cereal (slivered almonds, frozen blueberries and strawberries thawed, and coconut milk...delish!!) and a cup of coffee with 2 TBS of French Vanilla creamer, and for lunch we went to a local place called Plantation House....here is where I cheated a little bit.  I had a turkey burger on a wheat bun with ketchup, mayo, and tomato and broccoli salad with unsweet tea with 3 sweet-n-lows and a wait for it............gasp..........banana pudding cupcake.....heavenly!!! For supper last night at church I ate 1 hot dog (no bun) with sloppy joe mix on top with a bit of shredded cheese and a salad with spinach and lettuce and a diet mountain dew to drink.  Today for breakfast I had an oikos greek yogurt (blueberry fruit on the bottom), a bowl of paleo cereal and 1/2 c. of coffee with a little bit of lactose free milk and 1 equal and 1 sweet-n-low.  Right now I am eating lunch and here it is:

Sliced honey ham Oscar Meyer lunch meat, broccoli slaw, and sliced tomatoes with salt and pepper.  And I am drinking water with it.  

I just got done working out and had the BEST workout!  I did an AMRAP (As Many Rounds as Possible) in 20 minutes of:  10 thrusters (bar only), 10 SK2E (standing knees to elbows--left/right=1), 10 bridges, 10 dumbbell boxers with 10 lb. dumbbells, and 10 KB cleans (each arm).  I completed 5 rounds.

Well, time to get back to cleaning the house while little man is napping.  Take care!

Jumping back on the wagon

So first of all, let me start by telling you a little bit about myself.  My name is Suzanne.  I am a mother to my beautiful baby boy, a wife to my awesome husband, a daughter to my wonderful parents, a sister to my fantastic brother, but most of all, a child of God.


In 2009 my parents started training with a personal trainer doing CrossFit and adopted a paleo lifestyle and each lost about 60 lbs.  I too jumped on the wagon and lost 50 lbs and was finally starting to feel comfortable in my own skin.  I got down to 165 and wanted to go even lower.  But my life took some crazy turns and I ended up quitting my job and was unemployed for about 2 months when I started working again at a doctor's office, where I went from running around chasing 3 kids that I babysat to a sedentary office job with drug reps bringing lunch all but one day a week.  I very quickly started gaining the weight back and then low and behold in July of 2011 I got pregnant with our first child.  Thankfully I only gained about 20 lbs, but I was sick the entire pregnancy.


Now our son is 3 1/2 months old. I wasn't able to breastfeed but the first 4 weeks, I am well passed my 6 week check-up and have been cleared to start everything back, but I am finding it so incredibly hard to get the dedication and motivation back to start working out and eating healthy again....especially with a very needy 3 1/2 month old.  


But today, I put my foot down.  I already have high blood pressure so this isn't something to mess around with.  My goal is to completely get off of my BP meds and overall just get healthy.  I would like to start training for a 5K, not necessarily so I can do one, but just to say that I can actually run!!  I have never been a runner in my life and have seen all of the health benefits that it can provide to be able to run.  Plus, I would just love to say that I am a CrossFitter and a runner.  :)  


I woke up this morning and had my cup of coffee, ate my breakfast (a banana and 3 hard boiled eggs) and put my son in his bassinet for some tummy time while I did my first workout to the new me (again!).  


I did 21-15-9 of:
10 lb kettlebell swings
goblet squats with a 10 lb weight
push presses with the bar only
and sit-ups


It took me 7:35 to complete this exercise.  I know it wasn't a long workout but I definitely feel like I did something and it was a good start.


I just finished my lunch and had a little bit of chicken salad and a bowl of strawberry and spinach salad with water to drink.


If you are interested more in what paleo and/or crossfit are, check out the links below.


 What is CrossFit?


What is the paleo diet?


So, here is to the new me!  NO MORE EXCUSES!!!