I’m scared to publicly declare that I am working out or I might get sick again!  Or my kids might get sick so I can’t take them to the gym nursery.  At least it is warm enough now that if they get sick I can still go for a run outside. It has been one long hard winter for us health wise.  We have never been so sick before!

So what have I been up to since my New Year’s post?  I exercised a little bit in January and in February we all got the flu and then we were out of town but I have been back to the gym for two weeks now.  It has been fabulous!

After losing 40 pounds, working out is a lot more fun.  My knees aren’t bothering me anymore when I run and I can stand to look at myself in the mirror when I take classes at the gym.  Yay!  I really am starting over at this point but I think I will catch up quickly.  Last summer after I had my baby I was up to running 3 miles and yesterday I ran 2 miles and walked a mile.  Right now I am doing a lot of classes like Body Sculpt, Body Pump and Body Combat.  The classes help me push myself when I am first starting out.  When I get in better shape I will do more running and free weights.

Since being back at the gym EVERYONE wants to know how I lost so much weight.  I am always excited to tell them because it was so easy and anyone can do it!  I think I might start using this blog to post about the way we are eating and the things I am learning about food.  In case you haven’t read it yet here is a link explaining how I lost 40 pounds without exercising (not that we all don’t love to exercise!) and practically without dieting.

What No One Has Ever Told You About Weight Loss Before

Hopefully I will see you here again soon!

I had high hopes last year but they didn’t work out.  I don’t know if I will be able to workout as long as I am nursing.  For some reason my body can’t take the stress of exercise and nursing so I get sick every time I try.  But I am thinking about trying again next week so we’ll see what happens.  If I get sick then I won’t work out again until I’m done nursing Sweetness.

Just thinking about that makes me sad but I’ve gone this long so I guess I can survive for a few more months. I have nursed all my babies till they are one and she is almost 8 months old.

The good news is that I have lost all the weight from my pregnancy without working out.  Plus some.  I don’t know what I weigh because I always weigh myself at the gym but I have had to buy lots of new clothes in a smaller size.  That’s always a good thing!

Good luck to the rest of you motivated mamas!!!

I knew it was too good to be true.  I’ve worked out a total of four days and now I am sick again.  I guess this just isn’t meant to happen for me in this decade.

40 Minutes on the big stairs.

Not only did I work out two days in a row last week but now I’ve worked out two weeks in a row.  Crazy!

I ran a mile and a half on the treadmill.

I didn’t think I was going to make it to the gym tonight because I had book club.  But then Stranger ended up going to town to buy parts for our stove so I had him drop me off to work out.

I worked so hard this summer to build up to running 3 miles that I was scared to see how out of shape I am now.  I set a small goal to just run one mile on the treadmil.  It was easy enough so I ran a few intervals and then walked for a while.  It feels so good to be back!

*Instead of thinking of a title I’m using a quote from whatever book that’s sitting next to me at the moment.

There’s no way that could happen because I’m too obsessed with exercise.  I had to take a long break due to sickness and work.  You can see from my calendar that it was a REALLY long break but I finally worked out again!  It was fabulous and I wasn’t as out of shape as I thought I would be.  I did 40 minutes on the big stair machine.  Hopefully I will be able to go running tomorrow since I have book club and won’t be able to go to the gym.

The rumors you heard are true.  I am off sugar again.  Four whole days.  Nothing to get excited about but I am excited!  I always feel so good when I do this and this time I am going to stay off of it.  For the rest of my life!  It’s something I really want to do for my health.  This time there will be no cheating.  None of, “This one little brownie won’t hurt me.”  This time I’m going to keep true to the faith.

I haven’t worked out for weeks.  I’m sick again, and again, and again.

Someday…

Sure I went to the gym and pedaled on the stationary bike for 40 minute while I read a book but I didn’t actually work out.

I worked out!!!  I have been sick for two weeks and have really missed it.  So much for my goal this month.  I will have to reevaluate my goals once I see where my fitness level is.  I need to take a run some time this week to find out.

I did the big stair machine tonight for 40 minutes and worked up a nice sweat.  Then I was so exhausted that i could barely shower and get my kids to bed.