The Dirt on Little Ole Me

I was always a skinny girl growing up and never gave much thought to diet or exercise but time has a way of catching up with you. In college I waited tables which had me on my feet for 8 hours 3-4 times a week. Working was basically my exercise until I met and fell in love with my Honey. He is a gym rat and encouraged me to hit the gym as well. So I started working out when I could, no real schedule. Fast forward a few years and Honey is now my hubby and I am working at a desk 8 hours a day, 5 days a week. I put on about 5 pounds but didn't let it phase me. Fast forward another few years, Honey and I have welcomed Princess in to our family...and I was not enjoying what pregnancy did to my body. I was 15 heavier than when I got married and it was all settled in my mid section, arms and thighs/butt. After 18 months (yes, twice as long as it took me to pack on the pounds) I was sick and tired of the way I looked so I decided to sign up for a couple 5K races to keep me motivated to run in the gym. It took me a couple of weeks to get in the groove but I was hooked! Running is addicitve and so is watching the pounds fall off due to all the cardio I was doing. So 2 years after Princess arrived, I arrived to my prepregnancy weight again. Then, BAM! Here comes Number 2! I was better with my second pregnancy, I ate more fresh fruit and veggies, less Big Macs and milk shakes and I gained a healthy 27 pounds. 12 days after Lil Sis arrived I was out pounding the pavement again and then added a 6 week bootcamp to help tighten the tummy muscles. 5 months after Lil Sis was born, I was back to my prepregnancy weight again. I longed to get back to my college weight so I ramped up my diet- eating mainly carbs at breakfast, microwavable lunches with an apple then a salad with low fat dressing and some soup for dinner. I managed to get back to my college weight but I didn't stay there long, my weight floating back up about 3 pounds to it's comfortable spot. I was happy with that, I AM happy with that number. I do weigh myself every morning {shameful, I know} but that is just to see if I am inching up and need to tighten the reins on my diet for a few days. Even though I am happy with that number on the scale, I do wish my tummy were more toned and tight....so a couple of months ago I stepped up my exercise routine. I had been doing cardio (running a 5K) then adding in 15 minutes of ab work 2-3 times a week. I got curious one day about a "Circuit Breaker" class at my gym so I tried it out....I wanted to puke, no I thought I was going to puke about half way through my first class. Then I was sore for three days after, but I LIKED it! SO I went back the next Monday and it was a little easier and with each passing week it got easier. I started seeing more definition in my arms and shoulders because we do A LOT of pushups and some tightening in my abs. And the thing about exercise is once you start seeing results you are more and more motivated to see more results. So my current gym schedule is Monday- Circuit Breaker class, Wednesday- Pump Class then run 2.5 miles on the treadmill, Friday- Hour long Spin Class.