Trying to get fit!

Exercise and diet.....so easy to say, so hard to follow....I have started this blog to help keep me motivated and on track in getting in shape.

I am a mother of two youngsters and finding time to exercise does not come by easy. After the birth of my first it seemed I was able to drop the baby weight in no time at all...which is not the case after my second. It has been over 4 months since my daughter was born and I am still at the same weight after she was born. It has been frustrating in that I thought I would be back to my before baby weight by this time like with my first.

Following an exercise program has been difficult in that I get bored with the exercises I have been doing. Since I am on mat leave from work at the moment I am home 24/7 with my two lil ones which means no time to go to a gym. Working out at home has been difficult with a two year old and 4 month old baby who want my attention all the time. So past exercises I have tried include going on my elliptical, ball exercises, and plain old push-ups and sit ups....yawn...gets boring after a week. So my solution to help with getting in shape was I went and purchased the game Your Shape: Fitness Evolved 2012 for the X-Box Kinect...and no way is this a sponsored post!! I totally bought the game with my own hard earned money. It seemed a bit silly trying to lose weight using a video game, but the game appeared to be fun to play and you could design a workout  program for yourself.

First Impressions....ok I get the game..It is pretty interesting stuff.. The game actually shows you on the TV doing the exercises! (Of course at this stage I do not look so fit and skinny on the TV)...First off playing this game with a 2 year old running around causes enough problems...he goes infront of the sensor and pauses the game on me..but he learned to move to stay away from the kinect and stay to the side. He actually copy's some of the moves I perform and it is pretty cute. So I designed a fitness program catered to my needs which includes 30 min workouts 3X a week. The different exercises were fun to do and I really worked up a sweat! The day after my first workout I was feeling sore EVERYWHERE! So I am looking forward to losing some weight and getting fit!

My hopes are to post once a week on this blog and follow this exercise plan...and along the way eating more healthy and no more POP!! Which will be the biggest challenge cause it tastes sooo good but has so much sugar in it!

The hard part to admit..my current weight..something no woman wants to announce to the world...sigh... ok so I currently weigh 155lbs...GULP!

March 3rd, 2012

The Beginning...



So there is a snap shot of me currently...not the most flattering pic of me, but I figure I need to be real about this. Well wish me luck in my journey in getting fit and healthy!