Body after Baby Challenge

Before I got pregnant I was not at an ideal weight. During pregnancy I was able to limit my weight gain by eating healthy and holding onto my morning sickness until the seventh month (yuck!). I gained 15 pounds and was up to 260lbs. Today I am only five pounds under my prepregnancy weight. I want to change that. I do not have a healthy lifestyle and I do not make healthy food choices. There have been a few different workout video programs that we have purchased to try and as yet I haven't had motivation to stick with either. I go to mom and baby yoga once a week and also meet up with some moms for a weekly walk of about 2-3 miles while babywearing. This alone is not enough to make a change. While blog stalking I came across Mama Notes , a blog by a woman who is challenging mothers to take charge and make the changes that they want. The Body after Baby Challenge.

Short term goals
-start walking 2 miles every day
-be aware of portion sizes when I eat
-start avoiding white bread
-avoid eating out
-drink more water
-take my vitamins daily
Long term goals
-lose 60 pounds (this will get me into the proper range for a person who is 5'11")
-learn to run, maybe do a marathon

These are things I not only want, they are things I need. I am a breastfeeding mother and I am worried about what will happen to my supply. This fear is my only real obstacle. I have the 30-Day Shred dvd and I am going to try doing that along with more yoga and pilates dvds. My husband is doing P90x but at this point I feel like that is too intense for me and I think I would give up quickly because I wouldn't be able to find the time to fit it in. I want to be healthy for Claire and our other future children. I want to have a healthy self image and not dread shopping or even just dressing for the day. I do need to find clothes that fit a bit better in the chest. I went from a 38D to 38DDD! Shirts just don't fit the way they used to. So in the next 8 weeks I hope to lose 15 pounds and just generally get in better shape. Yup. Here I go.

Look for my after pictures in 8 weeks.