Fitness Update

Two weeks ago I mentioned wanting to start a vlog or something on fitness.  I haven't done a video, but I have been keeping track of my food, water, vitamins, and exercise, as well as actually measuring and weighing myself each week.

Two weeks ago I started measuring, and I'm happy to say that even without changing my diet too much, just increasing water and exercise, I'm down two inches on my chest (just below the chest, I don't measure the breast itself due to nursing... wouldn't be accurate), and two inches on my waist!  I'm really happy about that.  I'm down 3/4 inch on my hips as well.  Arms and legs have no change, but I wasn't really expecting any there anyway.  My weight is down 1 1/4lb.  Seriously.  That's it.  In two weeks.

Only one problem... I always feel exhausted and half starved.  It doesn't seem to matter what I do.  I could eat all day and nap all day.  Today, for example, I made and ate a big breakfast, but only two hours later it was hard for me to not want to eat my kids snack at the preschool... my stomach was rumbling.  Once I got home I devoured a hardboiled egg, cheese, crackers, peanuts, and even grabbed a bit of cake (no icing).  It is crazy.  And then I had to nap today as well... before I ever exercised.  I tend to be at my best on Mondays and Tuesdays, but by Thursday I'm so spent!  I do not wish to limit my calories (since I have to feed my 3 month old).  However, this exhaustion is annoying... and I SO want to fit back into my regular clothes again.  Tired of maternity pants.

I did go shopping yesterday and bought myself a few dresses as they will work fine with my belly the way it is now, and when it shrinks back (hopefully) to what it used to be.  I still have Diastasis Recti... it is three fingers wide above my belly button to my chest.  It isn't really there much below my belly button, strangely.  Usually, it works the opposite, at least from what I've seen online.  That is one of the reasons I look pregnant (yes... I still get comments).  I would be thrilled if I could lose an inch each week from my waist.  I've gone back down to my usual on the chest, and my hips are only 3/4 inch from what they used to be as well.  My waist needs to lose another 3-4 inches.  As for my weight... ugh.  I still have 10lbs to lose.  Ah well.  I'd love to lose a lb a week. 

Now if only I could get my energy up enough to exercise the extra weight away and fit into my clothes again.