First Post!

I suppose I should introduce myself? I'm a 25 year old mom to a 10 month old (where does the time go?!) who wants to be healthier. Limited budget, limited time. Since I don't have the money or the time to hit the gym, my workouts consist of things I can do at home when the little guy decides it's time for a nap. I've been using our exercise bike, doing wall push ups, ab moves, squats, lunges and going for walks. I had been feeling guilty because sometimes he wakes up when I'm half way through my goal of 45min on the bike. But I really need to stop-15 minutes in the playpen isn't going to scar him for life. He's got his number book, his vegetable book, his animal book. I have so much mommy guilt all the time. There's always something I'm not doing right, something I've forgotten, something I don't even know I'm "supposed" to be doing. So if I need to take 45 minutes out of my day to feel better ay myself, to do one thing for myself...so be it! The house won't fall apart because I did something for me. It's been well over a year since I felt like I did something to better myself. Did something just for me. Exercising once a day, at least 5 days a week will be my "thing". God willing, I plan on being around to watch my son grow up. I can't do that if I'm not healthy!

I decided to take photos of my food today. Not because it was fancy, but to have a visual record of what I was putting into my body.

 BREAKFAST: Yes yes I know, coffee is controversial in crunchy circles. But I seriously would have been in even more of a post partum fog without it! I didn't have any caffeine during pregnancy or the first 2 months PP, but I began drinking it again in moderation after that. Since it never affected the little guy, I kept the habit. And yay for sale yogurt! Those suckers are normally $6, so I did a little dance inside when I saw the ever wonderful neon sale sticker. I bought 2 since little guy loves it. He only gets a small helping since there IS sugar in here. But at least it's an organic treat with ingredients I can actually pronounce/recognize.

yogurt (organic)- 170-190 cals
coffee (organic)- 200-220 cals
 I really need to cut down on the amount of honey I use in my coffee...black coffee makes my taste buds want to shrivel and recoil in horror. It's a goal for this month.

LUNCH: I made a ridiculous salad. Half for before my workout and half for after.

greens, carrot, dressing (organic)
2 cocktail tomatoes, 1/2 avocado, purple cabbage, 2 chicken strips- 250-270 cals

SNACKS: 

iced green+white tea (organic)- zero
medium orange- 35-45 cals
crackers+salami- 100-120 cals
yogurt (organic)+kiwi- 150-170 cals

EXERCISE:

bike 15 min+15 wall push ups+15 ab reps
bike 15 min
bike 15 min+15 wall push ups
20 min walk- 60 cals
bike 15 min+15 ab reps

I drink a ton of water (so much that I get up at night to pee!) so I'm not going to bother counting glasses per day. It's a lot.

According to the bike counter, that was equal to 18.7 miles! Yay! Better than nothing. According to the interwebs, that equaled between -450 to -490 calories. WHAT WHAAAT? Seems to good ot be true. I'll just over estimate on food and under estimate on exercise to make sure I'm actually going to lose some weight. Household duties apparently burn anywhere from 200-400 per day. Sweet! Extra motivation to vaccuum! You might find this helpful if you're curious about calories burned http://www.healthstatus.com/calculate/cbc

Anyways...here's hoping I can control myself tonight. I find it hard to portion control my dinners for some reason. Another goal to reach!
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DINNER UPDATE:

red cabbage, teryaki sauce
brown rice (non gmo)
carrot, peas, corn, soya sauce (organic)- 440-460cals