Yesterday I did 2 miles in 19:30 on the elliptical. I did a total of 25 minutes on there, but I forgot to double check the exact amount of miles I completed. I was also keeping my eye on the baby and thinking about quickly showering and getting ready so we could take him on the boat. But I did pay attention to the 2 mile time, I was very happy with it! It was an excellent workout. I was dripping. I felt amazing.
Jack’s 4 month appointment is in a week. I plan to speak to the dr about his size and if he is ready to be in a jogger. I may have mentioned this already, I am not sure! I know I have told people about my plan. Speaking of this, FOUR MONTH appointment! Holy COW! I cannot believe how time flies. I love it though.
These last few pounds are not coming off as quickly as I would like. I am hanging out in the 131 poundage. The ounces will vary. Some days I am so close to being 130….sigh….I was reading that the last few lbs can be hard to drop when breastfeeding because my body needs the fat stores. So we will see. I bought a pair of size 2 bermuda shorts the other day. That is my second pair of size 2’s. I suppose I cannot complain too much. However, I would like to be back to what I was. Now that it is nicer out I get workouts on top of workouts. Taking the boat in and out of the dock is a workout. Trying to pull the anchor is as well. Quite the upper body workout for sure. Yesterday I had to pull the entire boat toward the dock myself. The wind was crazy and was blowing it on an angle away from the dock immediately after we pulled up. So I had to hop off and pull the back rope. And she has a big old butt! Not exactly light! No complaints here though.
I am not sure what I want to do for my workout today. The elliptical felt nice yesterday. I am tempted to do it again but a different program. OR I am considering my SHAPE dvd, since I haven’t done it in a while. I am sure my muscles would appreciate a good toning workout. Pilates has been going well, but I really do believe in muscle confusion. I try to not do the same thing too much. Unless, it was running back in the day. One day I WILL run again! I swear it! ha!
We took Jack on the boat for the first time yesterday. HE LOVED IT! We are both so glad. Now we will get to use the boat this summer. Ha! We were a little worried we bought this new toy and the baby would not want any part of it. But he loved when Jason went fast. He would smile and laugh. My little outdoorsman!
Captain Jack! (and Daddy too!)
Driving the boat
He LOVES being on his boat!
My little outdoorsman and me!
Nicole M. VandeBoom 
I hear you on a poundage. These last 9 lbs are killing me!! I’ve been between 129.0-130.0 the entire month of May…at one point I was down to 127.8 but quickly put the extra pound back on. It’s a lot hard when there is so little left to lose. I believe in muscle confusion as well. The workout I’ve been doing on the PS3 is a combination of kickboxing, pilates, yoga, latin dance and a few others. I seem to do kickboxing the most (my target area are my thighs) but switch it up with the others everyday as well. I’m really starting to enjoy working out…I’ve worked out the past 14 days straight. Haha!
Ugh! This ending plateau sucks!!! I’m not going to fret until I stop BF though. Then I’ll be more concerned. Kickboxing is no joke! One of the DVDs I have does it! It’s intense! Yeah working out gets addicting. And once you’re really hooked it’s bad! Lol I think it’s more addictive than cigarettes! Hahaha but at least it’s good for you! Keep up the good work(outs) lol I’m a dork!
🙂 Yeah I wouldn’t worry. Honestly, I try to think what difference 9 lbs might make at this point but I’m curious to see.
You look really great! You did an amazing job!!! I’ve just read so much stuff about the negative health issues that arise in women who don’t lose all the baby weight. Particularly if you have another baby. Which I have no intention of doing, but surprises happen! Lol So I’m determined to drop it. Even though I did my bmi yesterday and it’s fine. I’m 5’4 131lbs.
Oh yeah, that weight is perfect. Referring to my weight watcher charts (same as the medical charts) for 5’4″ one should be between 117 and 146 lbs. You are right in the middle! For me being 5’1″ I should be between 106 and 132. Could you imagine…106?? I think I’d have trouble getting pregnant at that weight…not to mention could never maintain it. I figure 120 is cozy in the middle. Haha.
I’ve never heard of negative health issues when women don’t lost all the baby weight…then again I’ve never researched it. 😉 Although, I’m sure that your weight was still healthy, unlike some woman who pack on TONS of weight because they were unhealthy during their pregnancy. I could definitely see negative health issues occurring then. But I know you are fit as a whistle. 😀
Well in particular it can increase your risk of gestational diabetes in the following pregnancies. It is a recent report that has come out. Not to mention, the extra weight just isn’t good for you overall. I just promised myself a long time ago that I wouldn’t be a mom who didn’t lose the weight. I wasn’t going to use “I had a baby” as an excuse. Maybe that is why I am so hard on myself. I just want to be the best I can be.
Wow I was underweight at my wedding! I was 114lbs! YIKES! I was on a medication at the time that I researched a bit later, when I was thinking about babies. I found out that it had a tendency to draw out anorexic behaviors in people when taken! Which I believe it did to me the year plus I was on it. Once my dr switched me off I actually put on a few lbs slowly. My mother says I looked healthier (although she thinks I was still too thin and wants me to stop losing weight where I am now lol) OH MOMS!
I think that I had a hard time getting pregnant because I was so thin. I weighed in the low 120’s but I didn’t have much fat on me. I was actually tested for amenorrhea when I was first preggo. My internist checked the box on my blood test (the one for them to confirm the pregnancy before my first ultra sound) She was pretty shocked it took us so long to get pregnant when we were so young and healthy. I learned a lot while TTC. That I may have been getting my “period” but that doesn’t mean I was actually ovulating every month. There are a million reasons why you may not actually ovulate though. The medical field actually is pretty clueless when it comes to all things reproduction. They just cannot figure a lot of things out, there are so many unanswered questions. Which is surprising with all this technology. But, perhaps that is because creating life is a miracle!
You are probably right that it may be difficult at that weight. It is absolutely incredible what the body goes through when pregnant. Have you guys thought about starting to try yet? Or is there a time when you think you will down the road? I had a VERY hard time with the weight gain. It was very difficult for me to deal with. I had dr’s tell me I wasnt gaining enough and then I had a dr tell me I gained too much! I had a dr tell me I was just fine. It was all over the board. The worst was the guy who said at 30lbs a couple weeks before my due date that I gained too much already! I bought a scale after that and meticulously weighed myself daily. I was in TEARS all day because of it. I hated him. I didnt want him to be the dr to deliver Jackson. When my contractions were 5 min apart and I called the on call dr, guess who answered! haha him! but thankfully my actual OB took over when her shift started a few hours later. Don’t be surprised if the weight gain that comes with a baby is hard on you after doing such amazing work to lose it all. I will be here for you to talk to about it if you need to. I really know first hand how it is to struggle with that thought. You are so hormonal and the gain feels like it is out of your control. I mean, no matter what you do, you are going to put on weight! That was such a difficult concept for me.
CAN you tell the baby is napping right now???? haha ok I am going to shut up and do something else with my free time 🙂
We have talked about it, although aren’t quite ready yet. Since I just graduated, I figured I should get some use out of this degree and certification and teach for a while. Initially, I joined WW because I didn’t want to be heavy when I got pregnant and then put on MORE weight. But now that I’m thin and have abs and muscle definition, I almost don’t want to mess it up by getting pregnant. I’m struggling with that debate now. It will still be a while I think. A few years perhaps. I’d like to have a house with a fenced in yard and all that jazz.
I do think the weight gain will be difficult for me, because I HAVE worked so hard to get it off and it’s taken about a year and half to do so. To gain weight quickly would be hard for me.
I agree that you were too thin at your wedding. Beautiful nonetheless, but really thin. I think everyone looks healthier with a little meat on their bones. Kristian always tells me he likes a little something to grab on to, so not to get too thin. LOL. Can you believe I bought a bra in a size 34B? I think you officially have larger boobs…although I know you are BFing. I was a 36DD…insane!!
I’ll have to plan a day to come out to LZ and visit…meet Jack…etc. Kristian is going on vacation with my Papa this year so maybe when he’s gone…this way I can make a whole day of it and not worry about him. heehee.
Yeah, you may want to just enjoy your degree. AND your weightloss before you have to worry about it coming back. It doesn’t have to be a big gain! You can keep it under control with hard work, which you are already good at! But like I said, the emotional toll can be a little rough when it feels so out of control. Many tears were shed on my part. I doubt I will do it again, but the result I DID get is absolutely amazing and perfect and I love him more than life itself! He was worth it 🙂
Getting together would be nice! When is his vacation? I am home 5 days a week for 12 or more hours a day with the little man, so we LOVE finding day dates to pass the time!
I think he is going in August, I don’t know the dates exactly yet. I’ll let you know when I find out though!