Week 17 for Jessica

Sunday: nothing

Monday: 30 Day Shred, Level 3

Tuesday: 30 Day Shred, Level 2

. . . . aaaaaaand then, nothing, not for the rest of the week. I'm sorry, it was over 100 degrees, and that's just not RIGHT in October. I made a conscious decision to wait for cooler weather. So, an unproductive week, work-out-wise, but not a bad one health-wise.

-Jess

Nothing/Something

I missed out on exercise two weeks ago :( because Little Ted was having some serious sleep issues. He's now happily settled in a toddler bed, and I was back in the gym last week as a result. Definitely was more sore after Tuesday's class due to one week break. Thursday's body shaping class was taught by the fitness director at my gym. Let me tell you, this woman is hardcore, but I was able to keep up for the most part and worked off Tuesday's soreness.

For this week, I plan on adding a day in the gym - I've plateaued on the weight loss front and need to push myself more physically to see results again.

Week 16 for Jessica

Sunday: walking around the Huntington (not a lot - just a bit of wandering)

Monday: Ripped in 30, Level 4 (easier than Level 3 - what is it with Jillian's videos saving the hardest workout for the middle?)

Tuesday: nothing

Wednesday: Ripped in 30, Level 1

Thursday: nothing

Friday: Ripped in 30, Level 2

Saturday: Ripped in 30, Level 3

A good week!

-Jess

Emily's week 4

Saturday - vinyasa yoga class (75 minutes)
Sunday - restorative yoga class (90 minutes)
Monday - Yoga Prayer dvd (20 minutes)
Tuesday - nothing
Wednesday - nothing
Thursday - Yoga Prayer dvd (15 minutes)
Friday -nothing

I really wanted to get a little more exercise in today, but started my period and that was the end of that idea. I haven't been eating properly lately, which is stupid, because when I don't I have miserable periods. :( Still my goal was 4-5 days a week and I've met it, so I'm happy. :) I'll take the weekend off and probably be back at it on Monday.

Kelly Week 12

Sat-rest
Sun-4 mile hill run.  My favorite route and I did it!  Of course, I had to stop a few times to catch my breath and drink some water but I ran the whole thing!
Mon-rest
Tues-2 mile and 20 minute pilates
Wed-2 mile
Thurs-2 mile
Fri-2 mile

For whatever reason, I seem incapable of doing Pilates consistently.  I think it is because it is hard to exercise for me first thing in the morning (I've been running at 7 a.m. on the weekdays) and between that and the chaos of getting the kids ready for school as soon as I return, I've lost my mojo before I have a chance to do Pilates.  I'll keep trying.

In other news, I learned at the doctors that I only have 4.5 lbs to lose!  I suspected that much, but it is nice to have a number sometimes (I don't own a scale).  This is definitely a record as it took me 3 years to lose my baby weight from Edmund!

Week 1

Saturday - 2 mile walk
Sunday - 2 mile walk
Monday - 2 mile walk
Tuesday - 2 mile walk
Wednesday - 20 minutes bike, Bob's "Pure Burn, Super Strength" 20 minute beginner workout
Thursday - 2 mile walk, Bob's "Pure Burn, Super Strength" harder workout (only 30 minutes)
Friday - 2 mile walk
Saturday- sick, but still walked outside out of necessity (3 year olds do not understand when mommy is sick. Energy still must be burned or Luke will drive me insane!)

Emily's week 3

Saturday - nothing
Sunday - nothing
Monday - nothing
Tuesday - No OM yoga dvd
Wednesday - No OM yoga dvd
Thursday - nothing
Friday - 75 minute vinyasa yoga class

Week 11 recap

Sat/Sun--rest
M-jog 2 miles, 10 minutes pilates
T-jog 3 miles
W-jog 2 miles, 10 minutes pilates
Th-rest
Fri-jog 2 miles

Took it easier this week because I was just so dang tired and stressed from hormone issues.  Next week should be better.

Week 15 for Jessica

Sunday: nothing

Monday: 30 Day Shred, Level 1

Tuesday: Ripped in 30, Level 3 (may I say: this one gave me a taste of the exercise-induced nausea I used to get in high school track! didn't puke, but did have a bit of that, "oh man, I'm getting light-headed here!" sensation in the last cardio circuit!)

- and that was it for the week, as I caught my kids' cold and just felt kind of crappy the rest of the week.

-Jess

Week 14 for Jessica

Mon: 30 Day Shred, Level 3

Tues: nothing

Wed: Ripped in 30, Level 1

Thurs: Ripped in 30, Level 2

Fri: nothing

Saturday: Bob Harper Cardio Conditioning DVD - 60 min. section

yoga, week 2

Monday: yoga dvd
Tuesday: yoga dvd
Wednesday: yoga dvd
Thursday: rest (my shoulders were hurting)
Friday: root canal - spent most of the day in bed from novocaine reaction and pain once it wore off. :(

Hopefully I'll be back to normal and back on the wagon on Monday!

The Past 5 Weeks

School started about a month ago, which explains why I haven't posted much. Since that time, I've gotten back into a gym exercise routine.

• Week 1: confused circuit around the gym; ran on treadmill and did machine weights
• Week 2: started body shaping aerobics class 1x/wk - intense hour of cardio and weight training. Highly recommend it
• Week 3: body shaping
• Week 4: body shaping 2x/wk
• Week 5: same

Was definitely sore the first 2 weeks after starting the class, less so on the 3rd week, so I started using heavier weights. Back to being sore this week.

Don't think I've lost any weight since getting back into an exercise routine, but I'm not worried. I can see that I'm less flabby, and some of my work clothes that didn't fit at all I can squeeze into now - hopefully they'll fit comfortably in a couple of months.

Week 10 recap

Sa-3 mile run
Su-rest
Mo-2 mile run
Tues- 2 mile walk
Wed-3 mile run, 2 mile walk
Thurs-2 mile run, 2 mile walk
Fri-3 mile run

Having a hard time being motivated to do pilates these days.  I need to work on that for the sake of my poor back.

week 13 for Jessica

Mon: 30 Day Shred DVD, Level 1

Tues: 30 Day Shred DVD, Level 2

Wed: nothing

Thurs: nothing

Fri: No More Trouble Zones DVD + some jumping jacks

Sat: Banish Fat, Boost Metabolism DVD

Yay! I'm exercising again. I didn't think I'd missed it that much (because I didn't feel like exercising), but once I started, I felt so much better.

-Jess

Week 9 recap

My ninth week of postpartum exercise marked two milestones: 1) My first 3 mile run postpartum and 2) My achievement of a weight-loss goal 3 months early!  I now fit into my clothes from England before I started exercising like mad.  I also can now zip up my favorite pre-preg pants!  They are a bit tight, but I could get away with wearing them if I wanted to.

So, basically, my metabolism seems to have kicked up a notch a couple weeks ago and the weight is starting to fly off, and I actually think I might be my pre-preg size again by Christmas; maybe even earlier!  I am very pleased, of course, as that is 6 months before I expected to.

Sat: ran 3 miles
Sun: break
Mon: ran 2 miles; 10 minutes pilates
Tues: ran 3 miles
Wed: ran 2 miles, walked 2 miles
Thurs: walked 2 miles
Fri: ran 2 miles

Walking

I still can't seem to get organized enough to write down what I am doing everyday, but I have been walking a lot- probably about 2-3 miles a day about 5 days a week. Because of the heat and humidity and tiny baby (which don't mix well :) ), I have walked in malls, outside early in the morning, or just around with Rebekah in the baby bjorn. I don't know how it is in CA, but here we have a lot of mall walkers! I saw a lot of moms and strollers too! Maybe I'll make a friend?

Also, I vaccumed and felt really good to have mopped my floor this week. I was really proud of that-It has been awhile :{

She's back?

Maybe? I keep trying, anyway. This time I have a new schedule, and hopefully a better plan to make yoga happen. I'm thinking I'll try posting weekly updates, like Jess and Kelly do, and hopefully that will help keep me on track.

So for the past week:

Thursday: yoga dvd, core
Candlelight Yoga (75 minute class)
Friday: yoga dvd, lower body

The goal is 4-5 days of dvd yoga each week, plus one class as long as I can afford it.

weeks 11 & 12 for Jessica

I think I did a round of the 30 Day Shred at the beginning of week 11, but then I got the bright idea to write my husband a novel for his birthday, and all my exercise time disappeared. Totally worth it, but boy I'm gonna have a time of it this next week as I start working out again!

-Jess

recap

m/t/w--2 mile run
th--2 mile run plus 2 mile walk

the weight is going quicker than I expected (which is encouraging).  however, my hormones are unfortunately out of control again due to my cycle returning and I am struggling with panic attacks again.  I am going to try running 3 miles tomorrow and see if 'up'-ing the exercising helps.  I'm also drinking soy milk again to help. Hopefully that works.  In the past, my hormones didn't regulate till around month 7 or 8 postpartum.

challenging week

Sorry if this is tmi, but  I started my first postpartum period this week (just 3 months!  So not fair!).  This made exercising a bit more challenging as I was extra fatigued, crampy and was having panic attacks again due to the hormone surge.  Ah! However, I still managed to exercise although the workouts weren't as long or intense as last week (I basically scrapped pilates and ran one day less).

Jesse and the girls also started school this week and I'm having to get up and run at 7 before Jesse takes them to school (they start at 8:15).  I am not a morning person, so this has led to some humorous running episodes (like me falling asleep while running).  Ah, well.  I'm sure I 'll adjust with time.

S--ran 2 miles
M--ran 2 miles, 20 minutes Pilates
T/W--walked 2 miles
TH/F--ran 2 miles