I have been OH SO WANTING to do this post for SO LONG!!
Truth is...
I'm a BIG FAT CHICKEN!
The moment I got pregnant with our precious "LAST BABY" I had the "LAST BABY" attitude..
- "Who cares, what I eat or how much I gain, I'm just SO HAPPY I'm pregnant"
- "This is my "LAST BABY" so I don't care how long it takes to get the weight off."
- "This is the "LAST TIME" I'm ever going to be able to eat whatever I want and have an excuse."
I had this "fat and happy" attitude until precisely about 2 days after Bakers was born. THATS WHEN I STEPPED ON THE SCALE.. BIG MISTAKE while you are still in the hospital with a sick baby & recovering from a c-section. NO ADULT SCALES should be allowed near ANY POST PARTUM, psychotic, hormonal MOM.. MAY I REPEAT......
Then it hit me..."WOW, I had AN ENITRE 6 pound baby and only lost 5 pounds?" LORD HAVE MERCY!!!
I gained 53 pounds with my pregnancy. PREPARE YOURSELF, below is the picture of me in August 2010-2 months post baby and I had only lost 13 pounds. Don't you see the LOVE and happiness written all over this face?
JUST NOW...8 months later I have the courage to share the above photo when in all reality, I have taken a picture of myself every month since then.
I've wanted to do a monthly update, I really have but I didn't have enough faith at the time that the pictures would actually change.
Here I am just yesterday...
It has been VERY DIFFICULT for me to take off the weight. I'm not thinking being the big FOUR O helps...
BUT I HAVE LOST 31 POUNDS as of yesterday! YIPPEE!! Praise the LORD!
ONLY 8 to go until I get to PRE BABY WEIGHT!
HOW DID I DO IT YOU ASK???
THAT'S where the 32 comes in...
On January 1, 2011...
God has allowed me
32 minutes 5-6 days a week, to exercise.
I started out at a SLOW WALK.
I am now up to jogging. I can jog about 2 miles now although somedays I do less.
If I have extra time in my 32 minutes, I continue walking.
This is MY 32 MINUTES!
I PRAY, I listen to my PRAISE AND WORSHIP on my IPOD,
I tune everyone but God out for 32 minutes.
As a homeschooling mother to 7 children, I must strategize this 32 minutes. THE MINUTE Bakers lays down for her a.m. nap, all the kids know "MAMAS EXERCISING".
I am either on my treadmill (thanks to my in-laws for giving us theirs) or outside. I've even had all 6 lined up beside my treadmill to keep them quiet.
Sometimes I even push 2 littles in the jogging stroller for a few miles while she naps. And let me tell you.. THEY AINT SO LITTLE any more, especially when you are pushing 90 pounds up hill! LOL WHATEVER IT TAKES TO GET THAT 32 minutes!!
I am sharing this with you for one reason...
TO INSPIRE YOU!
IF I CAN find 32 minutes,
YOU CAN FIND 32 MINUTES!!
YOU CAN FIND 32 MINUTES!!
I thank God for allowing me this time, for allowing me the ability to be able to walk and run and use my arms and legs. For allowing me to be a healthy mom for my family and for giving me the strength I have prayed so hard for when I've wanted to QUIT!!
BUT..
WITH HIM BY YOUR SIDE ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE!!
