A healthier lifestyle

I just finished watching the Biggest Loser Finale and it was so inspiring!! As usual I cried throughout the majority of the episode because I am just so happy for these people who worked so hard. I simply want to lose around 10-12 lbs to get the last of the baby weight off and tone back up and I am not even doing a great job with that.

A few weeks back J & I started using this app on our iPhones called MyFitnessPal. It allows you to put in your current weight, goal weight, how much you would like to lose per week, etc. Then you type in your meals and it helps you keep track of your calories to stay on goal. Well I did this for a little over a week and was noticing Paxton was becoming fussier when he ate and then he started waking up multiple times at night to feed. I then chatted with a few friends of mine and realized I was cutting my calories waaaaay to much. I was only taking in 1430/day when it says a breastfeeding mom needs to consume around 2037. By no means do I want to be thinner over being able to continue to breastfeed because that is more important to me. However, since I am finished having kids, at least I think I am finished having kids... =), I am ready to get myself back in tip top shape! So anyway, using that calorie tracking app really put things in to perspective on how many calories I take in a day and what a sweet tooth I have. Until I worked retail I never drank soda, ate candy, or consumed as much junk as I did while working for Target. I am sure the long hours and the access to all the yummy junk foods did not help with my transformation to a sweets eater. However, it has now been 19 months since I have worked there and I am still eating way too many sweets. The other part of this is that I just love to bake. On a Sunday afternoon or a dreary winter day I really enjoy getting in the kitchen and baking up something yummy. I am then left with a mass amount of cookies/cakes/treats for only two people to consume, and if there is a sweet in the house, by all means we will eat it!

A few weeks back I bought J & I a Groupon deal to go to a 2 week session at this place here in KC called KOSAMA. It is similar to P90X, but you actually go to a location, work out with instructors and other people, and get your butt kicked there instead of at home watching a video. I own P90X and it is a great work out but I am so much better going to a class and competing with those around me. The only downside to this is that they have no child care so J and I can not go together (which would be ideal). They are starting a new 8 week total body transformation this upcoming Monday. I am hoping we can get it so both of us can trade off to get out rear's in gear.

I am pretty excited for our new healthier eating lifestyle though. We are trying out lots of new things that we have never had before like kale and lentils which have turned out to be oh so delicious. Along with baking I genuinely enjoy to cook so learning new recipes and trying out new ways to cook things has been really fun. I also have realized that I feel so much better when I consistently eat healthy. We watched the documentary Food Inc a few weeks back and it helps to make people realize you need to think more about what they are putting in your bodies and where it is coming from. I have also heard Forks Over Knives is a great documentary to watch as well, we will have to check that one out next!

If anyone has any great tips or recipes towards a new healthy lifestyle I would love to hear them. Hope everyone is having a great Wednesday. Halfway to the weekend already!!!