Saturday, May 23, 2009

We have a walker

So Leah is now walking as much as she crawls. I cannot believe she has grown so fast. I am so proud of her, and she smiles at me every time she walks without falling. My little girl is trying to be ahead of the class. She is walking before some of her older friends, but I know if she is doing it now, they will catch up soon.
I am already starting to plan her birthday. I know what I am going to do, and I plan on doing everything pretty much homemade. It is going to be a Mickey birthday since every time he comes on the TV she goes crazy. I got everything from the Playhouse Disney site. It should help to save a little money too which is great. I am so excited.
Anyways, I just wanted to give an update. Also, I have lost about 12 pounds now. Yay!

Monday, May 18, 2009

A New Me

So I put on a decent amount of weight when I got pregnant thanks to swelling and just normal pregnancy weight...lets say about sixty pounds pounds. Everyone who knew me prepregnancy know that I was a tiny person most of my life. I gained a little weight during college, but I needed to.
Right after Leah was born, I instantly dropped about thirty. I have been stuck since with the extra thirty. I was never really dedicated to losing it until recently with all the heart stuff and just feeling run down all the time.
When I got back from Ohio, I decided to start walking. I noticed that I was losing a little but not a lot. I then started watching the show Cooking Yourself Thin. I became inspired to cook good, low calorie food. I took their advice and multiplied the weight I wanted to be times ten, and that is how many calories I allow myself a day. According to them, if you do this equation, you can lose all the weight in six weeks.
Since I started the cooking healthy with the walking, I have now lost ten pounds. I am losing the weight quickly for now, and I know it is about to get harder. I am just happy to be seeing my figure again and seeing myself fit into old clothes comfortably. I am beginning to feel energized and want to walk that extra lap and do the extra exercise at night.
Once you get started, it is not that hard to keep going. I thought I would never be able to count calories, but I am. Anyways, I just wanted to share some excitement.

In other news, Leah now has eight teeth and is beginning to take steps. You has quite the little personality on her, and it gets easier as she gets older. I know people say it gets hard when they begin to walk, but I love her independence and sense of adventure...plus, it keeps me going. It is so hard to believe in July, she will be 1. My little girl is growing so fast.

Sunday, May 3, 2009

Random beach day


So Aaron and I decided to do something completely random yesterday and go to the beach. We are pretty boring people, so when we decide to just up and do something, it becomes a big deal for us. We had a blast at Biloxi. Leah loved the sand and water, but she did not appreciate the roaring from the waves. I am pretty sure we will be going back more often. It was nice to break up the routine a bit.