Day 10...There's No Place Like the Gym!

Right now I am not feeling to well. My iron is pretty depleted so I haven't been very active today but I did still do a couple of exercises but Zumba was going to be too much and as much as I would like to push myself I also know my limits because I have had an iron problem since I had Dustin. I am not one who likes to take a lot of pills and I have always controlled it through the good I eat.

I truly miss the gym! It is so aggravating to work out at home! I either have Cole waking up in the middle of my workouts, if I have to wait till later then I have the kids coming at me "mom wathcha doin? Ma, mom, mom, mom!" and John will normally have a question on two for me. Granted he tries to get Boogies if he wakes up but if he's gone he can't. There have been times a 20 minutes workout session ends up taking over an hour! I can't get into that zone where I am just in my own little world, I have my mommy time. It also doesn't matter what the weather is like because right now the cold is keeping me from going outside and walking because I can't take Cole out there in the cold. It was always my "me" time back in the day. Being gone for that hour was pure bliss! For just that hour there was no house work on my mind, no kids interrupting, I could just put the headphones on jump on the treadmill or elliptical, or do some strength training. I just hope one day I can click my running shoes together and end up back at the gym.

As for all these different "diets" everyone is talking about on their shows. Dr. Phil has the 17 day diet which has a lot of truth to it. Every 17 days you change the plan. Which is great because it keeps your body guessing and will also keep you plateauing. Then you have Dr. Oz who says that depending on where you need to lose the weight is how you figure out your diet and exercise plan. They also have an infomercial kinda on the same thing but I would go on Dr. Oz's website for free before I end up paying for another weight loss thing. My problem with all these different things is the food that they are telling you to eat. I have kids who I can only get so many different things in their mouths. So I am still leaning towards weight watchers, maybe even online but I'm not sure yet. I'm trying this on my own first and see where it gets me. The bottom line is exercise more and eat less (but don't starve yourself). So that is what I am still doing and will continue to do.

So this is how the exercise and eating went today...

Exercise: 50 crunches, 50 squats, and 50 leg lifts
Let me tell you about these leg lifts. If you had a c-section just a couple months ago and all of those muscles were cut they are a challenge and a half and boy will you feel it. I thought I was going to cry but I also know that I need to strengthen those muscles again and it will take awhile to build them back up.

Meals:

Breakfast: Cereal with low fat milk and chicken minis (510 calories)
Lunch: Salad w/balsamic vinegar dressing (165 calories)
Dinner: Sloppy Joes w/ground turkey, french fries, and corn (440 calories)
Snacks: 100 cal packs and a snack bag of chips (220 calories)
Drinks: Sweet tea, small diet soda, and 6 cups of water

I went over my calories by just a few. Tomorrow is another day and I hope I can get a little bit more exercise in.