Weighing In

Back in January of 2012 I decided that I was finally going to get serious about weight loss and fitness. Having had our second child the previous April, I had put on the "baby weight" and it was rather interested in sticking around. I had to serve it an eviction notice. That eviction notice came in the form of Zumba twice a week, a salad a day for a whole month for lunch, and starting something else I have never done; Weight Lifting.

My husband wanted a weight bench for Christmas and after much review we found him a good gently used set with a bench, three bars one of them Olympic, and dumbells with a full set of weights as well.

I have never had much upper body strength, but I really want to tone my arms and so I have started a regimen with my husband. He will do bench press, then I do. 12,10,8,6, and another 12 reps respectively. He will do Seated 2 Arm Dumbell Tricep Extentions, then I do and so on. Preacher Curls, Pull-ups (Aussie Pullups for me) and Upright Barbell Rows.

I have found that eating junk now makes me feel like junk too. We started eating Quinoa, which we all love, and decreasing our portion sizes. We've bought a few 100 calorie packs of this or that just in case our sweet tooth or salt cravings are dire, but I tend to snack on raisins and almonds.

As of this date, I have lost 12 lbs. I have 18 more to go. Hope you'll stick around with me and share your own tips on how to stay healthy, active and lose weight!