It’s something I thought about A L L the time before I got pregnant, but really getting my body back is taking longer than I expected. I was in the shape of my life before I got pregnant, training for the marathon and I’d love to feel that way again. To be honest, my effort has been just about 13% so I can’t actually be that upset. I lost weight really quickly right after delivery and felt *mostly* normal but the time Delaney was 4 months old.

Since then, I’ve had about 5 pounds to go and the weight distribution is all off. This summer, I’ve eaten whatever I wanted as usual (because it’s summer) but am finally starting to workout regularly now that my little friend sleeps at night. All that being said, I have no real ab muscles and it’s starting to bother me and I need to kick it into gear.

So, I’m giving myself a month to get my pre-baby body back. Like, really back. I have one of two Fall half marathons in five weeks, so my goal is to be in shape and not digesting by then:) I’m vowing to cut out most sugar 5 days a week. Sugar is poison to your body and I’d much rather spend my daily calories on a complex carb that will give me energy than on sugar…it’s just a waste and turns into fat way faster than most anything else. And, I’m working on portion control. I eat more than I need in general and while I’ll always be like that, I do know that if I slow down and stop mindlessly eating after dinner, I’d feel so much better.

I’m also challenging myself to do 300 crunches a day. I’m setting an alarm 2x a day (during Delaney’s sleep times) and I’m just going to get down and do some crunches. I have to do a minimum of 150 at each sitting. This is the kind of challenge I used to think people were pathetic for making, but since I can’t just go to the gym whenever I want anymore and my abs are so shot, I truly believe that this simple thing along with eating better and continuing to work out 3-4x a week will help.

Let’s see if it works!

*Update: this did not work;)*