3 Months

Three months ago today I gave birth to my baby girl and started my weight loss journey. I walked into the hospital at 232 lbs. After baby and other water weight left I was at about 215 lbs. My pre-pregnancy weight was actually 217, so I was happy I didn't go overboard. Now I am about a pound away from getting back into Onederland. Very excited. I always told myself I wouldn't let myself go past 200, but I just didn't feel like I had control over it and now I do!

I have a long way to go (about 70lbs), but I feel strong and able to do it! Even if I mess up one day or one meal, I get right back at it, because this is a lifestyle change not just a diet. Somedays I won't have a deficit and somedays I will have a big one. It all works out. Slow and steady wins the race.

Haha, a lot of cliches we've all heard before, but really once it makes sense, it just clicks.

Bum Bum No Go

Bum Bum attempt #2. Slightly better than 1st. I made it through with a lot of modifications. The problem is I now dread this video. It is not fun. There are plenty of videos that keep me working out but this is not one of them! So I decided to put BBL away for now and continue with Chalene Extreme. Someday if I get bored or when I have lost a bunch of weight I will try again, but for now I don't want it to mess up my exercise plan. This may be perfect for when I'm 130 lbs and have a flat butt. I would rather run than do Bum Bum and that is saying a lot.

The weight started falling off again. 4 lbs in 2 days. Not sure how or why this happened. I am completely lost  on this whole weight loss thing. I don't lose any for 3 weeks then bam 4 lbs. Yes, I focused on fewer processed food and sugars but I still ate them and I still ate around 2000 calories.

The first day I had a really high calorie burn and had about 1700 deficit that day. The 2nd day I didn't exercise, so my calorie burn was low. I even had a little binge last night of dark chocolate and fritos. So why did I still lose weight?

I am concerned that I lost my milk supply and not fat because my baby was up all night crying and eating. Today I am going to focus on drinking enough water to get my milk supply back up. I will see tomorrow if this makes me gain weight back.

Update: I think some of the weight was milk because today I am back up to 101.6. I was very drained and crabby yesterday, so I knew that I needed more calories and more sleep. It was not a good day even though I should have been excited to lose weight.

Cardio Axe

I just finished Brazilian Butt Lift Cardio Axe and wanted to write a review quick.

At first I thought, this is terrible, I can't get these moves, but that is how I feel when I first do any exercise and after a few workouts I get the hang of it and end up loving it. No one gets Zumba on the first try so don't expect to get this right away. Cardio Axe is a fun dance workout with 4 combos that are taught separately and then combined. My biggest complaint right now is that they don't do much of a cool down or any stretching.

I am happy with this workout. It is 30 minutes long so perfect to add to another workout. I will be doing High and Tight next.

I am 50/50 on recommending BBL right now. I personally find the guy a little annoying but some people love him. Denise Austin is way more annoying. The workouts are difficult and fast, so I will have to give it more time before I can give it a good review. I just wanted to give my first impressions right now.

Brazilian Butt Lift- Bum Bum

Here is a quick review of the video Bum Bum from BBL.

Holy wow! That video is rough. I have done all of Chalene Johnson's videos from Turbo Jam, Chalene Extreme and Turbo Fire, plus many, many other workout videos and I have rarely had to quit because of the intensity. I was done after 15 minutes. Bum Bum is really high pace and switches quickly from exercise to exercise with not even the slightest break in between. I was dripping sweat quicker then Zumba or even a HIIT exercise. 

Most of the moves require balance and strength. I don't want to discourage anyone by saying it is too tough. I think it is a workout to build up to. It is nice to know it will fit my purposes for a long time and I will not outgrow it as I get stronger. 

I will update as I complete more of the workouts.

I am trying to combine them with Chalene Extreme and C25K but I don't want to get burned out. My exercise limit is about 60-90 minutes a day. 

Day 1- Chalene Push 1, Bum Bum and C25K - total 85 minutes if I can finish BumBum

Day 2- Cardio Axe and High & Tight- 65 minutes

Day 3- Chalene Push 2, Bum Bum, C25K- 90 minutes

Day 4- Turbo Jam Cardio or Zumba- 50 minutes

Day 5- Push 3, High & Tight, C25K- 90 minutes

Day 6- Bum Bum, Tummy Tuck- 55 minutes

Day 7- Rest

I need a little visual motivation to keep up with this workout:

Skinny Bitch posted this on Facebook today. It sums up how I have been feeling lately. I feel like there is a secret but I know I just need to stop eating junk.


Special treat to come today or tomorrow. I will be taking my before pictures and I think I am brave enough to post them.