Time To Lose The Baby Weight!!!

I had Brooklynn a little more than 8 months ago... When I was pregnant I thought I would lose my weight really fast. I didn't like being so heavy. It wasn't me. But somehow.. I still have not lost the weight 8 months later! Before I got pregnant I could eat whatever I wanted and never gained a pound. So I never ate healthy, I ate fast food and junk all of the time! 

When I got pregnant I tried to eat healthier but I definitely could have done better. I retained a TON of water. I lost about 40 lbs of water after B was born. I thought I was going to continue to lose weight as fast as I was right after I had her until I was back to my pre pregnancy weight. WRONG. I lost those 40 lbs and haven't lost a pound since.. I hate to say it, but I've actually gained weight since then! {sadface}

I've tried to diet and work out but I do it for a couple days and then stop. And then I'll do it for a couple days and then stop. So, I'm documenting my weight loss journey on her so I will be more motivated to stick with it. 

So words of encouragement are encouraged! {happyface}

I have never been good at working out. I swear I don't have the mind power for it. The only way I truly enjoy working out is if I am dancing. But having a husband who works 12 hours a day and an 8 month old baby just doesn't allow me to do that. We have a gym at our apartment complex that I can go to in the morning and sometimes at night after B goes down to bed, Marilyn will come over so I can go for an hour. 

Now here's the goal:

I want to lose 30 lbs!!

Pre-pregnancy weight was: 110!!!

Weight the day I went into labor: 175!!! {um, WHOA!}

Weight 2 weeks after I had B: 130!!

and now my current weight... yeah I'm about to get real honest up in here..

145 lbs!

Now, I forgot to mention another factor into this equation. 

I am only 5'! 

That's really short. 

I am sick of being overweight and I am ready to do something about it!

So starting today I am working towards losing 30lbs.

I want to weigh 115!

Now, here's what I'm working for. When I hit my goal I am going to take $20 for every pound I lose to but new clothes! That's a whopping $600!! But not until I hit that 115 mark!!!

So I am going to be weighing into my blog every monday to track my weight loss.

Also, I will have a tab at the top of my blog titled "weight loss journey" to document my monday-sunday calorie intake and exercise. 

I'd like to stick to 1200 - 1400 calories a day and I will work out at least 1 hour a day but preferably 2 hours a day. 

I'm ready to burn some fat!