feeling good

I love the "sore" feeling after a good workout! When you twist and the muscles burn a little because you know you worked them hard ... aaaaaah :)

Feeling sore, but good after last nights workout.

Week 3 - cont.

So ... I wasn't feeling so hot last night, achy muscles, sore knee, and SUPER TIRED. The last of these caused by baby who is teething. So, I took a night off and now I feel sooooo much better! Sometimes I think you just need to give yourself a break, you know? Moms (especially us working mommas) work all day, then come home and work all night, put the kids to bed and get an hour or so to relax before they hit the hay and do it all over again. If you're achy and feeling run down, it's ok to take a break. Just make sure to jump back on the train the next day when you feel a little more refreshed!
So, today I'm doing workout 1 from Shed 5 Fast...gotta get that in here since it is part of the contest :)
And as of this morning, my pudge is getting smaller, but it still looks like my insides are spilling out. I even get this funny indent right above my belly button when I completely relax my abs. I'm just about half way through my challenge so I can't give up now!

Week 3

So, I'm really sorry, it's been a whole week since my last post ... yikes! But, do not fear I have kept up my workouts and my abs are feeling stronger than ever ... well not ever, but the strongest they have felt since getting pregnant with my 1st - it's progress, right???

Here' a recap of my workouts last week:
Monday - Shred 5 fast - workout 1
Tuesday - Core Pilates - the full 45 minutes workout
Wednesday - /core Pilates - yoga workout
Thursday - the baby was super cranky so no workout today, I had to sleep with him in order to get him to stay in bed :(
Friday - spin class - woo hoo! This makes up for yesterday, right??
Saturday - 30 day shred workout from Jillian Michaels - level 3
Sunday - Shred 5 fast - workout 2 (I took a few days off.... sorry Lindsay!)

This week, I'm focusing on core, core, core ... so more core pilates, and shred 5 fast, and back to boot camp 2 workouts!  I can't really complain - I live off the exercise high - well that and coffee :)

I'll post a photo for this week soon. Sadly, even though my abs feel stronger, the pudge is still there, oh well. I'm learning that as long as I feel better about myself, it's really ok if there is a slight pudge left, but I"m not giving up, don't worry. 4 more weeks to get back my 6pack!

Week 2

So, here's a photo of the pudge at week 2 into my losing the pudge challenge ... still looks the same to me ... BUT it does feel much stronger, so that gives me hope that maybe this will work after all. And no ... I am not pushing it out, that's how bloated it gets by about 3pm every single day - yuck!

I did finally get my Shed 5 fast DVD ... I've done both workouts, but it doesn't seem to get my heart pumping like boot camp 2 or the core pilates. Ohw ell, I'll keep giving it a go, Linday has killer abs and there's got to be something to it if she got them to look that good after a baby!

Off to finish up the core workout for tonight!

Inspiration Photo

OK, so I finally found an inspiration photo ... these are the abs I want!!


Tonight I did the yoga/pilates core workout, my belly is feeling stronger but the bulge is still there... guess I can't expect much yet, it has only been 5 days.

Tomorrow I go for a run and then will do pilates at night, I'm focusing on working the core specifically at least 6 days a week. This pudge wont go away without some sweat.

Day 4

The weekend went pretty good, other than getting no sleep ... my 4 mo old is getting teeth I think, he seems to be up all night lately!

Friday - I did Boot Camp 2 - 2 core and 1 cardio
Saturday - I took a day off since I had to drive up to Pasadena for a baby shower
Sunday - I did the yoga/pilates workout from the Core DVD

Feeling good so far, but tummy still looks like jell-o - 5 weeks, 3 days to go!

My New Years Challenge...

So, it's 2010 and after having 2 kids my stomach is just not what it used to be, and for whatever reason it really bums me out. I officially miss the "six pack" I had in college and have decided it's time to get it back! Here starts the "Lala is losing the pudge" challenge!

I am giving myself 6 weeks to finally lose the baby belly flab around my middle and get my six pack back! I am entering a contest - The Moms Into Fitness Shed 5 fast Contest (check it out at http://www.momsintofitness.com/) in order to motivate me to stay on track ... hey who wouldn't want to win $250 & possibly be in a workout video on top of getting back into shape???

So stay tuned, because I will do my best to post daily updates of what I did for a workout, how I'm feeling, and photos of the belly transformation (I'm staying optimistic that there will be one :) ...)

Here's a little about me, in case you're interested:

I'm a 30 yr old working mom ... I work at DC Shoes as a product developer of apparel and love my job. I also love being a mom of 2 boys (ages 2 and 4 months) and wife to my wonderful husband. (btw - he says my body is perfect as is, he's my biggest fan!!)

My reason for wanting to lose the pudge is purely selfish, I once had the washboard 6 pack abs ... 2 kids later it's just not there anymore. I feel self conscious everywhere I go and am constantly sucking in my gut so I don't look 5 months pregnant. I have diastisis recti, which is abdominal separation and common after to have kids (wikipedia defines it this way: a disorder of the rectus abdominis muscle into right and left halves) so basically I feel like my gut is hanging out and my ab muscles just can't hold my stomach and intestines in. So gross, I know!!! I can't remember the last time I wore a fitted top, everything has to be lose fit so it doesn't show.

Now don't get me wrong, I'm happy with my weight and the rest of my body, I'm not one of those crazy girls who is super skinny and wants to lose more weight ... I just want to lose the pudge and firm up my middle section so it looks like it used too.

I don't want to suck in my gut anymore ... I want to be in a bikini this summer showing off my 6 pack and that I'm a hot 30 yr old mom, so let the workouts begin!!

So, here is the first photo, bad quality I know, I'll try to get a better one on here tonight - the pudge is worst at night. (And sorry for the mess in the background, that's my 2 yr olds room and he's a little messy) My insides just look like they are spilling out over my pants. Can we say muffin top??

(that's my 2 yr old slapping my belly - nice, huh?)

So tonight I'm doing the core fitness pilates workout - just ordered the Shed 5 Fast DVD (part of the contest rules that we have to incorporate it into our transformation), I'll post again on Monday to let you know how the weekend went.