Losing the Baby Weight

So Jeff and I have started a 12-week diet and exercise program. We have always wanted to get into "the best shape of our life" together (such as this and this, but not so much this or this)

We had planned to do this before the baby...but that obviously didn't happen. So now we've paid the big bucks (sad that it takes paying a lot of money to keep me motivated)to join Total Health & Fitness. THF is a program I did with my mom a few years ago, and it worked really well. Unfortunately back then I was a quitter and I quit about half way through due to work obligations. My mom continued on it and did really well.

Today is day four, and so far Jeff and I have not cheated. AMAZING! We actually get to eat good food, and the exercise part starts out really minimal (I'm talking about a 25 minute walk at 65% effort--no biggie). I am a little perturbed though...Jeff gets to eat double everything that I do. I think that the trainer may have forgotten that I am breastfeeding. I'm on a 1600 calarie diet, which when you take away the 500-600 calories needed to breastfeed, that leaves my donut-loving body only 1000 calories per day. I'm not starving, but I definately count down the minutes until my next meal (every 2.5 hrs). The first time I did the program I remember that the first week I felt like I was overeating. Everytime it was time to eat again, I didn't know how I would do it (something Jeff is experiencing now). Hopefully when we weigh in next Friday, I'll get some slightly bigger portions.

The trainer believes that in the 12 week period I will be able to lose 30 lbs of pure fat (but I'll also gain some in lean muscle). I hope so! At my consultation I learned that exactly 1/3 of my body is fat. Sad to think about really. I want to be back in the shape I was in when I played basketball for 3 hours everyday (high school--don't we all?). I also want to be in top fighting shape for the next time I get pregnant (don't worry people, not anytime soon!). I hear the second is even harder to rebound from.

I was going to post my before picture on the blog (they wanted to take one at THF where they have a little studio for befores and afters--I told them hell no! My body was ravaged from my little guy, and I'm not putting my stretch marks on parade for total strangers). But...I think I am going to wait. Like I said, my stretch marks are a little embarassing. Maybe I will wait to see what my end results are and if they are awesome, perhaps I won't be as shy to show you what a Fatty McFat I am right now. We'll see. I know you are all praying in your chairs right now wising I would post a pic, but you'll have to wait. Sorry.