Stay strong

Wow...
I don't know if it's from starting SouthBeach or the 24 stomach flu I had where lots came out but nothing went in (except a frosty...totally not SB approved, I know) or the calories I've been blasting doing the "30 day shred" every day or what...but...
I lost 8 pounds last week! I am so freakin' excited! I'm not doing my measurements again for a few more weeks, but I do weigh myself every Monday.

I teach a Modern Fitness class 1st period and female weight lifting 3rd period, so I get 2 work outs a day. I have 8 girls in MF, and for the most part they've been doing pretty well. I told them from day one that we would be doing the 30 day shred for the whole month of March to get us ready for spring break. We're in the middle of week 3 and they are
trying
to
break
me!
They whine whine whine and beg to do "something else". I know they really want me to give in and say "ok, you can have a free day."
HECK
NO!
I am determined to do this thing and dang it...if I'm doing it, they can do it too. I keep reminding them that they are athletes (I have 4 softball players and 1 soccer player in there) and I just had a baby 3 months ago. I think they're tired of hearing that, but
I
will
not
give
in.
Geez...teaching is a lot like parenting, isn't it? :)

Confession #3: I want to be a M.I.L.K.

If you read the title and you've heard of a MILF, you might be puzzled. You read it right, though. Don't worry...I don't want to be a mom that young boys have sexual fantasies about. The "K" stands for know. What I mean is that I hope that my son's friends want to come over to our house and hang out. I want them to feel like they can talk to me if they don't have that with their own parents. I can help everyone with homework. They can come have dinner with our family. You get the picture...I want to be the "cool" mom. And I want my son to be proud that I'm his mom...not hiding when I come to pick him up at school or come to his games.

In some ways this does have a little to do with physical attractiveness. I do want to be the pretty mom in cute clothes...not the overweight one who should be on "What not to wear" or "How do I look?"

Wednesday will make 8 weeks since I had a C-section. On Monday I will be starting a workout program that I designed that involves tough 1 hour workouts Monday-Friday. They involve walking/jogging for 20-30 minutes followed by some sort of workout video (mostly those from "Biggest Loser"). I am very excited to see what kind of results I can achieve.
I will update on my progress once a week on here. I've already got my "rewards" picked out.
After 25 pounds I will get a spray tan.
After 35 pounds I will get a pedicure.
After 50 pounds I will get a hair cut and highlights.

Celebrities might be able to get to their pre-baby weight in 6 weeks, but I'm doing it the way that the average woman could do it.