Month 4 check in

So, it's almost April how are things going?
Well... like most resolutions I feel myself losing my hopeful attitude that things will be different this year.  But alas, I will still make a ton of resolutions next year too.
Here are my updates

1. Resolve to be joyful and look for the good - FAIL.  I need to add this as part of my journaling time.  I am not doing well at this at all.
2. Organize our house - I have made some progress.  But I am still no where near where I would like to be.  I discovered the glory of rolling clothes to make them more organized.  Pictures to come :)
3. Lose the baby weight :) - I still have 9 pounds and flab to go.  I am praying that as I lose the last few pounds this cellullite will leave with it.  I'm not sure how this works but pregnancy #2 left for more lasting effects on my body than number 1. 
4. Grow spiritually- I have been pretty regular in my morning journaling time.  I have even been skipping my morning workouts some days and spending time in prayer.  This I am pleased by.  This month I am trying to work in more scripture memorization.  I am trying to incorporate this with my son too. 
5. Develop a wardrobe, that doesn't look like a mommie's - This is a major fail.  And since I seem to have spent too much in other budget categories this month, shopping for accessories is way on the back burner.  But I do need to get creative with what I have, because I do have alot of clothes. 
6. Learn to be more generous - Wow, I didn't remember that this was on my list.  Our church is doing a major generosity push right now, and we have committed to be more generous with our money.  I am not sure where this is going to come from, but I am trusting God to provide for this. 
7. Learn to be a finisher (we'll see how long this blog lasts :)) - Well, before today I don't think I've posted on this blog for 2 months.  So I would say consistancy is not my strong point.  

30 days to prebaby body challenge

So progress getting back to my prebaby weight is so.  I've lost 3 pounds in 2 months :/  But the good news is that I have lost inches.  I am only one inch away on my waist to being back to my prebaby size.  I still have 6 pounds to go, and I'd like to be done by the time that little nugget turns 6 months.  Enter: The 30 day prebaby challenge
I'm going to try to post more regularily about my progress.

What's involved in this challenge?
I'm going to try to workout (do something!) every day for the 30 days
I'm avoiding processed sugar
I'm avoiding processed carbs (I eat a gluten free diet but sometimes I let other sweets sneak in)
I'm trying to drink 100oz of water a day.  This I should be doing while breastfeeding anyway

READY? Go!

Today:
Today I did a workout from "Moms into fitness."  I love Lindsay Brin and she offers some of the best post-baby get in shape advice I have found.  The workout lasted 30 minutes and it was hard for me to finish.
I'm am fasting sugar right now for religious reasons, but I will admit that I cheated last night.  Today, I live in regret and hopefulness that I can get back on the sugar free wagon.

Babyweight update

So one of  my resolutions is to loose the baby weight that I gained with little nugget.  I'm thinking I should write about this, because I think about it everyday. Currently, I am still loosing about a pound or so a week.  At least the scale is going down :)
Let's talk about the how.
Diet:
I've given up "sugar" in the sense that I am not eating candy or desserts.
I'm already pretty low carb because I eat gluten free, and I have for years.
I am using app called "lose it!".  This app is great, it figures out for you how many calories to eat.  I then usually add a couple of hundred calories because I am breastfeeding.

Excersise:
I feel like I have fallen off the excercise bandwagon.
I was doing a weight training routine by Rachel Cosgrove called "Female Body Breakthrough." I did this after I had the Big Guy and I loved it.  I am trying to do this 3 days a week.
I also run and I am trying to continue with running 2 days a week.
The hiccup is because of my life/job/kids I have to get up at 6am to workout.  Depending on when little nugget gets me up during the night, it just doesn't happen all the time.  But next week is a new week and I hope to up my discipline again.

Progress: 9 pounds away from prebaby.  16 pounds away for what I am told is my  "ideal weight"

Behind the Resolution: Wardrobe

I became a mom over 2 years ago, and as any mom will tell you your body doesn't end up quite the same.
I feel myself slipping into the comfortable, old, and unfashionable.
This year I hope to work on my clothes.  I hope to do this by creating 10 or so outfits each season that are up to date and totally put together.

Behind the Resolution: lose the baby weight

3. Lose the Baby Weight

In 2009 I had my first son, with this pregnancy I gained a whopping 58 pounds.  It took me a short 5 months to fit back in some pre-pregnancy jeans.  I took me another 4 or 5 months to loose all of the weight.  I was under this allusion that I could just breastfeed and all of the weight came off.  I was wrong.  Losing baby weight took work. I stopped breastfeeding in November 2010 and I had 2 whole months off before I got pregnant again.
During pregnancy #2 I wasn't nearly as careless with my weight and I had only gained about 35 pounds when Little Nugget arrived in October 2011.
I developed a great habit of working out in the morning while I was pregnant.   I hope that this habit continues.
My goal is to focus on new habits to help me loose the weight and chronicle my journey.
Pictures to follow.......  I still have 12 pounds to loose

Behind the resolution: Organized House

2. To have an organized house

I don't have a messy house.  In fact, I am a stickler about keeping my "surfaces" (ie:counters and tables) free of clutter.  I like everything to be put away.  But behind those closet and cabinet doors lurks a HUGE MESS.  So much a mess that my husband asked for "an organized kitchen" for his birthday present.  We went out and bought a new set of shelves and that is as far as we have gotten.
I long to have an organized home.  I dream of opening closets and cupboards and not have anything spill out onto me.  I would also love to have a home where others can find things easily.  Right now the system is to have my husband ask me where everything is and I find it for him.  This system is not working.
This year, I am going to attempt to overhaul my life one cupboard at a time.  And then I am going to try to keep them clean.  I hope to try to post one thing toward my organization goal a week.  Here goes nothing....

Behind the resolution : JOY

1. To have more joy and focus on the good.

2011 was an interesting year for me.  My job changed, and my life changed pretty significantly.  We found out we were expecting a second baby last February and I was really not prepared for it.  Anyway, I'm not sure if it was the crazy pregnancy hormones or not but I was really negative.  In fact I complained to my husband often about little things.  He patiently listened.  Eventually I became a little more self aware and starting to ask my husband if I was being negative, he gently responded with a huge YES.  Ironic to all of this is that my middle name is in fact Joy.  I used to joke that it was for all the joy that I brought to my parents.
This year I want to spend more time focusing on the good things.  I would like to post every week either a video or a blog entry about the good things that happened that week.  I also going to work on focusing on me and what's wrong with me instead of complaining about other people.
2012, the year I try this joy thing out.