Find Love in Fitness

Hello 2016. I have declared you the fittest and fastest year yet for me. I have never been more motivated than I am now since having Scarlett 4 months ago. 2015 was a unique year for me with fitness: -I spent January- September pregnant. I ran a few races: Carmel 10k and Mini Marathon but they were both slothy and my slowest times.   -I spent September and October figuring out how to be a mom and went crazy without working out. We took LOTS of walks these months and got NOT A LOT of sleep. - November and December I got back into my fitness game. Running, lifting and other cardio.  Still feeling the pregnant body deep down but slowly rebuilding my muscles. Spent a lot of time in our home gym squeezing in workouts whenever I could. Some with Jake, some with JJ, some solo. The past 2 weeks I started Crossfit. Man- why have I never done it until now? By far the best and hardest workouts I've ever done and I love it. I love learning all...

It can be done. After hearing countless new moms tell me how impossible it would be to find time and energy to workout after having a baby I have conquered it. No it is not easy but it is worth it and every woman is capable of it if they truly want to keep fitness in their lives post baby.  Sweet Scarlett is almost 14 weeks old now. That means for the first time in almost a year I have been able to push myself hard when working out and man it feels good. As you all know I worked out up until I pretty much went to the hospital to have her. Those 9 months I worked out but couldn't push it. Couldn't lift so heavy it hurt, couldn't run so hard I felt like puking and couldn't build my core- but that's ok because look what came out of it ^ 💗. September 2 we had Scarlett. Then I couldn't workout for 6 more weeks. Torture, yes. Then I got cleared which was my last post. For about 3 weeks I had to slowly rebuild my muscles and cardiovascular system. Now, 14 weeks postpa...

Last Thursday I went to my doctor for the first time since having Scarlett and last Thursday she cleared me to workout! No boundaries- I am just free. I left that appointment on Cloud 9- feeling like I could do anything! I was not 100% sure I would be cleared since I had so many stitches but sure enough everything was healed.  That evening Jake got home around 6pm, I fed Scarlett and hit the road running. I went alone...no stroller, no dog. I just wanted to go with no worries or restrictions. I went out a little too hard and I knew this after I heard "8:53" for my first mile. I knew I needed to slow down but I was SO happy to be out there. My lungs burned...oh so badly but I didn't care. I finished that run and it was a little under 3 miles. I felt like I could have cried I was so happy from the endorphins.  I missed Scarlett, Jake and JJ on my run but it was so refreshing getting some "me" time after 6 weeks. I already felt like a better mom when I walked in th...

6 weeks! It has been 6 weeks since Scarlett was born. 6 weeks since I have been pregnant and 6 weeks since I have been able to run and lift. 6 weeks has gone so quickly but at the same time it has been WAY too long since I have been able to run and workout. Here is a quick update on these past 6 weeks and my plans for the next few months as far as fitness goes. Here is Miss Scarlett Isabelle this week. She weighed in at 10lbs 3oz Tuesday morning. This little nugget is very stubborn, LOVES to eat and is the happiest when she is in the stroller, being swung in the car seat or being bounced on the exercise ball with her Dad. My doctor wasn't joking when she said that all of my pregnant running will cause me to have a baby that needs to be moving at all times.  She is sleeping pretty well at night from 9ish pm- 8ish am waking up about 3 times to eat. She is hilarious and makes us laugh along with tests us every day!  So...how have I kept sane these past 6 weeks without working out...

Scarlett Isabelle is 3 weeks old already! The days have been long but at the same time flying by if that makes sense.  I think it was just the other day I finally felt "normal." My hormones calmed down, and I finally stopped being so sore from birthing this little girl. Jake went back to work so I have established a "schedule" for us. Unfortunately that schedule does not include working out yet.  In my 3 weeks of being a mom I have experienced a whole lot of new challenges. Being a mom is HARD, however, for me only one thing is truly making it so hard and that thing that is NOT being able to workout for these first 6 weeks. Yes, I understand what my body has gone through. I understand you need 6 weeks to fully heal and all. I have no intentions of working out sooner with the fear that I may get hurt and be stuck a sedentary human for even longer. Life with a newborn isn't hard. It's life without being able to workout with a newborn that is hard for me. Scar...