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June 2009
July 2009 115 lbs.
Me and my sexy hubby July 2009!!
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Bounce back after baby and health issues
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Hi, I'm a 31 yr. old proud mother of two beautiful children. The last 3 years have been a great challenge due to a sciatic nerve issue that I developed soon after the birth of my first child. Prior to this, I was a very active personal trainer and life coach. Although, life has been challenging and I have had some real down moments, I have always tried to be optimistic. ...
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Hi, I'm a 31 yr. old proud mother of two beautiful children. The last 3 years have been a great challenge due to a sciatic nerve issue that I developed soon after the birth of my first child. Prior to this, I was a very active personal trainer and life coach. Although, life has been challenging and I have had some real down moments, I have always tried to be optimistic. It's been a slow process but truly things have gotten much better and are improving steadily. My pain had gotten so bad that I wasn't able to work anymore and at times could barely get off the couch to care for my daughter. I did only the absolute minimal. Trust me when I say, I tried everything to get better but the doctors couldn't seem to help me. I decided to put my trust in God and it was the best decision I ever made. I count my blessings everyday that I have been blessed with another child (6 mos.) and am able to do most anything I want to. I am just now starting to exercise again and am so pumped to do so. Count your blessings when you have the ability to be active....it truly means everything. After the past 3 years and two children later I am happy to say I'm now planning to get back on track with my fitness and health habits. I am grateful that I didn't gain too much weight. However, I did lose a lot of muscle tone and strength. Although I'd like to lose about 10 lbs., more importantly, I am just happy to be physical again. I THANK GOD every day for my ability to be active and most of all play with my children!!!
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1 Year Anniversary on SparkPeople!!
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2008 started off with many challenges as I was trying to feel my body out to know what exactly I could do without making my sciatica worse. Although I started off with small strides and it was a gradual process, by mid-year I was back to doing things I thought were a distant memory!!
I started running and interval training with HIIT and started increasing my strength through weight training as I had done in the past. YES, YES, YES, it's happening I remember thinking....I'm feeling normal again, WOW, did this make me feel good. I'm pleased to report I am doing really well. I could still do better with eating clean, but I am back to full exercise with little to no limitations. I am so EXCITED for 2009..... my current weight now is 117, 15% body fat. Also, if you haven't tried cross fit training you may want to check it out. It's a nice change but be ready to get your butt kicked b/c it is challenging......but isn't that the best when you can accomplish something that didn't come easy!! Good Luck to all of you and your 2009 goals.......Let's do it!!!
March Mileage Total:
week 1: ~7 miles
week 2: ~8 miles
week 3: ~3 miles (little guy was sick) Gotta make up some miles
week 4: ~9 miles
April Mileage Total: (Ok, didn't track but I did run)) SKILLZ ;)
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May Mileage Total:
week 1: ~ 8 miles
week 2: ~ 6 miles
week 3: ~ 7 miles
week 4:
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Member Since: 1/12/2008
SparkPoints: 2498
SparkAmerica Minutes: 2800
My Goals:
GOALS:
Fit back into my favorite jeans-done!
Goal wt. 120 - done!
Run a 5k....
(Jan 09)
Age : 32
Ht: 5'6"
Wt:117
BF: 15.2%
Pull ups (unassisted)
10 goal met
15 goal met
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My Program:
March & April
These two months are going to be spent training for my 1st 5k race. I'm still doing MTC circuits twice a week!
Sunday's rest day!
Mondays's- Speed work!
Tuesday's- MTC with crosstraining..
Wed- Tempo Run's
Thur-MTC with xt
Fri- Zumba & yoga
Sat- Distance Runs
Other Information:
My husband and I are both fitness professionals and have our B.S. degrees in exercise science. We love this field and love working with our clients.
My career has taken me to more of a medical atmosphere working in a hospital based environment with morbidly obese patients who suffer from many health concerns and obstacles. Maybe this is why I was able to keep my head up during my rough times , I would think of some of my patients and remember how much they really had to overcome. Sometimes if we don't watch it we can easily become subject to our own self pity and at times I've been very guilty!! Prior to this I trained in a corporate environment, large fitness establishments, in home bridal training, and personal studios. I love this field and feel bad that I had to give it up for awhile.... Thank you Sparkpeople for allowing me to get back my motivation again!! I want to thank my husband for being so wonderful throughout this time and for being so so supportive!!!
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