Welcome to the beginning of getting healthy. My New Year's resolution for 2011 is to get into baby making shape. My oldest is 12 years old and my youngest almost 7 months old. We hope to TTC baby #3 this summer. Unless of course God has other plans for us. A possibility we are well aware of after years on infertility. So here is the plan to get my body ready to get me knocked up this summer.
I need to cut back on the caffeine. Not just pop but Redbull and coffee too. I love Redbull. It is my best friend. I love the way it tastes like a sweet tart. I love the energy burst it gives me. I love the ridiculously large cans they sometimes sell it in. I love everything about it. But obviously not a good thing for a baby to be. I gave it up while pregnant with Wyatt. It was hard but well worth it. I was in heaven when I drank my first post pregnancy Redbull. It was amazing! I also have a weakness for fountain Coke. Not can Coke. Not bottled Coke. NOT PEPSI! I want an ICE COLD Coke from a fountain. I wish like my mother I had the same love for Diet Coke. But I don't. I hate diet pop. I try so hard to like it. And there are some ok ones out there. But they are not a fountain Coke with ice. Nothing compares ... ok maybe a cold Redbull but that is it. And a good stiff coffee never hurt either.
Next up stop eating out. We eat out a LOT. Either going to restaurants or picking up fast food and bringing it home. It is crazy. We spend to much money and even more calories on eating out. It doesn't help that my husband has a fetish with pizza that probably is a little unnatural. It is hard to say no to pizza. And I don't even like pizza "that" much. It is just easy, warm and everybody likes it. I am counting eating crap from Kwik Trip in eating out. I stop on my way to work every day. To get my fountain Coke of course. LOL But then I always end up buying some kind of over priced junk. Cheeseburgers, chicken sandwiches, hash browns, hot dogs, cheesy bread sticks, taquitos, grilled cheese ... yes I said grilled cheese. I spend way to much money on a sandwich I am perfectly capable of making myself at home. *eye roll* All over priced. All bad for me. And all taste great with a fountain Coke and a Redbull. So stop eating crap!
Which leads me to my next goal. Stop eating crap! Even on the nights that we eat at home we do not eat well. If we don't order pizza we eat frozen pizza. UGH! Or corn dogs, burritos, chicken nuggets and anything else we can cook on our pizza pizazz. Nuts I tell you! I need more energy to make a nice meal. Give me a Red ... NO ... no bull!
And of course we have to get moving. Exercise needs to be added to my daily routine. I don't move enough and it shows. I bought some walking DVDs to try. I hear good things. They are easy to do in your home. That is a plus because it means I don't have to get a baby sitter for the wee little one. I can work out at my own pace, when I have time and with out anyone to watch me making a fool of myself. Except the dogs and the baby. But it is nothing the dogs haven't seen before. And the baby might get a kick out of it.
Lastly is vitamins. I have been slacking on taking my prenatal vitamins. I took them for years while TTC baby #2. I took them through out my pregnancy. I continued to take them after birth because I am breast milk feeding. I have been lazy lately. I just don't feel like it so I don't. How hard is it to pop a pill really? It's not. I just need to eat first. Because a prenatal vitamin on an empty stomach is a sure fire way to end up with your head in the toilet. I learned that one the had way.
So not to much to work on right? Ugh .... it is a process. I am not really worried about the pounds I lose. It helps to keep track of my progress. Seeing the pounds and/or inches drop will help to motivate me to continue. Or just piss me off. Who knows. Hopefully I can stay on task and set my body up for a good pregnancy. We will just have to take this one feather at a time.
