Cami's 8-Week Challenge

I have definitely been struggling this time (post-baby wise) with my body. I don't know if it's the nursing, or what (I haven't nursed any of my other kids this long, since my milk has always dried up before now) but it's driving me up a wall!!! I hear all these women say they didn't have to do anything but nurse their babies to loose their baby weight! Yeah.  Not me. I'm pretty sure my chest size will NOT be going down to anything near normal until I'm done. I feel exhausted all the time, and I feel hungrier than I have ever been in my life! So...on a positive note, I do love the nursing. And I'm going to keep doing it for as long as I can up to a year or so. But- I'll definitely still have to adjust. I've been curving my appetite lately, and exercising 6 times a week again. I put together an 8-week challenge for myself that I started today. I'm going to stick with it, and see where that gets me in a few months. I'll keep you all posted. And if nothing changes on the scale, I know I'll feel better for at least making an effort and being more healthy. Really- that's all that matters, isn't it?  This is a copy of my challenge, incase you wanted to see it. Please keep posting and help me stay motivated!

Cami’s 8 -Week Challenge…. July 13^th- September 7th

NUTRITION:

*64 ounces of Water (or more) a day

*1 Treat per week if any. (Sunday-Saturday) ONLY ONE!

* More (Smaller) meals, more often. (Breakfast, snack, Lunch, snack, Dinner, snack.)

*HEALTHY snacks. More Protein! Snack on Fruits, veggies, greek yogurt, raw almonds, protein shakes, cottage cheese, hard-boiled eggs, etc.

*Go Brown! Cut out the white stuff. (Sugar, White flour, white rice, pasta, etc.) Eat only Wheat and whole grain carbs.

*Nothing to eat after 8pm.

KEEP A FOOD JOURNAL OF EVERYTHING THAT GOES IN YOUR MOUTH!!!

Exercise:

*AT LEAST 30 minutes 6 times a week.

*Rest on Sundays!

*Swim Laps 2x per week. Hit Elliptical hard 2x per week. Mix Cardio with weights and toning 2x per week. Mix in ab-ripper, wild-card workouts, 30-day shred videos, and running.

IF AT LEAST ONE MUSCLE GROUP IS NOT SORE EVERY DAY, YOU NEED TO WORK HARDER!

MENTAL:

*Read more good books. (Scriptures, Church books, etc.)

*At least 8 hours of sleep per night.

DON’T GET DISCOURAGED OR DOWN ON YOURSELF. YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL. BE HEALTHY AND TRY HARDER TOMORROW.