Post-baby Goal!

I need to lose a few pounds after having 2 kids, and I need to do it soon!! The urgency stems from the fact that I really don't want to have to buy all new clothes, so I'm hoping I can be strong and have some success. I have a particular number in mind, which is right around my pre-Sophia weight, and will be a total of about 20 lbs. I have a hard time being strong enough to stick with weight loss, especially with 3 kids! It's nearly impossible to cook healthy meals because there is so much chopping and preparation involved, and it's pure chaos around here in the afternoons. So, Paul has offered me a special weight loss gift if I can do it, so I am trying to use that as my incentive.

I know I need to plan better and get more organized in my meal planning and grocery shopping, so I hope I can force myself into a good routine. Lately that has been difficult since Paul works late after watching Zoe in the mornings, so I just eat whatever and do my best to get all the kids fed, bathed and put to bed. The last thing I want to do after all that is clean up a messy kitchen!! My goal is to try to figure it all out once school is over and our schedules aren't so ridiculous. Any suggestions on making this work well would be awesome!!

Anyway, I started my endeavour last week and today I was down 1.8 lbs, but we just went away for the weekend to a wedding filled with yummy food and drinks, so I don't know how long it will take before that catches up with me. Oh well. Today is a new day and I'm starting fresh!! I'll keep you all posted on how things are going, and I hope by writing about this here, it will keep me even more motivated and accountable! And so the journey begins . . .