My goal last week was to workout at least 3 days at minimum. I worked out a total of ……. 0 times. Why? I was busy. I was bloated. I felt sick. and I was busy. When you have three little kids it’s SO hard to get a workout in. For example, today I wanted to workout. I woke up late though because my 3-month-old baby kept me up at various parts of the night. By the time it was…
Mommy Fitness: Want to be a fit mom?
March 21, 2012I was inspired to write this post from a picture I saw on my streaming wall on Good Day Sacramento. It was a picture of Beyonce in a flattering navy blue dress showcasing her beautiful hour glass figure. Some of the comments that followed were: “She faked her pregnancy!” or “I didn’t gain that much weight and STILL didn’t look like that after birth!” My thoughts? I CANNOT BELIEVE our society has come to a point where being overweight has…
Mommy Fitness: 3 months post-pregnancy
March 13, 2012My baby just celebrated the 12 week mark! He is so big, happy, alert, smart, cute, cuddly, loving and absolutely adorable!!! I can’t believe how fast time has gone by. My workouts are getting a little better. I’m trying to make it a priority to do it right in the morning. As of now, the earliest I can get to the gym seems to be 8-9am. My goal however, is to get there by 6am. It’s extremely tough because I…
Mommy Fitness: Food in Paris
March 6, 2012Here are some pictures of the foods we ate in Paris. Of course, this isn’t EVERYTHING we ate as I didn’t want people to look at us weird every time we took pictures of food. Overall, I ate fairly well. I splurged on chocolate and wine. I’m not a big ‘food’ person as I am a dessert person. Every morning we had a breakfast buffet at the hotel. Then while we were sightseeing we would have a nice lunch. Come…
Mommy Fitness: Vacation “weight”
February 24, 2012Everyone seems to gain weight on vacation. After all, you don’t workout, you don’t eat your regular foods and you want to try out new cuisines! That was certainly the case for me when my husband surprised me on a trip to Paris for Valentine’s Day. We indulged on croissants daily. I enjoyed chocolates, panini’s and whatever was available at the cafe’s we visited. We walked a lot. I had ten extra pounds from carrying the baby in an Ergo…
Mommy Fitness: Slowly but surely
February 12, 2012My son is 8 weeks tomorrow. I have been training consistently around 3-4 times a week for the past two weeks. I feel pretty good…sore but good. The entire time while I was pregnant I was anxious to have a ‘kick butt’ workout; the kind where you run until you swallow your lungs. I haven’t started running yet but I have done some plyometrics and other exercise moves that make me incredibly sore the next day. In fact, I definitely…
Mommy Fitness: 5 weeks post-preggers
January 24, 2012I had my first real workout this past Saturday at the “Walk for Life” in San Francisco. I’m not sure how long we marched for, but instead of getting picked up at the finish line, we (David and I) decided to walk back to the starting line! We even got lost on the way back, which made the effort THAT much harder. I was carrying Gabriel in a Baby Bjourn the entire time, so my back was starting to kill…
Mommy Fitness: 4 Weeks post-partum
January 18, 2012My son turned 4 weeks this Sunday. He is so handsome, tiny and amazing. I admit that the majority of the day I feel like my butt is numb from nursing ALL the time. If I am not with him, I am with another son. Seriously, I don’t have any time anymore. The only time I have is right now, midnight, when they are all sleeping. In the day time my middle son HATES seeing me in my office. So…
Mommy Fitness: Getting Ansy
January 5, 2012It’s been 2.5 weeks since I gave birth. Most of my days consist of nursing, cleaning and walking up and down my stairs at home. This week I have avoided going out because my children are sick and the idea of taking them anywhere already creates feelings of stress and anxiousness. I decided that I would start doing a couple new things this week: 1) Start eating a little cleaner 2) Start writing what I am eating down. How am…
Healthy Ingredient Substitutions
January 3, 2012A friend recently asked me about cookbooks I would recommend and honestly, I have a ton of cookbooks, many in which were sent for reviews, but I don’t use them often. I cook based upon what’s in my fridge and then I ‘google’ a recipe and make a cleaner version of it. I know how to substitute a lot of ingredients so it makes it easier to create healthier recipes. I also know that the bottom line to eating healthy…