Exercising pre and post baby!

I cannot express enough how important exercising is, and how I wish I would of stuck with it more than what I did! Now I'm not saying you have to be all crazy about it, and never start a crazy routine that your not use to once you find out you are pregnant! 

Here's my little workout introduction! Basically when we moved to Hawaii in 2010 is when I began taking my fitness seriously, mainly because I wanted to get out there and do all these amazing hikes Hawaii has to offer, which by the time we left 3 years later, I had finished over 60 hikes, some repeats, none the less amazing! I went to the gym regularly, and began running, which I love! I completed a full marathon (26.2 miles) in December 2011, along with a half marathon and other random 5 and 10k runs! 

Approximately 2 months pregnant here

So when I discovered I was pregnant I was still hiking, and hiking often, in fact the day I found out i was pregnant I hiked a 6 mile waterfall hike, now to be honest after becoming pregnant hiking worried me some, mainly my heart rate, which I monitored with my polar ft60 heart rate monitor, my true love :) I continued hiking all the way until February along w light runs, and gym workouts! Then I moved home while we were pcs'ing (permanent change of station) my husband is in the Marine Corps! So I moved to Wisconsin for 2 months in the middle of winter with no gym access, this was my downfall, at 20 weeks I stopped working out! I was working nearly 30 hours a week as a waitress, so I was on my feet A LOT! I was also eating a lot! 

Me on the left at 5 months pregnant 

So when I got pregnant I weighed 130 and when I gave  birth I was 165! Lost 25 lbs within a month, then gained back 7, and recently lost 3 of that 7, so I stand at 144 with 14 lbs ideally to go, I'm not worried about weight as much really, as long as I look fit! 

Fast forward to 8 weeks postpartum, we invested in a BOB jogging stroller, best investment ever!! Totally love it, and from here I started stroller warriors, a group of running military spouse moms with babies and children! From here I started the couch to 5k, I finished my first 5k post baby on November 2nd with a time if 35:02! I also did the color me rad 5k a couple weeks prior with a time of 34 minutes approximately, I don't consider it so much official since it was more of a fun run!

Before I realized I needed the infant adaptor to hook her carseat in! 

Color me rad 5k

Our first 5k

I've got a long way to go, but it's a start!

Sprinting in at the finish!

Usually snoozing while we are out running :)