trying to lose

my son is 9 months old and i've lost 25 pounds. which is great. except that i gained 35 pounds total during my pregnancy and had about 20 pounds i wanted to lose before that. so that equals 30 more pounds that i'm trying to lose. before the wedding. before i have another baby. 30 pounds. i belong to a gym that does a biannual bootcamp. it's a 7 week program, and i really want to document it, and my progress, on here. saturday started day 1 of the program, and i was up at 5:30am for my 6am class. we weighed in, took our bmi percentages, ran a timed mile and then went through our first "circuit". it was great, and reminded me a lot of crossfit, which i realize i really, really miss. it's pretty intense. we work out 8 times a week with 1 day of rest, so twice a week we're working out 2 times a day. here is our weekly workout schedule (starting with sunday):
sunday:  60 min cardio, 20 min strength- upper/core
monday: 30 min cardio, 20 min strength- upper/core
tuesday: am: 30 min cardio, 20 min strength- lower/core, pm: 30 min cardio/strength
wednesday: rest
thursday: am: 30 min cardio 20 min strength- lower/core, pm: 30 min cardio/strength
friday: 30 min cardio, 20 min strength- lower/core
saturday: group workout: cardio and circuit.

you need to do 20 minutes of strength work a day, alternating between upper and lower, or you can do 1 hour of strength work twice a week with a full body workout (like crossfit or an hour long circuit workout). so i might go to crossfit twice a week and then go my cardio and other such stuff at the gym.

in addition to this we have to eat a pretty strict, almost paleo, diet. which is pretty easy for me. it's just the no alcohol thing that is hard for me. sometimes i just want a glass of sauvignon blanc! we are allowed one cheat day during the entire 7 weeks (which goes from 10/29 to 12/10). and i've chosen thanksgiving as my cheat day. i definitely can't give proper thanks without cheesy appetizers, lots of mashed potatoes, and glasses of wine

thoughts on life

i'm trying to figure out what to do with myself. besides being a stay at home mom, that is. i love blogging, but i want to be better at it, and i feel like i'm not interesting enough or don't have enough to share. my lovely sister, brie, is thinking of quitting her job and taking some indesign or photoshop courses. i want to take a photography class, and i think together we could be a great team. bloggers, designers, photographers. i think it's a genius idea, and would totally appeal to my creative side which desperately needs an outlet.
thoughts?

babies and puppies part 2

i told you they were besties.

happy 9 months, baby

this kid is 9 months old. still a tiny peanut at 16lbs, he is the love of our lives. he's standing, trying to walk, babbles all the time, and loves to read. i can't believe he'll be 1 year old in a few short months. we just love him so much. it's insane how big he's getting.

babies and puppies

we have a family dog, chiot (french for puppy), that we've had for 8 years. by "we" i mean myself, my sister, my mom and step dad. she spends some time at my house with scott and griffin, and in a month or so we're adopting her (my parents are downsizing and don't want to take the dog). griffin is absolutely obsessed with her. he's currently crawling around the house following her. it's the first time in 9 months that he hasn't cried for me to play with him while i try to do laundry, clean, do dishes, etc. i think i might like this dog ownership thing... she certainly keeps the little guy entertained.