Check out our Goods!: June 2010

Nothing like a 12 month well-baby checkup, vaccines & some blood drawn to knock a toddler out!

(My three boys ~ I took this pic last night on my phone)

Now that I have had a day or two to think about what I would like to share/blog about with a few close friends, I've decided that what I actually need, is some accountability... Recently, after visiting with the Midwife that we decided to use for the birth of our second born (still unnamed), I got a renewed desire to get healthy and fit -or as fit as I can be, being 7 months pregnant.

I'm not going to try and hide behind the truth (or maybe a little), but after Gavin was born, I let most of my energy revolve around him. Which might be acceptable the first 3 months, but not after that. You see, God has blessed me with many things, one of them being a child that takes 2 solid naps a day. Offering me plenty of time to get off my tail and move! Unfortunately, there are many excuses as to why I hadn't already done this. First there was the move from Charleston to Altus that resulted in a lot of crappy take-out, then there was the (unanticipated) 1st trimester exhaustion, followed by the very slow setup of our new home... I could probably go on and on with more excuses. All of that to say, I started off 20 pounds heavier then I should have been at the beginning of this pregnancy.

Obviously, my current goal couldn't be weight loss... so I am focusing on watching what I eat and staying off my rear! As with any new project, I needed some tools -- I've started (once again) using the LoseIt! app on my phone to help monitor how many and what type of calories I am consuming. AND my new favorite toy -- the GoWear Fit armband.

It's kind of a glorified pedometer - yet so much more. This nifty little device tracks the steps I take, the calories I burn, and the amount/quality of sleep I am getting. The main catch is that you have to sign up for a monthly service plan to use the online program that tracks all your info. However, they are nice enough to start you off with a 3 month free trail. For all you Biggest Loser fans out there, this is made by the same company as the BodyBugg.

I've now worn this contraption for 4 days and I can tell you that so far, it is worth every penny! Each day I plug it into my computer with better results then the day before, i.e. more steps taken. As with any toy, I am sure the newness will eventually wear off. But as for now, this device and my new blog are going to track my journey to success!

Now there is a way to share all my info with Facebook, but I'm not really prepared to have that many people know THAT much of my business. I'm going to see if I can post my results here somehow...

Stand by for more to come!!