Day 1

Hello friends!  I have started this blog and am not quite sure where it will go but for the most current purpose is:  to make me accountable.  Being a first time mom I am learning all the demands and joys of being a parent.  While I was pregnant with my Little O I told myself that once she was born I needed to be an good example for her.  And what I mean is that when it came to my eating habits and exercise habits, I want to show her how to be healthy.  I know how easy it is to eat the bad stuff and not be active.  Once I made the big move to Austin I fell in love with the running community here.  It awakened a deep passion of mine and now I wonder how the heck I did it all the years before without having running in my life.
During my pregnancy I did run, up until the first trimester.  then I had some complications so walked as a substitute.  However, I went into pre-term labor at the end of my second trimester so I had to stop all physical activity.  Needless to say I was not happy about not being active but I did what was best for both of us at the time.
So now, four months after my daughter was born I am ready to get back to the road.  I desperately miss running, however I am out of shape.
I have found some outside help, a trainer here in Austin who is willing to work with me.  I also have to start from scratch because I ended up having a C-section and my whole abdominal area is weak.
I am not going to be looking at numbers so much (i.e. scale, body fat percentage) but more how I look and feel.

So here it goes.  For the first couple of weeks I will post mainly about what I eat.  Because as we all know what you eat can make or break you.  I am constantly trying to tell myself, food is there to fuel your body.  Everything I put in my mouth should make me feel better and get me through the day or a tough workout.

Once I feel I have better control of what I am eating and I will dive more into my workouts and runs.  My ultimate goal is to be in good running shape in 3 months so I can begin to train for a half marathon this fall.

Food:

Breakfast : a Grande 2 pump white mocha 2 toffee nut Latte & a banana walnut bread
                   (I know, I know not a good start)

Lunch : a 6 inch subway sandwich/ honey wheat bread - provolone cheese - turkey - spinach & water to drink (much better)  also took 4 vitamins from my GNC WellbeING be-Wholesome pack (which include 8 vitamins you take daily).


Dinner : we tried something new ground turkey with corn and tomato sauce.  We usually use lean ground beef but we wanted to try something new that is a bit healthier.  Needless to say we did not like it but at least we tried!

Snack : banana

Yummy lunch: