Work It Out.

This move has not been kind to my body. I was thrown completely off schedule, resorted to comfort food, and now weigh the most I have since Aoife was born. A few weeks ago, I took some measurements and they're actually almost exactly the same as right after Aoife was born, except I weigh a tad more. Talk about depressing.

I'm usually a night time work out kind of gal, but now class fills that slot. . Our complex has a little workout room, and I've gone in there a few times. I'm not a morning person. No matter how great my intentions, the option to sleep while I can always trumps. I tried going during the day and dragging this girls along with me. I loaded up my bag with toys and drinks, and snacks, and even turned the TV to a kid's station, but the girls were always more interested in jumping on the treadmill with me. Then we tried the living room option. Which was great for a while, until my schedule got crowded and I realized I was spending most of my workout time trying to distract the kids. I wasn't being a great mom, and I wasn't giving myself the time I needed either.

Yesterday Ross and I signed up at The Princeton Club. My pants still fit, though they aren't as roomy, my shirts don't look as cute, and most importantly, I don't feel as cute as before. Ross gets a pretty good deal through Epic, so we signed on for 2 years. And I'm really excited about it. The girls get to go play, and I get to focus on me. The kid's place is split into two. They have an area for bigger kids, and a separate room for babies. Claire has been having a blast, and never wants to leave. Unfortunately, Aoife will need some adjusting.

Now come the goals:

Last month I signed up for this race. 

Initially, I thought I would just do it for fun. And it will be fun, but really, I want to do it at an 8 min mile pace.

By the end of summer, I want to do a full unassisted pull up. Just one.

This month, I want to lose five pounds. If I do, I'll reward myself with a new workout shirt. Probably one of these.

And maybe a fro-yo date night. Though sometimes I feel guilty rewarding myself with food.

Today was my first REAL run since moving. And it was fantastic. I like running. And I look smashing in spandex. But really, it went so much better than I anticipated. I was so excited, I called my dad for some running tips to make my goal. And I think he was so excited, he's making me up my own training plan!

I'm excited. I forgot how much I really enjoy working out. And planning my diet. Groupon in Wisconsin is AMAZING. In Utah, I got a ton for food, and random online classes. But here we've gone a little crazy. We did the water park thing, and we also scored some rock climbing passes, and a day of paddle boarding on the lake. It's been fun finding active things to do around here and the weather has even been fantastic the last few days. (Can you tell? I don't sound depressed anymore. It's been a big mood booster.) Summer is going to be awweeeeesoooome.