i gained a lot of weight during all three of my pregnancies. i’m one of those who have a yo-yo diet. my weight fluctuates all the time and it drives me crazy. when i work out, i feel great and have more energy. i was working out right before i got pregnant with alex and was 126 lbs.

when alex turned 5 months, i was 149 and it was depressing. nothing fit me. i saw some of the photos of us at my little sister’s birthday and i said to myself, that’s it! i need to start losing some weight. on january 8th, i eased slowly back into in exercising. i started with a 30 minutes work out each day, alternating between cardio and strength training. after 1 week, i up my workout to 1 hour. my two staple workouts are slim-n-six by debbie siebers and shape bikini body camp transforming workout. i workout to the “burn it up” phase 3 which is 59 minutes long and the cardio and strength in shape’s which is 60 minutes. i have own these two dvds forever and love them!

i also cut back on rice – i’m only eating rice on special family occasions and minimize my meat intake. so far it’s working little by little.

in 3 months, i lost 10 lbs – i weight in at 139.2 as of this entry. i can fit into some of my old pants, and no longer wears my work clothes that i bought when i went back to work. my tummy and sides doesn’t bulge so much and that has really encourage me to keep going.

i still have a ways to go. i really really hope to lose another 10 lbs by june but i’m optimistic and will take whatever i get. i also love varieties and like to incorporate different workouts to challenge myself.  along those lines, i ordered 2 new workout videos that i saw in fitness magazine from amazon. they are here today and i can’t wait to test them out. i love a good sweating workout.

these new videos are personal training with jackie: power circuit training and weight loss cardio kick. according to fitness magazine’s “best workout dvds of 2009“, you’ll burn about 128 calories per 15 minutes circuit with jackie and 171 calories per 20 minute routine with the cardio kick.