Fit Mama - Week 2

So, after having two kids only 13 months apart, my figure now needs a little attention.  But this post is about more than just weight loss, my family is undergoing a lifestyle change of our eating habits.  Obviously, we want to raise our children with healthy eating habits and give them the best start at life, but to do that, David and I need to change our habits.  We can't expect our kids to eat well if we don't set the example for them.  That being said, we are eating according to Dr. Joel Fuhrman's Eat To Live plan.  We are essentially becoming 'nutritarians'...the majority of the foods we eat are nutrient-dense.  We have cut out dairy almost completely (it is so horrible for you!) and eat very limited amounts of meat.  The majority of our meals are made of greens, veggies, fruits, nuts, seeds and beans.  This is the healthiest way to eat and will set our children up to be healthy later in life.  We are really excited about this and have been doing really well eating according to this plan, and Fenna loves it!  I see and hear so many stories of toddlers being picky eaters, but we have not run into that problem!  Fenna loves anything green you place in front of her and eats like a champ!  I have actually been worried before that she was eating too much!  Having explained all of that, I am also very hopeful that eating this way will help me shed some of those extra lbs from the babies!  So, my top weight at the end of my pregnancy with Kason was 205 (which was actually also my top weight with Fenna).  After giving birth I dropped about 20 lbs almost immediately then stayed in the mid 180's for the first 5 weeks post-partum.  So, when I began this at 5 weeks post-partum my starting weight was 183.4 (yikes!).  For my height and build a good weight for me is around 125, but personally my goal weight will be 140, if I can get there I will be a happy camper!  As you can tell I obviously have a long way to go!  As of this morning, about a week and a half in I am 175.8, so I have made some progress already!  Now, to help motivate me, I am going to post pictures throughout this process.  These first couple really scare me because I think I look better than I actually do, but when I look at these pictures I realize that I need to stick with this!  I can't believe I am posting these, I know they are horrible, but hopefully soon I will have new, better ones to replace them with!  Here we go...