So that bikini body is going to be harder than I thought...

Whew! I just tried P90X, which is this ultra intense workout. You have probably seen the infomercials on TV. It really does work great-- My sister in law Elizabeth lost a ton of weight using it. BUT she has something I don't have. Willpower. Where the heck do you get willpower? I can't just grab it at the store. Just the stretching alone got me all winded. Maybe when Joe gets home, I'll get him to do it with me. Then it will become sort of a competition to see who can keep up. That's probably what I need.

I'm pretty comfortable with my body as a whole. There are bits and pieces I'd like to work on, definitely. I've always had a flat tummy. Having a baby definitely changes that! So I'd like my belly to be a little flatter, and to shave some junk off of my hips. A muffin top is no joke! I don't know where it all came from, because I don't weigh that much more than I used to, it all must have shifted around during childbirth. To get back to pre-baby weight, I need to lose about 8lbs. I gained almost 35 with the pregnancy. To all of those pregnant moms out there who are concerned about getting back to the weight that they were: BREASTFEED!! I have only worked out a handful of times since I had Emerson, and I definitely haven't been eating differently, so I have to attribute it to breastfeeding. It burns about 300 calories a day. Pretty sweet.

Emerson and I went to the pool today. My parents were having their Sunday school class (ages 7-10) there for a swim party, and everyone had a blast. I remember being their age, swimming at the pool. They played "Shark". It was funny, being the older person on the side of the pool. I always thought adults were being silly when they got nervous about people jumping in on top of others, etc, but I found myself getting nervous when I watched them! I had to push it aside.. I already think I'm becoming my mother in a lot of aspects. I don't want nervousness to be one of them! Watching the kids play, I decided that we're going to teach Emerson to swim as soon as possible. Mostly because it's safer, knowing to swim early, just in case of an accident.

Time for a shower! After swimming and my mini-workout, I feel yucky. Plus, maybe that'll wake me up. I've been feeling sleepy lately. It's probably the lack of exercise, hence the workout that I attempted today. Hopefully it works!