Weight up date...yes I am still battling this

ok folks, yes I am still talking about this...to my utter frustration. Here is where I stand right now:

Since giving birth I have had a few struggles, the more obvious being the recovery from the c section. It has taken quite a bit longer than the first. It has been five months and I am still getting some sharp pains when I attempt to do ab exercises. It just catches me off guard and has even made me stumble. Super frustrating.  Now add to that a conditin I am stuggling to control, I have sever inflamation of my knees, wrists, ankles, joints etc. I have done blood tests , 2 MRI's and a few osteo appointsments and I have been put on an ibuprophen protocol, emulgel on my joints and physio regimen. All in the hopes of restoring my strength and ability to train. Which thus far has been pitiful, I have struggled with my image and ability. I was so strong before the prgnancy, I had excellent cardio and stamina and I was motivated and had lost a ton of weight. Then I had my beautiful baby boy and have since then not risen to my potential. Partially due to the pain and poor status of my body and partially due to my lack of motivation and drive.  Knowing this didn't help, i felt dissapointed  in mysdelf and what I had become.  But one thing I am not ashamed of is my ability to bounce back and persevere so here we go again...

The results of my MRI show that there is no long term damage done and none that will be done if I run. My Dr. has said that training is not going to make it worse and that if I can manage the pain I have the go ahead t begin training. So I registered for the 10k on September 20th...That gives me exactly 99 days to get in shape for the run, loose weight and be on track to be my best self. Knowing all that I joined a new gym and have begun the journey once again and I am PROUD to say I did 4k today and was able to run 5minutes straight with only minimal pain. This both AMAZING and a bit off putting, since Zumba has been increasingly difficult for me. I am not sure if it is the twists and lateral movements, but it actually makes me sad to think I wouldn't be able keep dancing. I am working on trying to figure out how to manage the pain during zumba. Ill let you know how that works out but all in all I feel like I am on the right road again...so here we go 50lbs and counting!

Beaver Lake

So we decided it would be fun to go on a picnic somewhere different, yesterday was a huge day for Layla Rose, especially since we were at the hospital for yet another allergic reaction...good lord! Anyways, so we thought a fun quiet activity at the park would be fun and so BEAVER LAKE it was. We got some yummy sandwiches at La Trattoria YUM! ok mommies...they're sandwiches are amazing but not really toddler friendly ( side note) Also noteworthy is the lake and its surrounding area is under construction and so you can't feed the ducks or anything like that. Its all fenced off, also the paths are all torn up so strollers are very difficult to push. Noe the less we had a great time and as you can imagine the dragon did very little pic-nicing and was mostly running around with a stick she found with a popped balloon tied to it. No need for toys with this feisty one! So.. Mommies, bring lots of toddler friendly food and be ready to walk, oh yes and the park area is super neat but for older kids :) Super fun day!