It's been a while..

Okay.. I'm updating for Nikki :)

Today is March 29th. I haven't stuck to anything really that I said in my first post. Shame shame on me. I will give a quick over view... After a few weeks I lost a few more pounds and then gained them all back. Starting on March 8th I stopped everything and said "Andrea you will NOT be a fat bride". The weekend before I purchased an elliptical. I'm in love with it!! I try to do at least an hours work of cardio a week. I know this isn't much.. However, with being a full time employee, a full time student, and a mother... I barely have time to shower. (ew). The good news is starting on March 8th I weighed 166.8. I decided then I was eating 1200 calories 6 days a week and having 1 cheat day.. I try not to go over 1600 calories on my cheat day. I have become a serious calorie counter and I am starting to feel full after a vitamin water (125 calories) and oatmeal (130) for breakfast. It's a GOOD feeling. I weighed in today and I am at 159. This is SO exciting for me because I know I can reach my goal. I have set mini goals for my self. The first goal is 15 pounds by April 28th (My wedding dress alterations/first fitting). And if I acheive this goal then I am rewarding myself to Jason Aldean tickets. (I already purchased them..... is that cheating?).. I have lost 7 pounds so I'm almost half way to that goal. I have exactly 4 weeks until the week of the 28th of April and I think I can lose this 8 pounds... I also started a "cardio and toning class" that meets every monday. Yesterday was our first class and I LOVED it. I might have to continue taking this forever. There were only 4 people plus the instructor in the class and my boss is taking it with me.. It's really awesome. I may be the biggest and the youngest person in the class. But this just means I get to work harder and prove myself!!

An update on my PRECIOUS son.. He will be 1 on friday =( It's really depressing. I am taking a half day from work on friday.. and we are getting his hair cut at 4 and pictures done at 5:30... Then we are taking him out to dinner. I am working on saturday morning.. and saturday night we are taking him to Buca's for dinner with his dad's side because Devin's uncle is flying in from florida so we want to celebrate as a family. On sunday is his party. I am making 24 cup cakes and a smash cake for him. I feel so happy that he is turning one. but so sad because he's starting to act more like a toddler and less like a baby. Some things have been going on with him.. He isn't crawling yet.. and after 10 months they say thats "delayed".. We have met with a few people through a program called "First Steps".. This program is designed to help children before they get too old and a problem really occurs. We have his next meeting on April 7th and then the week following that he will start meeting with a physical therapist. They say he has low muscle tone.. I have been really trying to work with him on everything.. It's really stressful.. But he's healthy and that's all that matters...

Now that I've rambled on for a few days.. I will end. I PROMISE I will update this at least 1 time a week from now on!

When I realized...

Today is the day that it really sank in.. I am WAY too big for my liking. Ten months ago (roughly) I gave birth to the most beautiful baby boy. His name is Mason. He has big blue eyes and blond hair. I had a relatively easy pregnancy. I started out at 135 and ended at 174 lbs. Really not that bad for a normal healthy pregnancy. Near the end of my pregnancy Mason was measuring small. His estimated weight was 4 lbs at 37 weeks of gestation. I was terrified. I had gained all this weight and only 4 lbs went to this perfect baby! I went into labor about 6 days later and had my son two weeks early on April 1st.  He weighed 6lbs and was 19.75 inches long. Perfectly healthy. I lost about 15 lbs within a month of having Mason. Awesome! Go me. Then I went back to work and started eating out at every meal. "I want to be able to wear a bikini again. I'll start working out when June rolls around." June came and went and I still hadn't lost any weight. Fast forward 8 months and I step on the scale in a joking matter and it was like a slap in the face. I weighed 168. I weighed almost exactly the same amount as I had when I gave birth. I forgot to mention I am only 21 years old. I work full time, go to school full time, and am a full time mother. I decided right then I would change everything. A week later I got engaged to the most supportive and amaizng person ever. We set a date and the planning started. (7.9.11) A month later and I am down to 164.8. This isn't good enough for me. I am just now getting the motivation to really get my butt in shape. I just ordered the 30 Day Shred from Jillian Michaels and I am thrilled to get it. My friend and I are doing this together. We are going to do cardio in the morning together, eat a balanced diet (1200-1500 calories a day) and I am going to do the 30 Day Shred in the evenings. I am going to go in small strides. I ordered my wedding dress on Saturday and I try it on for my 1st fitting the first week of April. That is also the week of Mason's 1st Birthday. By April 1st I want to be down to 154 and atleast 1 dress size. By the start of June I want to be down 25 lbs and at least 2 dress sizes. This will be prime time summer and all of the bridal and bachelorette parties will be starting. I want to feel confident and I want to be healthy. I will do a weekly weigh in on Monday mornings. I will weigh myself again tomorrow morning to get an accurate measurement. I also plan on getting a clothing tape measure to get accurate measure of my waist, legs, and arms. Thanks for the support!