Health: My Battle with Carbs

I am addicted to carbs! They are are my true nemesis! My goal abs are above!

I love potatoes -potato chips, regular fries, steak fries, and home fries. To try and show some semblance of control I only buy a bag of chips eat half of the bag, save the other half or give to the kids. I refuse to buy the family size(as if any family needs all of these calories) bag of chips because the temptation is just too great.

To add insult to injury, why did my Southern parents ever introduce me to grits? and why do I add butter, milk and cheese so they are a rich and creamy consistency.

Next is my love of bread or anything made from dough -French, Italian, Portuguese, rolls, biscuits, tortillas, soft pretzels, pizza(thin crust, not), bagels you name it and I am slathering either mayo or butter on it. I only buy 100 % whole wheat bread. Oh, did I mention my love of French toast and this is when I buy cinnamon swirl bread, extra thick raisin bread or a babka bread sold at one of my favorite supermarkets. I got it bad!

Finally I love white rice, I know I should trade this in for brown rice. I have tried and tried but the brown just does not cut it.

I need a challenge to kick the carbs, my goal was to start off reducing carbs and then start running every other day to crank up my cardio. For some reason I cannot get jump started. Although I work out, my abs are in need of serious conditioning.

My goal is to buy a two piece (a few if I can pull this off) bathing suits that are not tankinis.

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Busy Mommy Workout Dilemma
Tonight I was shopping at my favorite supermarket, Wegmans and ran into one of my mommy friends. We happened to touch on the question of maintaining our weight after pregnancy and the inevitable goal of achieving a flat tummy again. My saving grace was consistently working out during my 2nd pregnancy, however my biggest hurdle is to eliminate unnecessary, unhealthy snacking. I think the ability to do some form of strength training with cardio has helped me to mask my unkind areas. Ab muscles are the toughest to reshape after pregnancy. Unfortunately I despise "crunches" and due to a busy full-time working mommy schedule it is difficult to fit in enough cardio to whittle the fat away. Four years ago I was able to take Pilates and I found it to be very effective for shaping and toning my abs. Ultimately I believe a combination of strength training and cardio will do the trick. A walking regimen provides another way to shed the pounds.

Check out these great articles:
http://www.parents.com/baby/health/lose-baby-weight/new-tricks-to-lose-baby-weight/

http://www.parents.com/baby/health/lose-baby-weight/walk-off-the-baby-weight/

When I was pregnant and juggling one child, it was easy to workout while pregnant. This meant going to the gym at least 2 to 3 times a week. Now with two kids it is difficult to stay motivated and my level of snacking has increased dramatically. Then there is the mommy guilt of leaving the kids in a gym playroom for longer than a 1/2 hour. I think the snacking is a stress reliever(I know I should find something else). The most annoying part of not dropping the "baby weight" is to see celebrities who gained double my pregnancy weight and the featured in a massive photo spread looking amazing. Then I return(after I slap myself) to reality and say these women do not live the typical life of a "working mom". Yes, if only I had a personal trainer to show up at my house and a personal chef - I would be doing cart wheels through my house and ultra fabulous..... I have come to the realization that maintaining a healthy lifestyle is a life long journey and the ride may get a little bumpy-stop to enjoy it nonetheless!!!! Gym tomorrow? Absolutely!!!!

For reference some great sites with work out tips include: http://www.shape.com/, and http://www.fitpregnancy.com/, and http://www.parents.com/