Fit2BMom Monday - Weeks 10 & 11

Happy Cinco De Mayo Readers! 
This week I am thrilled to announce I am down another 3lbs!  I can hardly believe it.  Although I am still working on that baby belly gut I am feeling and looking great.
These last two weeks have been filled with lots of great Fit2BMom activities, recipes and changes!  One of my biggest changes is the challenge to complete a #whole30 eating program during the month of May. I am in the last weeks of the MyFitnessPal Challenge, that you can read about back here, and decided I needed to take some extreme measures to get to my end goal by June 1st. Have you heard about Whole30? It seems like it's the big diet craze here in Utah. I have read some people losing up to 15lbs in the 30 days but what sparked my interest was so many Whole30 participants size changes!  These ladies were looking great after 30 days!  One incredible example of a successful Whole30 is my sweet friend Ashley. I have been following her amazing progress, recipes and tips on her Instagram Account. You should follow her to HERE. This morning Ashley was featured on Good Morning America! 

She is truly the poster woman of a busy mother trying to eat healthy and stay in shape for herself and her three young boys!  Thanks Ashley for sharing your journey and for all the great recipes... and for being so Awesome!  Read all about Whole30 Here.
Here's what this fit mama has been up to the last two weeks. Fit2BMom Monday Weeks 10 & 11.

Workout:

-Continuing to walk like crazy, especially with the help of my new job. 

Some days I walk for almost four hours!

That burns almost 800 calories.

-I still love my 30 minute 50/50 Circuit (Cardio & Strength) every couple of days.

-Last week I tried out Zumba for the first time at my community center and it KICKED my butt.

My cute friend Callie taught the class and she was awesome.

The energy is so fun that you almost forget you are working out.

I was really surprised at how the dancing kept my heart rate up for the whole hour. 

I also loved how I learned a few new dance moves! 

Activities with my kids:

Hunter & I are so excited that it's getting warmer and have been spending lots of time outside.

He loves riding his bike, jumping on the trampoline, playing at the park and visiting the animals at Thanksgiving Pt.

It's so nice to see Hunter enjoying the outside.

I have such a fear that my kids will be taken in by all of the distractions of modern technology that they won't want to play outside when they get older, so I am so excited that Hunter shows interest in playing outside now and I hope I can keep that excitement alive as he gets older.

Do you remember playing hopscotch or riding your bike or playing hide and seek with the neighborhood kids late into the night?

Those were the days of outside activities! 

Healthy Foods:

This Whole30 thing has been a struggle for me.

(Yes, I know it's only been 5 days) 

No Dairy, No Soy, No Grains and No Sugar.

On day two I actually almost fainted because my sugar levels were so low.

Luckily I have been able to find some awesome Whole30 approved recipes. 

One of my favorite places to get recipes for Whole30, besides from Ashley, is from #jennawholerecipes on Instagram. 

Check out the great Whole30 recipes she's creating and feeding her family.

Here are some of the few we've tried in our home the last 5 days.

(Most of these recipes you can find on Instagram at Jennas Kitchen or #jennawholerecipe)

*Disclaimer*

Since my son is still so young, I have chosen not to put him on this strict eating schedule I have for myself. 

He needs his milk, applesauce, cheese and peanut butter & jelly sandwiches.

However, it has been fun to see him try the things that I cook for my husband and myself and most of it he actually likes.

He is also snacking on fruits and veggies more then his usual teddy grahams and goldfish. 

Now off to the Kitchen to figure out how we are gonna celebrate this fabulous FOODIE holiday Whole30 style!! 

What Cinco De Mayo food are you making this year?