Hey there folks, I'm slinking back in with my tail between my legs and my weight at 154. Oops. Got a slap in the face yesterday to help me get on track -- kids wanted to look at pictures, and after scrolling through some recent ones of them playing at the park, they said they wanted pictures of mommy, so I scrolled back to before they were born (since obviously now all my photos are of them, not of me ) and found photos of myself from 2012. I look really good in those photos. It's been so long that I've gotten complacent and used to the way I look now, and I haven't thought lately about how different I am now than I was just before getting pregnant with them.
I mean, I still have two drawers of my dresser and my entire closet full of clothes I can't fit into, you'd think that would be a hint, but I'm used to living out of one drawer at this point. It was a shock to look at old photos of myself though and think, wow, I looked really good like that. I miss looking like that.
So, suffice to say, I'm getting back on the wagon on Monday, this time full steam ahead. I need to lose 20-25lbs and I need to get back in shape. DH has also gained weight and is unhappy about it so this needs to be a family effort. I set the start date as Monday so I have time to do some meal planning and get the right stock of groceries beforehand. I think maybe DH and I need to come up with a workout schedule so we can force time for it while still making sure someone is watching the kids.
So, given all that:
1) Does anyone have recommendations on workout programs that involve easing back into things for total couch potatoes? DH especially tends to jump into the deep end and then injure himself by trying too hard, then give up because he's injured. I am just prone to injury in general.
2) Any suggestions for kid-friendly recipes that are healthy and either take 20 min or less start to finish or take <20 min prep and go in the slow cooker? I'm particularly looking for things that have a really low calories/volume ratio so I can still eat a larger quantity of food.