What calories?

Its Tuesday & I'm only on my 2nd blog? *Sigh* Amelia's naps are no longer hours long - they're down to 40 minutes or so if I'm lucky. Babies tend to have their own agendas that 99.9999% of the time seem to clash with your own.

Anyway, so it's no secret that I'm trying to lose all the pregnancy weight that I gained. Since I'm nursing, I've lost more than half of it already. I'm down to the last 10 pounds before I'm back to my pre-pregnancy weight and then from there, only 5 pounds to my wedding weight.

With Chris' work schedule, Amelia's sleep schedule and the SoCal heat, its hard to get an actual work-out in. I tried getting back into jogging in the mornings and so far, I've done it once - hah. I found out that my body's not ready to jump into running that quickly (duh), so Amelia and I have been taking walks here and there, but now, enter in SoCal's unbelievable heat and NO TREES (read: NO SHADE!). We're now trying to get into the routine of walking before or after dinner with Chris so we'll see and I'm also going to try just walking around our apartment complex since it's all shaded all 4 floors with Amelia. A little walking is better than nothing, right?

I've also decided to start doing weekly menus for us with low calorie counts. Since it's really only Chris and I (and Hli while she's here), it'll help with trying to figure out a weekly grocery list & also since Olde Town Orange is bringing a Farmer's Market closer to us (like 5 miles if even!), it'll be easier to make sure that produce doesn't go bad in the fridge - LOVE the Farmer's Market, by the way!

So with all that said, I've been trying to get several recipes down and came across Cooking Light's website and I have to say, LOVE the recipes I've come across - can't wait to try them out. They're low in calories and seem pretty easy to prepare.

Last night, I tried out a Zucchini Risotto and pork chops.

It turned out quite yummy.

Here's to trying out the rest of the recipes that I've saved - i.e. spicy tilapia, chicken breasts with goat cheese, roasted brussel sprouts... mmm...

So now I ask, how do you get workouts in and what would you do if it was too stinkin hot out to even take a walk with a newborn? Oh, also, share those recipes with me, please! :)

Alright, the little monster is stirring.