FitBit Challenge

I'm in a fierce competition with a group of people I don't really know and it is all because of my FitBit! My phone keeps sending me little messages and I'm being encouraged to get my daily step count in.

I'm really getting into the challenge. Today when the girls and I went to Target, I parked a few aisles further away from the entrance. Then I did a few extra loops around the store so I could get some extra steps. 

I'm not usually bothered that my barre3 time isn't officially counted by my FitBit but with this challenge I am! I feel like those 60 minutes should count for something. Alas it does not so I'd best get stepping. Dan is a fierce stepper and I'm never going to catch up with him if I stay on the computer. Time to get stepping!

Re-Entry into Fitness (Post-Partum Style)

Maggie is almost 3 months old (where has the time gone?) and I'm starting to think about my post-partum fitness. I was feeling pretty darn fit when I got pregnant with Maggie and I vowed to stay fit throughout my pregnancy. Around 26-28 weeks, that vow went out the window when my pelvic pain got pretty intense. I got slothy.

Then I had Maggie and was sidelined with breastfeeding, pumping and diaper changes. We are slowly coming out of the newborn fog and I am ready to get fit again. This is where my FitBit comes into play. My FitBit helps keep me accountable and I also like the social challenge. I check to see where my friends are on their steps and a lot of the time, it spurs me to get out and get more steps in.

I've also decided to make mini goals to help me on the road to fitness.

• March/April's goal is to get 10,000 steps a day! 
• May's goal will be to complete the 30 Day Shred (+ 10,000 steps)
• June/July's goal will be to complete the Couch to 5K program (+10,000 steps)

I'll be checking in to report on my progress and I'd love your tips on getting exercise while taking care of two wonderful kids and pumping like a maniac (more on that later).