The Mom Belly

My name is Jordan and I have a mom belly!

Actually, I had it before I even had kids. Haha!

Now that I have had kids, I call it my kangaroo pouch. Even when I was at my lowest weight of 160 (remind you I am 5'10, so 160 is thin for me) I still had the pouch. It was basically just a bag of skin hanging down south. I could have fit into smaller jeans but the pouch stopped me. I could have gotten my wedding gown a bit smaller but the pouch stopped me. I have always hated my pouch.

Don't get me wrong. I am proud of my body for carrying 2 babies full term and 1 baby 3 months, but just because I am proud of my body for achieving those things, doesn't mean I have to be proud of my pouch. To those of you who are, I am very happy for you... but for me, I want it gone.

I have spoken about having a mommy makeover one day and about getting my pouch cut off... and you better believe I am going to do it. Am I doing it because of what other people think of me? Am I doing it because my husband doesn't love my body? HELL NO to both. I honest can careless what other people think of me and my husband loves me no matter what my size is.

I am doing it because I freaking want to! I want it gone! I have worked this hard to lose the weight a third time now and I am ready to get that extra skin pouch off my body.

Here is what it looks like now. I am currently at 202 pounds and in size 12/14 jeans. I plan on visiting the doctor and having a consultation sometime this summer when I get closer to my goal of 160 again. I cant wait to keep you guys posted on everything... Eek, this girl is ready to get this extra weight off so I can get this extra loose skin off and tightened up!!!

Weighing Daily

I am a daily weigher, sue me!

This morning I weighed in at 206.6! I ended my (STUPID) period yesterday and then this morning was down 1.4 pounds. Take that you stupid period!

I got to thinking. When I first set out to lose this baby weight, my first goal was to break 200 and then to hit 180. I really didn't put much thought into goals after that. I didn't want to get overwhelmed and cause myself to want to throw in the towel. When you are sitting at 278, 180 can be a daunting task. I tried not to think about it and just think about 10 pounds at a time. It worked for me. Well now here I am 206.6, within the 10 pounds of hitting my goal of being out of the 200's and less than 30#'s away from hitting 180's!!! Its is becoming real and exciting for me. I have even started thinking about my next goals... hitting 160 (wedding weight) again... and my ultimate goal of 140's!!!

Back to being a daily weigher. I know its not ideal and it can derail your weight loss when you see a gain, maintain or even a loss that isn't as great as you think it should be. You get frustrated and want to throw in the towel. I totally get that. But for me, those things drive me to go harder and stick with my meal plans. If I see a gain, I want to be more badass than I have been being. If I see a maintain, I want to lift heavier and do more HIIT. When I see a loss that isn't as great as I want it to be, I am even more focused to stay on track and not stray for the path. So while people say to stay off the scale, for me it is totally different.

Also, I understand that muscle looks better than fat. You can weigh 140 and have little muscle and weight 140 and have little fat... and your weight never changed. I get that. BUT for someone who has over 100 pounds to lose, until I get closer to my goal... that doesn't really apply to me so much. I still have close to 50 pounds to drop before this applies to me, I believe. Yes I am building muscle and I am toning up, but I still have a lot of fat to lose.

Not that I have to justify me weighing daily to anyone, I just had a lot of thoughts in my head and wanted to get them out.

I guess my message today is... you do YOU! I am going to do ME and be happy with it.

I hope you all have a WONDERFUL day today!

Another week to plan meals

I just noticed that I haven't blogged since last week... oops! Life has been hectic busy and crazy and has just gotten away from me. Hopefully this next week will be better.


Lets have some girl talk for a second.


I have birth control in my arm called Nexplanon. I had it in my arm between having Caleb and getting pregnant with our miscarriage, so about 5-6 years. I didn't have any issues with it and so I decided to get it again. Well, this time around my periods have been all over the place. I hope they regulate themselves soon because it is super annoying. I had a period about 2-3 weeks ago and it was spotty for 2-3 days and went away. Then last week I started again and it was FULL BLOWN. It has been 7 days now and I am just now thinking it is going to stop hopefully today. Aren't periods fun?!


I have been carrying a lot of water weight this past week due to my period and only lost 0.4 pounds. Boo! I am hoping that this week will get back to normal now that the period is over. It is crazy that the closer and closer you get to your goal weight, the harder and harder it is to lose weight. Even though it is getting harder, doesn't mean I am going to give up.


Now to my meal plans for next week. I will grocery shop on either Friday or Saturday morning after working out and then prep my food on Saturday morning. I have adjusted my macros a little bit, I am trying to shock my body. I think every couple weeks you need to change it up (in the kitchen and the gym) so your body doesn't get use to what you are doing.


Also... If you don't like my meal plan, keep it to yourself. If you don't agree with some of my food choices, keep it to yourself. If you lose weight better when you stay away from lets say Quest Bars, keep it to yourself. This is MY meal plan and what works best for ME. I share this to help keep me accountable, to have a archive I can go back and look at, and for anyone who needs some guidance on what to eat. I am not a nutritionist but I do know what has helped me lose my weight... so any negative comments, keep them to yourself!

Meal Plan

Breakfast:

Pizza

2 Eggs & 2 Egg whites scrambled

1 oz. Pizza Sauce

1 Flat Round (Whole Wheat)

14g shredded cheese

 (Carbs 22/Fat 17/Protein 28)

Snack:

Pretty Fit Whey Protein – before gym

Multivitamin

13 grams Alpha Amino XTREME

Sugar Free Apple Oatmeal – 1 packet

126g Banana

1 Caramel Rice Cakes

 (Carbs 55/Fat 3/Protein 30)

Lunch:

Hot Chicken and Cheese Sandwich

2 Slices Whole Wheat Bread

2 oz. Deli Chicken Breast

1 Slice Mozzarella Cheese

(Carbs 23/Fat 6/Protein 22)

Snack:

S’More Quest Bar – Heated 30 seconds

Pretty Fit Whey Protein

(Carbs 24/Fat 9/Protein 44)

Dinner:

5oz. Chicken Breast

30g Broccoli

1 tbsp. Grated Parmesan

125g Basmati Rice

(Carbs 39/Fat 5/Protein 36)

Meal Planning!

Last week I didn't meal plan, instead I stole a plan from one of my previous weeks. It was easy for me since I had been sick and dealing with Dax being sick. I needed easy. I knew the meal plan would fit my macros and I already had the shopping list prepared.


I did have a friend say "You eat a lot of turkey spaghetti..." Haha! Well, yes in January I have eaten a lot of turkey spaghetti. But no more! I sat down this week and made a NEW meal plan and grocery list. I still need to tweak it some. It does fit my macros but my sodium is kind of high, mostly because of my deli lunch meat. I am going look for different options at the grocery store. If you have any suggestions, let me know. I want sandwich/deli lunch meat for my breakfast sandwich so I don't want to nix it all together. I will figure something out I am sure!!


Here is my meal plan! Remember, this fits my macros and it is personalized for me and my lifestyle.

Meal Plan

160 grams of Carbs, 64 grams of fat, 165 grams of protein

Breakfast:

Bagel Egg & Meat Sandwich

1 Bagel Whole Wheat

3 Egg 1 Egg White scrambled

6 slices Thinly Sliced Turkey Breast Deli Lunch Meat

2 tbsp. Fat Free Mayo

25g avocado

(Carbs 51/Fat 24/Protein 44)

Snack:

Premier Protein – before gym

Multivitamin

13 grams Alpha Amino XTREME

 Buff Bake Chocolate Chip PB – 16 grams

2 Caramel Rice Cakes

166g Fresh Strawberries

(Carbs 38/Fat 10/Protein 38)

Lunch:

Tostadas

2 Shells

½ C Fat Free Refried Beans

5 oz. ground turkey

5 oz. cherry tomatoes

3 ounces shredded lettuce

14 grams shredded cheese

2 tbsp. daisy light sour cream

(Carbs 44/Fat 16/Protein 41)

Snack:

Quest S’more Bar – heated up!

 (Carbs 23/Fat 8/Protein 20)

Dinner:

5 oz. Grilled Chicken Breast

 70 grams Baked Asparagus

 (Carbs 3/Fat 1/Protein 26)

This leaves me with the following:

1g of Carbs

5g of Fat

-4g of Protein

My macros coach told me it is all okay as long as you come within 5/-5g of your macros!

Hope you enjoy and hope this helps you with your meal planning! Have a HAPPY and HEALTHY day...