Post baby fitness

Now that Victoria is here, I have started the weight loss countdown. I have been lucky so far, most of the weight I gained while pregnant (45lbs) was water weight and in the first two weeks home, I already dropped 30lbs. That is without working out or changing my diet at all. I know breastfeeding helps, and other than that I think I sweated the rest out. As far as working out goes, we are creeping up on that one month mark and I was told to wait until at least 4-6 weeks before getting back to my exercise routine. My hope and plan is to get my body into even better shape than it was before I got pregnant. I want muscle. I want definition. I don't want to just be skinny. I am also interested in taking up running. I have ran here and there for cardio at the gym, but never to where I have gotten to a "runner" status. I am not fast. I get bored easily. I think I will have to try running outside once the weather gets nice or running with a partner. My first 5k of the year is going to be the Race Against Racism in Lancaster. By the start of April, if weather permits I am going to start taking the baby for a walk at least every other day. We don't live in a great part of town so it will have to be something I schedule into the day where we actually go to a park or something, so any moms/non moms reading this who are interested, let me know! I would love company. I also have free weights and an exercise ball that I am going to start using and trying to do at home workouts. These can be hard  because Riley hates if I am home and doing anything other than playing with her so we will see. Right after Tori was born, even the idea of working out seemed exhausting... but I can definitely say, as time has gone on and I have adjusted more to the sleep schedule I definitely will be able to make time, even if its just a half hour a day to commit to a little free weight/ab workout action. Anywho, I will keep you posted on progress! Happy Easter weekend!