I have always been petite, with a fast metabolism. Even though I never counted calories or was too strict with how I ate in the past I tried to live in a healthy way by eating well often and working out a few times a week. People have always commented on my "good genes" and how lucky I was to be so slim. No matter the compliments people gave me I always stuggled to see myself in the same light as they did. I always felt like I had so much that I needed to work on. Needless to say becoming pregnant and watching my body change so quickly without having any control over it began to affect my self esteem even more. After my daughter Keilyn was born I was determined to lose the extra weight I had gained. I thought it would be easy and I would bounce back fast, after all I had only gained about 26 pounds. However at this point my self esteem was minimal and it also would not take me long to realize a few things.
It was only 1 week after my delivery that I decided to get moving- I had commited to the Colorado Tough Mudder in June and knew I had to get in shape fast. I wasnt released from the doctor to start any physical regiment so I decided to start by walking on the treadmill. Weeks passed and as I began to feel less sore from labor I began to introduce light weight training and some eliptical for my cardio.
It was in March I had tired of the gym and hadnt seen any results that I took the dive and got on board with Insanity. I was feeling so insecure about doing well at the Tough Mudder. My team all had been training harder for longer than I was able to. Finding the time to get in a good workout with an infant took determination. I was up at 4:30 every morning, and not once did I skip a workout. No matter what I did what I set out to do, whether I wanted to or not that day. It didnt take long for the pounds to start melting off of me. After about 1 month of Insanity I started to occassionally do other methods of training (pull-ups, tire flips, squats with weights) just so I could add more strength. 
By the time week 6 rolled around in my Insanity program I had lost 26 pounds of fat and felt stronger. By June it was time for the Tough Mudder. 12+ miles at a ski area with high altitude and 24 military style obsticals kicked my butt but made me feel amazing!
After the TM I kind of allowed my workouts to slide. And began eating worse. It didnt take long to begin to gain fat again. It took me about a month and a half of half assed workouts to realize I needed to start taking care of me again.
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