New to everything

Back again, and really starting this time, LOL.

Got hit hard with postpartum depression and just a lot of exhaustion and lack of time and motivation to do anything after my son was born. The husband refuses to "babysit" for me to work out, train, or do anything, so I got really sedentary, gained more weight, diagnosed with hypothyroid, felt like crap, then finally joined a gym and decided to do something about it.

It's super hot here now, so I'll be mostly doing gym workouts (they have a daycare, so I can bring the rugrat with me and still actually work out). I'm hoping my husband will be more inclined to watch out son for me on weekends or evenings so I can get in some real world training, once he sees I'm serious about this. If not, I'll be running or biking at night once everyone's in bed, which worked for me a couple years back.

I'll be doing the conservative C25k program, because the regular one was too much, too soon, for me the last time I tried it. On the off days, I'll be cycling and swimming. The pool at the gym is really small and sort of weird, but right now I'm just trying to get used to breathing and putting my head down in the water (I swim like a turtle with my head stuck up, and it kills my neck and slows me down). I'll probably end up joining our local rec/aquatic center in a few months as well, so I'll have access to a 25 yard pool and coaching.

My goal is to be ready for my first sprint triathlon by next spring, which will probably be the Valdese (NC) Triathlon, which is usually about mid-April.