This is mostly for my own records so I can motivate myself and look at how far I have come etc. But feel free to follow along my journey of postpartum fitness and to motivate me to keep it up because some days we all need a little extra motivation! :) Brylianna is now a little over 3 months old. I am happy to say I pretty much feel, almost back to normal now. I am 3 pounds away from my pre pregnancy weight wahoo!! Although I can tell I lost a lot of muscle and strength. I can now only do about 12 pushups in a row, instead of the 30-40 I could do before baby. So I can't wait til I gain some strength back. I just try to do something every day even if it is only for 15 minutes during one of her naps. She actually doesn't nap for super long during the day so when she does, I have to decide if I want to A. Clean B. Shower. C. Take a nap myself. or D. workout ha ha Somedays it is hard to prioritize those! I have been trying to motivate myself to get back into shape, so I bought myself some new athletic shoes a couple months ago and made me wait until after Brylianna was born before I could use them. Also buying a couple new workout clothes can be motivating. And I know I will have more energy if I consistently work out even if I don't seem to have any energy before that. Although I will say that having a baby is a workout in and of itself, I carry my almost 14 pound sweetheart around a lot of the day and I can't tell you how many times I get down and up off the floor to play with her, set her down etc. So thanks for getting me back into shape. baby. My goal was to be back to prepregnancy weight/shape by 6-9 months because it took 9 months to gain so I was going to give it that long to lose it lol. I am hoping to be pretty close by 6 months postpartum though.Even if I don't get a workout in everyday, it is totally worth it when cute Brylianna looks at me and gives me one of her sweet ear to ear grins. Love you baby girl! Please feel free to comment and let me know your great ideas of getting back into shape after baby and what motivates you! :)
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| My new shoes to motivate me |
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| I jogged this trail a couple times after Brylianna was born but before it snowed a lot |
And of course I love my stroller walks
Your awesome! I've been thinking a lot about getting fit since having Everett to better keep my mood up. I actually got below pregnancy weight within about a month of having Everett. But my goal was to get back to pre living on the island weight. haha Because I lost the weight so quick I didn't bother working out right away so I gained a bit back pretty quick. Plus all those oreos I craved after giving birth didn't help.
ReplyDeleteEverett loves being outside and gets bored being inside all day. So we do a two mile walk every day. Its fun for him and for me. In January I am going to start doing PiYo. I really struggle with the motivation part. haha.
I remember those first three months though where during that 15 minute nap do you take the time to shower or do anything else. haha. It's nice as they get older and you have more time for fitting in some exercise.
Thanks Jen! Oh my gosh you lost the weight super fast! That is great that you can go on walks everyday, how fun! I would here, I love walks, but it is super cold lol. You will have to let me know how you like PiYo, good luck with it, it sounds like fun! And it is good to know that as they get older you have more time for exercise I will try to remember that some days! :)
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