So... I haven't blogged in well over a year. Oops!
I'm hoping to start posting more consistently, tracking my progress losing the weight I gained with my recent pregnancy. I am mainly using this blog as a personal journal to document my life. It may not be interesting to many other people, but I want to have a place where I can record the funny things my daughter says and the cute pictures I take of the kids.
I am also planning to document what I eat and how I exercise in hopes that it will be a form of accountability and help me stay on track while I try to return to the level of fitness I was before my pregnancy.
Before I got pregnant, I was the healthiest I had ever been. I exercised 4-5 times a week and was doing pretty well eating Paleo.
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| August, 2011 |
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| Easter, 2012 - 8 weeks pregnant |
During the pregnancy, I continued to exercise at the same level. Around month 5, however, I started feeling pain in my pelvic bone after I would jump rope or run. So I quit running and jumping rope, but still did HIIT on the elliptical, as well as circuit strength training.
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| July, 2012 - 4 mos. pregnant. Linville, NC |
Midway through month 7, I started feeling the pelvic pain anytime I would exercise at all. Even just walking around the office at work would be painful. So I decided to quit exercising because I did not want to risk injuring myself or the baby. Unfortunately, I began eating less healthy as well. I worked close to a Chick-Fil-A...
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| October, 2012 - 8 mos. pregnant |
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So in total, I gained 50 lbs during the pregnancy. I started out at 120 lbs and ended up at 170 lbs.
The first few weeks after my son was born I continued to eat fairly unhealthy. It's hard to get to the grocery store or find time to prepare meals with a newborn! Excuses, excuses...
I am now at 150 lbs. 8 weeks postpartum.
Here are my "before" pictures. I hope to update the progress pictures each month. These were taken 2 weeks ago. Since then, I have been much more conscious about what I am eating and have been way more consistent in my exercise.
Measurements
Jan. 4, 2013
Bust = 40"
Waist = 37"
High Hip (Belly Button level) = 39"
Thigh = 22.4"
Arm = 12"
