I've been increasingly concerned about this since gaining twenty-five pounds over the last year or so. There are a lot of factors but the biggest is a decrease in my dedicated work out time. Previous to pregnancy I looked and most importantly felt great! I practiced yoga about 6-7 days a week. Then I taught on top of that and found time to get the elliptical in my schedule.
Recently I had fallen ill. I lost about 7 pounds during that time. I have started to make time for my yoga practice again and am hoping to keep that initial weight off. That would mean I have about 20 pounds left to make my way back to pre-pregnancy weight. Oh happy day! It's not necessarily important to me to be 'skinny'. I don't have that type of body. I'm a woman and have the curves to prove it. It's more about my confidence and self-esteem that goes along with feeling thin.
Here are some now and then photos...
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| May 31, 2008 Craftwood Inn, Manitou Springs, CO |
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| July 4th 2008 in Granby, CO |
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| August 2008 in San Diego, CA. I was a bridesmaid in my sister's wedding |
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| Evan and I in February 2011. I can see the difference in my face! |
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| Today in Evan's room. In this picture I can see a difference in my chest and arms. Come on chatarunga...sculpt those muscles! |
I have devised a plan. I'm big on plans!
- Breakfast-water, naked green machine and protein powder
- Lunch-salad with olive oil and lemon juice, fruit
- Dinner-sensible protein and veggie
- Yoga three times a week
- Walk/play with Evan
- Work in some weight lifting...not crazy lifting, just enough to break a sweat.
My biggest down fall is snacks. Especially when I'm bored. Well, I don't have a lot of bored time anymore. Now that I'm home all the time I can get busy with projects!
Here's to better health! I hope you join me in this journey.
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ReplyDeleteI'm totally joining you because I've got you beat. Factoring in my pregnancy baby weight and the extra pounds I had to start with, I need to lose... 55-60 lbs!!! Agh!
ReplyDeleteI am really looking forward to eating better, too. You just FEEL better when you eat better! It's hard to do at my house because my husband is a meat and carbs guy. But something's got to give. I don't enjoy meat and carbs. :)
Also, even if you're heavier than you'd like to be, you still look great. Especially for having a baby! :)
April-Thanks for the compliments. I do think I look like great for having a baby. It's just not that great when I look back at the most fit and healthy time in my life. I stopped drinking, smoking and started to eat organic and local. I think that made the biggest difference. Well, and my dedicated yoga practice. That melted 50 lbs off before the wedding.
ReplyDeleteI should wii. Once during a deployment last winter I wii-d(thats not really a word there is it?)and it helped a ton. I lost 7lbs in 2weeks. Just wii-ing. LOL
ReplyDeleteI don't have a clue what a naked green machine is, but it sounds cruel.
(I bought a cookbook called, The Meat Lovers Meatless Cookbook. Maybe April's hubby would try something out of there.)
I've heard good things about wii-ing.
ReplyDeleteNaked green machine is a drink. Naked is the brand...think odwalla. Green machine is the flavor. It has kiwi, spinach, spirilina, banana, apple and a bunch of other stuff. No sugar, salt or anything icky added.