I don’t know about you, but right now, I don’t have time to
go to the gym, or at least it doesn't seem like I do. I know that I could always go to bed later and get up earlier to carve out the time to do the things that I want/need to do, but the bed just calls my name. I have to submit, hey, sleep is an important part of weight management as well. But back to the issue at hand. I barely have time to have a Mommy time out, let alone drive to
a gym and workout.
I do have a Treadclimber and Bowflex in residence but by the time I put the babe in bed, I am too tired or maybe too lazy. I haven't decided which it might be. Actually, probably the lazy part.
I do try to get on the Treadclimber and go at it for a while. But it is nothing like I used to be able to do or have time for. I used to be so active running at least 3-5 miles a day 4-5 days a week right up until the last month before my son was born. What the effff happened to that? I know what happened...a baby.
I do want to get back to getting my runs/walks in, doing some Zumba, lifting weights, and generally getting my body to not feel sooo squishy. I mean I feel like I look good for a mommy. I don't have stretch marks on my belly nor do I have a belly that laps over my pants but I do lack the tone that I really desire. It is the tone that I want to get back. To be honest, I want to be better than I was before the baby just to prove to myself and to other mommies out there that it can be done. (Because I thought a baby would turn my body inside out and upside down and one main reason that I never wanted to have children til just a few years ago). But, again, with the right steps and attitude you can look just like or better than you did before. It just takes dedication.
I do try to do baby exercise like lifting him up in the air with my feet, or doing sit up while playing with him or carrying him up and down the stairs up-teen times. He is my almost 25 pound weight that I have on me at almost all times.
I am glad that it is getting a little less scorching out now so I can whip out my baby jogger that I won on a contest and take my little man for a walk, jog or run (depending on how I am feeling that day) around the subdivision.
I do not get to work out as much as I would like to. I do however do little things that I think add up. Fidgetcise...sounds like a load of crap but hey while you are waiting on dinner, getting ready in the morning, do chest presses on the kitchen counter, leg lifts, squats, etc. Little things do really add up. Promise!
I am always on the go and never it seems to have time to sit down.
In addition to doing exercise, you can't always (notice I said ALWAYS, which leaves us girls a little wiggle and jiggle room) stuff your mouth with cupcakes and corndogs. It would be nice though wouldn't it?
My post baby diet and exercise (or lack thereof to some people) has caused me to weigh in at 108 ( smaller than before baby) and all my 0 and 2s pants are a little looser now than they used to be.
Ladies, I swear by the Belly Bandit (BFF). So much that I was in my skinny jeans in less than 7 DAYS!!! I kid you not. It was so impressive to my friend that she just had a baby yesterday and one of the first thing that she got was the exact same Belly Bandit (the BFF)that I had to help her lose the Baby Belly. She is loving it. It really helps with those back aches too post preggo.
I am a healthy eater 90 percent of the time. Mexican and pizza though are a big weakness. Nachos and Veggie loaded pizza-yummo.
My diet- although I don't really call it a diet because I don't feel like I am missing something that I want-looks a little like this.
(not all at once)
Breakfast
Shredded Wheat, Egg Whites, Hard-boiled eggs and fruit, fruit salad and yogurt, yogurt parfait, veggie omelet with salsa, avocado and egg english muffin sandwich, oatmeal or a fritata.
Lunch
Salad with protein like hardboiled egg, grilled chicken, or cottage cheese, soup, chili, yogurt parfait
Dinner
Grilled chicken or pork tenderloin, lots of veggies (broccoli is a fave), salad with protein, soup, pasta (always whole grain or brown rice pasta) always with something like broccoli or other veggies in the sauce. I am a big veggie and fruit girl. I think I could easily be a vegetarian.
Snacks
Hard boiled egg, yogurt, nuts, fruits, veggies, occasionally a Fiber One Bar of some sort, that occasional Reese's cup that just jumps in my mouth
Eating is all about balance. It isn't an all or nothing kind of thing. If I know that I didn't eat so healthy one night because my husband and I had a date and I picked a not so healthy dish because I don't do that often and a beverage other than water, then well, I know that my choices need to be better the next day. Do I punish myself for making a bad choice? No way. I know that if I don't do that for myself on occasion then I will binge at one point, and I don't want to do that. An occasional bite of chocolate cake will help me from trying to devour a whole cake.
Just like everything else in this life it is a Balancing Act. You have to be able to balance out life, work, children, food, exercise, time, and whatever else fills your life at the moment. But if something is important to you, then you make it a priority and you just do it. No excuses! I know I have my excuses that I use-I am tired, the baby didn't sleep good, that cupcake just looked too good to be true but in the long run, it is like a diet, when I cheat, who am I really cheating?! MYSELF!
I do have a Treadclimber and Bowflex in residence but by the time I put the babe in bed, I am too tired or maybe too lazy. I haven't decided which it might be. Actually, probably the lazy part.
I do try to get on the Treadclimber and go at it for a while. But it is nothing like I used to be able to do or have time for. I used to be so active running at least 3-5 miles a day 4-5 days a week right up until the last month before my son was born. What the effff happened to that? I know what happened...a baby.
I do want to get back to getting my runs/walks in, doing some Zumba, lifting weights, and generally getting my body to not feel sooo squishy. I mean I feel like I look good for a mommy. I don't have stretch marks on my belly nor do I have a belly that laps over my pants but I do lack the tone that I really desire. It is the tone that I want to get back. To be honest, I want to be better than I was before the baby just to prove to myself and to other mommies out there that it can be done. (Because I thought a baby would turn my body inside out and upside down and one main reason that I never wanted to have children til just a few years ago). But, again, with the right steps and attitude you can look just like or better than you did before. It just takes dedication.
I do try to do baby exercise like lifting him up in the air with my feet, or doing sit up while playing with him or carrying him up and down the stairs up-teen times. He is my almost 25 pound weight that I have on me at almost all times.
I am glad that it is getting a little less scorching out now so I can whip out my baby jogger that I won on a contest and take my little man for a walk, jog or run (depending on how I am feeling that day) around the subdivision.
I do not get to work out as much as I would like to. I do however do little things that I think add up. Fidgetcise...sounds like a load of crap but hey while you are waiting on dinner, getting ready in the morning, do chest presses on the kitchen counter, leg lifts, squats, etc. Little things do really add up. Promise!
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| That is not a fuzzy, wuzzy spidey in my hair, but part of a bow type thing. Idk what I was thinking! |
I am always on the go and never it seems to have time to sit down.
In addition to doing exercise, you can't always (notice I said ALWAYS, which leaves us girls a little wiggle and jiggle room) stuff your mouth with cupcakes and corndogs. It would be nice though wouldn't it?
My post baby diet and exercise (or lack thereof to some people) has caused me to weigh in at 108 ( smaller than before baby) and all my 0 and 2s pants are a little looser now than they used to be.
Ladies, I swear by the Belly Bandit (BFF). So much that I was in my skinny jeans in less than 7 DAYS!!! I kid you not. It was so impressive to my friend that she just had a baby yesterday and one of the first thing that she got was the exact same Belly Bandit (the BFF)that I had to help her lose the Baby Belly. She is loving it. It really helps with those back aches too post preggo.
I am a healthy eater 90 percent of the time. Mexican and pizza though are a big weakness. Nachos and Veggie loaded pizza-yummo.
(not all at once)
Breakfast
Shredded Wheat, Egg Whites, Hard-boiled eggs and fruit, fruit salad and yogurt, yogurt parfait, veggie omelet with salsa, avocado and egg english muffin sandwich, oatmeal or a fritata.
Lunch
Salad with protein like hardboiled egg, grilled chicken, or cottage cheese, soup, chili, yogurt parfait
Dinner
Grilled chicken or pork tenderloin, lots of veggies (broccoli is a fave), salad with protein, soup, pasta (always whole grain or brown rice pasta) always with something like broccoli or other veggies in the sauce. I am a big veggie and fruit girl. I think I could easily be a vegetarian.
Snacks
Hard boiled egg, yogurt, nuts, fruits, veggies, occasionally a Fiber One Bar of some sort, that occasional Reese's cup that just jumps in my mouth
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| Not a 2008 picture, just a 2008 rag I love. |
Eating is all about balance. It isn't an all or nothing kind of thing. If I know that I didn't eat so healthy one night because my husband and I had a date and I picked a not so healthy dish because I don't do that often and a beverage other than water, then well, I know that my choices need to be better the next day. Do I punish myself for making a bad choice? No way. I know that if I don't do that for myself on occasion then I will binge at one point, and I don't want to do that. An occasional bite of chocolate cake will help me from trying to devour a whole cake.
Just like everything else in this life it is a Balancing Act. You have to be able to balance out life, work, children, food, exercise, time, and whatever else fills your life at the moment. But if something is important to you, then you make it a priority and you just do it. No excuses! I know I have my excuses that I use-I am tired, the baby didn't sleep good, that cupcake just looked too good to be true but in the long run, it is like a diet, when I cheat, who am I really cheating?! MYSELF!
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| FROM THIS TO..... |
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| THIS IN 1 WEEK FLAT! |
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| One week postpartum-if you look closely you can see the Belly Bandit on underneath |
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