Thursday, 12/11/08 at 7:42 PM
by Kelli Poindexter
by Kelli Poindexter
Postpartum Weight Loss Success
This is my final note on my postpartum weight loss. First, let me just say, “I feel great”! To briefly review the goals I set back in January, “I want to lose 35 pounds, four pant sizes, be back in small size shirts, and be fitter than I was before getting pregnant”. Lofty, but doable, I thought nine months ago.
Rylie is now 13 months old. I’m seven pounds away from my pre-pregnancy weight, but I fit in my old clothes now. The pants I purchased a month before I found out I was pregnant are more comfortable than they use to be. My body feels healthier than it did before I got pregnant. I’m definitely fitter and much stronger now. The best part is I don’t jiggle as much as I use to. I’ve lost 38 of the 45 pounds I gained during pregnancy. I’m not worried about those pesky last seven. I know they’ll be gone soon enough.
So, how’d I do it? Exercise and diet. No big secret. No magic bullet. I did make some key lifestyle changes however. Specifically, consistency in my exercise routine was important. I work out with my Baby Boot Camp strength training class three days a week on average and then get in a cardio workout on the bike once or twice a week. In addition, I started running to class instead of walking. I now enjoy running, something I hated before being pregnant. I run about five miles a week now. The other key factor to the weight loss was in my diet. I reduced my portion sizes considerably. This was a challenge and took a little time to accomplish. I also reduced some of my carbohydrate intake, but mostly I changed the carbs I was eating to healthier choices (e.g. brown rice instead of white and multi-grain tortillas instead of white). I’ve also curbed my alcohol consumption.
Now that I’ve lost the weight, I’m not satisfied though. I’ve made some new goals. I have these pair of Levi jeans that I’m determined to get into again! I’m still working off the baby belly. It’s stubborn. Apparently, it takes longer when you have a c-section. It feels really good to have my old body back and improved. Fitness wise, I’ve committed to participate in a triathlon next year. And I will continue to scratch the mountain biking itch I contracted this summer.
M.I.L.F status? Well, you’ll have to ask my husband about that. All I know is that my rear end seems to be a magnet to his hands again. And that makes me smile.
Kelli
Rylie is now 13 months old. I’m seven pounds away from my pre-pregnancy weight, but I fit in my old clothes now. The pants I purchased a month before I found out I was pregnant are more comfortable than they use to be. My body feels healthier than it did before I got pregnant. I’m definitely fitter and much stronger now. The best part is I don’t jiggle as much as I use to. I’ve lost 38 of the 45 pounds I gained during pregnancy. I’m not worried about those pesky last seven. I know they’ll be gone soon enough.
So, how’d I do it? Exercise and diet. No big secret. No magic bullet. I did make some key lifestyle changes however. Specifically, consistency in my exercise routine was important. I work out with my Baby Boot Camp strength training class three days a week on average and then get in a cardio workout on the bike once or twice a week. In addition, I started running to class instead of walking. I now enjoy running, something I hated before being pregnant. I run about five miles a week now. The other key factor to the weight loss was in my diet. I reduced my portion sizes considerably. This was a challenge and took a little time to accomplish. I also reduced some of my carbohydrate intake, but mostly I changed the carbs I was eating to healthier choices (e.g. brown rice instead of white and multi-grain tortillas instead of white). I’ve also curbed my alcohol consumption.
Now that I’ve lost the weight, I’m not satisfied though. I’ve made some new goals. I have these pair of Levi jeans that I’m determined to get into again! I’m still working off the baby belly. It’s stubborn. Apparently, it takes longer when you have a c-section. It feels really good to have my old body back and improved. Fitness wise, I’ve committed to participate in a triathlon next year. And I will continue to scratch the mountain biking itch I contracted this summer.
M.I.L.F status? Well, you’ll have to ask my husband about that. All I know is that my rear end seems to be a magnet to his hands again. And that makes me smile.
Kelli
Comments
Add a Comment