I knew that losing the baby weight might be a challenge. I had hopes, not too high, but hopes nonetheless that I would lose the baby weight much more quickly than I have been. To be honest I lost a bit in the first 6 weeks and then I got my IUD which seemed to make me put on a little weight (side effect) and then we entered the craziest two months of our lives with preparing to move, limbo and finally moving but being without any of our things for a month.
During the month of December I really slacked on the workouts and indulged in way too many peanut butter balls. In January we finally moved and things slowly started to improve. I started to increase my activity and only ate one cookie per day instead of three peanut butter balls per day.
You’ll probably be shocked (*sarcasm*) to hear that I became a sugar addict. So in February Neil and I decided to challenge ourselves to a cleanse. No processed sugar or caffeine, both of which I had been over indulging on. The first three days were hell but by the end of the cleanse I had greatly reduced my dependance on both sugar and caffeine and am proud to say that two months later and I do not crave either. I still enjoy a small piece of chocolate or a dessert once in awhile as well as one cup of coffee per day but it is nothing compared to the massive amounts of sugar and gallons of coffee I was drinking.
In late January/early February I finally got back to consistent running and I have been going strong. I finally feel like I am back in a good routine and I have a few races coming up. I feel like this has been the tipping point for me and I am finally feeling better, looking better and even losing some weight (3.6 lbs since the beginning of March).
My goal when Edith was born was to be back to my pre-pregnancy weight by her first birthday and back to my pre-pre-pregnancy weight (I put on a few pounds before I got pregnant) by next fall. I am currently not on track to lose the weight by then but am hoping to be back/closer to my pre-pregnancy weight by the end of August.
Keep up the work girl, you will get there! A positive attitude and drive will keep you going, and you def have those! I recently did a mini sugar detox, it definitely helped me get my cravings under control too!
I love that last photo of you two!
I definitely got hooked on snacks in the first few weeks after giving birth — things that I could eat with one hand while nursing (and not much of it healthy…gummy bears and candy corn). It’s been hard to shake it but I just feel like crap when I eat crap.
You look great…
I am just now weaning myself off snacking…or maybe it’s because I have a crazy baby to chase around all day!
You look great regardless!!! 🙂
Thank you!