Day 1 of going to the gym to lose this pregnancy weight

Well done hitting the gym. Does Monkey stay home with Tarzan? I originally had a membership on my Christmas list, but with my Husband working 40+ hours a week far from home it wouldn’t be very practical. Jillian Michael’s videos here I come, well when I’m motivated enough to get off my bum.

I feel strange getting ready to ask this question because I’m very much so the type of person to insist that it’s “not about the numbers” and “it should be about feeling good/healthy/etc.” The same person who will say time and time again to women after they’ve given birth or gone through a life-altering time frame even (like puberty or the early 20s where bodies change), that shapes change and weight numbers won’t bet the same no matter what, etc, etc, etc, blah, blah, blah. You know all these lines and bits of logic….

But, out of curiosity, do you have a goal weight in mind? Or a goal size to aim toward? Most don’t make it back to pre-pregnancy weight and/or size, so I was just curious if you had a round-about final goal, or are you focused on those short term goals and seeing where it takes you?

Anyway, that aside! I think it’s great you had such a good time at the gym and that you’re setting up your mini-goals for yourself. And way to go standing up to the trainer like that! Haha.

All the best for getting back to gym and loose that baby weight!

Thankfully I only have 0.5 kg to go (1 pound) – I was very blessed that I only put on 10.9 kg with my twin pregnancy (24 pounds) BUT I do want to know this – how is it that everything shifts around? Even when I lose that pound my clothes still won’t all fit me. Maybe it was the fertility drugs?

Go Jane, GO!

Sounds good, it’s inspiring. I’ve been getting exercise since week 6 but was feeling frustrated by all the effort with little results so now I’m relaxing until after the holidays…my husband says I’ve been gaining muscle so I shouldn’t focus on the number on the scale, I think that’s true actually and I fit into one pair of my pre-pregnancy jeans but I’m still wanting to lose about 18 lbs. Wouldn’t it be cool if it just melted off as a reward for all the hard work of being a mommy?

Wow – it was so funny reading this today – I have been going to the gym for the past week, doing that exact same workout – equipment, times & even the run times, although at the end of the week I was up to almost 2 minutes of running at a time. The only difference was I left out the bike, but since my monkey won’t take a bottle I have to get in & out in an hour so he doesn’t freak out. That makes me feel good about what I’ve been doing – I must be on the right track. I have decided that I can’t weigh myself, I get a bit OCD & stop eating because I’m brilliant like that, and also because since I’m a very gifted nurser (as in supply) my weight can fluctuate by more than 5 lbs every morning. I lost alot of weight before I got pregnant & wasn’t done, so I want to get back on track with that. I’m in some of my prepregnancy pants, but they are ones that were loose before, so it’s not doing much for my self esteem. Guess it’s a good thing that I kept them though – sigh… I have to find the balance in my mind of eating really healthy, and getting to the gym every school day (it’s too hard on the weekends with this crew & church), but still knowing that I won’t lose weight super fast like I could if I was not nursing & on a program like medifast (which is how I lost it before). The good news – since sears has most of the equipment on sale right now, we are going to buy a big elliptical for the house, for the days I can’t get to the gym – yay!