I am 6 1/2 months pregnant with my 2nd. when i got pregnant with my 1st i remember that i told myself that i was going to be healthy and be more active WRONG!!! i started at 136lbs gained around 45lbs during pregnancy and lost 15 lbs a week after birth. 2 months after i was down to 156lbs and when i found out i was pregnant again i was at 140lbs. With this pregnancy i didnt gain weight till my 5th month. at my 6th month check up i had gained a total of 9lbs. i bought me some prenatal pilates and workout videos which i do once in a while plus walking and taking care of my 17 month old. i am now 26 weeks and i feel huge and fat although i am not really stressing it. I cant wait to have this baby and just get to exercising again and taking good care of myself. i have been pretty good about what i eat with this pregnancy. I just think its funny how i get really excited about getting back in shape after the baby is born during pregnancy but when i have the baby i loose that motivation and I could care less. I guess you just get so involved with the new baby, current children and life (work, husband, house) that you loose focus on yourself. i hope that motivation is still with me when this baby is born. Have any of you ladies felt this way? I also cant wait to get new clothes, get a nice hair style (i think i deserve it, i have havent colored my hair in 6 years just the occasional haircut here and there) i know there are ladies out there that felt this way and i just wanted to hear from you.
my husband has been running and just taking better care of himself. I very much just want to join him. I am so proud of of well he is doing. He’s lost around 20lbs in 6 weeks.
Also, do any of you ladies feel like you look better now after after having children?
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yes, I know what you are talking about! I have a 10 months old now, I did not loose motivation but I felt it was quite impossible to take care of my baby and work out at the same time. I felt exhausted most of the time, post partum hemorroidal pain did not help. I gained pounds AFTER I gave birth ( lot of middle of the night snacks while breastfeeding+no workouts+working outside siiting in a office=fat). well I am still struggling to find a Me time, but my son is so wonderful I tell myself I will eventually resume exercise when he is older. I don’t think I look better : birth mark, weight gain, hair loss…, But it’s not as important as it used to be to me
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