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Sunday, July 10, 2011
Fit Mama Club
Another Twitterer/Babycenter mama/blogger has started the Fit Mama Club. After having a baby, it's not always easy to get back into shape without some extra work. It's much easier to put in that extra work with a support system in place!
Oddly enough, even though I gained 40 lbs when I was pregnant with Emma, I lost weight with Sophie the first 20 weeks and ended up with a net gain of only 2 lbs. I weighed the day we came home from the hospital (I stayed 24 hrs after having Sophie) and I was down 30 lbs from my pre-pregnancy weight! It stayed the same her first year, but has been creeping up again. And even after losing that 30 lbs I was still 40 lbs above where I wanted to be.
So, here I go again!
I don't own a scale so I can't post my weight each week (I really need to get another one...) but I can tell how I'm doing by how well my clothes fit (or not).
Week 1:
Last Week's High - On vacation! I got great "workouts" this week, much better than I could have gotten in a gym. Raking, push-mowing, tree trimming, lifting, carrying - all in the heat and humidity. I know I burned tons of calories!
Last Week's Low - I ate like I was on vacation. Too much soda and sugary drinks. I did drink more water than usual, though.
Plan for This Week- I go back to work tomorrow, and back to a normal routine. It will be easier to stick with a healthy eating. I picked up a bottle of Mio at the store yesterday, too, to take to work with me. There is a ready supply of water there, I just have to DRINK it.
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Woop! Woop! You can do it! I'm so happy that you're joining me! :).
ReplyDeleteChristine - you don't need to buy another scale. They can be pretty worthless in general. Instead find yourself a measuring tape like the ones at a fabric store. You can use this site
ReplyDeletehttp://www.scientificpsychic.com/fitness/diet.htmlhttp://www.scientificpsychic.com/fitness/diet.html
to approximate your body fat percentage and lean muscle mass, which is more important than the number on the scale. Please post this to your group.
A few years ago I weighed 135 and was a size 6 at 28% body fat. Now I weigh 140 and I'm a size 2/4. Yet, according to my ex-doctor, I needed to lose weight because he only followed the number on the scale and the BMI. Ridiculous! I'm at 24% body fat - hello!
Good luck on getting into shape. I'm a big fan of heavy lifting, so don't forget the weights!