It's been about 7 weeks that I've changed the way I eat, and I've been working out now for 4 weeks. Now I'll talk more later about what specifically I'm eating and what work-out plan I'm doing. But right now I wanted to celebrate my success so far, and give you a few tips that I've learned with adapting a healthy lifestyle with kids and a baby in tow.
Now, before I got pregnant with #3, I lost 30 lbs, but I was on the verge of gaining it back before I got pregnant. So after I had this baby, I actually got down to pretty close to pre-pregnancy weight pretty fast thanks to coming off a healthier pregnancy and then breastfeeding and sort of somewhat healthy eating. So now I'm actually working on losing the weight I had gained when I was first married and before I ever got pregnant.
The results...
...So... in 7 weeks I've lost 8 lbs, and a total of 4.5 inches in 4 weeks, including 2 inches from my waist!. (I didn't take measurements until I started working out...)
YAY! I'm so happy with those results. And I'm even MORE happy with how I feel, and how much energy I have and how clear my head feels!
So, a few tips...
- Be committed but flexible... Make a decision to work out 6 days a week, or whatever you decide, but be flexible on your schedule. Meaning, before a day begins, I already KNOW that I'm going to work-out that day, there's no question about that, because I already decided. But... I've had to keep the time of when I work-out flexible. At first I thought I could work-out before the kids got up, but that just didn't work out... so plan B was to work out when my baby has her first nap, and sometimes it's been during her second nap, but the point is that I work out! During the first week of exercising, I got pretty frustrated because I got interrupted during my work-out, or that I didn't shower until 1:30 in the afternoon, but you know what? That was OK! And I learned to be flexible. So in 4 weeks of exercising 6 days a week, I've only missed one work-out thanks to this approach.
- Don't forbid yourself to have any food... Usually when I have done that before, like with sugar... I lasted oh... 24 hours before I caved and gorged myself with sugar. Instead... tell yourself you can have some every once in a while. Maybe it could be a reward for eating so well all week, or a little something here and there. But the point is, you can have it, a little bit, once in a while. Then you're not so apt to go crazy with it. If you have some, don't beat yourself up, move on, and continue eating healthy. Which brings me to my next tip...
- It's a lifestyle change NOT a temporary diet... When I reach my goal weight, I'm not going to say, "Yay! I did it! Now I can go back to eating crap!" Because then I'll gain all my weight back. Yes, like I said before, I'll have a treat once in a while. But I'm still going to continue to eat my new healthy eating lifestyle.
- Live in the present and enjoy the journey... Celebrate the little wins, be grateful for the body that you have now! I GET to enjoy delicious healthy foods! I GET to move around and work-out! I GET to breathe and just be GRATEFUL. I GET to be ALIVE! Relish those feelings of gratitude NOW, and you will go far.
Well, those are my tips for the day, and my celebration of losing weight, and living a healthy life full of energy and vitality, YAY!
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