reclaiming me

On March 5th, at a final weight topping out around 205 pounds, I gave birth to a lovely baby boy, Gavin Leopold. And no, I don’t have belly pictures, at least not past about the halfway point.

Pregnancy sucked. I was exhausted. I gained a ridiculous amount of water weight (evidenced by the fact that now, at 3 weeks postpartum, I’m 25ish pounds lighter). I swelled, ached, and could barely walk toward the end. He’s totally worth it. Now, for the collateral damage: I’m still nearly 30 pounds heavier than my pre-pregnancy weight. Yes, as of yesterday (I forgot to weigh today for my start point), I’m sitting at 180. I’m 5′3″. Figure it out. I’m still rather round. A new weight/measurements chart will shortly join the links to the right (like the new digs?), and photos will follow early next week.

I’ve joined Kirsten’s Tight Club, because while last time around I had tons of self-motivation, this time I’m having to press myself to do anything. Two kids? Yeah, that’s a little more difficult than one. Fortunately for my tuckus, Maya goes to playschool three days per week, so those are days I can more likely slip in longer workouts. I’m still hoping to hike here and there, but since Gavin seems to overheat in any baby carrier at all, that’s still up in the air.

Tight Club begins April 1, and runs for 12 weeks.
The 60-Day Challenge starts April 11, and runs through June 11.

Now is the time to get serious about reclaiming my body.

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