My Starting Point

My Starting Point

 

When I weighed in before my cesarean I weighed 220lbs....yes, I gained almost all of the weight I had worked so hard to lose back despite eating healthy and working out throughout my pregnancy. The day we brought Riley home I weighed 218lbs...I still have yet to figure out how I delivered a 6lb baby and only lost 2lbs. After Riley was born I took the first couple of weeks off from focusing on my body and really tried to embrace my new role as a mom. I ate healthy the whole time but I had to consume WAY more calories than I am used to in order to produce enough milk for breastfeeding. I started walking on the treadmill for 30 minutes a day four weeks after my cesarean, jogging and light weight training at 6 weeks, and now at 8 weeks I am ready to step it up. I have taken periodic progress pictures and measurements along the way to keep track of everything below are my pictures thus far.

 

THESE PICTURES ARE NOT PRETTY! THEY ARE UNEDITED, UNTOUCHED & UNFORTUNATELY WILL PROBABLY GROSS YOU OUT BUT THEY ARE REAL. A REAL BODY AFTER BABY.

 

 Above: 24 Days After Baby

Neck:13.5"

Right Bicep:14"

Left Bicep:14.75"

Chest: 45.5"

Waist: 36.5"

Stomach (Belly Button): 39"

Hips: 48.5"

Right Thigh: 27.75"

Left Thigh: 26.5"

Right Calf: 17"

Left Calf: 16.5"

Weight: 197.3lbs

BMI: 33.8

Body Fat: 41.65%

 

 Above: 6 weeks 3 days after Baby

Neck:13"

Right Bicep:14.75"

Left Bicep:15"

Chest: 40.75"

Waist: 35"

Stomach (Belly Button): 38"

Hips: 47.5"

Right Thigh: 27.75"

Left Thigh: 27.5"

Right Calf: 17"

Left Calf: 16.5"

Weight: 192lbs

BMI: 33.0

Body Fat: 37%

 

 

 Above: 8 weeks 3 days after Baby

Neck:13"

Right Bicep:14.5"

Left Bicep:15.5"

Chest: 41.25"

Waist: 34"

Stomach (Belly Button): 36.5"

Hips: 46.5"

Right Thigh: 26.75"

Left Thigh: 26.5"

Right Calf: 16.75"

Left Calf: 16.5"

Weight: 189lbs

BMI: 32.44

Body Fat: 36%

 

My plan thus far has been eating clean, working legs on Monday, abs on Tuesday & Thursday, arms on Wednesday and Friday I try to do some yoga. I only do 20-25 minutes of cardio a day right now because I am still seeing very healthy results. If I hit a plateau I will increase my cardio by 10 minutes or so but for now 20-25 minutes is allowing me to decrease weight and inches at a healthy pace. If you lose the weight too fast you have no hope of regaining any skin elasticity. I will be posting progress updates every Monday from this point forward.