I love working out. It's not just something I do every once and a while. It is a part of my every day life whether it be 15 minutes or an hour I always try to find time to do at least 10 pushups, 30 jumping jacks, and 30 crunches. Some days that happens right before bed but hey, at least it happens.
I workout because it makes me feel good. I crave the high I get from finishing a hard workout, dripping in sweat, and feeling accomplished.
I also enjoy working out because I love to see results. I love to see my body change form my hard work.
Before I got pregnant, I dropped 30 pounds fast. I worked out 6-7 days a week and my body responded well.
Now post baby, I still work out 6-7 days a week and guess what? I am not dropping any pounds. Yes you read that correctly. I know before I said I lost 13 pounds (Take into account that my baby weight 6lbs so half of that was her). Well I somehow gained 5 over the weekend with only 1 cheat day.
Can I just scream out loud?! I am so frustrated. 5 months post partum and I weigh the same as the day I left the hospital. How is that even fair?
I work so hard!
To top it all off I hurt my rotator cuff so doing any shoulder exercises in the last week was a big no-no. I did more normal exercise last night and it's sad to see how much I've regressed in the last week.
I have really cracked down on my eating since seeing that 186 jump back on the scale. I was doing good about 85% of the time before but now its 100%. No more of this garbage.
The old me would have said forget this and just eaten more crap because I feel bad about myself. The me now wants to buckle down and figure this crap out. I will not be big this summer. I just won't.
I know it's terrible to compare yourselves to other but I have friends who have had babies the same time as me who eat like CRAP and hardly work out and somehow they lose 5-10 pounds without trying. Seriously? Not even fair.
But I am doing this to be healthy so if this is the weight and size I stay for the rest of my life, at least it will be a healthy one!
I know how frustrating it is to work hard and not see the results! I'm at 185 and haven't even had a baby yet haha! Just keep working hard the results will come :)
ReplyDeleteHey Amanda, I just saw that you created this blog, and I think you are so inspirational with how passionate you are about becoming fit. Lets face it, having a baby does a number on your body, weight aside. My body shape is completely different and where I carry my fat is something I've never delt with before. Although I was lucky enough to lose most of my baby weight few months after having Lucy, my body is definitely not the same. After losing my milk I gained another 5 lbs and it was seeming impossible to lose weight. So frustrating. I started insanity again and am drinking herbalife. In one week I've lost 3 lbs. if you're interested in getting herbalife let me know. Keep working hard and eventually it will pay off! Good luck!!
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