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Body After Baby {3 Months}

December 18, 2014 By Hollie Leave a Comment

Little Munchkin, M

This third month flew by and what a happy, easy-going three month old we have!  M is such a good baby and I am loving every minute I have with him.  He is constantly smiling and gets a big grin every time he hears my voice.  He is cooing up a storm and we can even get a few giggles out of him from time to time.

Many people strongly dislike me when I say this, but he is sleeping 9-10 hours a night.  Josh and I have been so blessed with really good sleepers.  He is a great nurser: fast and efficient.  He doesn’t love tummy time, but is improving.  He might be a thumb sucker and I am not sure how I feel about that one.  We are really looking forward to celebrating our first Christmas as a family of 4- what a blessing it is!

 

My Weight

My pre-pregnancy weight: 129

My  healthy, comfortable weight: 130-133

My weight at 40 & 4 days weeks: 174

My weight 1 week postpartum: 161

My weight 2 weeks postpartum:  155

My weight 1 month postpartum: 149

My weight 2 months postpartum: 146

My weight 3 months postpartum: 142

Four pounds this month and three pounds last month.  I would like to get five pounds off this next month, but I am not sure how realistic that is with the holidays.  Sometimes when I weigh myself I get frustrated, but then I look back at how far I have come and I am proud.  I also find it interesting because J and I have both agreed that my 142 pounds post baby this time looks a lot different than 142 pounds last time.  I have more muscles tone and look much more fit this go around.  Not to mention my fitness level is leaps and bounds ahead of where I was just 3 months after I had C.

My Fitness Level

I am still teaching four times a week at the gym and getting in my own lifting sessions and runs.  This morning I worked out with a personal trainer and it was awesome.  I feel I have a lot of fitness knowledge myself, but it is nice to have someone else tell you what to do, correct your form, and encourage you- I am usually the one doing this for others.

Running: I usually log one long-ish run per week at about an 8:30 minute pace and then one to two shorter, interval runs at an average of 8:00 pace.  I set a goal to run a 10K at an 8:59 pace and ran it in 7:58.  Here is my 10k Race Recap.

Strength: I am getting so much stronger and I love it!  Today I did 7 reps of 95 pounds on the bench press.  This is a 20 pound increase from last month.  I also increased my strength in other areas that I tested myself with my Fit Test several weeks ago.  I am still working on those pull-ups, but the trainer today showed me a new exercise that would help with them.

My Food Intake

My nutrition coach has increased my calories even more.  Isn’t it crazy that I am eating more to lose weight?  The best part about it is I am learning so much about food and what specific foods do for my body.  The last two weeks I have been concentrating on nutrition timing: properly fueling my body pre and post workout.  I am supposed to eat 25% of my daily carbs before my workout and 25% of my daily carbs after a workout- this is difficult.  I have not had a perfect day yet, but I get better each day.  I also have been having way too many sweets.  I am pretty sure I have had at least two cookies every day since Thanksgiving.

Review of Last Month’s Goals

  • Dessert or sweets only 1-2x per week- Ultimate fail.
  • Lift on my own 2 times per week- Yes!
  • 5-6 workouts per week- Done!
  • Eat more vegetables- Still needs work.
  • Train and run 10k (average pace 8:59)- Blew this one out of the water!  Ran a 10k at an average of 7:58!
  • Piyo 1x per week (this is going to be the hardest for me)- didn’t even attempt this once

New Goals

  • Cut back sugar: allow desserts & treats on holiday celebration days and then only 2x per week.  I have to be able to accomplish this goal.
  • Lift heavy: I am keeping this a goal.
  • Nutrition: concentrate on 50% of the day’s carbs before and after workout, more veggies and hitting my protein macros.
  • Spring Half Marathon: I want to train and run a spring half marathon.  Six months after I had C I ran a 1:56:36 half marathon, so at 6 months post M, I’d like to run a 1:49:59.  My PR is a 1:43:38, but that was a very flat course and it was 1 year after I had C.

Your turn- tell me!
What are some recent goals you have set for yourself?

How do you measure your fitness goals?

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