The Basic Housewife Diaries

Fit Mama

So guess what gals….I work out. I know, I know, I’ve rarely posted about it on my social media but I swear I do. Pic or it never happened? Nah, I got the muscles to prove it ;)

 

So before I got pregnant I was training for a half marathon. I had a running training program I followed, short runs, long runs, runs with Oscar, I was in a great groove. I got up to my long run being around 11 miles and was really proud of myself. Jeremiah and I were “trying” to get pregnant but didn’t think it would happen that fast.

So when I found out I was pregnant I stopped running. I didn’t want to risk anything. I knew that running 13.2 miles would put a lot of stress on my body and since this was my first half marathon, I didn’t feel the need to risk it. There will be plenty of races that I could/can run in the future.

But I didn’t work out at all during my pregnancy. The most I did was walk the dog everyday for about 20-30 minutes and stretching. That is one thing that I regretted. I know for next time.

 

So after Arlo, I suddenly became very aware of how “flabby” and “squishy” I was.  Not the best feeling, but I focused all my attention and energy on Arlo. So a couple months later, a girl asked me if I wanted to join her workout group with her. I politely declined because, a. I wasn’t there yet and b. we were living off of one income so I didn’t want to spend a huge amount of money on myself when we could spend that money on other needs.

Another month or so later I reconsidered. It actually was not even as close as expensive I thought about and I got a free 2 week trial so what the heck. So I contacted the girl who originally offered helping me with my fitness and she hooked me up with a membership that has countless libraries of workouts.

I started off very slow and light. I also needed to pick out a workout program that was under 30 minutes because Arlo would not keep his eyeholes shut for more than a half hour. It was great because the membership allows you to pick from any of their programs, which is a wide variety of different types of workouts no matter which fitness level you are at.

So about 9 months later I am still working out, woot woot! And Arlo is napping longer where I can do longer workout AND shower in ONE nap, so crazy. I didn’t take any “before” photos because I didn’t want to give myself a change of becoming obsessed to the point where I will be disappointed if I don’t see results.

Actually, I’ve lost about 25 pounds from the weight I was BEFORE I got pregnant with Arlo. It could be due to a combination of not drinking so much beer, breastfeeding, not being at a desk job all-day and working out but I was pretty darn proud of myself *hair flip*.

I’m in the last week of completing my workout program and I’m feeling so strong. It’s a lifting/hiit program and I can’t wait to do it all over again! I actually might take some before photos to see my progress.

So like I don’t crave to workout. I don’t wake up and jump for joy because I get to work out. My sleep is so broken since I still don’t have a baby who sleeps through the night, I still don’t feel like I have a bunch of energy. But I get through it and am relieved when it’s over. But I’m so glad that I do because I don’t know how I would feel if I never started working out. I’m so glad that things are firming up rather than remaining “squishy”. I think that it helped with Postpartum. I couldn’t imagine dealing with Postpartum depression symptoms on top of body issues, I think that would have sent me in a spiral.

So the purpose of writing this wasn’t to gloat that I’m working out and lost weight. I had that girl, same moment where I wanted the body without doing the work. I had the girl, same moment where I sometimes look for excuses to not workout and just don’t workout because I didn’t feel like it and then feel bad about it. But I’ve also had the girl, same moments where I’m so proud of myself that I’ve completed multiple programs and are telling people to touch my biceps hehehe

 I started small and didn’t put pressure on myself. If I needed a week or more break from working out, I allowed myself to do so without shaming myself.

We all have our fitness journey’s and if you don’t, it’s never too late to start small!

Happy squatting and happy sweating!

 

My Coach is Megan Grosh and she is the greatest, I swear! Don’t be afraid to reach out to her to learn about a free 2 week trial. Let me know if you need her contact information!