Post Pregnancy...Pre Transformation...

After gaining over 60lbs during Pregnancy, I am ready to embark on one of the more difficult journey's of my life....Getting Back in Shape. As a Fitness Trainer, it is extremely important to walk the walk that you expect your clients to walk. I take pride in being a motivational force in so many people's lives so I hope that seeing my journey and my struggle will continue to inspire them even more. Even trainers need motivation too. Unfortunately, I didn't capture a photo of myself right after having the baby so that you could get a true glimpse of my starting point but better late than never (in my grandmother's words). Before getting pregnant I wore a slim 142 pound, toned yet not fully muscular frame. 10 months later, I weighed in at a whopping 207 lbs of both FAT and Baby!!
I kept telling myself that I wouldn't gain much weight during my pregnancy this time around but just the same as with my 1st daughter, again I was horribly sick for 7 straight months & it took a toll on my activity level. My craving for All Things Carbs  (pasta, potatoes,bread,grits,etc) didn't help much either. They seemed like the only things that would stay down, so I ate them in abundance :) After Breastfeeding for just 8 weeks I had already lost over 40 of those 65lbs (Who said Breastfeeding isn't best???) So after going to my checkup I tried my hand at hitting the gym again on May 5th 2011. On that day I weighed in at 164.8lbs & 38% Body Fat. I set myself a personal goal of 22lbs and 6% Body Fat and began hitting the gym as much as possible! But boy was I in for a rude awakening~ My entire equilibrium was off, I couldn't keep up in step class that week, and I was a litle but discouraged. I had to keep reminding myself (Self...you just had a baby, you can't expect to have the stamina you had months ago, right away!), So I took a week off from the gym, regrouped and slowly worked myself back in to my trainers' classes the rest of the month of May. So here's where I pull you in on my journey.....Hope you find it informational, motivational and inspirational. Please leave any comments, questions or concerns as this will be a learning journey for me too.