I did decide to restart the challenge and do it properly from the start!
Smashed today :)
One day at a time :)
Friday, February 5, 2016
Day1
Thursday, February 4, 2016
The challenges mums face when trying to get fit and healthy
Little Billy is now 12weeks old and it has been a very long and difficult 12weeks.
The first 4 weeks were a breeze but at 4 weeks old he became sniffly and it seemed he had a cold but he would have the episodes after feeding where he would cough and stop breathing. It would take some effort to get him breathing again and it was not nice at all. Just after christmas he ended up in hospital as he was really struggling to breath and these episodes were happening all the time.
Long story short after some emergency testing etc ended up being severe silent reflux. He is now on a steroid nasal spray to open his nasal passages which are ridiculously small and on losec and antireflux formula to help reduce the reflux. It has now been 4 days without an episode so we are finally on the right track.
At the peak of this there was a week where I would spend no more than 30mins in my bed at one time. I was so exhausted I couldn't keep my eyes open and I could not regulate my body temperature and I constantly felt freezing cold. The Dr did some testing and I have since had a phone call to say i need to come in to discuss these results but I just haven't had time. I put myself on Duromine not for weight loss I never lost weight on it but to give me the energy just to keep my eyes open. I have tried to go off it a few times since but it results in me again not being able to keep my eyes open and back to feeling absolutely freezing cold one minute to burning up the next. Its crazy.
Billy is sleeping good blocks at night up to 5 hours the first stretch then 2-3 the next. I am getting heaps of sleep but obviously something is going on. Definitely need to try and get back to the Dr.
Anyway I started the Isagenix Isabody Challenge on the 1/1/16. I thought it would be good just to have something that made me accountable. It hasn't been easy I haven't stuck to it 100% at all, most days are difficult with the kids and it simply just doesn't happen. Only being 12 weeks since billy was born my body does struggle a bit too but I am doing what I can.
I am back to the gym as much as I can. I was all ready to walk out the door this morning when my 4yo started vomiting. oh well always tomorrow morning.
I have been completely failing on the cleanse days. For some reason every single time I go to do one the kids have a horrible day, stress levels go through the roof and by 10am I am starving hungry I get dizzy and weak and feel like I am going to lose the plot so I eat!
It might all have something to do with whats going on with my body though.
I am in month 2 now. First month I lost 3.2kg so thats not too bad. I am a little disappointed but ultimately I got the results for the amount of effort I put in. You can't out train a bad diet.
Exercise wise I am surprised at how my body is bouncing back I am already running 20mins straight on the treadmil with a base speed of 9km/hr. I usually run about 3.2km in 20mins. The weights I am lifting are really decent too. Just have to get that diet under control.
I feel so super motivated and yep I can so do this and the curve ball is thrown in and my day spirals out of control, and I do comfort eat. My kids have been on a sick merry-go round of sickness for what feels like forever now. I also got the flu they did but managed to beat it pretty quick.
Anyway I am hoping to get on here more often and update with how I am eating and what exercises and training I am doing etc.
The isabody challange is 16weeks and I have no completed 5. I am tempted to start it again. I will think this over over the next day. I haven't really gotten anywhere and although it does add another 5 weeks to the next bit I think I will really be better off and achieve better results now that Billy is that little bit older and things should start to settle soon.
This was my first months progress. I still really really struggle with the weight I gained but he is lucky he is so cute and adorable.
The first 4 weeks were a breeze but at 4 weeks old he became sniffly and it seemed he had a cold but he would have the episodes after feeding where he would cough and stop breathing. It would take some effort to get him breathing again and it was not nice at all. Just after christmas he ended up in hospital as he was really struggling to breath and these episodes were happening all the time.
Long story short after some emergency testing etc ended up being severe silent reflux. He is now on a steroid nasal spray to open his nasal passages which are ridiculously small and on losec and antireflux formula to help reduce the reflux. It has now been 4 days without an episode so we are finally on the right track.
At the peak of this there was a week where I would spend no more than 30mins in my bed at one time. I was so exhausted I couldn't keep my eyes open and I could not regulate my body temperature and I constantly felt freezing cold. The Dr did some testing and I have since had a phone call to say i need to come in to discuss these results but I just haven't had time. I put myself on Duromine not for weight loss I never lost weight on it but to give me the energy just to keep my eyes open. I have tried to go off it a few times since but it results in me again not being able to keep my eyes open and back to feeling absolutely freezing cold one minute to burning up the next. Its crazy.
Billy is sleeping good blocks at night up to 5 hours the first stretch then 2-3 the next. I am getting heaps of sleep but obviously something is going on. Definitely need to try and get back to the Dr.
Anyway I started the Isagenix Isabody Challenge on the 1/1/16. I thought it would be good just to have something that made me accountable. It hasn't been easy I haven't stuck to it 100% at all, most days are difficult with the kids and it simply just doesn't happen. Only being 12 weeks since billy was born my body does struggle a bit too but I am doing what I can.
I am back to the gym as much as I can. I was all ready to walk out the door this morning when my 4yo started vomiting. oh well always tomorrow morning.
I have been completely failing on the cleanse days. For some reason every single time I go to do one the kids have a horrible day, stress levels go through the roof and by 10am I am starving hungry I get dizzy and weak and feel like I am going to lose the plot so I eat!
It might all have something to do with whats going on with my body though.
I am in month 2 now. First month I lost 3.2kg so thats not too bad. I am a little disappointed but ultimately I got the results for the amount of effort I put in. You can't out train a bad diet.
Exercise wise I am surprised at how my body is bouncing back I am already running 20mins straight on the treadmil with a base speed of 9km/hr. I usually run about 3.2km in 20mins. The weights I am lifting are really decent too. Just have to get that diet under control.
I feel so super motivated and yep I can so do this and the curve ball is thrown in and my day spirals out of control, and I do comfort eat. My kids have been on a sick merry-go round of sickness for what feels like forever now. I also got the flu they did but managed to beat it pretty quick.
Anyway I am hoping to get on here more often and update with how I am eating and what exercises and training I am doing etc.
The isabody challange is 16weeks and I have no completed 5. I am tempted to start it again. I will think this over over the next day. I haven't really gotten anywhere and although it does add another 5 weeks to the next bit I think I will really be better off and achieve better results now that Billy is that little bit older and things should start to settle soon.
This was my first months progress. I still really really struggle with the weight I gained but he is lucky he is so cute and adorable.
Tuesday, December 15, 2015
The truth HURTS!
Today was end of month 1.
The harsh reality that is the truth hurts. :(
I knew I felt flabber since the baby weight fluid dropped. I honestly didn't think it was this bad.
To think of how far I had gotten and where I am now :(
I knew I couldn't expect much from this first month as I haven't really done anything.
So stats before photos.
weight loss -500g
arms +1cm but I did do arm weights 2 days ago and they are still really sore. good old DOMs
chest - same
waist -3cm
hips -2cm
gluts -0.5cm
thighs Same
knee Same
calf Same
The harsh reality that is the truth hurts. :(
I knew I felt flabber since the baby weight fluid dropped. I honestly didn't think it was this bad.
To think of how far I had gotten and where I am now :(
I knew I couldn't expect much from this first month as I haven't really done anything.
So stats before photos.
weight loss -500g
arms +1cm but I did do arm weights 2 days ago and they are still really sore. good old DOMs
chest - same
waist -3cm
hips -2cm
gluts -0.5cm
thighs Same
knee Same
calf Same
16th Dec 2015
1week pp
So I did change where I take the photos to change the light. The new location highlights the cellulite more but I wanted that because its something I really need to work on.
Oh so far to go but I need to use this to fuel me. Bring on month 2.
I managed a quick 15min walk this morning but unfortunately that was it. B seems to be in a really bad headspace so I think I am going to have to work out times to workout that don't require him to look after the kids. Even for 15mins.
Lets go month 2!
Monday, December 14, 2015
Finally getting started
The first month is nearly over with tomorrow my date to weigh and its been a very slow month but that is kinda expected with a new born by and still recovering. I doubt I will have lost any weight perhaps even gained. Guess we will see tomorrow.
I did manage one walk up to get the kids from day care and yesterday I did my first work out. it was all of 15 min warm up on the treadmill. I did manage to run although very slowly at 7km/hr for 4 whole minutes. My legs felt very heavy and my tummy still healing but its a start. I then did my arms, back and core exercises using the 5kg dumbbells I picked up from kmart during the week. I didn't get as many done as I wanted, my arm muscles are certainly a lot weaker than I expected them to be. I took the workout to failure and then had to stop.
My diet has been really good but again as usual for me I highly doubt I will have lost as it usually take my body about a month to adapt at the beginning of training before it responds and the weight loss starts.
I had a talk to B regarding me just not fitting any workouts in. I was planning to do them at night after the kids were in bed but after dealing with 4 kids 4 and under all day one of which is a new born and on around 2-3hours sleep a night by the time 8pm comes around I am shattered!
I would normally go somewhere between 4 and 5 am but Z the 21month old has decided he likes to wake up during this time. So as B has to work such long days I said I will get up to the kids at this time even if Billy has had a bad night and then at 6am I will do my workout. That means B still gets at least 7 hours uninterrupted sleep and only has the kids for 1 hour. Whilst Billy is so little I will just do my workouts here and then once he gets bigger I will head back to the gym. This is yet to happen as B has been sick ever since our conversation. First a cold and now some vomiting thing. He is always sick at the moment. I keep trying to talk to him about his diet and lifestyle but people wont listen unless they want to. He has no interest in changing his lifestyle even though he is so grumpy and miserable all the time.
So diet at the moment is:
on wake up - Warm lemon and apple cider vinegar drink
Black coffee no sugar.
Breakfast: smoothie: 1 small banana, 1 scope Isalean Shake, 1tsp Honey, 1Tble spoon quick oats, 1/2 tblsp flaxseed meal.
Snack: egg white omelette, with 1tblsp brown rice, 1tblsp chick peas, and steamed broccoli
Black coffee no sugar
Isagenics want more energy drink with Acetyl Carnitine and 1 isaflush tablet
Lunch: Tuna Salad with 1egg, avocado and 1/2 Mango, no dressing
Snack: 70g Cottage cheese with frozen mixed berries (microwaved to be warm)
Dinner: Grilled Chicken with steamed veggies and tblsp brown rice or an Isalean shake if short on time
before Bed: Isagenix Belly buster shake. (protein powder plus isagreens) with Acetyl Carnitine and 1 isaflush tablet
My milk has almost completely dried up and Billy feeds twice a day morning and afternoon. Once he has completed weaned this will change and I will be adding in Thermogenic protein powders, green tea etc. I will also be doing some isagenics cleanse days but other than that no isagenics anymore.
I was going to go through my weights program too but only a short nap for the kids today.
Onto tomorrow and another round of measurements and photos etc.
Some food pics
I had some extra mangos to use up so I added it to my cottage cheese a couple of days! I LOVE mangos.
I did manage one walk up to get the kids from day care and yesterday I did my first work out. it was all of 15 min warm up on the treadmill. I did manage to run although very slowly at 7km/hr for 4 whole minutes. My legs felt very heavy and my tummy still healing but its a start. I then did my arms, back and core exercises using the 5kg dumbbells I picked up from kmart during the week. I didn't get as many done as I wanted, my arm muscles are certainly a lot weaker than I expected them to be. I took the workout to failure and then had to stop.
My diet has been really good but again as usual for me I highly doubt I will have lost as it usually take my body about a month to adapt at the beginning of training before it responds and the weight loss starts.
I had a talk to B regarding me just not fitting any workouts in. I was planning to do them at night after the kids were in bed but after dealing with 4 kids 4 and under all day one of which is a new born and on around 2-3hours sleep a night by the time 8pm comes around I am shattered!
I would normally go somewhere between 4 and 5 am but Z the 21month old has decided he likes to wake up during this time. So as B has to work such long days I said I will get up to the kids at this time even if Billy has had a bad night and then at 6am I will do my workout. That means B still gets at least 7 hours uninterrupted sleep and only has the kids for 1 hour. Whilst Billy is so little I will just do my workouts here and then once he gets bigger I will head back to the gym. This is yet to happen as B has been sick ever since our conversation. First a cold and now some vomiting thing. He is always sick at the moment. I keep trying to talk to him about his diet and lifestyle but people wont listen unless they want to. He has no interest in changing his lifestyle even though he is so grumpy and miserable all the time.
So diet at the moment is:
on wake up - Warm lemon and apple cider vinegar drink
Black coffee no sugar.
Breakfast: smoothie: 1 small banana, 1 scope Isalean Shake, 1tsp Honey, 1Tble spoon quick oats, 1/2 tblsp flaxseed meal.
Snack: egg white omelette, with 1tblsp brown rice, 1tblsp chick peas, and steamed broccoli
Black coffee no sugar
Isagenics want more energy drink with Acetyl Carnitine and 1 isaflush tablet
Lunch: Tuna Salad with 1egg, avocado and 1/2 Mango, no dressing
Snack: 70g Cottage cheese with frozen mixed berries (microwaved to be warm)
before Bed: Isagenix Belly buster shake. (protein powder plus isagreens) with Acetyl Carnitine and 1 isaflush tablet
My milk has almost completely dried up and Billy feeds twice a day morning and afternoon. Once he has completed weaned this will change and I will be adding in Thermogenic protein powders, green tea etc. I will also be doing some isagenics cleanse days but other than that no isagenics anymore.
I was going to go through my weights program too but only a short nap for the kids today.
Onto tomorrow and another round of measurements and photos etc.
Some food pics
I had some extra mangos to use up so I added it to my cottage cheese a couple of days! I LOVE mangos.
Tuesday, December 1, 2015
Game on!
So Little Billy is 3 weeks old now. Such a little champ of a baby.
We had some issues with Breast feeding as he had a tongue tie and upper lip tie so now I still breastfeed but I top up with formula every feed. Its a long process but it makes him happy and content and all he does is sleep!
I gave myself a week after the birth to not think about anything at all!
After that week I took my measurements and weighed myself and started my diet. Unfortunately due to lack of sleep the diet has been wavering. The bulk of it is great, but I am looking for empty energy to help get me through. So biscuits and chocolate etc. Not good. Also doesn't help that I have had no down time as there has always been people here. Today is the first day that the bigger boys are at day care and its just Billy and me. I had to clean the house for an inspection this morning but now its just time to chill.
So the day I had Billy I weighed in at 90.5kg :( IT was way heavier than I was aiming but it what it is and it is now a starting point.
7 days post I weighed in at 85.4kg and have now dropped down to 84.4kg
I have started doing some exercises. Mainly focusing on pelvic floor and core exercises but I do also do some pushups, dips, squats and lunges. Just trying to get some level of strength before I return to the gym.
Due to the drop in the level of breast feeding basically all I am doing is giving him a little for antibodies etc, I am going to drop my calorie intake as having 1800 a day will just make me gain weight. I will revise my diet today and see how I go.
This is my final pregnancy photo at 38+2 and 905.kg
I feel so much flabbier now that the baby weight and fluid is gone. I guess all that fluid was keeping it all reasonably firm. I am trying to just focus on the positives and move forward and tackle it one day at a time.
It is so hard waiting to return to exercise though. My body did bounce back and recover SO well this time I am busting to go for a run and get back into it all. But I know better. I know I need to allow my body to heal and it will be much better in the long run. Patient is something I have never been though.
weigh and measure due again on the 16th.
We had some issues with Breast feeding as he had a tongue tie and upper lip tie so now I still breastfeed but I top up with formula every feed. Its a long process but it makes him happy and content and all he does is sleep!
I gave myself a week after the birth to not think about anything at all!
After that week I took my measurements and weighed myself and started my diet. Unfortunately due to lack of sleep the diet has been wavering. The bulk of it is great, but I am looking for empty energy to help get me through. So biscuits and chocolate etc. Not good. Also doesn't help that I have had no down time as there has always been people here. Today is the first day that the bigger boys are at day care and its just Billy and me. I had to clean the house for an inspection this morning but now its just time to chill.
So the day I had Billy I weighed in at 90.5kg :( IT was way heavier than I was aiming but it what it is and it is now a starting point.
7 days post I weighed in at 85.4kg and have now dropped down to 84.4kg
I have started doing some exercises. Mainly focusing on pelvic floor and core exercises but I do also do some pushups, dips, squats and lunges. Just trying to get some level of strength before I return to the gym.
Due to the drop in the level of breast feeding basically all I am doing is giving him a little for antibodies etc, I am going to drop my calorie intake as having 1800 a day will just make me gain weight. I will revise my diet today and see how I go.
This is my final pregnancy photo at 38+2 and 905.kg
This is my one week post photo on the 16/11/15 at 85.4kg
I feel so much flabbier now that the baby weight and fluid is gone. I guess all that fluid was keeping it all reasonably firm. I am trying to just focus on the positives and move forward and tackle it one day at a time.
It is so hard waiting to return to exercise though. My body did bounce back and recover SO well this time I am busting to go for a run and get back into it all. But I know better. I know I need to allow my body to heal and it will be much better in the long run. Patient is something I have never been though.
weigh and measure due again on the 16th.
Sunday, October 18, 2015
The lifestyle change
I've been giving a lot of thought lately to the lifestyle change I want to make for myself and my family.
I have been doing Isagenix for a bit now and whilst I enjoy it and found it good, and I still plan on doing a 30day cleanse and regular cleanse days I don't think its the lifestyle I want to follow. It will be great while nursing as the shakes are fine to use although that all depends on if the baby can handle the dairy side of it.
Once I finish breast feeding though I would like to change it all around a bit. Do the 30day cleanse straight up but after that incorporate a more clean eating kinda paleo approach. I don't like the full idea of Paleo I think it has gone a little too far but the fundamentals of getting back to basics etc that is the direction I want to take my family. Lots of fresh food. This of course means I need to learn how to cook! my mum is British and is a meat and 3 veg kind of cook. none of it was healthy fresh tasty food. It usually involved salt and pepper, butter, a packet kinds of things to get flavor. I have spoken to B about this and I am hoping for my Bday that is coming up he gets me a couple of Pete Evans books. I know the transition with the kids will be hard but I also want to look at getting them to help me prepare the food and also perhaps growing some of it so they can see and understand the whole process.
My 4yo is at that inquisitive age and I have told him chips and lollies are bad for him and he doesn't want them. Now I just need to get what I cook and prepare to taste good and hopefully we all start eating better.
I also want to change my supplements once I finish breastfeeding and bring in a thermogenic protein powder after my morning workouts. I might still keep the high protein isagenix one for night time to help increase my muscle gain but I am yet to nut this out. I will also bring back in my preworkout supplement and add a green tea extract to my breakfast smoothie. I will start up L-carnitine again, and also considering some BCAA's this time. My plan is to really shred this time.
I am now 35+1 pregnant and we are down to 21days and he will be here. My diet is relatively good, Ice cream seems to make a common appearance which is silly as I actually don't like ice cream I only ever eat it when pregnant! I have started walking regularly again and its certainly making me feel stronger and I actually don't even feel heavily pregnant which is amazing.
I have spoken to my OB about doing the triathlon coming up in Feb/march and he doesn't think there will be any issues with me doing it. YAY! Unless something drastic happens during the birth of course but fingers crossed it all goes smoothly.
I did up my weight loss journal the other day. its for 12months and starts on the 16th Nov which is 7day post partum. Of course I wont be full into it from the get go its more about diet and light incorporation of exercises to start with especially the pelvic floor ones.
It goes in monthly step by steps, I will weigh and measure monthly, put in photos each month and outline my diet and exercise. I have extra pages in there for me to write down what is working and what isn't. Jot down what happened on a day I might fall off the wagon etc.
I learnt a lot last time regarding weight loss and I know I can definitely do that again. This time I want to learn out to cook and eat for a full lifestyle change and also learn how to tone and sculpt efficiently.
I am excited to get back to the gym soon, probably wont be for another 2 months at least with recovery and getting baby to sleep etc but its all getting closer.
This is my journal so far, my diet and exercise is a scribble at the moment I will finalise it in the next week or so.
I have been doing Isagenix for a bit now and whilst I enjoy it and found it good, and I still plan on doing a 30day cleanse and regular cleanse days I don't think its the lifestyle I want to follow. It will be great while nursing as the shakes are fine to use although that all depends on if the baby can handle the dairy side of it.
Once I finish breast feeding though I would like to change it all around a bit. Do the 30day cleanse straight up but after that incorporate a more clean eating kinda paleo approach. I don't like the full idea of Paleo I think it has gone a little too far but the fundamentals of getting back to basics etc that is the direction I want to take my family. Lots of fresh food. This of course means I need to learn how to cook! my mum is British and is a meat and 3 veg kind of cook. none of it was healthy fresh tasty food. It usually involved salt and pepper, butter, a packet kinds of things to get flavor. I have spoken to B about this and I am hoping for my Bday that is coming up he gets me a couple of Pete Evans books. I know the transition with the kids will be hard but I also want to look at getting them to help me prepare the food and also perhaps growing some of it so they can see and understand the whole process.
My 4yo is at that inquisitive age and I have told him chips and lollies are bad for him and he doesn't want them. Now I just need to get what I cook and prepare to taste good and hopefully we all start eating better.
I also want to change my supplements once I finish breastfeeding and bring in a thermogenic protein powder after my morning workouts. I might still keep the high protein isagenix one for night time to help increase my muscle gain but I am yet to nut this out. I will also bring back in my preworkout supplement and add a green tea extract to my breakfast smoothie. I will start up L-carnitine again, and also considering some BCAA's this time. My plan is to really shred this time.
I am now 35+1 pregnant and we are down to 21days and he will be here. My diet is relatively good, Ice cream seems to make a common appearance which is silly as I actually don't like ice cream I only ever eat it when pregnant! I have started walking regularly again and its certainly making me feel stronger and I actually don't even feel heavily pregnant which is amazing.
I have spoken to my OB about doing the triathlon coming up in Feb/march and he doesn't think there will be any issues with me doing it. YAY! Unless something drastic happens during the birth of course but fingers crossed it all goes smoothly.
I did up my weight loss journal the other day. its for 12months and starts on the 16th Nov which is 7day post partum. Of course I wont be full into it from the get go its more about diet and light incorporation of exercises to start with especially the pelvic floor ones.
It goes in monthly step by steps, I will weigh and measure monthly, put in photos each month and outline my diet and exercise. I have extra pages in there for me to write down what is working and what isn't. Jot down what happened on a day I might fall off the wagon etc.
I learnt a lot last time regarding weight loss and I know I can definitely do that again. This time I want to learn out to cook and eat for a full lifestyle change and also learn how to tone and sculpt efficiently.
I am excited to get back to the gym soon, probably wont be for another 2 months at least with recovery and getting baby to sleep etc but its all getting closer.
This is my journal so far, my diet and exercise is a scribble at the moment I will finalise it in the next week or so.
Tuesday, September 22, 2015
48 days to go
Well yet again its been ages and its simply because I am continually chasing my tail. I don't really have time to blog today but I really want to so I am.
I am now 31+4 weeks pregnant and only 48days until induction.
I have managed 2 walks in the last 2 months and that is it. Just when Z started sleeping through and I thought yay I can actually get up at 4:30 and go for a walk then bam we all get this annoying head cold which is more like hay fever on steroids and their sleeping goes to crap again. I have been thinking I will go during the day during nap and quiet time but I get so busy it just doesn't happen then either. With 48days go to and a to do list over 2 pages long and some how getting bigger every day I simply do not have enough hours in my day.
So time to check in. Due to the minimal or complete lack of exercise :( I have been gaining more weight than I would have liked. I actually started Isagenixs at around 20weeks and I have been finding it great :) I have been trying to do 2 shakes, one bar, lunch and 1 snack. Most days I am fine others in all honesty just don't happen.
In total I have now gained 15kg! Not bad considering the early weight gain. Still 5 kg over my max gain for the pregnancy though and what worries me is being in the last 10weeks my body can go crazy with fluid gain :( Doing this now though I am hoping to continue to hold myself accountable for these last 6 weeks and not gain any more unnecessary kgs!
This is the before pic at 69kg
I know I am not doing that bad but I worked so hard to get where I was and the loss of muscle tone and fitness is something I am struggling to deal with :( I really miss exercise.
48days to go though and bubba boy will be here. I still have 6 weeks recovery on top of that though. I just want to go for a run! patience! hmmm not something I have ever been very good with.
I am also looking forward to putting more into the isagenix and doing it properly. I stalled at 69kg before I fell pregnant which I found very frustrating. Once I finish up breast feeding and I can do cleanse days etc I am excited to see what my body can achieve. I am thinking for motivation I will do the isabody challenge for weight loss to start and then after that I think there is another one u can do for muscle gain or something. Basically I know I have to start from the beginning. :( build up that base level of fitness and muscle whilst losing the excess weight. Once down to the healthy weight range I can focus on losing the last bits of fat but really building the muscle and sculpting and toning.
At least this time I know I will never be falling pregnant again so there is now no limit on how far I can push my body and I can't wait to see what I can achieve :) I am excited to see what the next 12months will bring for my health, fitness and body :)
All this while my family grows and we move onto the next stage of our lives beyond new borns and toddlers :) I really am so excited to see what the future will bring :)
I think I am actually getting some of my mojo back. Being pregnant really takes it out of you physically and emotionally. I know how lucky I am to have my 4 boys and appreciate that I was able to fall pregnant but being pregnant isn't something I particularly enjoy. I know you are supposed to but its not all glamour and glowing like they make out. I happily give up my body for 10months plus breast feeding to grow my boys and give them absolutely everything they need but I do look forward to having my body back.
The new born stage isn't particularly enjoyable either. Its a lot of hard work with no return. Once baby hits about 4 months things start picking up. Most people wont tell u this and understandably or we would never have kids lol. But knowing all this I am so completely and utterly overjoyed my family is complete and we are moving onto the next phase in our lives.
Once baby boys arrives though I do plan on keeping this updated more regularly so I can really document my journey :) I am really determined to reach the goal I have always had set out for myself but keep hitting road blocks every time I fall pregnant. not this time! bring it on!
I am now 31+4 weeks pregnant and only 48days until induction.
I have managed 2 walks in the last 2 months and that is it. Just when Z started sleeping through and I thought yay I can actually get up at 4:30 and go for a walk then bam we all get this annoying head cold which is more like hay fever on steroids and their sleeping goes to crap again. I have been thinking I will go during the day during nap and quiet time but I get so busy it just doesn't happen then either. With 48days go to and a to do list over 2 pages long and some how getting bigger every day I simply do not have enough hours in my day.
So time to check in. Due to the minimal or complete lack of exercise :( I have been gaining more weight than I would have liked. I actually started Isagenixs at around 20weeks and I have been finding it great :) I have been trying to do 2 shakes, one bar, lunch and 1 snack. Most days I am fine others in all honesty just don't happen.
In total I have now gained 15kg! Not bad considering the early weight gain. Still 5 kg over my max gain for the pregnancy though and what worries me is being in the last 10weeks my body can go crazy with fluid gain :( Doing this now though I am hoping to continue to hold myself accountable for these last 6 weeks and not gain any more unnecessary kgs!
This is the before pic at 69kg
This is today at 31+4 85kg
48days to go though and bubba boy will be here. I still have 6 weeks recovery on top of that though. I just want to go for a run! patience! hmmm not something I have ever been very good with.
I am also looking forward to putting more into the isagenix and doing it properly. I stalled at 69kg before I fell pregnant which I found very frustrating. Once I finish up breast feeding and I can do cleanse days etc I am excited to see what my body can achieve. I am thinking for motivation I will do the isabody challenge for weight loss to start and then after that I think there is another one u can do for muscle gain or something. Basically I know I have to start from the beginning. :( build up that base level of fitness and muscle whilst losing the excess weight. Once down to the healthy weight range I can focus on losing the last bits of fat but really building the muscle and sculpting and toning.
At least this time I know I will never be falling pregnant again so there is now no limit on how far I can push my body and I can't wait to see what I can achieve :) I am excited to see what the next 12months will bring for my health, fitness and body :)
All this while my family grows and we move onto the next stage of our lives beyond new borns and toddlers :) I really am so excited to see what the future will bring :)
I think I am actually getting some of my mojo back. Being pregnant really takes it out of you physically and emotionally. I know how lucky I am to have my 4 boys and appreciate that I was able to fall pregnant but being pregnant isn't something I particularly enjoy. I know you are supposed to but its not all glamour and glowing like they make out. I happily give up my body for 10months plus breast feeding to grow my boys and give them absolutely everything they need but I do look forward to having my body back.
The new born stage isn't particularly enjoyable either. Its a lot of hard work with no return. Once baby hits about 4 months things start picking up. Most people wont tell u this and understandably or we would never have kids lol. But knowing all this I am so completely and utterly overjoyed my family is complete and we are moving onto the next phase in our lives.
Once baby boys arrives though I do plan on keeping this updated more regularly so I can really document my journey :) I am really determined to reach the goal I have always had set out for myself but keep hitting road blocks every time I fall pregnant. not this time! bring it on!
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