vlog
Today marks six weeks after baby and two huge milestones. First I taught a women’s yoga class and it rocked. Second I weighed and measured myself and am happy. I am just under pre-pregnancy weight. My husband said, “I am so proud of you. You are below pre-pregnancy weight and you kept the big teats!” Yay, we each have our reasons to celebrate.
6 weeks post baby… let’s get down to numbers (and note I was overweight going into my pregnancy)
175.4 pounds (my first goal weight is 175)
38.6% body fat (according to my scale)
currently 67 pounds of fat on me (I want this number down!)
bust 38.5″
waist 35″
hips 40.5″
right thigh 26″ left thigh 26″
right arm 13.5″ left arm 13.5″
In the most ideal world I’ll retain my lean muscle mass and get my weight down to 141 pounds with 24% body fat… basically dropping 34 pounds of fat. The way I plan to do this is with my cross-training for a 5K in August, a 1/2 marathon in October, and maybe another 1/2 in December. I love moving and am thrilled for this week’s Mamavation show with biomechanic expert Katy Bowman. After my car wreck I worked on alignment a lot with a chiropractor for 15 months, as a yoga instructor now I focus on this a lot still. I am hoping to learn more with Katy’s Aligned and Well series.
Let the fun begin. I have seriously been so jealous of all you mamavation ladies with your progress. It seems like FUN!
Here are my goals for rewards!! 175 (pedicure), 165 (shoes), 150 (?), 141 (?). In an ideal world they will be reached in a week, for my bday, when I do my 1/2 marathon and 5 Dec (maybe another 1/2 marathon).
I am a dork, I miss training, I like physical goals. Above all know I will abandon these goals and dates if my milk supply gets low or my baby is suffering from my efforts in a bad way. Currently I eat loads of freggies, drink lots of water, getting back to my groove with moving (will run 3x this week, do postnatal taebo 3x), my sleep is inconsistent but I have a newborn, I do my best. My big issues are inconsistency and fear of success once I start doing well. I may also mess up on eating enough food, I’ll need about 2400 calories/day to eat well enough to lose, exclusively breast feed, and exercise. Wish me luck.
My big goal this week is to manage my time well and not stress too much. Thank goodness for Leslie Gail and her life coaching Life Simplified show. I will be heading up to Breckenridge resort next week for a few days courtesy of her and her show. Follow her on twitter as @gr8lifecoach for an uplifting show every Tuesday morning and some pretty fun swag.
Congrats to SOTW Rita Ann! To me she is as cool as a cucumber with how she dealt with recent stress.
Last thing, I taught my first yoga class since baby today. When I finished I called my husband to see how he and baby were doing. There was no answer so I raced home to find this…
Besides my own sanity, they are my reason to better myself physically and in every other capacity.
Awww. What a precious picture.
And congrats on getting back at it!
Wow you have a lot of energy for someone who has a 6 week old!! My doula told me not to worry about losing weight for 6 months. It really did just come off once I was nursing long-term.
Would love to take your yoga class! Can you also rub off some of that good energy on me?
Aww that is the best type of picture. Treasure that always. They grow so fast. Can't believe mine will be 3. You turly rock. I am so proud of you for how active you stayed and how committed you are to getting back to it.
Have a great week.
that picture is so sweet! I wish I had been so motivated right after I had Izzy. I breastfeed too, but haven't seen the same weight-melting results as a lot of others. It's really an inspiration to see your energy!
That picture looks like a still from a commercial! So perfect!
Congrats on your yoga class and being amazing 🙂 It's fantastic to have you around, you are an inspiration!
Aww my brother and my nephew are too cute. 🙂 You are looking awesome!! Good luck this week with everything that you need to get done. I love you so much and hope I can come visit soon.
Thank you for being you! Honestly Kia you have helped me in ways you my not even know of yet, I am hoping that after this baby I can bounch back as quick as you! Thank you for being my friend and I know you will rock it out and meet your goals!
Awww, they look so peaceful. Congrats on your Yoga class! I also did some Yoga last week for the first time in almost a year!
What a great picture! I cant wait to see you kick it now that you are 6 weeks PP!
Awwwwwwww….those are the best kind of moments girl. I'm so proud of you and I know you'll continue rocking!
LMAO @ hubby's "big teats" comment. OF COURSE, that's all they're concerned about. HAHAHAHA!!!
The pic of hubby and baby is so precious!
Congrats on being pre-pregnancy weight!!
You will get to your goal before you know it. you are such an inspiration to everyone in the sistahood!
Have a great week
Kia! You're so inspiring and your energy is contagious, even over the internet. Keep up the good work!
oh congrats on being below prepregnancy weight!!! Enjoy your vacation and your training! …. and what an adorable pic!
Woot!! That is amazing… so jealous (even though I don't plan on being 6weeks postpartum again) but losing ALL the baby weight at 6weeks post partum is something to TOTLLY do a happy dance about!! That is fantastic!! You WILL see your goal of 140's before you know it! 🙂
First of all, I cannot believe how alert Little Boy is. That is crazy, he is paying attention to everything. Wonderful. And love the pic at the end. Too sweet.
Second, girl, I know you're gonna rock your races. You are doing so well already. Keep up the good work.
Wowza, you are UNDER pre-pregnancy! So impressive. Glad your hubby's happy, too. =)
Awww… such a cute picture! I bet that was nice to come home to! I love your reward system! That is an awesome idea! Thanks for the congrats. I hope you have a great time on your mini vacation!
Great job Kia! You'll get there! I found that when breastfeeding my body held onto a certain amount of maternal fat stores until my baby was about 6 mos… after that the weight flew off! After nursing.. well that's another story.
You can do it! Congrats on reaching your first goal!
good job on teaching the class i bet your an awesome instructor good luck this next week was fun talking to you on twitter
Momma… you're amazing!!! way to get back into it so fast. So encouraging!!
That is the best pic in the world!! I am so inspired by you! You are an awesome mom, especially for jumping back in to get yourself healthy so soon after baby! Way to go mama!