So for the record I have 3 daughters, ages 8, 5 and 4.5 months! And with each pregnancy I gained, 75, 65 and 35 pounds respectively. That's right! First pregnancy was a disaster from a food standpoint. Second one, I did a little bit better! But by my third pregnancy I got this "eating healthy food" and exercising thing down pat! It took years of research, reading, implementing, failing and then trying again to come to where I am today; which is why I stress to everyone that getting healthy and fit is a journey. It's progress not perfection! So, the million dollar question! How did I lose all the baby weight so quickly this time around? The answer is rather simple. I focused on nutrition and started working out again as soon as the doctor gave me the green light! Oh and to make things easy (you hear me moms!!!--->>>EASY), I used the 21 Day Fix with Shakeology to kickstart my weight loss and get me back into the groove!
Let me tell you a little bit about this gem right here! The reason I LOVE it so much is that it focused on NUTRITION! And this is the part that so so so many people need help with! This program takes all of the guess work out of figuring out WHAT and HOW MUCH to eat! It comes with seven color coded containers that all correspond to a category of food and are used to control your portions! Then you throw in seven world class workouts and voila -- YOU'VE GOT YOURSELF SOME SERIOUS RESULTS! It works wonders because it's the first program to place equal emphasis on fitness and healthy portion control. It teaches you HOW to create a healthy LIFESTYLE, NOT A DIET. Whether you want to lose 10 pounds or 100 pounds, you can do it with this program! Now -- I am going to be perfectly honest with you -- this was HARD to do with a newborn when I DIDN'T PLAN. But the days that I planned out my meals and knew exactly what I was eating -- I DID GREAT! So it took me a little longer than 21 Days (and that's perfectly ok) -- but with consistency and focus, I did get ALL the baby weight off and was able to put on my pre-pregnancy jeans in record breaking time! However, now I've got to get pregnancy #1 and #2's weight off -- haha! And so I've moved on to a bit more challenging workout program called Insanity Max: 30! I've got so much love for that program that it deserves its own post! But for now --here's a picture of my progress overall since September. Not bad for a mom of 3!
This isn't my first blog. In fact, it's my third. The other two flopped for one reason and one reason only, and that was because I was consistently inconsistent. I set my expectations so high and refused to post anything until it was perfect. It became so overwhelming that I ended up not posting at all. Then I realized that this was a pattern in my life. It permeated to other areas. If I was't going all in, giving it my full force and succeeding to the point of perfection, I didn't bother to do it. I gave up because the results weren't immediate. The biggest part of my life that suffered as a result: my health and weight. Saying that I was a yo-yo dieter is an understatement. I've been everywhere from Weight Watchers, to Nutri-System, the Cabbage Soup Diet, Stacker 2s (when they were legal), juice cleanses, colonics, Master Cleanse with the ridiculous grade A Maple Syrup, Cayenne pepper concoctions, Atkins, Dr. Phil...you get the picture. And it wasn't until the magical moment when I found that simply eating healthy, like really healthy (i.e. avoiding processed foods and incorporating whole, fresh and local foods) did I find peace and progress in my life. It's not complicated and something that even me, a busy mom of 3, full time lawyer, business owner and NOW Certified Health Coach can do. And my purpose, my passion is to teach you how. Welcome.
