Category Archives: My Postpartum Journey

Body After Baby Journey Starts TODAY

03 Monday Sep 2018

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Over the past 10 plus years, I’ve had many Day 1’s.  I’ve started, restarted, started over, however you want to put it.  This time is different.  “Why is it different this time?” you ask.  My overall health and well being is no longer just about me.  I now have an incredible baby girl that is happy and healthy and I want to set a great example for her by being happy and healthy right along with her!  I want to show her what it is like to believe in yourself and be confident.

With that said, I start my biggest transformation ever today.  #BodyAfterBabyJourney is my hashtag that I will be using across social media (see my latest post on the left side of this site) as I share Continue reading →

My Mission: Body After Baby

14 Tuesday Aug 2018

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My daughter is almost one month old!  I can’t even believe it.  The time has flown by.  Don’t worry…coming soon is a post about my labor which will include pictures and all my baby girl’s birth stats.  I am now getting ready to start to focus on me and work hard to get myself into better shape than I was in prior to getting pregnant.  Since I am not cleared to workout or lift anything heavier than my daughter, I will start with the hardest part (that is hard for ALL people) and that is my nutrition.

In May, Beachbody released the first ever nutrition only program called 2B Mindset.  How awesome is that right?!  I read all the material and watched all the videos (there are over 40!) and I started implementing some of the principals but since I was pregnant and not wanting to lose weight, I didn’t jump all in.  Now that baby girl is here, I am ready to dive in!

When I found out I was pregnant, I had just taken my before weight and measurements for a new program and I weighed about 155lbs.  When I went to the doctor’s office the day before I was induced, I weighed in at  Continue reading →