7 Weeks Out

One of my favorite doctor visit is the Postpartum Checkup!

The doctor can finally tell you that you are able to start acting and feeling like a normal person again.

During my pregnancy with Little Ox #2 - it started out a little rough, with some nausea and lots of fatigue. But after a few weeks it faded and I was able to continue my workouts and healthy eating! I loved working out while being pregnant! It kept my body feeling good - when it wanted to be lazy and rest.

However, my pregnancy got REAL hard. I had to stop working out and focusing so much on my eating habits. This made controlling my weight gain difficult, but I became overwhelmed with fatigue and depression at times and it was the last thing on my mind.

 A difficult pregnancy + a very active toddler = 1 overwhelmed mama!

A few postpartum things to think about:

1. Don't stress about weight loss! 
2. Take things easy until you and your body are ready
3. Don't be afraid to ask others for help.
4. Enjoy your baby - because times go by too fast

That being said - I am at the beginning of my health journey once again! I am taking it slow and focusing on getting myself back to where I want to be. I am one happy (and busy) mama - with two wonderful baby boys and a husband that is too amazing for words. Now it's time for me to get healthy again and be a great example to my children.

The thing I was looking forward to the most toward the end of my pregnancy was: being able to start Focus T25 again from the beginning!

What better time to do it than the first Monday of the month! This program is SO fun and it helped me lose a lot of weight before I got pregnant. Here is a little bit about my last time doing it!

Something that has always helped me in the past to stick to this kind of thing - is having a partner to join me! I am so thankful that Mr. Ox has decided to join me once again! He did it with me the my first round with T25! It is just another thing that we can enjoy together - AND it's beneficial!

I am very excited to be starting this again and I will post stat updates every now and then! Have a wonderful Monday!

And here's this one... just because.

Bring on Round 2!

So instead of starting a Second round of 21 Day Fix - I am going to do Round 2 of Focus T25!

I had such great results with it when I first started and I am ready for that again.

I loved everything about that program. It is funny, because at first, my husband and I did the first video "Alpha Cardio" when we first got it - and WOW. We were so sweaty and exhausted at the end of it!!

I took a moment after that first time and so many thoughts came into my mind:

You can't do this.
That was just the first one, imagine how hard the other 11 are.
You should give up.
It is going to take you forever to reach your goals.

Why do we do that to ourselves? Negative self-talk can bring you down FAST and HARD.
But I am SO glad I had the support of my challenge group, because I stuck with it and I completed Alpha and Beta. AND I lost 25 pounds doing so. I loved the energy in the videos, I loved how Shaun T makes you feel like he's in the room pushing you harder if you stop or want to give up. But most of all - I loved that it WORKED.

So because of that I am facing on ROUND 2. I am so excited! I know that I will have a great outcome and I will start to feel stronger every day again.

So who's with me?!

My husband, son, and I are going to California in THIRTY-TWO days and I will be READY! The program is 90 days - and I will finish them again - but I know that even the first 30 are going to be life changing.

I have a support group coming up at the end of this month and I would LOVE for you to be a part of it. We motivate, encourage and help one another through the excited and difficult times of creating healthier lifestyles for ourselves. PLUS the T25 challenge pack is on SALE right now. Contact me if you are interested in joining this group and want to start T25 with me. Let's do this.

Are you ready?