nrthrnmomof3
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First a little bit about my weight loss....where I started, where I've been, yadda, yadda, yadda. If you like long posts, PLEASE.....read on....LOL
It all started back in September, after giving birth to my third child. The pregnancy started out like all my others. I was in good shape and was going to make sure it stayed that way. Yeah right, the pregnancy cravings took over!! At my 22 week check-up (after gaining LOTS of weight in the first tri-mester), my husband and our then two kids (son - 6 and oldest daughter - 3), went to my ultrasound appointment to find out the sex of the third baby. It was there that we got the shock of our lives. After looking and looking, for what seemed to be an eternity, I asked the doc if there was only one in there. Because at previous appointments, my friend and I joked around that with all the weight I was gaining, I was gonna have twins.
Well, little to our knowledge, what our doc told us is something I'll never forget to this day. In the same sentence, we found out that we were indeed carrying twins, but that one twin's heart had stopped beating. How does one comprehend such news?? I think I sat there on the exam table for a good 5 minutes before it sank in what the doctor had just told me. Of course, I started to cry, as did my hubby (only discreetly, so the kids wouldn't be worried). I was sad, I was mad, I was angry. Why, of all people, would this happen to me? I had gone through my first two pregnancies with NO troubles. So naturally, I went into this one thinking it'd be smooth sailing as well.
So needless to say, the remainder of my pregnancy I was put on high risk. Monthly ultrasound appointments at the clinic....and all that. They never really knew why the twin had passed, and we will never know. It was heartbreaking to say the least. But, I continued to look forward to the birth of the surviving twin. On September 20th, 2005, I gave birth to both babies. Twin A (the one that passed), was just a small handful of (for lack of better terms) goo. This is what my friend had told me. I just didn't have the heart to look. And twin B, whom we named Kaitlyn Grace, was born at a healthy 7 pounds, 14 ounces. She had no troubles for the remainder of the pregnancy.
Here's where the weight loss comes in.....
Upon coming home from the hospital 3 days later, I made the courageous move to step on the scale. I had hit 214 pounds. That's a number that I hadn't seen in ANY of my pregnancies.
The first few weeks, I told myself I'd see how things went, getting used to life with 3 kids. The doc said to wait at least 3 weeks before starting any exercise, so I followed those orders to a 't'. LOL Luckily, the weight was just dropping off. Week by week, the numbers on the scale went down.
At 6 weeks postpartum, the numbers STOPPED. That's when I decided that it was time to lose the weight the HARD way. Breastfeeding wasn't going good anymore, but I continued to pump. At 6 weeks postpartum, I was down to 178 pounds. I started off by doing Yoga and Pilates at home and also did Yoga Booty Ballet. I was no where near comfortable to hit the gym again just yet. I was also doing Power90. I had bought the series a year before getting pregnant, and it was a great motivator for me. Well, I get bored with workouts easily. So when P90 was over with one day, I kept the tape going. It was then I saw an infomercial about Slim In 6. It hit home, because it was geared "somewhat" to new moms wanting to lose the baby weight in just 6 weeks. I thought, "heck, 6 weeks? I can do this!" So I bought that series and officially started on January 1st (yeah, it was my new year's resolution). On January 1st, I was down to 163 pounds. I totally changed my diet and fitness routine. I started working out 6x a week, and on some Saturdays, would do 2 workouts. THAT was tough in the beginning. Being SO out of shape....ugh.
After the Slim In 6 series was over around Valentine's Day, I was down to 151.2 pounds....just pounds away from my prepregnancy weight of 147. That was my goal. To get to my prepregnancy weight by the time we left for Arizona on March 17th. So after the SI6 series was over, I continued on in my weight loss quest with the Slim Series. They were very helpful in getting the body fat percentage down. Of course, in that 2 weeks left in February, I made my prepregnancy weight! I was SO excited, but yet still wasn't as toned as I wanted to be. So I kept "pushing play" as they say in the workout videos. I did eventually get bored with the Slim Series, and just in time, a friend told me about Turbo Jam. I bought the basic stuff (yep, my workout library is HUGE!!) and started on that. Oh my gosh.....talk about moving your body!! I was hooked from day one.
When I got back from Arizona at the end of March, I decided to shoot for a goal weight of 135 pounds and my goal date would be my 30th birthday of July 1st. On April 1st, I weighed 141.8 pounds. I continued cutting calories and working out 6x a week for at LEAST an hour a day. I kept seeing better results (as did my hubby *wink*). I was so hooked on Turbo Jam that I bought all the Turbo Jam I could. I guess you can say that working out is my addiction. Not a bad addiction if you ask me. haha I have had such great support from my husband and family. They know I'm super dedicated to working out, and I've since motivated some other friends to try Turbo Jam. Yep, the word has spread.......Turbo Jam IS the ultimate workout in this gal's book.
So.....are ya bored of reading my story yet? Well, now for the good news. My 30th birthday was Saturday, July 1st. Sadly, I didn't get to my goal weight of 135. I'm still at 136. But being just ONE pound away is a great feeling. I took my "after" pics on Saturday, so here ya go. I'm not usually this open about posting pics, but I just am too excited to keep it to myself anymore. So without further adu...........
My "midway" pics on January 1st, 2006. I didn't take "before" pics on November 8th, 2005 when I officially started dieting. But the results speak for themselves.
This is a pic of me at a wedding, just 5 days after Kaitlyn was born. Sad thing is, I 'felt' thinner in this pic. Um, hello!!!!!! NOT!!!! So this was my starting point....after seeing this pic.
These are pics taken January 1st, 2006. Yep, the oh-so-happy lady smile.
And NOW.........drumroll please....... My "after" pics. I'm still one pound away, but I'm proud to say I'm a 30-year-old MOM OF 3!!!! (sorry about the swimsuit change...I know they say to do the same one...but that one just HAD to go.) This is the suit I wore in Arizona this past March. WHOOT!!
And this is my "posing" pic. Had to show off the guns....LOL
So all in all, I've lost numerous inches all over and brought my body fat percentage from a painful 38% to the nice number of 12.7%. I started at 214 pounds and am now down to 136. I went from a size 14/16 on January 1st, to a size 6. That was just this past May. I can't tell you what it was like even picking that size up off the rack that day. But that's a whole other story!!
I hope I haven't offended anyone by posting my pics. Rather, I hope to inspire and encourage everyone out there who wants to lose the weight, to KNOW that you CAN do it!!! If you need any motivation or encouragement along the way, just let me know!
And if you read this entire post without stopping to pee, or take any sort of break, you deserve a medal!!!! HAHAHA
It all started back in September, after giving birth to my third child. The pregnancy started out like all my others. I was in good shape and was going to make sure it stayed that way. Yeah right, the pregnancy cravings took over!! At my 22 week check-up (after gaining LOTS of weight in the first tri-mester), my husband and our then two kids (son - 6 and oldest daughter - 3), went to my ultrasound appointment to find out the sex of the third baby. It was there that we got the shock of our lives. After looking and looking, for what seemed to be an eternity, I asked the doc if there was only one in there. Because at previous appointments, my friend and I joked around that with all the weight I was gaining, I was gonna have twins.
Well, little to our knowledge, what our doc told us is something I'll never forget to this day. In the same sentence, we found out that we were indeed carrying twins, but that one twin's heart had stopped beating. How does one comprehend such news?? I think I sat there on the exam table for a good 5 minutes before it sank in what the doctor had just told me. Of course, I started to cry, as did my hubby (only discreetly, so the kids wouldn't be worried). I was sad, I was mad, I was angry. Why, of all people, would this happen to me? I had gone through my first two pregnancies with NO troubles. So naturally, I went into this one thinking it'd be smooth sailing as well.
So needless to say, the remainder of my pregnancy I was put on high risk. Monthly ultrasound appointments at the clinic....and all that. They never really knew why the twin had passed, and we will never know. It was heartbreaking to say the least. But, I continued to look forward to the birth of the surviving twin. On September 20th, 2005, I gave birth to both babies. Twin A (the one that passed), was just a small handful of (for lack of better terms) goo. This is what my friend had told me. I just didn't have the heart to look. And twin B, whom we named Kaitlyn Grace, was born at a healthy 7 pounds, 14 ounces. She had no troubles for the remainder of the pregnancy.
Here's where the weight loss comes in.....
Upon coming home from the hospital 3 days later, I made the courageous move to step on the scale. I had hit 214 pounds. That's a number that I hadn't seen in ANY of my pregnancies.
The first few weeks, I told myself I'd see how things went, getting used to life with 3 kids. The doc said to wait at least 3 weeks before starting any exercise, so I followed those orders to a 't'. LOL Luckily, the weight was just dropping off. Week by week, the numbers on the scale went down.
At 6 weeks postpartum, the numbers STOPPED. That's when I decided that it was time to lose the weight the HARD way. Breastfeeding wasn't going good anymore, but I continued to pump. At 6 weeks postpartum, I was down to 178 pounds. I started off by doing Yoga and Pilates at home and also did Yoga Booty Ballet. I was no where near comfortable to hit the gym again just yet. I was also doing Power90. I had bought the series a year before getting pregnant, and it was a great motivator for me. Well, I get bored with workouts easily. So when P90 was over with one day, I kept the tape going. It was then I saw an infomercial about Slim In 6. It hit home, because it was geared "somewhat" to new moms wanting to lose the baby weight in just 6 weeks. I thought, "heck, 6 weeks? I can do this!" So I bought that series and officially started on January 1st (yeah, it was my new year's resolution). On January 1st, I was down to 163 pounds. I totally changed my diet and fitness routine. I started working out 6x a week, and on some Saturdays, would do 2 workouts. THAT was tough in the beginning. Being SO out of shape....ugh.
After the Slim In 6 series was over around Valentine's Day, I was down to 151.2 pounds....just pounds away from my prepregnancy weight of 147. That was my goal. To get to my prepregnancy weight by the time we left for Arizona on March 17th. So after the SI6 series was over, I continued on in my weight loss quest with the Slim Series. They were very helpful in getting the body fat percentage down. Of course, in that 2 weeks left in February, I made my prepregnancy weight! I was SO excited, but yet still wasn't as toned as I wanted to be. So I kept "pushing play" as they say in the workout videos. I did eventually get bored with the Slim Series, and just in time, a friend told me about Turbo Jam. I bought the basic stuff (yep, my workout library is HUGE!!) and started on that. Oh my gosh.....talk about moving your body!! I was hooked from day one.
When I got back from Arizona at the end of March, I decided to shoot for a goal weight of 135 pounds and my goal date would be my 30th birthday of July 1st. On April 1st, I weighed 141.8 pounds. I continued cutting calories and working out 6x a week for at LEAST an hour a day. I kept seeing better results (as did my hubby *wink*). I was so hooked on Turbo Jam that I bought all the Turbo Jam I could. I guess you can say that working out is my addiction. Not a bad addiction if you ask me. haha I have had such great support from my husband and family. They know I'm super dedicated to working out, and I've since motivated some other friends to try Turbo Jam. Yep, the word has spread.......Turbo Jam IS the ultimate workout in this gal's book.
So.....are ya bored of reading my story yet? Well, now for the good news. My 30th birthday was Saturday, July 1st. Sadly, I didn't get to my goal weight of 135. I'm still at 136. But being just ONE pound away is a great feeling. I took my "after" pics on Saturday, so here ya go. I'm not usually this open about posting pics, but I just am too excited to keep it to myself anymore. So without further adu...........
My "midway" pics on January 1st, 2006. I didn't take "before" pics on November 8th, 2005 when I officially started dieting. But the results speak for themselves.
This is a pic of me at a wedding, just 5 days after Kaitlyn was born. Sad thing is, I 'felt' thinner in this pic. Um, hello!!!!!! NOT!!!! So this was my starting point....after seeing this pic.
These are pics taken January 1st, 2006. Yep, the oh-so-happy lady smile.
And NOW.........drumroll please....... My "after" pics. I'm still one pound away, but I'm proud to say I'm a 30-year-old MOM OF 3!!!! (sorry about the swimsuit change...I know they say to do the same one...but that one just HAD to go.) This is the suit I wore in Arizona this past March. WHOOT!!
And this is my "posing" pic. Had to show off the guns....LOL
So all in all, I've lost numerous inches all over and brought my body fat percentage from a painful 38% to the nice number of 12.7%. I started at 214 pounds and am now down to 136. I went from a size 14/16 on January 1st, to a size 6. That was just this past May. I can't tell you what it was like even picking that size up off the rack that day. But that's a whole other story!!
I hope I haven't offended anyone by posting my pics. Rather, I hope to inspire and encourage everyone out there who wants to lose the weight, to KNOW that you CAN do it!!! If you need any motivation or encouragement along the way, just let me know!
And if you read this entire post without stopping to pee, or take any sort of break, you deserve a medal!!!! HAHAHA
