Losing Baby Weight When You're Me...

Some women are blessed with tiny bodies that stay tiny during pregnancy and after childbirth. I was and am NOT one of those women. I gained 50 lbs. while pregnant with Zoë. FIFTY! That's like a five year old! After I had Zoë, I was eager to lose weight, but without having to actually DO anything to do it. I've never been one to work out or diet. I mean, I've tried eating super healthy, but usually fall out of that within a week or two.

This time was no different for me. The thing is, I ate SUPER healthy throughout my pregnancy, so when I wasn't eating for two anymore, I indulged in all of the bad cravings I had. I've tried to reign it in, here and there, but haven't been successful in the matter. There was about a week or two where I was cooking healthy meals and trying to portion, but I really love eating. So even if I had healthy food, I over-ate.

Then there's the whole exercise element. I hate running. I really, really hate it. I hate it even more in the Fresno weather where there are only two temperatures: hot and cold. I do, however, really enjoy dancing. Hip hop is my favorite kind. I used to play Dance Central on our Xbox with Kinect, but since having Zoë we're a little tighter on space and it hasn't been as easy.

I've REALLY been wanting to find a baby wearing exercise class like ballet or Zumba, but no where in Fresno offers these as an option. Some people may ask, "Why don't you exercise when she's sleeping?" Well, as I mentioned the other day, Zoë cannot fall asleep without me which means she is still not sleeping through the night. So, during the day, I take a nap when she does to recuperate and if I'm not napping, I'm cleaning up. At night, I am doing all of the chores I couldn't tend to during the day and the cycle continues.

I don't want to make any more excuses, though, so I'm going to get the Zumba DVDs as well as the Hip Hop Ab videos. I know it seems like the same thing as playing Dance Central, but Dance central actually requires a specific area perimeter where as I can probably make do with the area I have with the videos. I'm really looking forward to starting that up! I do miss dancing. Aside from using it as an exercise, it's definitely one of my favorite activities!

How did you lose weight? Do you have any tips? What kind of diets worked for you?

Catch you next time!
Christina