My grand plans of blogging my weekly return to fitness glory have been somewhat side tracked! Between juggling Results in Motion, PD4PTs, life and Charlie, it’s difficult to sit down to write a blog. So this piece from me, is actually a culmination of the last 4 weeks – I literally started writing this, taking pics and measurements etc. when I was 8 weeks postpartum, somehow I seem to have lost the last 4 weeks of my life! Doesn’t matter though, as the main thing is progression and progress and I’m pleased to report, we have success in that departments!
Last time I touched base, I was feeling like recovery was the slowest thing out there, at 5 weeks postpartum, really, I was only able to walk around the streets – max an hour. Well good news is, that has improved MASSIVELY! I’m proud to report that I’m back training, swinging my kettlebells around and loving life. Week 10 I headed back to the studio and completed a strength session – light weights, full body movements and had a great time using Charlie as a push up target. Super low impact and nothing too strenuous but MAN I WAS SORE! Like difficulty sitting on the toilet sore! Charlie was right at home in the Waverley studio and was a good boy, sleeping in his capsule while I ripped off the bandaid and started my exercise return.
That week, my Mother’s Group and I committed to weekly PT sessions in the park with our babies. So in the sunshine, we kicked off the first ever Mums & Bubs Training session and have now done this consistently for a couple of weeks 🙂
From a Training & Fitness angle here’s where I’m at:
- Week One (week 10 postpartum) completed 2X strength and conditioning workouts
- Week Two (week 11 postpartum) completed 3X strength and conditioning workout – started to add a tiny bit of high intensity and plyometric (jumping) stuff in
- This week, and thereafter, I’m committing to 4X workouts per week – the plan is to keep it low impact and strength based for another couple of weeks, and then gradually move into some cardio / impact work
Perhaps the biggest motivator this week has been the decision to sign into Boot Camp. Results in Motion Spring Boot Camp kicked off today, and yep you guessed it, I’m IN!! I need to the support of a group, the motivation of a time deadline and something to focus my nutrition. 100% the hardest thing for me is finding the motivation to pull my eating back into alignment – late nights feeds, tiredness, coffee catch ups and being home are all the reasons I cannot seem to get my shizzle together in the food department. I’m hoping that Boot Camp encourages a change here. Measurement and weight wise I’m fairly happy – some achievements in this area include:
- 1.3kg drop (66.7kg down to 65.4kg)
- 19cm drop
- 10cm alone off my hips
- 5cm off my tummy
But looking at the images below (4 weeks postpartum TOP and 8 weeks postpartum bottom) you can see I’ve still got a lot of work to do. 
For those coming back from pregnancy, my tip would be stay focused, go slow and try and improve just a little each week. Slow progress is better than no progress and make sure you set realistic goals – my ultimate goal that I’m working toward is:
BE IN SHAPE (back to pre-pregnancy) for my birthday this year – December 5th
I’ll keep you in the loop with my progress and RIM clients, get ready to see me in action at the studio and in the training sessions from now until then!