I had no idea of how much weight I would gain during
pregnancy. With the hyperemesis gravidarum, I should have lost a lot weight, but
I was so determined to eat and gain weight in spite of being sick. Forcing
myself to eat was a little hard to turn off. I kept on track with weight gain
while sick, but when the HG went away at 6 months, I really started putting on
the weight. Feeling so out of it, I wasn’t doing any exercise on top of it all.
I gained 50 lbs!
So, that first week or two out after delivery, the weight
really started to come off. Fortunately, I lost 25 lbs. I had hoped that breast
feeding would help me lose weight, but I’m not doing well in that area. I’m
producing little milk, and I’m afraid to restrict any calories because I don’t
want to jeopardize what little milk I produce.
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That leaves exercise. Along with yoga, I’ve been making
efforts to walk more. Some of the yoga moms and I have been taking a walk with
our little ones before yoga. Boop and I also walked to the grocery store today.
I got a bit more of a work out than initially planned as I picked up a few more
things at the grocery than were on my list. Added weight training! Plus, as I
get more sleep and Boop doesn’t need constant undivided attention, I can start
back with my Wii. My primary care doctor tells me to give it a year, and G,
another new mother at work, said she was able to lose weight when she came back
to work. It will be nice if Boop can get into the local daycare that I like,
and then I can get lots of walking in.
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