There’s a common saying that says that since it takes 9 months to grow a baby, you should expect it to take at least 9 months to lose the baby weight. Or something like that. Well, today I am 9 months postpartum, and ***SPOILER ALERT*** I haven’t lost all the baby weight. BUT! I’m a …
Wow–4 months postpartum already? A part of me balks at the idea that I already have a 4-month-old baby, but another part of me rejoices at the fact that slowly but surely, my body is looking recognizable again. Even though I only lost 3 pounds this month, I’m feeling pretty darn proud of that number …
First off, I wanted to thank everyone for all the love and support I felt after my post yesterday on my AI disease diagnosis. I felt such a boost from all the comments and messages and texts–it was just what I needed! With my recent health problems in mind, you can probably understand why my …
It seems like the last month went by really fast, and it makes me freak out a little inside to know that my baby is already two months old. (FYI, Raven will get her own little update after she has her doctor’s appointment on Monday, in which she has to get all those dang shots. …
You all knew this post was coming, right? I mean, with as many posts as I’ve done on running and clean eating and health in general, it should come as no surprise that I’d have to do some kind of conglomeration of thoughts on body after baby. And boy, do I ever have thoughts on …
For years, I attended a hip hop cardio class taught at our local rec center. Since I was such a regular and rarely missed, I often would talk to the instructor after class was over and just get to know her a little bit. When we both happened to be pregnant at the same time …
Note: If you’re sensitive to medical complications or only want to hear positive birth stories, I would suggest you skip this one. Some Background I come from a family of women who “do” unmedicated childbirths, from my mother–who had five out of the six of us without any pain medications, though the first was not …
For several weeks now, I’ve mentioned in passing several times about how I’ve been working my way through the popular Kayla Itsines BBG program, an exercise regime largely based around resistance training with short bursts of intensity (HIIT) mixed in. Although I’m technically halfway through the original 12-week program, I’ve actually been doing the program …
