Getting My Body Back After Baby : 1 year later.

It has taken me a while to get this post up as this past year has been incredibly busy.
In fact, my body has changed even since these pictures were taken, so I will update you all again later.
You may remember the series right after I gave birth to Baby A, called " Getting My Body Back After Baby".


This is a follow up post from that to show you where I am now.

Before pregnancy. 98-101 lbs.

Pregnant with Baby A. 141 lbs.

Pregnant with Baby A

Only a few weeks after giving birth.

A few weeks after giving birth

Middle of my work out journey

Side view

Middle of the journey. From the last "Body Back post".

Middle of the  journey. Side view.
May I mention that these pants are too big now, they fall right off!

So now, without further ado ( hehe had to say it!),

here is where I was 13 months after having Baby A ( she is 14 months old now).

My arms are bigger!

My waist is smaller, the skin however has some catching up to do.
I have about 1 inch of skin there.

Back view.

26 inch waist ! Side view.

Since the last post, you can see that a lot of changes have taken place. I have been working out hard in the gym, and eating a completely clean diet. Minimal grains ( brown rice & quinoa), lots of lean protein ( chicken, turkey) & tons of veggies!

I even had to get new work out pants! 

I now have a 26 inch waist and fluctuate between 100-104  lbs. ( in all fairness the weight depended on if Baby A had eaten yet or not). Since I nursed her this whole time, the weight loss and progress in the stomach area stalled some as my body wanted to store a little extra in the middle to ensure her a safe food  supply. However, now she is down to 1 feeding a day, I have noticed dramatic changes in my midsection, it is really starting to come together.

I believe that I have closed the gap in my abs, as it seems much smaller now. I have added crunches and various other ab exercises to my plank routine. I also am doing 5 days a week ( since she was 10 months old) instead of the 3 days a week I was doing before ( for weight training). I have added yoga to my routine on most days of the week as well.

It has been quite a journey, and still continues to be as I am praying my skin goes back sooner than later. 

I hope that my journey has helped someone else along the way. I am hoping to post my meals and work out plans to give people an idea of what I have done to get here. 

I am happy with how far I have come, and am continuing on my journey!

Be Happy Healthy & Strong,

Lolli

Mission: Getting My Body Back After Baby (13)

Baby A is 20 weeks old!! Time is flying, and progress is slowing. This can be discouraging at times as I would just like my pre-baby body back. People keep reminding me it hasn't been long, but patience definitely isn't easy.

(To read her birth story, click on the Pregnancy & Parenting tab)

Check my previous posts for week 8 through 12 weigh ins!

Week 13 I weighed in at 110.2 and 28 inch waist

Week 14 I weighed in at 107.8 lbs. and 27 1/4 inch waist

Week 15 I weighed in at 107.2 lbs and 27 inch waist

Week 16 I weighed in at 106.4 ;bs. and 27 inch waist

Week 17 I weighed in at 105.4 lbs. and 26 1/2 inch waist

Week 18 I weighed  in a  105.4 lbs.and 26 1/8 inch waist
Week 19 I weighed in at 104.4 lbs. and 26 inch waist


Week 20 Weigh in: 


103.4 lbs.
26 in. waist ( same)

I am really happy about the 1 lb. loss, although I have to admit I would have been happier if I lost some inches! But a loss is a loss!

Here are this weeks progress pictures:  

Thank you for following me on my journey to getting my body back!

❤

 Lolli

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Mission: Getting My Body Back After Baby (12)

19 weeks ago I gave birth to Baby A. Which means for 19 weeks I've been 

wanting to lose this belly! 

Some people say it's been a short time,  but to me it feels like forever.

(To read her birth story, click on the Pregnancy & Parenting tab)

Thankfully I have gotten the rest of my body into shape, it just seems as though my lower belly isn't "snapping back" 

like people have told me. Thank goodness for a few honest mom friends of mine, I found out that no one "snaps back" right away. I decided it was a cruel joke for anyone to say that your body will " snap right back in no time". 

They are lying.

It takes a ton of hard work and patience, that is what I have figured out over the past 4 months. 

So now that my rant is done, on to the weigh ins!

Check my previous posts for week 8 through 12 weigh ins!

Week 13 I weighed in at 110.2 and 28 inch waist

Week 14 I weighed in at 107.8 lbs. and 27 1/4 inch waist

Week 15 I weighed in at 107.2 lbs and 27 inch waist

Week 16 I weighed in at 106.4 ;bs. and 27 inch waist

Week 17 I weighed in at 105.4 lbs. and 26 1/2 inch waist

Week 18 I weighed  in at : 105.4 lbs. (Stayed the same) and 26 1/8 inch waist

Week 19:

104.4 lbs.

26 inches

I have reached the high end of my weight goal at  between the 101-105 lbs. and I have an inch left in my waist. 

I am very happy at having progress this week, as last week was a little discouraging.

I am hoping the skin on the lower part of my tummy starts to catch up to the progress I have made. It's not fun having wrinkles on 

my tummy. 

Here are this weeks progress pictures:  

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Thank you for following me on my journey to getting my body back!

❤

 Lolli

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Mission: Getting My Body Back After Baby (11)

Baby A was born 18 weeks ago. She is growing fast! Happy news is she had her well visit and Dr. said she is perfectly healthy :) Great news for a new mommy to hear!

(To read her birth story, click on the Pregnancy & Parenting tab)

Check my previous posts for week 8 through 12 weigh ins!

Week 13 I weighed in at 110.2 and 28 inch waist

Week 14 I weighed in at 107.8 lbs. and 27 1/4 inch waist

Week 15 I weighed in at 107.2 lbs and 27 inch waist

Week 16 I weighed in at 106.4 ;bs. and 27 inch waist

Week 17 I weighed in at 105.4 lbs. and 26 1/2 inch waist

Week 18 weigh in: 

105.4 lbs. (Stayed the same)

26 1/8 inches on waist

So I didn't lose any lbs. this week, I did lose a little in inches which is good. I was kind of expecting this because I have known that I had a lot of larger losses recently, and I have been feeling my body building muscle all over. Muscle will make me weigh more for a bit before I lose again. But I do feel my body tightening and am seeing definition in legs, arms, etc. This is good!

Another great thing about this week is I fit into a smaller pair of my jeans! They were size 1! I was soooooo happy about this, this means that my lower body is back to the size it was before Baby A. Although my hips aren't entirely back, they are a little snug on my hip bones. But that is okay!!

I really worked out hard this week like always. In fact I worked out a little harder in the past week than I probably should have. I was sore most of the week. I kept going back to the gym and I am happy about it! My body is really shaping up! Now if only I could get rid of this loose skin.....grrrr.

I am still  working on a goal range of 101-105 lbs. and 24-25 inch waist. I really really hope to be looking good enough for a bikini this summer! What do you think, can I do it?

Here are this weeks progress pictures:  

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Haha don't mind the advertisement on the t-shirt! This is a t-shirt from the Arnold 2012 EXPO that hubby and I went to this year. He absolutely loves his Gaspari protein! They are one of the best supplement companies! If they were more allergy friendly, I too would take their products!

Thank you for following me on my journey to getting my body back!

❤

 Lolli

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Mission: Getting My Body Back After Baby! (10)

Wow~! Baby A is 4 months old today! Happy 4 month Birthday Baby A!

I cannot believe that it has been 17 weeks since I gave birth to her.  She has been doing so many cool things, not little baby things..like trying to talk and she even wanted to crawl yesterday...although that is still a ways away, she still made the attempt! 

(To read her birth story, click on the Pregnancy & Parenting tab)

Check my previous posts for week 8 through 12 weigh ins!

Week 13 I weighed in at 110.2 and 28 inch waist

Week 14 I weighed in at 107.8 lbs. and 27 1/4 inch waist

Week 15 I weighed in at 107.2 lbs and 27 inch waist

Week 16 I weighed in at 106.4 ;bs. and 27 inch waist

Week 17 weigh in: 
105.4 lbs.
26 1/2 inch waist

I lost 1 lb. and 1/2 an inch! YAY!

I really busted my butt at the gym this week. Like pretty much any week, I always try to go my hardest, even when I am tired. It was hard to drag myself to the gym yesterday, but I did and it was wonderful. The reason it was so hard was because Mondays workout truly kicked my butt. I am STILL sore.

I did my whole normal workout, but upped the intensity. Added my cable kick backs and crunches upside down on an incline bench. Those crunches really made me feel my abs.

I was able to get into a mini skirt this week.
The jeans I wore last week in my progress picture were size 2 and they are baggy now.
Hopefully I will be a size 1 by next week :)

1 1/2 inches to go!

I am still  working on a goal range of 101-105 lbs. and 24-25 inch waist. Can't wait to get there. Maybe in time for bikini season?


What do you all think? Can you see a difference?
Haha, I am getting impatient, but anything good takes effort and time.

Here are this weeks progress pictures:  

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Thank you for following me on my journey to getting my body back!

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 Lolli

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Mission: Getting My Body Back After Baby! (9)

I gave birth to Baby A 16 weeks ago...she is growing so fast!
She can already roll over & is trying to talk!

(To read her birth story, click on the Pregnancy & Parenting tab)

Check my previous posts for week 8 through 10 weigh ins!

Week 11 I weighed in at 111 lbs. and 29 inch waist.

Week 12 I weighed in at 110.5 lbs. and 28 1/2 inch waist

Week 13 I weighed in at 110.2 and 28 inch waist

Week 14 I weighed in at 107.8 lbs. and 27 1/4 inch waist

Week 15 I weighed in at 107.2 lbs and 27 inch waist

Week 16 weigh in:

106.4 lbs.
27 in. waist (just below 27)

I had some really great workouts at the gym this week!! I even added box jumps to my routine!! Even though I didn't lose inches this week, I know my abs are tightening. They feel tighter & look tighter, and are just below the 27 instead right at 27 inches.

I feel good!! The jeans I barely fit into last week are baggy on me this week!! so I am losing inches in my lower body too!!

1.4 lbs to go & 2 inches!!

I am still  working on a goal range of 101-105 lbs. and 24-25 inch waist.

Here are this weeks progress pictures:  

Thank you for following me on my journey to getting my body back!

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 Lolli

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Mission: Getting My Body Back After Baby! (8)

I gave birth to Baby A 15 weeks ago...it feels like it was just yesterday!

(To read her birth story, click on the Pregnancy & Parenting tab)

On to the weigh ins!

Check my previous posts for week 8 through 10weigh ins!

Week 11 I weighed in at 111 lbs. and 29 inch waist.

Week 12 I weighed in at 110.5 lbs. and 28 1/2 inch waist

Week 13 I weighed in at 110.2 and 28 inch waist

Week 14 I weighed in at 107.8 lbs. and 27 1/4 inch waist

Week 15 weigh in:

27 inch waist

107.2 lbs.

It's not a huge loss, but a loss is a loss! Taking into account as well that I got glutened this past weekend at a fitness expo. This made my body too sick and weak to work out on Monday or Tuesday. But I hopped back into the workouts on Wednesday and Thursday! I am off to the gym again tonight!

I am still really enjoying the elliptical!

I am still  working on a goal range of 101-105 lbs. and 24-25 inch waist. I am well on my way there!

Here are this weeks progress pictures:

Thank you for following me on my journey to getting my body back!

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 Lolli

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My Current Workout.

Cardio

20 min run on treadmill

or 

20 min at 10 incline on Precor

Weight lifting

2 sets of 8-10 each exercise

Bicep curls (each side)

Tricep extensions (each side)

Hammer Curls (each side)

Tricep Dips

Side shoulder raises (each side)

Arnolds

Rows (each side) & then 2 sets of both sides together

Reverse Grip rows

Dumbell bench press

Flyes

Dumbbell lat pull downs

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2 sets, 10-12 each exercise

Single leg bowler squats (each side)

Dead lifts

Single leg deadlifts (each side)

Squats

Walking lunges (10 one way, 10 back = 1 set)

Inner /Outer thigh machine  (2 set inner, 2 set outer)

Leg extension machine

Leg curl machine

Abs

2x20 Bicycle Crunch

1x5 Plank

1x5 Side Plank (each side)

Mountain Climbers (# depends on day)

V-ups (# depends on day)

2x20 Laying Leg Raises

2x20 Roman Chair Crunch

My abs and yoga are usually Tuesday & Thursday.

My cardio and weight lifting are usually, Monday, Wednesday and Friday.

I typically like to do a full body workout every time, although I do change things up occasionally and split upper body lower body. 

Some people do front/back splits with their workouts, those just aren't my style. Although if I hit a plateau I am willing to try something different. 

I change up the exercises in my workouts 1x a month. So this is my workout for the month of March.

I try to gradually increase the weights I lift, and I like to lift slow & heavy, with 10-30 sec rest between sets. Occasionally I will pick up a heavy weight I don't normally lift and perform 3-5 extremely slow reps of that weight to get extra burn or when attempting to up my weight. 

I always stretch before and after a workout.

♥

Lolli

* Disclaimer: This is just what I do. Do not attempt to try to copy my workout as everyones body is different. Do what works for you, and only exercise with doctor permission and trainer supervision.*

Mission: Getting My Body Back After Baby (7)

Wow! It's been 14 weeks since Baby A was born, and granted I wasn't able to work out the first half, due to not having been cleared by the Dr. yet.

Baby A is growing and such a happy baby, I am so blessed. 

So! Here's the weigh ins:

Check my previous posts for week 8 through 10 weigh ins!

Week 11 I weighed in at 111 lbs. and 29 inch waist.

Week 12 I weighed in at 110.5 lbs. and 28 1/2 inch waist

Week 13 I weighed in at 110.2 and 28 inch waist

My week 14 stats:

107.8 lbs.

27 1/4 inch waist

What a change! I am so happy! I can feel my abs started to tighten too! Down from 28 to 27 1/4 inches, and down from 110.2 to 107.8! That's over 2 lbs. lost!

This week I enjoyed using the elliptical instead of the treadmill. I like that with the elliptical I can use resistance. I 1.6 miles at a 10 incline and 3 resistance :) I also did weight training and crunches this week.

I am still  working on a goal range of 101-105 lbs. and 24-25 inch waist.!

My diet is staying clean! We are eating lots of fruit and veggies, and lean protein around here :) 

Here are this weeks progress pictures:

Thank you for following me on my journey to getting my body back!

❤

 Lolli

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