Re: A fresh start -- Veronika

[Guest guest]

Hello Veronika,

Congratulations on the birth of your second child.

When I had my son, I started to walk each day -- 15 mins the first few days;

then i added 5 mins every three days till it was 60 mins.

In the beginning my son was asleep most of the time. as he approached his

first year, he luved going for the walks. his feet and half of his legs got

tanned. it looked very funny.

on rainy or very very cold days, i got up earlier and had my husband watch my

son so i could walk.

do you think you can do that?

don't be discouraged. you have a lot going on right now. your hormones are

all over the place; breastfeeding; healing from the birth process; adjusting to

another little person that is part of your family; to name a few.

take it one day at a time.

i don't know how much you want to tackle at a time. i generally can handle

one or two new challenges at a time. taking care of my son and doing my daily

walks was all that i could handle initially. then i focused on my meals.

it's up to you. you have to provide us with the guidance.

wish you the very best,

catherine.

veronika_stobbia <veronika_stobbia@...> wrote:

Hi, I'm Veronika and I've been an inactive member of this group for

about a year. The idea was to get fit and loose weight before I got

pregnant with my second child. I kept falling off of the wagon and got

pregnant again in July of last year. My daughter is two weeks old today

and I'm serious about getting into shape now. I want to take the next

couple of weeks untill my postpartum checkup to prepare and get myself

ready for this change. I'm really bad at working out menus and workout

schedules. Any advice? I can use all the support you all can offer, so

please send some this way. O yeah, I'm breastfeeding my daughter. Will

that change how I will eat / exercise? I'm serious about this, but

always struggle with motivation. Thanks for listening.

[Guest guest]

I think that a had the right idea. Start now with good

nutrition. In fact I'd say look at the nursing time and an

opportunity to let the baby suck the fat right off your body...lol.

I've read that while pregenent women put fat on in particular areas,

like the inner thigh, and that if you nurse that is the first place

the fat will come off of. If that is true this is truely an

opportunity. Do some research, figure out how many calories you

really need to keep you and the baby healthy. If you eat good

healthy foods the fat ought to come off. On top of that you will be

sure to be giving the baby the best of nutrition as well.

The best way to eat right is to plan. So, figure out now what you

want to eat, make sure it's in the house and in a form that is

totally easy to grab and go.

You can do this if you are determined, and we are here to help.

Barbara

> Hi, I'm Veronika and I've been an inactive member of this group

for

> about a year. The idea was to get fit and loose weight before I

got

> pregnant with my second child. I kept falling off of the wagon

and got

> pregnant again in July of last year. My daughter is two weeks old

today

> and I'm serious about getting into shape now. I want to take the

next

> couple of weeks untill my postpartum checkup to prepare and get

myself

> ready for this change. I'm really bad at working out menus and

workout

> schedules. Any advice? I can use all the support you all can

offer, so

> please send some this way. O yeah, I'm breastfeeding my

daughter. Will

> that change how I will eat / exercise? I'm serious about this, but

> always struggle with motivation. Thanks for listening.

>

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