Exercise that is! My baba is now 16 weeks old and this weekend I took the plunge and went for a 'power walk'. I used to be a very keen runner and wanted to get back into it. You have to find the right time for you though. I know there is a lot of debate about do celebrities put pressure on new mums to 'get fit quick' but for me it was about looking at my old clothes and thinking I used to fit into those!
Now I'm not fat, thankfully around the 20 week mark I went into overdrive with healthy eating and I think that stood me in good stead. Having said that I weighed myself at a friends the other day and I had put on 2 stone! In my defence though I am still breastfeeding and to that end at the moment much more than a power walk is not possible!
However it is a start, I also do a quick 15 minute pilates in the home whilst, for example baba is asleep. or in the evening when there in the land of nod.
It's not just been 16 weeks of course though since I did any exercise, more like a year, although I did complete a pre-natal specialist Pilaites DVD which kept me ticking over.
The point is it can be done, even if it's just 10 minutes a day, or at the weekends. I know it may sound awful but I'm only in my twenties and don't want to be one of those women that you see potentially of any age, that has clearly once had a nice figiure but has never got it back since having children and then bemoans it for the rest of their life!
As I say that may sound harsh but that image keeps me going as I pound the streets. I'm also a great believer that exercise is good for the mind endorphins and all that jazz. Finally having 10 minutes or half an hour just to yourself is wonderful and you shouldn't feel guilty!
I just wish I had a plan for getting rid of my stretch marks!
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