My daughter was born almost a month ago, January 23rd we welcomed Hailey into our family. She was 7lbs on the dot and 20.5″ long. She was born at home with the assistance of an amazing midwife. During my pregnancy I gained a whopping 34 pounds. Dang. I was actually on track until the last two weeks or so when I gained a ton. I delivered Hailey at 41 weeks 2 days gestation. Since she has been born I have done my best to watch what I eat but it isnt easy-I care for three kids ages 4,3, and newborn all day and am just exhausted when it comes to dinner time. Thankfully the baby is sleeping better so I can really pay attention to what Im cooking and eating. I also just started working out again, Im trying to ease into it so my post partum bleeding doesnt start again. That is a good indicater that your body is or isnt ready for exercise just yet. The week after my daughter was born I weighed 177lbs. My ultimate goal is to be 139lbs. But for now Im setting my sites on a few smaller goals to help break up the amount I need to lose. Its easier to look at 10lbs to lose rather than 40. So my first goal is to hit 165lbs. That is the weight I was when I graduated highschool. My next goal after that is 154lbs which is what I weighed when I got pregnant. The goal after that is to hit 143lbs which is the lowest weight Ive seen as an adult. Im aiming for one pound a week loss. Which means Ive got 12 weeks to hit my first goal. Im currently nursing my baby so Im hoping that will help drop the weight since Im not working out much yet. Im 174lbs at the moment at four weeks post partum, 8 weeks from now hopefully I will be at my first goal!
