{"id":9829,"date":"2012-03-22T08:36:50","date_gmt":"2012-03-22T12:36:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/?p=9829"},"modified":"2021-02-13T08:04:50","modified_gmt":"2021-02-13T13:04:50","slug":"post-baby-body-6-months-postpartum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/post-baby-body-6-months-postpartum\/","title":{"rendered":"Post Baby Body: 6 Months Postpartum"},"content":{"rendered":"

I\u2019ve learned a lot over the past 6 months.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve learned that despite my previous beliefs, I can, in fact, wake up every single day (weekends included) at 6:30am and live.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve learned that nipple pain, infant poop and sex drive are perfectly acceptable topics of conversation among friends.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve learned that raising Hailey will undoubtedly be one of the greatest joys of my life.<\/p>\n

And I\u2019ve learned that it is possible to feel good in your body again after having a baby.<\/p>\n

And that\u2019s where I am today. I feel good in my body. I don\u2019t feel ready to walk to Victoria\u2019s Secret runway, but let\u2019s be honest, I didn\u2019t feel up for that before kids either.<\/p>\n

\"6<\/a><\/p>\n

What I do feel is proud. Proud of the work I\u2019ve done to get to where I am. Proud of the long wogs I accomplished after having to mentally kick myself in the butt. I\u2019m proud of buying vegetables and grains so I had no choice but to make us something healthy for dinner, since it\u2019s all that was in the fridge. Proud, in awe, and humbled by the fact that my body was able to grow and birth my beautiful baby girl and become stronger after this experience than I was before.<\/p>\n

\"6<\/a><\/p>\n

You\u2019ve pretty much seen everything I\u2019ve been eating<\/a>. Healthy, absolutely, but it has also included french fries, beer, hot wings (before I was a pescatarian for Lent, of course), ice cream and pizza. It\u2019s the 90\/10 I strive for.<\/p>\n

My workouts have overall been consistent with some days off when I\u2019ve been under the weather (what the heck does under the weather even mean?) I\u2019ve kept up wogs, even after quitting Couch to 10k<\/a> and I have Tina<\/a> to thank for placing strength training back on top of my priority list. It really does make such a big difference.<\/p>\n

\"leg<\/a><\/p>\n

Perhaps most importantly I\u2019m feeling great mentally, too. Between old friends, new friends and family, I feel connected, supported and loved. You can\u2019t underestimate how important those are to health, too.<\/p>\n

But now to the numbers\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
 <\/td>\n5 months postpartum<\/td>\n6 months postpartum<\/td>\nDifference<\/td>\nDifference from right before delivery<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
r arm<\/td>\n10\u201d<\/td>\n10\u201d<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n-.75\u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
waist<\/td>\n27.5\u201d<\/td>\n27.5\u201d<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n-6\u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
around belly<\/td>\n31\u201d<\/td>\n30.5\u201d<\/td>\n-.5\u201d<\/td>\n-12\u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
hips<\/td>\n36.5\u201d<\/td>\n36.5\u201d<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n-4.5\u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
r thigh<\/td>\n21.25\u201d<\/td>\n21\u201d<\/td>\n-.25\u201d<\/td>\n-2.5\u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
r calf<\/td>\n13\u201d<\/td>\n12.75\u201d<\/td>\n-.25\u201d<\/td>\n-1\u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
weight<\/td>\n114 lbs<\/td>\n113 lbs<\/td>\n-1 lb<\/td>\n-30.5 lbs<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

 <\/p>\n

When I first got pregnant I weighed between 113-113.5 and now, 6 months later, the scale bounces between 112.5-113. I\u2019m under pre-pregnancy weight. I never though I\u2019d see that at 6 months! But this says it better.<\/p>\n

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Am I at the end of my journey? Nope. I\u2019m still wanting to tone up, wog longer and be stronger, but I\u2019m pretty pleased with where I am now, too.<\/p>\n

So you tell me, should I continue with monthly updates through a year postpartum or not?<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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