You guys, I’ve started to feel like Oprah – always putting a picture of me as the cover photo. So, this time there’s an inspirational quote. BAM. So, I can’t ever remember a crazier week. Whoa. Deep breath. With appointments and meetings and a photo shoot and family visiting and motherhood and sleep and all of the things, it was hard to fit everything in.… especially the postpartum fitness challenge.
Still, I did my best to fit in my exercise every single day. Most of my exercise this week was walking on the treadmill while wearing baby girl, since that’s a guaranteed nap for her every time. I walk at a 3-4% incline at 3.5-4 mph for 40 minutes to an hour. By the time I’m done, we’re both a sweaty mess.

So, onto nutrition…
I’ve always eaten pretty healthy. I like the 80/20 thing. 80% of the time, I’m legit. All good. 20% of the time it’s some candy or cake. (You’ve gotta live, people.)
During pregnancy, that kinda totally went out the window. I ate whatever I wanted. Partly, because I felt like crap most of the time and it helped me feel better. But also because I knew it would be the last time in my whole life that I would let myself eat anything (and everything) under the sun. Because in my real non-pregnant life, that’s just not how I roll.
Fast-forward to NOW, when I’m trying to be better about food choices. Well, talk about a shock to the system.
It’s a change in mindset more that anything else. It’s about re-training my taste buds and not eating out of boredom or for the hell of it.
Still, I knew that an entire overhaul was destined to fail. I can’t cut out the crap entirely overnight and expect to be able to keep it up. It has to be a gradual change to get back to my old lifestyle.
Here are the little things I’ve done to help me get there…
- Coconut milk instead of skim milk
- Dark chocolate instead of milk chocolate
- Measure out a serving size of my dark chocolate for the day. No mindless eating allowed!
- Cut back on dairy
In last week’s post, I mentioned that I would share what I eat in a day. And, since I eat pretty much the same thing every day, it’s an easy thing to do.
WHAT I EAT IN DAY:
Breakfast: Almost always plain Greek yogurt with berries, Kind granola and honey; coffee with coconut milk
Snack: Apple + peanut butter
Lunch: Avocado toast or turkey + avocado sandwich on whole grain bread
Snack: Boiled egg + banana
Dinner: Salad + dark chocolate or Vita Top
NEXT WEEK’S WORKOUT SCHEDULE:
Saturday Run 3 miles
Sunday Yoga With Adriene – Yoga For Weight Loss – Healthy Energy Flow
Monday HIIT Workout
Tuesday HIIT Workout
Wednesday Walk on treadmill
Thursday Walk
Friday Walk
Find more postpartum fitness updates here!
I love this! It’s motivating to know you can get your body back. I’ll be giving birth in July and I’m hoping I can get my pre-pregnancy body back.
I’m excited to follow your journey. I’m two weeks postpartum and can’t wait to be cleared to workout. Your posts will definitely help to montivate and encourage me!
I never thought to walk on the treadmill wearing my son when he was an infant but that is genius!! LOVE it!
I love yoga with adriene. I have yet to figure out incorporating working out into my daily routine. I’m always running around either with my son or at work but neither of those things involve a lot of strength training. I didn’t realize how much muscle mass I lost while being pregnant!!