The New Me

I had a baby girl 3 weeks ago yesterday. She is beautiful and healthy, but I am feeling fat, ugly, and tired. I was between 120 and 125 lbs when I became pregnant, and I went up to about 170 lbs. before giving birth. Yikes! Just a little more weight gain than the recommended 25-30 lb. weight gain. Oh well, no point beating myself up about it. I just need to get busy and back on a program.

So, as of last Monday (that's March 8, 2010), this is where I'm at:

Weight: 151 lbs.
Neck: 13"
Waist: 32.5"
Hips: 42"
Upper Thigh: 23.5"

BMI: 26.8
WHR: 0.52
%BF: 37.7%
LBM: 94.1 lbs.

This puts my BMI in the overweight category and my %BF in the obese category. Nasty!

So last week my goal was to do three full body strength workouts, which I did on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. I also managed to go for a one hour walk, which was a nice bonus. Here is the workout I did:

1 set of 15 of each:

knee pushups
wide-arm row with 10 lb. DB's
stationary lunges
shoulder press with 10 lb. DB's
crunches

I kind of thought I'd be able to do 2 sets of 15 reps, but I'm glad I only did 1 set. I am really out of shape!

This week, same goal of 3 strength workouts, only I will do 2 sets of 15 reps of the above exercises, and I am adding 1 set of 15 bicep curls and skull crushers with 10 lb. DB's. I did this workout yesterday, and I already felt stronger. I was also down to 150 lbs. This goes along with my other goal, to lose approximately 1 lb. per week, which means it will take me about 6 months to lose this baby weight. I think this is reasonable, and I should be able to do it without cutting calories, which I can't really do when I'm nursing.

My other goal right now is just to make sure I'm drinking enough water. I need to constantly drink so that I can keep hydrated for nursing. So wish me luck, and I will let you know next week if I reached my goals!

P.S.- I will post pictures, but I'm a little embarassed!