Post Partum Weight Loss Day 1
I am officially 17 days post partum and beginning my plan to loose weight. I am hoping for 1 pound per week of weight loss, on a 1,700 calorie plan. I should have the weight off by October 2009 at the latest. The little guy actually let me get some sleep last night between feedings, we wound up co-sleeping which worked really well for me getting some shut eye. I "woke up" at 8 am and fed him again, then got out my meal plan. Read about my stats and meal plan…
Week 1 Stats:
Bust: 41 in
Waist: 39 in
Hips: 42 in
Weight: 178 lbs
Goal Weight: 138 lbs
Today was:
Breakfast:
1 cup of whole grain cereal (Kashi Strawberry Fields)
1 cup of milk (Silk Enriched Soymilk)
1 pc Whole Grain Toast
1 Tbsp Peanut Butter
1 Cup cantanloupe (I subbed 1/2 cup Orange Juice)
Snack:
1 Fat Free Yogurt (I subbed 1 cup chocolate Silk, I hate yogurt)
Lunch:
2 cups of shrimp/veg stir fry
1 cp steamed rice
1 cp egg drop soup
- (I subbed 1 Helen’s Meals Indian Curry over rice 1 cup Fiesta Vegetables
1 cup Lentil Soup)
Snack:
1 cup red grapes
(I Missed the 1/4 cup of soy nuts)
Dinner:
4 Oz Grilled Chicken (I subbed 2 Chipotle Black Bean Burgers by Gardenburger)
1 cp Fiesta Veggies
(I missed the 1/2 cp of corn)
From 12-1pm I taught a Power Yoga class at Central Park Athletic Club in Lisle, I did talk teaching only – regular students were there. They have one of the doctor’s office type scales so I weighed myself — I lost at least 23 lbs in the two weeks since baby was born. I came home and tried to relax for a bit before my second set of classes, didn’t happen. 6-7 pm I taught a Hatha Yoga class in Naperville, which I talk taught with a little demo, two new students and one returning student, a few no shows. 7:15-8:15 pm I taught my second Hatha Yoga Class in Naperville at the Park District which I demo’ed quite a bit during, several new students including a family of four – I think family yoga is such a nice idea, a few returning students and two missing students that I thought would be in class.
My goal is to start each week with my stats, and also daily post my meal plan and activity.
January 6th, 2009 at 5:27 pm
Wow you are on top of it for 17 days post! I am due with my second little one May 1 and I am going to link back to this for ideas on how to tackle the weight etc then! Good luck and Congrats!
January 7th, 2009 at 3:33 pm
Congratulations on the new baby! I feel like I have to be proactive, I gained less with this son than with my other by 20-25 lbs, but I work in an industry that is all about image and I already have image issues sadly. I’m not sure being this on top of it is the best thing – but I feel great and I’m not doing anything rigorous or intense, just baby steps.
January 12th, 2009 at 11:34 pm
[...] Woke up this morning drenched in sweat, the fever reducers I took must have worked because the headache was gone, the bed was soaking all around me and I was finally feeling how warm everyone had said it was in the house. Fed the little guy, then put together the Ikea furniture. Why can’t they spend the extra $5 and 5 lbs of weight and give you and actual wood back to dressers? Since today is a Monday I am going with the weekly meal plan starting with Day #1 again, you can find the actual Meal Plan here. [...]
January 20th, 2009 at 1:13 am
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