1st Goal Met! 26 lb down mama of two

walleyclan1

I graduated high school at 116 lb. I fell victim to the freshmen fifteen and the sophomore fifteen. I got married at 19 weighing about 140-142 which is apparently my bodies comfortable weight. I maintained that weight from nineteen to 25. At that point I decided I was ready to try and get pregnant and I wanted to be at a healthy weight prior. I used a different weight loss website at that time and got down to 128 lb.

The very next month I got pregnant. I gained 38 lbs during my first pregnancy. After having my first daughter the first 25 or so pounds fell right off and I was back to around 140-142. When Jensen turned 16 months I decided I needed to start getting my body ready for baby number two. When she was 18 months old I was down to 135 lb and then got pregnant again.

With my second pregnancy I gained 38 lbs again. After the first couple of months I was down to 151 and that is where I stayed. My wake-up call was when daughter number two turned 9 months. I started feeling like having a baby was no longer and excuse for me to be carrying the extra weight. I got serious about my diet. Over the next 5 months I got down to 135. I was losing weight but I felt weak and flabby. At that point I decided to start exercising.

I started with rollerblading and then started doing kickboxing 3 times a week. I also started TNRLW. About 3 months after adding exercise to my plan I was at my goal weight of 125. Also, I have gone from barely being able to do one regular push-up to being able to do 16 in a row. I am feeling stronger and can feel my body changing for the better.

I was on a 1200 cal/day plan. That being said, I am also still breastfeeding my 17 month old so I also got to eat an additional 400 calories taking my daily total to 1600/day. Some days I ate back my exercise calories, sometimes only part, sometimes none at all depending on if I was hungry, if I needed more protein etc.

Now for the pics!

This was the day before I gave birth to Brinley and 9 months later:


2 months post-partum to 2 weeks ago




5 months post-partum to 1 month ago



My new goals are to maintain at 125, continue gaining strength (I would like to be able to do 25 push-ups in a row), and to do a tough-mudder. Let me know if you have any questions and thanks for reading!

Epratt42034

you look fantastic!! this has given me so much hope for my stomach!!!

walleyclan1

Thanks! The stomach is the lagging behind the other body parts and I will probably always have extra skin but I am so much happier now with my body!

AnitraSoto

Awesome job girl - amazing progress!

leadiax3

You are a beautiful mama! Congratulations on having your cake and eating it too!

AnnaMarieDinVa

Great work!! You look great!!

meg_good

I think you look amazing in every photo! I had my first child at 33 and believe me it is a much harder struggle at my age. My daughter is 16 mo's. You have definitely inspired me to keep going. Thanks for sharing!

TropicalFlowerz

beautiful!!!

MercenaryNoetic26

Excellent! Keep up the good work!

moepwr

Congrats! You look great!

bethanyfranco1

awesome, thanks for sharing the postpartum pics. i am 2 and a half months pp and this gives me hope that it can be done. your stomach looks great!