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STRENGTH! And as for core, no crunches - mostly TvA work for me.

A work in progress, but so far: This picture is 20 lbs down. I plan on taking another pic early November!

Apples dipped in fat-free vanilla greek yogurt. I love me some natural peanut butter smothered on a banana!

Thank you so much ladies :) And I'm truly happy to have been able to help motivate as I know what it feels like to be on the flip side. I'm hoping to perhaps post another update a few months from now.

Stomach vacuums really help your TvA to tighten up which shrinks down your whole mid-section (http://www.build-some-muscle.com/stomach-vacuum.html). I believe this has helped the most. How to engage your TvA properly: http://mutusystem.com/how-to-engage-your-transverse-abdominis-muscle-correctly-flatten-your-stomach.html…

this!

wow, amazing! great job!

I worked out about 1hr15mins after meal 3. Maybe it was a bit heavy? And yes, I am sleep deprived. Pretty much permanently. And YES! My upper body sucks compared to my lower! I am naturally really broad shouldered and appear strong in my upper body but I'm not - which sucks! I do stretch randomly throughout the day. Before…

I'm actually not too concerned about breastmilk production right now. My son is 1 and gets a lot of solids as well as whole milk. I breastfed his brother until 2 and intend on doing the same with him. I don't count calories and try to listen to my body. I get plenty of food, I'm sure of it. For example, today: Meal 1: 3…

I'd like to join!

That is great! You should feel so proud! This reminds me of how I did one non-modified push-up for the first time (I can currently only do 2) but I mean, the first time I did that 1 I felt stoked!!!

I'm currently bf'ing my second son. With my first the weight didn't come off until he started to wean. During the weaning process (he self-weaned and was off the boobies by 2) there were several days when I'd wake up 2 lbs lighter than the day before --- and trust me, I was eating! lol. So based on my experience I know…

you need to re-strengthen your core from the inside out. that means learn to engage and strengthen your "transverse abdominis" *do not* do regular crunches or oblique crunches!

Crunches can be the worst thing to do postpartum. They can make an ab seperation, or, make it worse. Try googling "transverse abdominis and postpartum" and you will get great info on how to flatter your tummy. Here's something that's helping me: http://www.befitmom.com/abdominal_reconditioning.html Good luck! :)

TBH I don't really want a full body. I would rather have certain parts of my body sore than all at once; plus, I don't want to be away from my youngest (4 months) for too long at the gym! I know some full body workouts can be quick if you do back-to-back exercises but I'm not really looking for a huge calorie burn

LOL! =)

It loosens the ligaments, similar to pregnancy, making me prone to injury --- so I've been kind of hesitant to lift heavier HOWEVER if I truly have nothing to worry about, I would love to go all out. And I see your point. Another thing in my mind is that some women say certain types of exercise lowers their breastmilk…

I was doing weighted plie squats prior to getting my gym pass with the 15 lb dumbbells; I could do that again)

with my every second day made-up routine, it gives me 3 full days in between working each muscle group - I thought that'd be enough? (upper - skip - lower - skip - upper so three days in between?)

I am definitely interested in using barbells - maybe I'm a little intimidated by it? I would probably have to pay the personal trainer to show me how to do each exercise properly. I guess barbells are unfamiliar territory for me. Would you like to come train me? lol (I'm now googling "barbell exercises for beginners")

planks, reverse crunches

you just made me look up "roll-of-shame" ;) I am interested in NROLFW and do want to lift super heavy eventually, I'm just not sure if that's ok for a breastfeeding mama. If it is I would definitely love to start. (((anyone out there bf and lift? advice please!?))))

I'm a little worried about bench press because I don't have a spotter and I made a mistake once before! I must have looked so cool yelling "heeeeelp" with these two massive muscley dudes running up to help me ;) I'm not strong enough for chin ups or pull ups but would love to work my way there. I'd like to do dead lifts…

I think they care less than what you think! Whether you are unfit or fit. For example, a couple of years back I was in the weights section of the gym and stupid me decides to bench press without a spotter --- I had to scream HELPPPPP for anyone to even notice! Two big muscle guys quickly ran to my aid - but the point is…

wow! you mamas rock my socks off. I hope to be contributing to this thread sometime!

36 lbs with my first and 18 lbs with my second

go riders!! =)

you ladies rock! I'm due in 11 days and hope to catch ya's on the flip side ;) =)

Since the birth of my first (he's now 2) I made the switch to working out at home. I'm currently pregnant, but before this I was doing an at-home weightlifting circuit in order to tone/building muscle and get cardio in at the same time. Took about 25 minutes 3-4x/week. I would also add 1 - 2 specific cardio days in,…

Higher reps increase muscular endurance whereas heavier weight/less reps increases muscular strength. As for your worry about compromising form, you could always remove a little weight as you go on to do your next set - and still do it to almost failure (this method has a name but I can't think of it at the moment - I…