Pregnancy took what few muscles I had and withered them away. My strength and stamina have also been depleted. I wince when I see what's left of my once smooth and relatively flat belly in the mirror. Dieting has gotten me back to my pre-pregnancy weight range, but it's done nothing for the rest of the problem.
After a lot of pondering, I decided to try to join a gym and workout on a regular basis. Unfortunately there were several conflicts. First, a gym membership didn't seem to fit into our monthly budget. After a LOT of research, I discovered one that fits into the budget--problem solved. Second, I'm not comfortable leaving Thomas with the gym babysitter people. To solve this problem, I delved into my Walker roots finally found the benefit of being a morning person--I can go to the gym at 6 am, which means that Jake is home with the T-Rex.
The third conflict I just recently discovered: I can hardly walk after going to the gym for the past 2 days, and taking care of a baby is difficult while limping around the house. Jake assures me that my soreness will eventually go away, but I'm doubtful.
The fourth and final conflict has to do with the fact that I don't know what I am doing. I've been using the elliptical for the past couple of days, but I could use some advice from anyone who actually knows how to get into shape--what kinds of machines can I use to flatten my belly? I don't like crunches...they hurt my shoulders. What things should I do in order to get a well-rounded workout?
Thomas was definitely worth the havoc pregnancy wrought on my body, but he's not getting any siblings until I get things back under control!
Look at TI's innocent eyes in that pic. :-)
ReplyDeleteHe'll be fine with the gym people for an hour!
That gym has GREAT classes. Do Body Pump and Body Attack...your abs will be looking NICE by the time you've done those for a few months!
That's what I said, but then I had Carolyn - and then I really got in shape - but it went downhill again after Alee (but I don't have think having another one would motivate me again this time.) :)
ReplyDeleteFunny that you posted this today - I went back to the gym yesterday after a 2 week break and I am SO sore this morning and couldn't figure out for a while why I was sore. (The "core" type classes target the area you're aiming for - and a little more.)
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