Post Partum check in week of 2/8

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shopaholic

Cathlete
Happy Valentines Day everyone. My exciting valentines day was dinner at the in laws but hubby did buy me flowers and bought a ballon for Alexis. The restaurants we figured would be too packed tonight.
Briee, i am sorry to hear about your dvd crisis, unfortunately her dvds are so up to date that sometimes don't work on older model dvd players, doesn't make sense to me but that's what I've heard, hopefully this is not the problem though. Alexis's new toy this week is a johnny jumper which we borrowed from sister in law. She really loves it. Alexis did have a date yesterday with a young man 2 weeks younger than her, met the mom in labor class. So sorry guys, you were beaten to having alexis as your valentine. I did the bathingsuit check today, daringly tried on my bikini, suprisingly not too bad, but Oh my goodness, the cleavage I had. The boobs were ready for baywatch. I am normally an A, maybe B cup. The scale differs every day, One day the scale found the 1/2 pound I thought I lost, the next day, i lost another half pound. Today, scale found a whole new pound. In other words, it just shows how weight varies, whether water weight or boob weight.

Anyway, here is my workout log:(Yes, it is muttly)
Sunday-Christi-hi/lo heaven- 1st seg. then MIC-step
Monday-push/pull upper body 3x premix
Tues-push/pull lower body 2x premix plus abs from supersets
wed-Cia step til you drop segment with Laura followed by cardio from Terrie rieves bootcamp (also on cia 2200 dvd) +terrie rieves abs + cardio from cathe bootcamp
Thurs-cia powerbar training
Friday-Mindy Mylrea-Extreme intervals +abs from all step ctx
Sat-Bootcamp/muscle end. premix
 
Shopaholic, sounds like you had a great Valentine's Day! DH & I don't really celebrate this holiday. Our anniversary is in 3 days & it's just too much excitment for the week. We're too boring. :p Maybe some day we'll be lively. I noticed you did Mindy's Extreme Intervals this week. That workout rocks! I really like Mindy. She hasn't released a new workout in a long time though. Anyway, great workouts & it sounds like your doing pretty good if you're trying on bathing suits! I have mine hidden pretty well, no where close to trying that baby on! Of course it'd be interesting to see my cleavage now too. My B's are now a D!!! How do you think nursing pads would look in a bikini top?!?!

Okay ladies, I splurged and bought intensity series DVD & preordered DVD #3!!!! Sunday (tomorrow) marks week 5 postpartum. I'm almost at the 6 week mark. I'm excited to start working out, but sad that my little guy is growing. He's already outgrowing some outfits and is in a size 1 diaper (no more newborns). I want to keep him teeny for a while longer. Anyone know of any magic potions I can use?

Melanie
Baby Justin born 1/17/04

" Take care of your body like it will last a lifetime. Take care of your soul like it will last for eternity"
 
Mealanie, I am glad to hear you are caring for yourself and haven't rushed those workouts. Soon you will be posting your workouts here and trying on clothes that were hidden away during pregnancy. I really like Mindy. I initially tried doing awesome intervals on friday but it just didn't motivate me. Unfortunately, I haven't found the potion to keep Alexis small, but it has been nice that Alexis is on the small side. She wore newborn diapers for about 3 months and still fits into some 0-3 month outfits. As much as I miss her tiny, she is at such a better age now, she sleeps most of the night, is alert and has personality now.
 
Shopaholic, actually I'm really lucky as I've been able to wear my prepregnancy clothes since 2 weeks postpartum. I didn't even diet, the weight just shedded off. I am still spongy and flabby in abs & I have about 5 lbs to loose, but I'm very encouraged. I'm confident that the last 5lbs (maybe more?) will come off when I start to exercise!
Briee, what is you DVD crisis?!?!?

Melanie
Baby Justin born 1/17/04

" Take care of your body like it will last a lifetime. Take care of your soul like it will last for eternity"
 
Hi everyone!

THere are always brand new babies in our nursing room at church and I love that newborn stage. But Mr. B in some ways is more fun now. But more and more active. Gates! I need gates! (well, not quite yet, but soon!)

Congrats on everyone being so swimsuit ready. I am not, but I am now a pound under my pre preg weight (although I ate so much yesterday because DH fixed me a wonderful meal that I feel I gained that pound back:eek:.) Now my total loss from 2 weeks post partum is 21, leaving 29 (or so) to go. Hopefully I gain more muscle so I don't have to lose so much poundage.

Melani--glad you are taking it easy also. The right time to workout will be here before you know it.

Shopaholic--I love the breastfeeding boobs too. It balances out my figure so that I am more of an hourglass than a pear. Although I wouldn't be caught dead in a swimsuit yet--maybe with a long sarong:p

Briee--what kind of dvd troubles? We are going to buy a dvd player and I want to make the switch to dvds, but I am afraid that we will buy the wrong kind and that Cathe's won't work on it...I am paranoid...

My workout week
Mon 9--ME
Tues 10--rest
Wed 11--IMAX II
THurs 12--CTX UB
Fri 13--LL
Sat 14--CTX kickbox, cardio only; tae bo advanced-30 min of it, skipping warmup
Sun 15--Cardio and Weights

take care everyone
Maggie
 
Hi all you post pregos!! Shopaholic....what do you mean muttly workouts....you are incredible. As for bra size....I'm happy to report that my chest is lost in my incredible pecs (which is a nice way to say that I'm flat again). I remember buying a nursing bra years ago and I told the lady that I had no idea what I was, maybe a C or D and she took one look at me and brought me this triple EE thing and said "honey you are no C or D". I was so embarassed, especially because the thing fit, OH MY.:eek: :eek: :eek: .

Maggie, save your receipts when you purchase your DVD. We bought a great deal from sears.... a "koss DVD player" for 34.99, but it won't play my Cathe DVDs. So I've got to get another. For some odd reason my Panasonic started to work again, but not with SB/SJP. I have no idea what the deal is.

We are going to the Kalahari in about 3 weeks, so swimsuit season is coming quick. This is giving me motivation to stay on a strict diet. I'm doing the Jay Robb "get ripped quick" diet....and I'm not deviating an ounce until this layer of fat is gone. No grains whatsoever for the next month. I will celebrate when it's over by getting a beloved glazed donut!!

Last week I was still recovering from my pulled shoulder incident so I did Cardio (yuck)

Tuesday IMAX II
Wednesday IMAX and ABS
Thursday???? honestly can't remember
Friday I wanted to do SB, but the DVD thing occured so I had to do IMAX II again and added ABS from a timesaver (I think 3 or 4)
Saturday nothing
Sunday: Timesaver 1, with added S&H chest/tricep work. How about those pushups guys??? Aren't they killers!!! I added Ab work from another Timesaver

Briee
 
Emy I got your picture of Max...he's so cute!! I need to take a recent picture of Noah. He's so smiley now. I'll try to send some pix!!
 
Wow! The Kalihari? as in desert? in Africa? That sounds exotic. Are all the kids going too? How long are you going for? Sorry if I am too nosey, but this sounds interesting.

take care
Maggie
 
Briee, I am intrigued too about your trip. I'll bet you'll be perfect in a bathing suit by then, you are so disciplined. My workout week was a good one but muttly, as I mixed diverse workouts. Melanie, that is great that you are already in your preprego clothes.
 
I'm giggling guys. So sorry I didn't explain what the Kalahari is. It's in the Wisconsin Dells about 1 1/4 hours from us. It's a giant indoor water park www.kalahariresort.com . If you ever want to take a great vacation or just a two day mini trip (which is what we will do) it's the best for family/kids/moms etc. It's like a world under one roof. Mom can go to a full service spa, kids of ALL ages love the water park which ranges from pools that are only inches deep to major, major, water slides (waterslides are my secret passion). My mom who is 80 took us there last year and went on all the water slides with us (I was so worried, but you can't tell her no - she still waterskiis). There are restaurants, clothes store, other stores, etc....all under one roof. Anyway, no matter what shape my body is in, I usually still wear swim shorts down to my knees (you know...like the boys kind) with a tank top!!!!:D :D :D :D

Briee
 
Okay--that sort of explains it:p. I did think it was rather adventurous of you to be taking the whole family (including a brand new little one) halfway across the world, not that there would be anything wrong with it, it just seems overwhelming to me--the preparation and all. I have a hard time just getting us all out the door for church or Dr. appt or whatever.

Anyway--sounds like a total blast--so have lots and lots of fun!!

take care
Maggie:7
 
Wow, briee, that kalahari sounds fun! My husband thinks I'm crazy for how much I love waterparks. I was so sad that last summer I couldn't go to one being in my third trimester and all. I also am quasi- sunphobic, so an indoor waterpark sounds great.

Well, on an unfortunate note, my eating habits have gone to pot! I'm seriously ruining my weight loss, I'm sure. Let's see... I've discovered the new limited edition Kit Kats in orange and mint flavors and we bought a bagillion of those, and have been inhaling them. Also, last night I made a batch of homemade cinnamon rolls, and I think there is only one left! That is just the tip of the iceburg.

Briee, I seriously need some tips from you on eating better. What I mean is, for you to stick with it, how do you do your meal planning? What are some healthy snacks? I mean, other than just fruits and veggies... Please help briee or anyone!

Anyway, Max is fine, growing like a weed. We get so many comments on how big he is. People always ask how old he is (he's 5.5 months) and then say he is as big as a one year old! He is starting to wear some 12-18 month clothes.

Mon- KP&C/L&G cardio drills plus kickbox & strength circuit
Tue- SB + SJ&P abs
Wed- no workout
Thu- PUB + PLB
Fri- Imax 2
Sat- SJ&P
 
I have a Toshiba VCR/DVD combo that I purchased from amazon.com for $170 about a year ago. It works great with Cathe DVD's, I haven't had any problems. I bought the combo b/c we have older TV's...and you'd have to buy a special adapter to connect DVD to my older TV, so the price difference just about paid for the combo. This way we have a VHS player for the older tv upstairs. Anyway, we're happy with the Toshiba.
I'm laughing about the Africa/WI Dells confusion. I"m so geographically illiterate that I didn't even know that was a place in Africa! Growing up in WI, I am familiar w/ WI Dells terminology though...
Emy, you're making me hungry just thinking about all that yummy snacks. Especially the cin. rolls. Could I have the last one? Briee has incredible self control...I don't know how she's able to stick to her strict diet. I really enjoy chocolate and other sweets. Remember, I am the Mountain Dew addict. I guess what I'm trying to say is you're not alone Emy!
Justin is actually sleeping in his Pack-n-play. Yahoo! This gives me some valuable time with DH (if you know what I mean ;-) ) and some extra time to type a post on my favorite forum. It's nice to have a little break.

Melanie
Baby Justin born 1/17/04

" Take care of your body like it will last a lifetime. Take care of your soul like it will last for eternity"
 
Emy, too funny that Max is wearing some 12-18 month outfits. Alexis is till wearing some 0-3 month outfits but mostly wearing 3-6 month outfits which are roomy. Alexis would like to see a recent picture of max, she heard tall guys like petite girls. My email is [email protected]. In terms of the eating, with your workout routine, i'm sure you'll burn the calories, PU and PL in the same day? Wow. you'll also burn it off once you can start running, by the spring, max will sure intensify your runs. Did you get your running stroller yet? In terms of the eating, i snack often, wonder where Alexis gets it from? I feel it really helps because my blood sugar level stays ok, and I am able to resist eating lots of junk. You may want to try snacking throughout the day, to increase willpower. My snacks are usually fruit, yogurt, granola bar, etc. If I don't snack, my willpower is none and I will eat tons of chocolate.I have a big sweet toothe.
 
Melanie, too late for the cinnamon roll - I ate it first thing this morning!

Shopaholic, no running stroller yet. I am still trying to figure out which one I want to buy and then will find the best price. There has been so much snow and freezing cold weather that I'm not even ready to think about going outside. Oh, I did both pyramids in one day because one was supposed to go the day before and I didn't end up finding time to work out. Sunday is always my rest day, so I often double up if I end up with 2 days off per week (unless I have an injury of course). I'm almost done with my next roll of film and will send a photo when I get it back with the photo CD. There is actually a photo on this roll back when Max could fit into our small bathroom sink where I gave him a quick bath - and I'm so excited to see how it turned out - he is way too huge to fit into it now. He usually bathes with me now. Anyone else bath with their babies? It is so fun. You are so right about keeping the blood sugar up! I can see that I tend to break down and eat junk when I get busy with Max or whatever and don't eat for long periods of time!
 
Hello moms!

I'm new to the postpartum check-in and I just wanted to introduce myself.

I have 3 kids - Maya (4y), Clare (2y), and Zachary (2-1/2m, born Dec. 5th). I've been exercising with Cathe since '97. Unfortunately, the last video I bought was Power Hour (which I love!) when it was first released. It's been tough to reestablish a consistent exercise habit. This time, though, I'm going to try hard. I have to update my Cathe collection. :) I'm so glad FitTv airs Cathe workouts. I taped Bootcamp (love it!) and the S&H series. I'll probably try the S&H series next week since my video player ate up my PS legs. Argh! I was doing the CTX series the first few weeks I started back to exercise. This week I've done, or tried to do, all three of the PS videos, CTX Kickbox (cardio only). Yesterday, I tried to do CTX S&I (cardio only) after doing PS BBA. I skipped the warmup hoping to save time before Zachary wakes up from a nap. I didn't even make it to the end of the step routine. I'm skipping today and planning to do PH tomorrow. I'll try Bootcamp on Saturday when my hubby is home to watch Zachary and, maybe, IMax1 or Cardiokicks on Sunday. I think I'll have to save my cardio for the times when my hubby is home. It's easier to stop-and-start strength (because of Zachary) than cardio.

I planned to skip today. And funny, Zachary is deciding to take a longer nap. He's probably been asleep for a good 30-45 min., so far, as a write. Oh well.


-Melanie
 
Hi Melanie, welcome to the postpartum site. I love the names of your children - very pretty. We are a relatively fun and tired crowd (due to lack of sleep from babies). So we completely understand fitting in workouts!!!! Your baby was born at almost the same time as Marci's (although Marci hasn't been checking in - but I know she's doing her cardio!!!!:) . Hey now we have two melanies - how confusing - can we call one of you mel or anie or ?????

Regarding diet Emy....before you guys think that I have incredible will power..remember this. When I got those breast infections all the time, they were set off by any sugar in my diet. I always got them, but if I ate anything with sugar (or breads - carbo's) I would have one within two hours or so. One doctor said that the sugar/yeast content proliferated any type of mold or candida in my milk as the milk was the perfect medium for it to grow. I couldn't even eat four grapes or I'd have an infection within a few hours. SOOOOO I had major motivation to eat right. Once you go through an infection and know that there is a way to help the problem you tend to DO IT. Over the last 5 years (I was nursing most of the time) I have had to eat very strict. The positive side of all this is...after you stop eating sugar/breads they stop having control over you. I desire something maybe once in a long while (like once a week) but I could live without most of it now.

I can thank God for my eating habits right??? (although it's been tough thanking him for breast infections, but I know there is a purpose for these as well:) )

Briee
 
Welcome Melanie (great name by the way ;-) )!!! I can go by Mel or Anie, or Melanalyus, or whatever other name you'd like to call me. :)
I got my Intensity Series DVDs today. Pretty exciting! I'm about 4.5 weeks post-partum and I plan to begin exercising on Monday...as I'll be 5 weeks post by then. I know it's not 6 weeks, but I've done really good. No ab work until I check in with ob/gyn...I promise! I plan on beginning with CTX Series. My friend borrowed my Body Blast DVD's, so I can't do TimeSaver. Probably will begin with All Step. I'm so excited!!!!
BTW, Justin is doing wonderful! My mom came to visit, she'll be with us until Sunday. This is her first visit with Justin (and her first flight). She's from Kenosha Wisconsin. It's so wonderful having her here.
Have a great night ladies!

Melanie
Baby Justin born 1/17/04

" Take care of your body like it will last a lifetime. Take care of your soul like it will last for eternity"
 
Melfitz, welcome to our gang. Its so nice to have new moms join us, for the longest time it was just me, Maggie and Emy. Wow, the time flies, my little one is 5 months old. I only have 1 (besides hubby lol). You really have your hands full.
 
Hi, Melanie and welcome to our little group. I did boot camp for the first time yesterday and it kicked my you know what:eek: :)! I had no idea it would be so hard for me. It was harder for me than any other Cathe vid I've done so far, but I loved it. I am pleasantly sore today. Have fun with it--

take care,
Maggie
 
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