Having babies is like having a grandfather clock looming over you, ticking insistently all day & night. You can't escape the fact that time is getting away on you when your baby has doubled in size in what seems like a mere few days. It's terrifying. The fact that Blake is only a couple of months away from turning two, absolutely blows my mind. Were we not just celebrating her 1st birthday? Cheering as she finally started to crawl? It truly feels like life has been clicked on to fast forward.
And it's official. I just stated the most common & typical thing a parent could say. "Aren't they just growing sooooo fast? My goodness, not my babies!!". Yeah well, all those generations of parents weren't joking.
Anywho,
Twelve weeks out, and I'm feeling pretty good at the moment...
(Excuse my granny maternity bras in all of my pics, trying to squeeze these bad boys into a sexy bra is like stuffing a sausage)
Over the last 4 weeks, things have really started to tighten up. There's even a hint of my obliques shining through again, hallelujah! To be fair, I've been working bloody hard to get these results, so I don't feel like it's all been a walk in the park like last time. Post-Blake, I swear I could look in the mirror and physically see myself shrinking- it was that quick. Having to work at it, despite it requiring a hell of a lot more effort, is actually really rewarding. I'm certainly feeling a lot healthier & happier- and there's definitely a fresh spring in my step.
On the exercise front, I've been mixing it up. Ballet never eventuated as it was a 45min drive from home (straight into the too-hard-basket when you're pressed for time) However, I replaced the ballet plans with bikram yoga, and I gotta say- Im becoming quite the addict. Anything sweaty gets me all jacked up. But bikram? You are beading before you begin. Now that's what im talking about! (Gross? Meh.)
So there's been quite a few of those classes, the odd stair climb, lots of walks, a few runs (about that half marathon......), and loads of at home workouts. I've been following a little circuit from a website called "abikiniaday.com", it's a butt/ thigh workout- 6 exercises, 20 odd minutes, and I have a rather sore backside the next day. You always know something's working if you're sore the next day. Go check it out its really good!
Food front; I'm going to go right ahead and toot my own horn here. Shit I've been good! Compared to what I was inhaling, I've done a full 180. Gone are the late night sweet treats, gone are the weekly takeouts (not counting my birthday McDonald's which was clearly a free pass), gone are the abundance of processed foods...
Hello fresh crisp vegetables, juicy fruits, poached eggs, and mountains of those zucchini noodles. I highly recommend those spiralizers people, it makes food way more fun.
Here's a pic update; (a few male friends have recently informed me they regularly read my blog; this is where you should shield your eyes.... Cringe)
Im happy with how things are progressing, and as long as I'm feeling this good, I'll no doubt keep it up.
I'd like to take another moment here to thank the true reason I'm able to do any of this at all.
Sleep.
We've had our ups & downs the last few months, but now that you're back, I couldn't imagine my life without you. So please will you stay? I will make you so happy.
Sleep is everything.
Everything.
Happy hump day pretties,
Thought of the day "I cannot get that damned Postman Pat tune out of my head!!!"
Gemma
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