Yes, getting on the scale and seeing the same number you saw the day BEFORE you gave birth to your first child is HIGHLY, HIGHLY, HIGHLY motivating!!! I went straight to the gym and signed up immediately for semi-private personal training and started that evening. I had been wanting to give myself another week to get rid of virus but figured I should just get started. My broken toe is still healing so I can't do lunges yet but can pretty much do everything else.
I feel a bit out of place and while it feels like I have never worked out before it also feels like home. I used to be more of a gym rat attending classes, doing free weights and cardio 3-5 days a week and I am hoping I can get back to that level at some point. I love lifting weights. I am still not a fan of cardio, probably never will be but at my age it will be necessary.
I am working on my diet still. A work in progress for sure. Going to the gym helps because I am more likely to want to grab a healthy treat than something unhealthy afterwards. I am also logging everything I eat on a website through the gym. Paying for these services is also motivating!! I am not expecting quick results. You really get in shape over time. That is how it happened for me when I first started doing the whole gym thing. It really is something I look forward to now for stress relief. I think the diet will be my biggest challenge by far. That and not getting sick.
At least I feel like I am putting forth good effort now rather than sitting on the couch snacking and being lazy. I am also adding yoga to my mix since my stress levels are different now. I can't really compare the stress of infertility with anything else. I guess the day to day workload is what causes the stress now, whereas before I had some days that were really good where I was able to take advantage of not having children. I most certainly would not trade my two favorite little people for anything, I just need to change my workouts to work for me.
I am doing it!
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