Hello Again!

Hi all! With 2016 here, and the last day of winter vacation, I figured it was time to start writing again. I am now in my ninth month of my 3rd (and last) pregnancy. I have gained an exuberant amount of weight, and it just seemed to creep up in the past 2 months or so. I did not follow a diet, I ate what I wanted, and my body is paying for it. My back aches, and my stomach is full of stretch marks, and stretched out to full capacity. I cannot wait to deliver and meet my baby girl. I have a growth check on Tuesday. It is at the point where I have to go to the doctor every week to check progress. I am having Braxton hicks contractions,  they feel like moderate period cramps.

I also cannot wait to start a diet and exercise program again. While I can begin watching my calories, and eliminating the junk I have been consuming, I have to wait to work out for 6 weeks postpartum. So after I deliver, and spend many sleepless nights, nursing my newborn, I get to go to my doctor to make sure all is well, and then if I get the go ahead, I will begin my jogging. The treadmill is my main source of exercise, however I do walk outdoors as well. I will probably be able to walk before the 6 weeks are up. I did so after my first 2 children. Just have to go slow, and steady, and listen to your body. I also like to order workout videos from Cablevision, On Demand.

Juices are the rage! Are they?

My sister told me about this juice challenge, where the prize is $500. Lucky there is a prize because she had to shell out lots of dough for the produce involved. Plus there's a fee to join the contest. I'll post a link to it below*. As far as I know juice cleanses are effective, if you follow the guidelines. But once you begin with regular eating, you tend to gain all or most of your lost weight back again. I would make sure to add light to moderate exercise as well.

*"Clean Slate Program" Jan 4th- Feb 3rd. The Juice Chick


If I juice I will blog about it on here. I plan to post my post baby weight loss journey on here, to help motivate myself, and inspire others. Be happy, be healthy.

Cathie