2 1/2 weeks after baby
Wow, talk about taking a lot out of you. I was ok with dedication to workouts, but after my little girl was born, I’ve had trouble maintaining weight and working out. I figured my weight would shoot up because of not paying attention to portions and a really messed up sleep schedule, so I guess I should be glad I only gained 5 lbs since I think I was able to workout for a total of 30mins in 2 weeks.
Anyone that is planning on having a baby, a big lifesaver was premade meals like we got at Trader Joes. Any will do, so if you have favorites like lean cuisine or something use em. Even hungry man works, just don’t eat it all. My problem was some snacking in between and since my new little cutie wakes up every 4 hrs or so, that meant I was up so I wasn’t getting a lot of sleep.
Over the last 4 days though, I’ve managed to get in about 30mins of cardio a day. Since my current goal is a september sprint triathlon, my current start has been 15mins bike, then 5 min run fast past, 5 min walk, then 5 min run medium, then cool down. Hopefully in about two weeks, I’ll have that stepped up to 20-25min bike and 30min run. The main problem is that my current run totals out to 1mi, a far cry from what I used to be able to do and my pace is for, well, you get the idea. I plan on a 7:30 mi by April 15th and by July have that at about 7min and a run time of 50mins, which should put me just over 7mi at a 7min pace. Since the triathon is a sprint, I only need 5k, but I figure this will help with endurance. Hopefully, I’ll have the bike to run back to back down by June to cover both the 20mi bike and 5k, and by then, it’ll be warm enough to get swimming in so on odd days, I can lap swim, and follow by 5mi or so of bike to get acclimated.
