Losing the Baby Fat

by Candace Kostusik
(Winnipeg, MB Canada)

Before and After (So Far) - Losing the Baby Fat

I lost 50 lbs. about 3 years ago, by going to the gym regularly and using Sparkpeople,(a free online food diary. My losing the baby fat story :

I got married in August 2007 and right away started trying to get pregnant, 3 months later I found out we were pregnant. I gained at least 50 Lbs. with my pregnancy but thought, Oh well I am pregnant. After I had my daughter in August 2008, I thought the weight would just drop off. That didnt happen, I lost about 15 Lbs. then that was it. I was so depressed about the way i looked, I was walking for an hour or two each day and still I was big.

Finally in October 2008 I had had enough, I decided I needed to go back onto Sparkpeople and track my food intake and get serious about working out. I started with a Cardio workout called "Turbo Jam", I loved it, very high energy. I felt nauseous the first few workouts but my endurance gradually increased.

I lost around 25 or so pounds by Christmas but wanted more, so I ordered "Chalene Extreme" another home workout video, (it has 3 days weights then 2 days cardio) this seemed like the change I needed. So I finally recieved my videos in February after a LONG wait!! I started the workouts on February 23rd 2009, there are 3 months, Burn, Push and Lean then finally Lean for life, while doing these workouts I also run and walk on the treadmill.

I am currently on Lean for Life and the results have been great so far, I still have some work but I am pleased with all my hard work so far. I had lots of days where i felt like I was wasting my time working out and watching what I ate, I thought I would never lose it. I had many days that I ate way over on my Calories, I had days that I did not want to work out, but I never missed a workout except when I was sick one day and I had a sore back another. I never let slip ups on my eating make me give up, it instead made me more consious of what I ate the next few days.

I had a point where I felt huge, about 2 months ago so I posted up "Fat" pictures of myself on junk food and "skinny" pictures on my treadmill etc. I also make an 8X10 picture of myself where I was thin and stuck "fat" pictures on it, about 10 or so, enough so i would remove one picture for every pound and then be left with the "skinny" picture.

Lots of work but worth all the sweat and tears!! (In my picture, the left was taken Oct. 2008 and the right was taken June 2009)

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