2nd Baby – 4 Months Postpartum Body
I honestly really questioned whether or not I should write this post about my 4 months postpartum body. It’s been 3 months since I initially wrote about my 2nd baby postpartum body goals and I barely started doing any of my goals until October. BUT I decided that it was worth sharing because it goes to show that it’s never too late to start! Here’s a little refresher on the goals I set for myself at the end of July:
- Exercise 3x a week
- Jog 1x a week
- Drink 65 oz. water a day
- Cut down on sweets and wine during the week
These goals were geared towards being healthier and starting a regular exercise routine. I joined a running encouragement group towards the end of August, so I started running about once a week. It helped so much to have other ladies with their own goals checking in and encouraging each other! That group is absolutely what kickstarted my return to exercise. Now I’m running 1-3 times a week and using an app to help me get back to being able to run 3 miles. (It’s called 5K Runner and was one of my October Favorites) Once I build up my distance I will work on speed and then train for a 10K in the spring. Now that my momentum is building I feel like I can take on my goals no problem. I don’t have to run every day, or even 3 times a week, to work towards my goals. I can just give it all I’ve got when I do get a run in and go for it!
Let’s talk more about this Last 90 Days thing. I joined Rachel Hollis’ Last 90 Days challenge on Instagram and started my own little encouragement group for it. Its all about finishing the year stronger and healthier, because why wait until January 1st! The Last 90 Days is about incorporating Rachel Hollis’ Five to Thrive into your every day routine for the last 3 months of the year. The Five to Thrive are five healthy habits that you practice every day and are intended to help you develop a healthier lifestyle. The habits focus on both physical and mental health. The Five to Thrive are: drink 1/2 your body weight in ounces of water every day, get up an hour earlier, move for 30 minutes every day, practice gratitude and write down 1 thing you are grateful for every day, and give up one food item/category every month. Most of these elements are goals that I already had for myself, but having a formal challenge and my little encouragement group are really helping me stick to them! I’ve actually been going above and beyond my water goal!
Whew! This post ended up being a little wordier than I thought it would! I haven’t even shared progress pictures yet! These are more for me than for you, but I find side-by-sides to watch my progress helpful!
Still working on some squats to get those booty gains! I’m not sure if it’s the lighting, but it looks as though my thighs have a little more definition here. (Also we have been testing new mattresses, so our old one lives propped on the wall until we make a final decision).
My goals for the next 3 months are essentially the same as they were back at the end of July, but I am adding to them a bit:
- Exercise *at least* 3x a week
- Jog *at least* 1x a week
- Finish my 5K Runner training program
- Drink 65 oz. water a day
- Cut down on sweets and wine during the week
- No sweets in November (Last 90 Days)
I love doing shorter at home hiit & lifting combo workouts to pair with running. I never though I’d break a 12min mi without feeling like I was dying but I managed to get to 10min miles feeling good and wasn’t running MORE to accomplish that but focusing on the endurance through workouts and it translated to my running. I’d be happy to share more once you work through your current gameplan workouts.