Friend of Mine Went from Size 16 to 6 In One Year

[JerseyGirl]

A friend of mine gave birth to her 2nd child in June 2001. Before her pregancy she was a size 8 - after her pregancy a size 16. She begged her husband to buy her a treadmill. He did and it arrived two weeks after she gave birth. In the middle of July, she started her exercise program. She started off very slow. She felt that starting slow would give your body a chance to wake up. Here it is:

Weeks 1 through 3 - Exercise on Treadmill - 3 times a week for 20 minutes on a speed that you are comfortable with.
Take Multivitamin - Centrum
Drink 2 glasses of water.
Eat three sensible meals. No fatty foods. No dinner after 7 p.m. If you are hungry after 7 p.m. Fruit, Yogurt and Water ONLY.

Weeks 4 through 6 - Exercise on Treadmill - 3 times a week for 30 minutes increase your speed.
Weights: 1 set of 15 (15 meaning - do exercise 15 times and that equals to 1 set) exercise on the following parts of your body with 3 pound weights.
Squats, Lunges, Triceps, Biceps, Shoulders, Back, Stomach (No Weights) - Do Forward Stomach Crunches First - Regular Crunches - Side Crunches (left and right).
Take Multivitamin - Centrum
Drink 4 glasses of water.
Eat 4 small meals a day - each meal including a vegetable.

Weeks 7 through 9 - Exercise on Treadmill - 3 times a week -40 minutes.
Weights: 2 set of 15 - exercise on the following parts of your body with 3 pound weights.
Squats, Lunges, Triceps, Biceps, Shoulders, Back, Stomach (No Weights) - Do Forward Stomach Crunches First - Regular Crunches - Side Crunches (left and right).
Take Multivitamin - Centrum
Drink 6 glasses of water.
Eat 5 small meals a day - each meal including a vegetable.

Weeks 10 through 12 - Exercise on Treadmill - 3 times a week -60 minutes.
Weights: 3 set of 15 - exercise on the following parts of your body with 3 pound weights.
Squats, Lunges, Triceps, Biceps, Shoulders, Back, Stomach (No Weights) - Do Forward Stomach Crunches First - Regular Crunches - Side Crunches (left and right).
Take Multivitamin - Centrum
Drink 8 glasses of water.
Eat 5 small meals a day - each meal including a vegetable.

She said in 12 weeks you will definitely see a change and she continued doing this for one full year. You just keep increasing your time on the treadmill in addition to your weights and you will see a change. Use light weights because you will see more definition in your muscles. This girl has arms and a 6-pack like Janet Jackson. I am going to try it and see what happens. I already have a treadmill collecting dust. If you want to check out some treadmill - try www.iconfitness.com. (http://www.iconfitness.com.) They have some really good deals and they deliver to your front door.

[Dionne]

This is good info. I went from a size 16 in eigth grade to a size 8 in 10th grade by using taebo tapes and diet. I might try this program but use my stair climber instead

[azul11]

i had to copy that down. i have heard so many stories of ladies gaining 80lbs during pregnancy and struggling to take it off. although i am not pregnant this is good info to know. how long after the baby was born did she begin her workout? can you do this type of workout during pregnancy? i heard you could workout during pregnancy but i wasnt sure of the intensity. God bless you all.

[tess1913]

Could I do tihs routine with a stationary bike as well?

[Poohbear]

interesting workout!

[lkg4healthyhair]

That sounds great.

I am not surprised she lost the weight. If you eat right (healthy and small portions) and exercise the weight will come off.

I gained 51 pds with my daughter and by the time I went back to work I lost 40 pds without exercise. Breastfeeding helps and I think pregnant women gain a lot of water weight that comes off after the baby is born.

Good for her

[GodMadeMePretty]

i had to copy that down. i have heard so many stories of ladies gaining 80lbs during pregnancy and struggling to take it off. although i am not pregnant this is good info to know. how long after the baby was born did she begin her workout? can you do this type of workout during pregnancy? i heard you could workout during pregnancy but i wasnt sure of the intensity. God bless you all.

Yes, you can do everything that you did pre-pregnancy during pregnancy. The problem will be that you will definitely be extremely tired so finding the energy to do it will be the problem. They do recommend that you don't do sports like volleyball or tennis but you can do just about everything.

The only reason that I waited to start working out hard again was because of my husband. He's such a worrywart - talking about I need to get completely healed.

Barring complications during pregnancy or delivery, you should be able to start working out about 4-6 weeks after a vaginal delivery and 8-12 after a C-section.

[Country gal]

Thanks for sharing.

[webby]

i had to copy that down. i have heard so many stories of ladies gaining 80lbs during pregnancy and struggling to take it off. although i am not pregnant this is good info to know. how long after the baby was born did she begin her workout? can you do this type of workout during pregnancy? i heard you could workout during pregnancy but i wasnt sure of the intensity. God bless you all.
Um...I gained 90 :look:

[good2uuuu]

Yes, you can do this kind of workout during pregnancy. Just be mindful of your heartreat. It should stay around 125 to 135 bpm for most. A little higher, but not much if you already workout regularly. Avoid anything that requires lying on your back after the first trimester. And of course, check with your doc.

[vikkisecret]

thanks for the info! Man it sounds kind of like my mama except she lost her weigth in a shorter amount of time due to high blood pressure....

[SignatureBeauty]

*BUMP*

I know this is a very old thread but I thought it would be very encouragin to those of us that need something more normal and that we can do without being restrictive or trying to find different diets and pills & shakes and expensive programs!!

[babyleaf]

Well, I gave birth to my 2nd daughter 3 weeks ago and I am determined to take off the weight. I gained an insane (60 lbs to be exact) amount of weight and it was very difficult to watch my body explode. I had just lost 40 lbs and i went on vacation with my family to celebrate. Okay, so I celebrated until a month later when I didn't get my "visitor." So, I got a wonderful addition to my family but I am back to where i was at 2 yrs ago. I have been doing cardio with weights on exercise tapes for the past week for a 1/2 hour every day and I have cut my carbs down to 50 grams or less. I added muscle mik to my regimen after workouts (I will have a half of serving) and I have lost 6 lbs this week alone. I am also brestfeeding a child with a ravenous appetite. I plan to up my exercise to 1/2 hour weights and 1/2 intense cardio after next week. It will not be easy but I am determined to get the job done. I am way too vain to be sitting around watching my droopy stomach droop...lol

So I am basically saying it is possible to do but it takes extreme dedication...please everyone wish me luck....and will power!!!

*** I should note my daughter's birth was so the easiest thing and I literally felt no discomfort after 48 hours so that explains why I am able to exercise soon after.

[soonergirl]

congrats on baby!!! my daughter is 2 1/2 months old, I gained 35 lbs with her... I was sooo anxious after the birth I started exercising (walking) 2 weeks after the birth.. The pregnancy and delivery were healthy, so I just got out there and walked... I eventually worked my way up to running, and am now up to 3miles....If I can do it so can u... I got discouraged but made sure I had uplifting music on my ipod to keep me motivated.. So i wish you all of the best... getting our bodies back is tough but hang in there... god bless!!

[Ms_Twana]

Thanks for bumping this. When I started reading, I didn't even pay attention to the date. :lachen:

Congrats to you ladies on the additions to your families. You will do fine with losing the weight. I wish I could say my weight gain was due to the pregnancies of my children; but that would be a lie!! :lachen:I only had small amounts of weight gain with my two children because with both, a lost a lot of weight in the beginning. When I was pregnant, I got full really quickly, and I lost weight. So, after gaining the rest of the weight, it only put me a little over my pre-pregnancy weight. It was AFTER the births that I gained all of my weight. I guess my metabolism just slowed down a lot, because I didn't really eat any differently that before children. Needless to say, it has remained just as slow. :nono: :wallbash: