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vlagrl29

Hi ladies.  I was on the bump when i was pregnant and now my baby will be 1 year old next month.  I don't remember there being a health and exercise board back then but i'm excited to see it now.  I am basically in the "toning" stage of excerise right now.  I gained 68 pounds when i was pregnant and it was really hard to look at myself in the mirror. I went up to a size 14 (was size 6), so as soon as i got the ok from the doc i started at the gym with a trainer. Went to the gym 5 days a week for quite a while and changed my eating habits.  Now I'm back in my size 6 and have lost 69 pounds as of today.  Even though I can fit back in clothes , my belly is still a little flabby and i need to keep on with the working out.  I'm actually quite addicted to it now.  I"m battling a sinus infection this week so I haven't been able to go to the gym in a week and i'm feeling it.  Looking forward to supporting each other with you ladies!

mollym23

That's awesome! Congrats on your weight loss! What types of workouts are you doing? 

vlagrl29

cardio - usually 30-40 min twice a week on stair master. upper body workout with 20 min of cardio 1 day and lower body workout with 20 min cardio 1 day.  I go 4 days a week usually.  I can't do much ab exercises do to my pelvis still hurting, surprisingly you can loose a LOT of weight on the belly with out ab work.