Being hospitalized twice with postpartum complications has been a humbling experience.

Being hospitalized twice with postpartum complications has been a humbling experience. Getting back to my pre-pregnancy fitness level has also been a journey. Whenever I meet patients in my office who are looking for weight loss tips, many of them say they want to reach a certain number in their weight loss journey in a certain time. I caution them about this. There is a true psychology behind weight loss and focusing on numbers. When you use numbers as a goal it can lead to disappointment because: 💪🏽Weight may not fall off that fast even if you are making great strides in balanced eating and exercise. You are creating a healthy lifestyle, don’t see the weight come off and think it’s not working when in actuality the lifestyle change is the process we want to celebrate not the number on the scale. 💪🏽Muscle weighs more and so if you’re weight-training—the number on the scale may not be indicative of health. Instead; I want us to focus on WHAT exercising and strength-training does for us. I grew up with the misconception that cardio was what led to more weight loss and then in my late 20s, I learned how important weight-training was. I also grew up with the narrative that thin people don’t need to work out because working out is solely for weight loss. This is harmful advice that puts those that don’t prioritize moving their body (if they’re able) at health risks. You don’t have to deadlift heavy barbells to weight-train. Strength training can include resistance bands, body weight, free weights, gym equipment, or suspension bands. For more on strength-training, the importance of it, and how the heck to fit working out into our busy lives as parents; listen to my podcast episode with some of my faves @expectingandempowered. We discuss: “Why strength training is important in pregnancy and beyond.” Comment PODCAST LINK for the link to the episode t

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Published December 30, 2024

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