Tuesday, September 11, 2012

i love not being pregnant.

today is my 6 week mark since giving birth.
(saying that brad is excited is an understatement)
today i jumped on the tramp for the first time since ivy.
and let me tell you........it. felt. incredible.

each day i feel stronger and stronger, which i am truly so so grateful for.
i started running 2 weeks ago (more like walking with a bounce), and i started doing workouts from when i was teaching aerobics along with jillian michaels. i'll never, ever, ever, ever take my body for granted again. i also want to slap myself so hard for ever calling myself fat before. especially since i gained a gargantuan......wait for it....65 pounds. yup, 65. so ya, you can say i'm pretty ecstatic to be able to jump on a tramp again. and although i have what feels like a thousand pounds still left to lose, i'm so happy to be doing everything i once used to.

5 comments:

Leslie said...

ummm melissa? you look awesome!dont be so hard on yourself!

Lindsay said...

That looks so fun. I'm glad you're feeling so great! Yeah, I gained about that same amount with Weston too - no big deal! Ha! Ivy looks so dang cute...she looks like Brad in that first one of her! So pretty!!! She's such an angel!!! And you look gorgeous!

Michelle said...

You look amazing! No worries, I gained 60 lbs. with my first too! It's amazing how your body can get back into shape though. Trust me! You're making me very jealous because I'm dying for my baby to come so I can go running again!

Maren said...

Do I ever hear you!! I still have three more weeks to go before I can start working out again and getting my body back. I was late dropping the boys off for school so we had to run part of the way, ...and my back hurt the rest of the day AND my legs were sore that night and the next day. Sad. Haha! I hate being out of shape, ...then again, I am not looking forward to the BURN! Can I just skip that part and BE in shape again instead of work to get there? That would be nice. You must have already lost quite a bit my dear because you look amazing! Or you are hiding it somewhere really well....

the fellers said...

I was actually going to say you look fantastic! I wish I looked that good now!