I was running about 20 miles a week and at my ideal weight before pregnancy. I was told to stop running at the start of my IVF cycle, but I did walking and pilates throughout pregnancy. I gained 3.5 stone, a stone of which I had lost the day after birth.
I'm slowly regaining my fitness, running about 12 miles a week at the moment. I've kept up pilates about once a week. I follow Paul McKenna for diet, so eat when I'm hungry, and this has always worked for me. I'm also a fairly healthy eater, I prefer homemade good food rather the processed crap.
8 months in, I have half a stone left to go to my pre pregnancy goal weight. I'm still carrying a little extra fat, but I'm in my pre pregnancy jeans (a little tight) and dresses (just fine). I don't think I have much in the way of stretch marks from this pregnancy (I have some old ones from when I was larger as a late teen), which I put down to bio oil, moisturising the skin religiously and luck. My tummy doesn't look any different to me, I can still see the muscle tone under the last few pounds of fat, which I put down to the Pilates.
The biggest problem is my posture! I have a natural tendency to round in the shoulders and pushing the buggy and carrying around a 21lb baby is not helping. More pilates needed!
Seriously, if anyone wants to improve tone around the middle, Pilates is awesome for that.
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