Everything was going fine until Boom! I peed on a stick and it turned out to be positive.....of course it wasn't an unplanned one, hubby and I had been planning to get pregnant and it was one of the most happiest moments in my life and to think I would feel that way standing in my loo of all places.
And so I was pregnant and ignorant to the fact that my life was gonna take a 360 degree spin....I mean I thought then its just a baby, I mean how bad can it possibly get right?.....( well now I'm typing this very sentence with a screaming attention seeking toddler who's making a mess of the entire living room). Hahaha was I in for a reality check.
Well I m gonna save that story for some other time....right now I just wanted to share my story about my weight gain and weight loss ( yes in the end I did lose some)!
So on my very first examination I remember clearly weighing 60kgs and I felt the ideal weight gain is 12 kgs and I think if I'm 72 I'm sure I can lose it at my pace post pregnancy and hey what is the big deal....I'm pregnant there's a living being growing inside me that should vouch for some extra brownies ( quite literally.... ain't those yummy).
Hence after my 3 months of severe morning sickness....I was back to actually being able to look at food and even started craving for it with vengeance. So an extra plate of chicken wings here and an extra plate of creamy pasta and pizza there.....I had bought myself a golden ticket to Fattynation.
On the day of my delivery I weighed 84kgs making it a total weight gain of 24 kgs in 9 months. Well my baby girl was born and weighed 3.43 kgs and every other issue or problem just vanished and all my mommy duties started immediately. I lost weight initially but eventually I saw myself at 82 kgs once again.
Life was all about breast feeding, diapers, calming a colicky baby at 3.00 am with no sleep in the last 24 hours was excruciatingly challenging and mentally draining. Losing weight was not on the agenda at all.
I don't actually remember when I got serious about losing weight but I do remember the reason, it was for my baby girl....I felt the best gift I can give her is a healthy fit mother who can take care of her every need and not give an excuse to not be able to run outside with her or take her swimming or cycling and that's when it happened.
I took part in my first marathon the "Bengaluru Midnight marathon" after only one month of walking ( ya i could not run because of my weight my ankles would ache) practice. I ran my 1st 5 k within 50 mins and that was huge a achievement for me. And I never looked back since then. I have been running marathons ever since and completed another 2 more and also did a crazy Skyscraper dash where I ran up 830 stairs up the World Trade Center in Brigade Gateway which I did in 11 mins. I started working out 3 times a day at this amazing place in Jayanagar, its a HIIT class and you got to believe me it works. The first few days was a huge challenge...I would curse myself for doing this but I'm glad I did.
It's been 10 months since the day I ran my first marathon and started my workout journey....I have found a new me, a new drive, a new motivation....to be healthy to claim my body back, its not just about the numbers on the scale but I care about my endurance, a strong core and a having a good stamina and of course a healthy body weight.
And it's just the start.....
(PS: just in case you did wanna know the number.....I lost 10-11 kgs in this duration and I'm all set to push the next 10 kgs ).
If you find yourself in the same situation.....just remember you can do it....don't give up and fight for it, no one can help you but yourself.
Excuses never got anyone anywhere!! All the best....
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And how can this story be complete without a before and after collage right :) !!!!! And a pic of the certificates of my marathons till date!!
