Losing the Baby Weight
I still had 45 minutes of this excruciating class. I was going to need more water.
With each new exercise, my muscles burned and tightened up. My heart was beating out of my chest and through my heavy support sports bra. With each squat, leg lift and lunge, a voice inside my head screamed “NO!! NO MORE! STOP!”
This instructor was hard core. She didn’t get that body from easy workouts. When she told us to grab lighter weights because we would be doing multiple sets of exercises for triceps, I reached for 3 pound weights. My mouth dropped open when I saw her with 12 pound weights. Hard Core.
I wanted to run out of class when she turned to change sides but I was a little afraid of her and I wasn’t sure if my legs would buckle as I ran. I was breathing so hard that I scanned the room to see if others noticed just how hard I was panting. Beads of sweat dripped down my back. Loose strands of hair plastered to my sweaty neck and face. I looked at the clock about every two minutes. Time seemed to be standing still.
I wanted to be ANYWHERE but in that class. Sipping margaritas at happy hour, waiting at the DMV, getting an annual physical.
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I struggled to lose weight after having my children too. It was only after I stopped breast feeding did it finally start to come off. I agree, it is hard work! Your instructor sounds tough. :) Good luck Susan.
Thanks for your comment! I am weaning my son now and after your comment, am hopeful that by continuing to eat right and exercise, I will start to see some results.
Susan-- You are absolutely dead on about losing weight being hard! I am currently 5 months post partum and absolutely determined to lose my baby weight. I started eating right and exercising (I actually purchased the P90X from an infomercial-- I have to say it kicks my butt). I am 3 lbs away from my pre-pregnancy weight and it feels pretty good. I am going to lose an additional 10-15lbs to be at my IDEAL weight, but it definitely helps to see some improvement.
What keeps me going and motivated is that if there are women out there with 2,3,4 children looking like they have none--then I can do it too.
So, continue to exercise and when you feel like throwing a shoe at your instructor, remember your goal!
Susan,
I also have extra weight to lose, and your description of the TBC class was so perfect that I swear I was almost sweating and needing water just to sit here and read about it. I know that in her mind, that instructor saw you with a lot of respect as the newbie that made it through the class! My only question is, will you go back to her class again? =)
ABSOLUTELY! It will be a good way to see if my endurance is improving. It is easy for me to fall into a "routine" work out. I find myself taking the same classes and not challenging myself with new things. I am trying to step out of my comfort zone. I do the same thing with yoga. I am HORRIBLE at yoga but decided to buy a new mat to force myself to learn something out of my zone. Wish me luck!