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My Journey To Fitness And Weight Loss



August 31, 2016


My Journey To Fitness and Weight Loss

The other day I heard a story about postpartum weight loss. A new mother was 6 months pregnant and was nervous about getting her figure back when the baby was born. She asked her friend what will happen afterward. Her friend replied, “I heard a mother will keep 10lbs per child.”

It’s funny how these stories get started and just because we see something on social media or heard something doesn’t mean that it’s true or that it’s “normal.” Since I had 4 kids that means I should be 40lbs overweight.

Toward the end of my pregnancy with the twins, I weighed right over 200lbs. Like I stated in this post here, fitness was the last thing on my mind the last 4 years when I was pregnant with the kids. And honestly, after the twins were born I was in “survival mode.” Not only had I just had twins, but Luke was 18 months old and Elise had just turned 3. We sold and moved into our new home when the twins were 3 weeks old and Elise also had started school the week after the twins were born. On top of that, I went back to work when the twins were about 6 weeks old.

In April of 2016, I slept trained the twins when they were 8 months old. This allowed me to have more time for myself. This was finally my time to get my weight back down and work on myself! When I weighed myself in April I weighed 160lbs. Since my life is so hectic I knew that going to the gym was not an option for me. I began to do Beachbody workouts at home and watching what I ate/drank. I was in the habit of having the “excuse” of eating whatever I wanted for literally 4 years!

Making the changes below really helped me:CONTINUE READING

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What No One Tells You About Being A New Mother



August 24, 2016

What No One Tells You About Being A New Mother  Last week, I read an article about a young mother who had such bad undiagnosed postpartum depression that she took her own life when her daughter was 4 months old. While this example may seem extreme, postpartum depression has different severities and so many women that are diagnosed with it can have such different symptoms. Some women feel it for a couple of weeks and some can still struggle with it for several months or well past the first year after giving birth. Postpartum depression is so difficult to speak about and acknowledge because having a baby should be the most joyful time of your life. One always hears of all the good stories and how amazing having a child is, especially on social media, but why don’t we talk about the sadness more? Is it because we don’t want to scare others? Maybe we feel like we are the ONLY ONE in the universe that feels like this.

I had the hardest time after giving birth to Elise, who is my first born. I was not diagnosed with postpartum depression, but looking back I know I had it for the first 5 weeks after giving birth. I have read so many stories of what women feel and go through when dealing with postpartum. These are the things I struggled with the most.

Going From A Family Of 2 To 3

Gone are the days where your entire schedule did not revolve around another human being. I remember when we took Elise home from the hospital. I was eating dinner about to get ready to pull my second all nighter with her and I just cried. I was so sad that it wasn’t Dustin and me anymore. I felt so sad that we couldn’t just leave when we wanted or watch a marathon of our favorite show on a rainy day. I felt my life suddenly stop and shift so suddenly that I honestly didn’t know if we would ever go back to the way things were before.CONTINUE READING

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Dear Stay at Home Mom



August 17, 2016

Dear Stay At Home MomDear Stay at Home Mom,

I remember when I was growing up I always heard debates and people on TV arguing about whether being a stay at home mom or a working mom was best. Having four children in four years has given me a little perspective on the topic of this ongoing argument. Why are we enemies? Why is the media always putting us up against each other? Why do we put each other down?

With all the questions that come to mind, I want to say something… I’m sorry. I’m sorry that after finding out you are a stay at home mom people proceed to tell you, ”Aww..it must be so nice to stay at home with the kids,” or “I wish I could have that much free time,” and of course the “I wish I could stay in my pajamas all day.” These are only a handful of comments I’ve heard, but I bet you’ve heard these and much more. Having multiple children and being on the other end as a working mother, I know both of our decisions come with positives and negatives. But, I want to commend you. You are with your little ones 24 hours a day. Day in and day out without out a “scheduled” lunch break, or even a paid vacation. Paid vacation?! What about getting paid at all! Whether you felt it in your heart to stay home with your little ones or if it was the best choice for your family it wasn’t easy.CONTINUE READING

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Gretchen Dauzat is a wife, mom to 4, entrepreneur, and writer. Her passion is to empower moms to realize, cultivate, and pursue their passions beyond motherhood. When not folding loads of laundry, you can find her having a dance party with her family or listening to a great audiobook.

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