Who's that girl??

WHO IS THAT GIRL IN THE PURPLE BRA?!?! Oh wait...it was me!

That girl in the purple bra was 3 months post partum. I was feeling overwhelmed and feeling frustrated that the baby weight was NOT coming off as quick as it had with baby #1. I was nursing and struggling with low milk supply, so cutting calories was NOT an option to me (I needed them to make milk!).

I had spent the past 3 months allowing my body to heal, but I was ready to get moving again and feel the benefits of exercising.

ENTER ALISON (MY coach!).

I had followed her fitness page for some time, basically just being a creeper! I was always interested in what she was posting, found it motivating, and felt like I could relate because she was a REAL person.

So, 3 months post partum, the girl in the purple bra joined a 5-day challenge and started drinking Shakeology. I ate real food, didn't starve, did realistic exercises for my post-partum body, fell in love with Shakeology.... and lost 5 pounds!!! Problem was, my milk supply began to drop. GRRR!!!!

Since January, it has been a struggle to find the delicate balance of allowing weight to SLOOOOOOOWLY come off, while keeping the milk supply I need to feed Nora. I have plateaued at the same weight for about the past 5-6 months, because my body seems to like it here for now. If I drop even 2-3 pounds less, my milk supply tanks. So until I'm done nursing, I'm enjoying the extra calories ;)

I continue to drink Shakeology daily and aim to exercise 5-6 days a week.

Seeing these pictures side by side was pretty eye opening for me! I feel like I haven't made that much progress because I'm still 15 pounds up from where my body feels most comfortable, and even though my weight has stalled....my body has changed!

The girl in the teal bra feels much more confident. She has more energy. She's 13 pounds lighter and doing the best she can while making food for another human!! ;)

Imagine what YOU could do in 10 months time!!!