Skinny Dreams

I have recently come back to Tumblr after a long and hard pregnancy. I gained 80lbs!!! Most of it was water weight and I almost immediately lost 50lbs after birth, but I've still got this 30lbs lingering. It's been hard. Really hard.

However, reading some of my old things is so so so sad. I hated myself so much. I was punishing myself for not being good enough. While I still don't feel good enough, I am someone's mother! I gotta get my shit together! Being in shape and healthy is something to do for yourself out of love, not hate!

I'm so sad for my past self and so sad to see that I have followers and people like the toxic mess I used to write! It's okay to lose weight and it's okay to get in shape. It's not okay to hate yourself and hurt yourself. I hope that my words haven't hurt anyone.

Raw Data:

Calories per day: 1500-1600 calories depending on TEF

Protein: 100g +

Exercise: weight training 3x/week, walking 10k steps 5x/week

Breastfeeding: burns 300 calories/day

Goal: 60lbs in 8 months

Step 1: Find my Total Calorie Burn

BMR is about 1840 calories/day at rest

Weight training is about 250 calories/session on average, which is 750 calories/week

Walking 10k steps is about 400 calories/session, which is 2000 calories/week

Breastfeeding is about 300 calories/day

TDEE (Total Daily Energy Expenditure)= 2532 calories/day

Step 2: Diet Plan

1550 calories per day on average is a deficit of 982 calories/day

Weekly deficit is 6874 calories/day

Pounds/week= 6874/3500=1.964 pounds/week

Eat mostly protein to conserve muscle mass :)

Step 3: Meeting Goals

Goal= 60lbs in 8 months

8 months= 34 weeks

34 x 1.96= 66.64 pounds

Easily meets my goal!

Optional Ideas:

Hotworx 2-3 times/week- I have heard great benefits in body shaping, skin improvements, and overall wellbeing changes when doing hot/infrared yoga or cycling