Push-ups, I have read, are one of the best exercises for your entire body.
I really need to get into some exercise to tone my stomach. I tried the Belly Bandit (aka, postpartum girdle!) to shrink my stomach as soon as I had Alex…I don’t know how other women wear this for days on end; but after a few days I decided I am a much better candidate for just losing the weight the old fashioned way. This elastic girdle, which is supposed to shrink your stomach, may have helped reduce the after-shock uterus contractions – but is a VERY far cry from its advertisement (“comfortable”) and no matter how I put it on, within a couple hours, the elastic is wrinkled and bunched up.
So…back to push-ups. I decided a good start would be to do ten since I was able to do a few sets of ten before I even got pregnant (wow, that was a while ago). Well, I know that “starting” is the most important part here. Sadly, I have to admit, I barley did five – when I felt like I was literally going to suffer a heart attack! I got out of breath, had no strength and my heart was racing. Well…this is the beginning of my weight loss journey. This time around, losing the baby weight looks like a harder task! Here I go…
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