09/03/2026
I lost 30 pounds in 8 months postpartum after having my first baby
And the way I did it isn’t the answer that most women want to hear…
Because was mostly a bunch of boring habits, repeated over and over and over again.
I walked a lot. Strength trained a few times a week. Ate enough protein. Drank my water. Tracked my food. Ate a lot of the same simple meals on repeat.
And I knew my numbers (this is SO IMPORTANT!)
Instead of guessing how much I should eat for fat loss or body recomposition, I KNEW my body’s calorie ranges.
It took SO much of the guesswork out of the process.
Was I perfect? Absolutely not 😅
I was a brand new mom navigating breastfeeding, running a business, terrible nights of sleep and approximately 847 other curveballs.
Some days I crushed it. Other days my workout was missed, my steps were low, dinner was whatever we could throw together and tracking wasn’t happening.
I learned to approach each day with a do what I can/do my best mindset.
If I couldn’t do the ideal version, what COULD I do today?
And then I got up the next day and did it again.
I think we overcomplicate fat loss because the boring answer isn’t nearly as exciting as a new diet, challenge or set of rules.
But the boring stuff works.
And more importantly, it’s the stuff you can keep doing long after the goal is met.
I didn’t hit my pre-pregnancy weight and suddenly stop walking, lifting, eating protein or paying attention to how I fueled my body. Those weren’t things I was doing just to “lose the baby weight.”
They became how I lived my life. And it’s why keeping the weight off felt easy.
And that’s exactly what I plan to carry into postpartum with baby #2.
I’ll recover, rebuild those same boring habits and when I’m ready to intentionally lose fat, I’ll know my numbers, create a reasonable deficit and keep doing the simple stuff.
Nothing extreme. Nothing complicated. Definitely not perfect.
Just doing what I can, as consistently as I can, for long enough to let it work 🫶
