Just kidding! As if I would EVER say that. But I have felt like I’ve needed to decrease everything else.

I’m at the 5-pound stretch now. Almost there. Yes, only 5 pounds away from my original, pre-baby weight. Yes, a good portion of that may be my ginormous juggs, but there’s still a little love-handle action I’m happy to let go. This is where the going gets really tough.

Thanks to the broken ankle incident and the consequent couch potato-ness, I ended up gaining well over 40 pounds during my pregnancy. (That’s at least 10 pounds more than is recommended, by the way.) I always knew it was going to be a long and painful way back. But I’ve also always been very athletic, so I figured that with a little will power and determination – and if that failed, just looking at my new flabby pot belly for motivation – I could get back into shape. Except here’s the catch. Remember the broken ankle? Well yeah, I can’t really do any of that physical activity I’d been planning. No running. No tennis. No biking. Not yet anyway. And besides, even if I could, what would I do with Cy?

Plan B? Hire Madonna’s trainer.

You laugh, but it’s sort of true. I splurged ($30 US) and sent away for the Tracy Anderson Post-Pregnancy Workout DVD. I’ve never been the workout DVD kind. I can’t even commit to a cardio class at the gym. I get bored easily. But the desire to squeeze into my old jean size has got me suddenly committed. And judging by my progress – it’s working! Hundreds and hundreds of situps later, I can see the very early stages of an ab four-pack peeking through. 35 pounds down. Only 5 more to go.

AND I went out and bought a pair of skinny jeans – in my original size – and they fit!

Thanks Tracy! But when my arms start looking like Madonna’s – stop me.
http://tracyandersonmethoddvd.amazonwebstore.com/The-Tracy-Anderson-Method-Presents-Post/M/B001F2APHU.htm