Finally met my postpartum goal thanks to weight training (before & after pics)

[sacha]

Heavy squats, bench, deadlift, press ~ that's all!!! Thanks for the support girls. I am 100% addicted to weight training (have been for years) but this really confirmed it!

Reached goal, 6 months post-partum

[Shannon in ATL]

Fantastic!

[Kimberly2011]

You look fantastic!!

[Lydia227]

...ack! My original post got lost. If it magically reappears and this is a duplicate...my apoligies.

Sacha you look AMAZING!

Isn't is wonderful what heavy lifting can do?! I'm so happy for you.

[Linsy]

Wow, I've been thinking about weight training and these pictures are incredible. Are you the same weight in the before and after pictures? I can't believe how much it can transform your body.

[sacha]

Thanks everyone (and Lydia u rock hehe)

Linsy: I was 141lbs in the 'before' and 134lbs in the 'after'. I've been 134 for several months now but with body composition changes.

[keep on moving]

Wow! Soo inspiring!

I'm the same height as you, and currently 145 lbs. My goal weight was initially 125 (my prebaby weight at which I felt most confident) but I thought it would be wise to up it to 135, because I'm definitely putting on more muscle.

You look awesome, and we have similar body types, how did you get your stomach so flat? Those are my trouble areas, stomach and inner thigh. Do you do any specialized exercises for the inner thigh?

And what's your diet like? I'm down 35 lbs from 180, it nice to see what's possible with hard work!

[sacha]

Originally Posted by keep on moving

Wow! Soo inspiring!

I'm the same height as you, and currently 145 lbs. My goal weight was initially 125 (my prebaby weight at which I felt most confident) but I thought it would be wise to up it to 135, because I'm definitely putting on more muscle.

You look awesome, and we have similar body types, how did you get your stomach so flat? Those are my trouble areas, stomach and inner thigh. Do you do any specialized exercises for the inner thigh?

And what's your diet like? I'm down 35 lbs from 180, it nice to see what's possible with hard work!

Thanks

My stomach is flat but I do have a lot of loose skin there. That and the inner thighs are just down to diet, there's no exercise to reduce fat there (you can target it to build muscle though). The only thing I do for my lower body is heavy squats (ie. with 100+lbs on a barbell, below parallel, "*** to grass"). You have to use your inner thigh muscles far more to do that than any machine!

I admit there is some muscle memory here, I used to lift for years before I got pregnant and lifted until the day I was induced.

My diet is listed a few posts down on the same thread, basically 1400-1500 calories with high protein (120-170g) and higher fats (50g).