I’ve always been fit in my life owing to my dedication and hard work. Things got a bit changed after pregnancy due to the change in priorities and lifestyle.

I wanted to lose my baby fat and get my self back to what I was before pregnancy. It wasn’t easy to get back in shape with a newborn who had no routine, but I took it as a challenge and began my fitness journey after 9 months of giving birth.

First and foremost, I managed to get some free time for myself, where I could do some basic stretching exercises to begin with. Gradually, I tweaked my exercise routine to incorporate some walking and jogging. I did everything at home and never went to a gym🤘.

What kept me going was few positive changes I could notice in myself. For instance, I started regaining my strength and felt lighter. Another thing I changed was I tried to eat smarter atleast one meal a day. Like, I started eating one chapati less than what I used to at dinner. Apparently, this seemed to be working for me.

After becoming a mother, not all days are predictive and smooth and so was my fitness schedule. I was on and off track with few days in between when I could not manage to get any time for myself. However, I didn’t quit, which was quite easy. I resumed back to my planned schedule sooner than later.

Each passing day was bringing a new hope and excitement. A hope to get fit and an excitement to try new workouts and healthy diets. By this time, my daughter was walking, running and sleeping less😐. It became really difficult to workout at home with her running all over the place. I started working out with my daughter😄 but even that didn’t last for long given that the kids don’t like doing same things everyday. I started utilising the time when she was asleep and I found it better to workout during that time. I could have easily taken an excuse to rest for a while but I knew if I did that I would never follow my fitness journey.

The things said above are easier said than done, but not impossible. We have to be determined to reach our goals.