Anna’s Recovery: One Year Update Well – here we are. Barely knowing what day it is, it’s no shock that the one-year mark has snuck up on me, and I can’t believe I’m here. Just a little bit has changed since a year ago, and the day before Olivia’s birthday I did reflect on, “Wow, …
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Jessica’s Recovery: One Year Update I have been going back and forth on how to write this – I was messaging with a couple of friends the other day and said, “How do I nicely explain and write ‘my world went to hell when George Floyd died and I gained at least 20 lbs’?” I …
Jessica and Anna’s Recovery 1 Week to 6 Months Postpartum Summary Jessica’s Summary A lot can happen in 6 months. The first 6 months postpartum is a lot of give and take as you are recovering from birth – not sleeping well and caring for a new infant. I continued to work on the basics …
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Anna’s Recovery: Month 6 And then the COVID-19 lockdown hit. Talk about throwing a wrench into things. We live in a 1100 square foot, two bedroom two bath house. Needless to say, you can always kind of feel the presence of other people. This month was going into uncharted territory from various standpoints, and we …
Jessica’s Recovery: Month 6 Stress. It really kills. We discredit how much it can affect our lives and our workouts but it really can derail everything. Month 6 I hit a wall and crashed emotionally and physically. With Covid-19 running through our world, my stress built – I also added more things to my plate …
Anna’s Recovery: Month 5 Each month I notice new self-reflections on where I am at and what I am doing (both productively and bad habit wise). I find that thinking of things in terms of months makes how long I might need to focus on something feel less overwhelming, as well as giving my body …
Jessica’s recovery: Month 5 The human body is amazingly complicated. It is always astounding to me, how many factors can affect your workout and rehab. Stress, hormones, and where you are in your cycle can all make or break how workouts can go. I have started to notice a pattern. Every month right before my …
Anna’s Recovery: Month 4 Month 4 And then came the full blast of reality. After the first two days, I realized this is what it is like to work full time and be a parent. Exhausting. Every minute seemed booked and my mental gymnastics of all the schedules and to-do lists was exhausting. I had …
Jessica’s Recovery: Month 4 Squats made me cry. Let me explain. The process of pregnancy and postpartum is hard on me. I think it’s hard on everyone…pregnancy is no joke. One of the most difficult parts of it, is not feeling like my body is mine. For 9 months you watch your body make some …
Anna’s Recovery: Week 11 Week 11 This week I fully returned to CES work taking on virtual calls and returned to my other job part-time with the plan of next week being the full return. In my other job, I am a strength and conditioning coach for a local high school. During the months of …