After Baby Weight Loss Challenge – Weeks 2 & 3

If you didn’t see the introduction / week 1 to this weight loss challenge, go read it now and look at the pics.  My daughter was born on January 9, 2010.  Exactly 20 days after delivery, I weigh 150.4 pounds. 

This challenge is less about the weight loss and more about how a woman’s body performs naturally to lose weight after pregnancy.  My strategy includes not changing my behavior or eating for the first 30 days after my baby was born.  I want to see how much weight comes off by itself before I start trying to lose pounds intentionally.

Welcome to the Losing 71 pounds in 90 days Weight Loss Challenge!

During the first week, weight loss was fast (18 pounds).  In the 2nd and 3rd weeks, which ended on Friday, January 29th, the weight loss slowed dramatically, with me only losing 2.6 additional pounds.

My baby belly is still here, and the abdominal muscles were extremely stretched out, so it’s hanging pretty low.  It takes constant self-reminding to contract the tummy muscles and hold it up.  However, because of diastasis recti from pregnancy, I won’t be doing any ab exercises for several more weeks.  My day-by-day weight loss table is below.

See you next week with my latest weight loss challenge update!  Remember the disclaimer: I don’t recommend this weight loss challenge for anyone else – this is my personal baby weight loss project.

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