You can do it!!!

I lost weight! That is I gained weight for the baby, but my body actually got smaller (except for the growing belly). I gained 25-30 lbs altogether. The week after I delivered I weighed slightly less than when I started.

Go figure! Same thing with my sister. We both had big babies who must have just “taken” from us.

Believe me I ate whatever I wanted while I was pregnant. For exercise I did walking. That was plenty strenuous while pregnant. No need for running then! But I know some women who did run during their pregnancy. Not for me.

Good luck. Let us know how it goes!

chaya

I have to disagree with you a little bit though. Jogging can get you in shape. It got me into great shape. I lost weight, gained muscle. I had no injuries and I was 40 when I started. People need to start somewhere and jogging is fine.

You have to listen to your body and always stretch afterwards in order to avoid injury. Some people are more susceptible to injuries from running. If that’s the case then choosing another form of exercise would probably be a good idea.

I would never want to discourage someone from giving jogging/running a try. Of course exercise alone can’t make you healthy. You need to eat right too (focusing on whole foods: veggies, fruits and whole grains). And some weight bearing exercise is a good idea for getting into shape too.

This article’s purpose is to help those who want to give running/jogging a try. It’s been a very positive change in my life, so I say let’s not discourage people who want to try it.

One other thing that I have found helpful is including other forms of exercise on days off – bike riding, tennis, swimming, dancing.

Jogging is something which needs a disclaimer. Many people think they will “get in shape” with jogging when in fact the repetitive motion coupled with muscle imbalances often causes joint and muscle problems.

Running is something which very few people actually do but has far better benefits than jogging.

Do you run or jog?

It’s useful for me, I will tell it to my brothor.

I started running a few years back when I hit 300 lbs (i am 6′2). I started off out of breath after a 1/4 mile walk, after 6 months I was running 3-4 miles a day, 5 days a week. Within a year I was running at least one half-marathon a week as my long run, and doing 5-8 miles 4 days a week. Dropped 100 lbs, feel so much better.

Important part for me was tracking my food and exercise intake, so I made a website to do just that – compare your food intake and exercise with all the factors such as age/sex/weight. That really helped me to get things into perspective – you start to look at how far you have to run to burn off that slice of pizza (probably anywhere from 2-4 miles per slice!). That helped me eliminate the bad snacks and food choices in general.