Fast forward to 4 weeks postpartum and I was feeling the baby blues pretty strongly. I was trying to wait to begin at the recommended 6 weeks pp but I felt like I would just start and listen to my body if I needed to back off or slow down.
To begin, I created a separate BBG Instagram account (@chrissytx.bbg) so I could track my progress with photos and keep up with all the awesome BBG girls on there. That way I didn't feel too self-conscious or clog up my personal newsfeed with exercise stuff that I knew most people wouldn't be interested in seeing. That IG account really helped to keep me motivated. You can find other girls who are beginning the program at the same time as you and commisserate. You can also see girls who have finished it and hear how they were able to stay on track.
The first IG post I did was my "start" photos or "week 0" as the bbg girls like to say. Those were pretty rough to put out there. I mean, I had just had a baby and my body was swollen and pale and bumpy in the wrong places. I threw it up there and anytime I needed an extra bit of motivation to do my workout that day, I remembered my before photos and decided I didn't want to stay there.
(Keep in mind there is 8 weeks between these because I did the 4 weeks of Pretraining before starting the Week 1)
Another awesome source of motivation for me was doing the program with my sister who lives in Hawaii. She and I did it together until almost the end when she had to quit due to an unhealed hernia. We would text each other a few times a week and give each other pep talks as needed. I know it seems a little overkill in the motivation department but bbg is so intense and difficult at first that most people quit by week 3!
BBG workouts are similar to crossfit. Most involve body weight exercises like burpees (my least favorite in the beginning). The week is set up with 3 resistance workouts (crossfit style) Legs & Cardio, Arms & Abs and Total Body and 2 LISS (low intensity steady state) Cardio which is fast walking. Kayla doesn't add in HIIT until Week 9.
The first workout nearly killed me. Actually that whole first week! I was starting with her PreTraining which sounds easy but had me seeing stars and feeling like I was going to throw up. I was also doing it in our garage in the middle of Texas Summer so there is that. I pushed through and committed that no matter what I was giving this my all! The rush of endorphins after that first workout was all I needed to keep me going!
After the first 2 weeks I could feel myself already getting stronger. Exercises that had me huffing and puffing were now just a really good burn. I was able to do more and faster. I was hooked! I was taking progress photos which helped because the scale was actually going up. Kayla designed her program so that you build muscle in the first few weeks. I knew this would probably happen because I had read about it on other girls bbg account pages. From week 0 to week 5 (9 weeks of bbg including the pretraining) I didn't lose a single pound, I gained 2 lbs. It was frustrating but I started noticing improvements in my progress pictures, that is why they are so important!
To be Continued...
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