How to get fit post-baby

Given that my ‘baby’ is now a fully fledged toddler, I find I can no longer refer to my excess digestive-biscuit-layer as ’baby weight’ without soliciting snorts of derision from LH.
It’s time to sort it. The classic mantras (eat less, move more / nothing tastes as good as skinny feels) don’t have the power to keep me away from the macaroons. I want to be fitter, leaner, stronger and not just thinner.
I’ve learned my lesson about paying for a course of classes upfront – between the kids and the travel plans, I’ll only ever attend a couple. It needs to be local and flexible for me to stick to it. I’m goal oriented and competitive by nature so with this in mind I’m adopting a 3-pronged approach.
First, I have signed up with the Natural Doctor for a 3-month Fresh Start program. Essentially it’s a review of your current health, diet and lifestyle followed by a tailored 3-month program of food, supplements and support to get you back to healthy eating and living. The one-to-one is in Winchester. Local, tick.
Secondly, I’ve enrolled on a Wildfitness 3-day energiser on the Isle of Wight, which promises to kick-start my metabolism and enthusiasm with a combination of nutrition, natural movement classes, training and much-needed downtime. Travel time, 1hr. ideal.
Lastly, I have entered myself (and an unsuspecting but hopefully willing friend) to run in Hill X, a cross-country race with ‘unexpected surprises’ in the South Downs National Park. The strap line ‘fortune will favour the brave’ is warning enough. Marvellously, it’s held in my postcode so I can train on the right terrain and have no excuses not to turn up.
Not bad for a mornings work. Of course now the hard part begins. I’ll keep you posted on progress.


















