After re-reading “The 12 Week Year” by Brian P. Moran and Michael Lennington, I decided to embark on a 12 week fitness challenge to get back into shape after childbirth. Here’s how week 2 panned out.

Week 2 Workout Plan

• Run: 0.5mi run x 2
• Stationary bike: x 3
• Plank: Every day
• Walking: Every day

Week 2 Workouts

• Monday: Walk, Plank (30 sec), Bike (15 min), Run (0.5 mi)
• Tuesday: Walk, Plank (30 sec), Bike (15 min), Run (0.5 mi)
• Wednesday: Walk, Plank (30 sec)
• Thursday: Walk, Plank (40 sec), Run (0.5 mi)
• Friday: Walk, Plank (40 sec), Bike (15 min)
• Saturday: Walk, Plank (40 sec)
• Sunday: Walk, Plank (40 sec)

Workout Totals

• Run: 0.5 mi run x 3 ✅
• Stationary bike: x 3 ✅
• Plank: Every day ✅
• Walk: Every day ✅

Conclusion

• Weight Change: 0 lbs
• Waist Change: -1 inch

This week, I front-loaded my workouts which was a good idea because the baby spent the latter half of the week crying hysterically almost non stop for 4 days. Phew. My HP is 0!

I bought new shoes, but they didn’t fit the wide parts of my feet, so went back to good old Brooks! Got 2 pairs so I should be good to go for a while!

I might be cheating with the waist change, because I measured in the morning and my first measurement was at night. But I realized it’s much more consistent if I measure in the morning before I eat because it seems like my abs have melted, and when I eat, my stomach protrudes with all the food super quickly!

I will admit I’m drinking too much Starbucks. Need to stop that ? I’m pretty sure that’s not helping my case at all… But we have a 3 mile walk loop we take with the baby that gets us to and from Starbucks and… man, raising a baby is hard and we treat ourselves ?

According to Strava, I logged 26.46 miles of outdoor walks over 10 hours, 47 minutes of bike riding, and 1.53 miles of running over 20 minutes this week!