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Tara Wickett's Success Story

Hi Michelle,

My name is Tara Wickett and I am responding to your request for success stories. I am 35 and just had my first baby on July 17th, 2006. I too would like to help other women realize that pregnancy doesn't mean having to put on pounds and never getting rid of them.

I was blessed with a great pregnancy (never once sick and rarely tired) and realize that not everyone is in the same boat, but would like to share my experience.

The bottom line for me was this. I'm pregnant, I feel great, so why change anything I do. I ate the same healthy diet, not more, and continued my active lifestyle. I like to walk, hike, ski, mountain bike, go to the gym, and ride my horse. I felt great doing these things so I never stopped. I weighed 123 pounds when I got pregnant and gained at least 35 pounds. I gave birth 2 weeks early so who knows how much more I would have gained!

My philosophy was, I am eating the same, having the same active lifestyle, so any weight that I put on is obviously weight that my body needs to support the baby.

The first picture attached is me at 7 months pregnant on the beach flying a kite. The second picture is taken on July 23, 6 DAYS after I gave birth. My baby is now 5 months old and I have been back at 123 pounds for about a month. I didn't go crazy trying to lose the weight, my body just went back to normal on it's own. Again, I had a easy delivery and could go back to my active lifestyle fairly quickly.

I know that I was very lucky but want to tell women that pregnancy shouldn't mean changing a healthy lifestyle to a more sedentary one.

If you have any other questions or if I can give you any more info please let me know. Thank you for your wonderful website and all your valuable information.

Sincerely,
Tara Wickett


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Tara Wickett's Success Story
posted by Mommy Without Pounds on Monday, January 01, 2007

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