Yoga, my postpartum medicine
Childbirth is a happy pain that every woman will experience, and postpartum weight is an unbearable time. Last year, when I went through all this and stood on the scale in pain, yoga saved me, and here I want to say thank you.
At this time last year, I was anxiously waiting for my baby to arrive as I was due. This year, I am sitting at my desk in standard business clothes, but the delicate smiling face in the photo on the table tells everyone that I am already the mother of a one-year-old baby.
A colleague told me: I've been on a business trip for a few months and haven't seen any changes in you, but I heard that you have become a mother. I couldn't believe it. Haha, how can there be no changes? At forty weeks of pregnancy, I gained forty kilograms, almost one kilogram a week. I remember the day after giving birth to my baby, the doctor rushed me to get out of bed to exercise. I dragged myself to the scale in the nurse's office with extremely difficult steps: I still had thirty kilograms! The child weighs 60 kilograms and 60 kilograms, plus amniotic fluid and so on, and a total of 10 kilograms have been lost. These thirty kilograms grew on me mercilessly! Looking at the still bulging stomach, strong shoulders and back, I really wanted to cry but didn't dare to shed tears at that time, because the old man said that you can't shed tears during confinement, otherwise your eyes will hurt!
One day, my mother who was out shopping for groceries came back and told me that you should sign up to practice yoga. There are students outside and I heard that you can lose weight. The last sentence moved me, and I participated in a class with the mentality of giving it a try. God! What a lesson that was. It's unforgettable for a lifetime. In the class, the students are all young and beautiful, and there are very few ugly and fat people like me. I told the coach: I had just given birth to my baby three months ago. The coach said, It doesn't matter, just follow suit. It's as much as you can do. Don't force yourself. If the coach's movements are handsome, ethereal, stretching and elegant, like a "leisurely stroll", I am confused and miserable, and I am "troubled". The most important thing was that I often laughed because of those seemingly unbelievable movements at the time, which caused the coach to come over frequently to take care of me. Finally, after an hour, I went home panting. "How is it?" Everyone in my family cares very much. "Don't mention it. That's not something that a fat person like me practices. It's simply too difficult! I have never been so embarrassed in my life!" I had long made up my mind to quit.
The next morning, I could hardly get up. There was no place in his body that didn't hurt. Even the muscles that had not been used once in a century were sore and painful. It's strange, just yesterday when you tossed and moved for an hour, it had such great power? I kind of want to give it a try.
I applied for a three-month card, unlimited times. Anyway, I am at home on maternity leave and can practice every day. So my yoga life began. Every night, when I put the child to sleep, I put on my clothes, put on a yujia mat on my back, and went to practice yujia. Through persistent practice, I slowly realized the joy yujia brought to me. The difficulties and embarrassment of beginners gradually left me and were replaced by more and more skillful and standard movements. I became the best student in the class.
It turns out that my devil practice (once a day for three months) is really effective.
First of all, when my child was half a year old, my weight completely returned to the pre-pregnancy level, and I lost all the 40 kilograms of weight that I gained during pregnancy.
Secondly, the figure is better than before pregnancy. It is slender and straight, well-proportioned and body-built (ha ha, in my husband's language).
Third, my mind is clear and peaceful. This is the biggest benefit that yoga brings to me. As a busy professional woman who has to take care of babies under the age of one, yoga has given me strong spiritual support. I learned to meditate when I am busy, adjust my breath when I am crazy, and use exercise to relieve myself when I am stressed. Traveling around the workplace and family, I became more confident.
Finally, there is one small gain, that is, the skin has become better. It's unbelievable that the rough skin that often developed acne has become delicate, white and shiny. I often meet my mother who asks me about my beauty secret recipe in the community. In fact, I don't have any secret recipe. It all depends on having it-my beauty becomes even better.
I am really grateful to yoga. Without her, I would still be immersed in the pain of being a fat mother's happiness, but now, I can proudly announce that I am the most beautiful mother for my baby. (Internship Editor: Wu Jinyu)