How I’m Getting Strong Again After Pregnancy and C-Section Recovery

About this episode

Mari shares her personal postpartum fitness journey, discussing challenges and strategies for recovery after pregnancy and a C-section.

I’ll be honest, postpartum has challenged me in ways I never expected and this season of fitness looks nothing like my first journey. In this solo episode, I’m sharing my real postpartum fitness update, what’s working for me, what has felt hard, and how I’m approaching weight loss, strength, nutrition, and recovery after pregnancy, a C-section, and breastfeeding. I talk about why I personally found it difficult to lose weight while breastfeeding, how my mindset has shifted since becoming a mom, the exact training split I’m following right now, what I’m eating, the supplements I’m loving, and why I’m being transparent about exploring peptides and possibly GLP-1s. This is not about bounce back culture. For me, it’s about feeling strong, energized, confident, and more like myself again so I can show up better for my son, my family, and me. _____ Leave Me a Message -⁠ click here!⁠ (https://sayhi.chat/pursuitofwellness) For Mari’s Instagram⁠ click here!⁠ (https://www.instagram.com/marillewellyn/?igshid=MDM4ZDc5MmU%3D) For Pursuit of Wellness Podcast’s Instagram⁠ click here!⁠ (https://www.instagram.com/pursuitofwellnesspodcast/) For Mari’s Newsletter⁠ click here!⁠…

People in this episode

Host: Mari Llewellyn

Topics covered

• postpartum fitness
• C-section recovery
• weight loss
• nutrition
• strength training
• breastfeeding

Keywords

• postpartum
• fitness update
• weight loss
• nutrition
• strength
• breastfeeding
• C-section
• supplements
• mindset

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Pursuit Network

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