achy legs!!

another great class this morning but i'm definitly feeling those hamstring curls as I try to straighten my legs and to walk, and feeling those gazzilion squats everytime I go to the bathroom!!! And lets not even talk about my abs (or whats left of them, as the baby, who still has no name, pushes them out of the way!) All signs of a great workout!! Thanks for coming out ladies and babies! It was great to see everybody and meet some new moms! Until next week .... time to recover!

oh the changes that make the miracle of life possible ...

So as my belly gets bigger and bigger, and I get more out of breath for no reason at all ... getting dressed, talking too much, brushing my teeth ... no just kidding its not thaaat bad but sometimes it feels that way.  Anyways I'm reminded of the stress and changes that your body undergoes.  While my body is making room for the the growing little girl, all my organs are getting pushed out of the way, hence the shortness of breath for seemingly no reason at all.  And the hormonal changes that make it possible to make us living incubators for 9 months are stretching out, relaxing my ligaments and tendons, making the impending labor possible, but at the same time taking away the stability and strength of my joints particularly shoulders, hips, and knees.  Sometimes it feels like I'm fighting a losing battle to keep the strength and stability that I do have by working out and strength training but then I think what would I turn into if I didn't do this???? the encredible blob?? eekk, scary scary thought!!!  So I decide: keep up the workout, maintain my sanity and stability (in my joints and in my life) and use the baby weight to lose the babyweight!

Welcome to BabyWeight

Welcome to BabyWeight!!!!

So, welcome ladies (and gentlemen, but I'm assuming mostly ladies)!!! I'm new to blogging so I'm guessing this blog will only get better and better as you stay tuned!

My name is Luly Diez-Arguelles, I'm a wife, a mom, doctor of physical therapy, aspiring entrepreneur, and ohhh yeah a preggers too!!

Let me tell you a little about what babyweight is and how it got started. When I was studying for my doctorate of physical therapy at UF I found out I was pregnant!! As if grad school wasn't complicated enough!! To make a long story short after a great pregnancy but looooong and complicated labor I realized that I getting back to normal was going to be more of a challenge than I had expected.  Not only were there the challenges of being a new mom but new found back and body aches, and my struggles to get my body back!!!!  With juggling baby, school, internships, work and exercise something was going to give!!! But being the stubborn girl that I am, I wanted it all! Soooo ... using my background in physical therapy and my growing experience as a mom I began developing BABYWEIGHT: A fitness and rehabilitation program for pregnant women and new moms, using their baby's weight to lose their baby weight.  Now exercise and baby-bonding time can be combined in one!!! 

See Events for current classes offered and stay tuned for more information on my budding business and belly (currently 24 weeks), fitness/health/nutrition, mom advice and challenges and so so much more .....