Body AFTER Baby

I am FAR from perfection, but aren't we all?
If I were to ask a super model how she looked so perfect, she might respond with a regime...but's she's probably STILL thinking about the flaws she envisions in herself!
Why are we (as women) always seeking perfection? Always questioning our own self-worth? Always judging and comparing ourselves to others?

I do embrace my "new" body as all the textbooks, doctors and brilliant fellow moms tell me to.  But, that clearly does NOT mean I am settling. I LOVE me, but I still seek to look stellar naked.  So as any busy mom would, I fit in a workout, a single exercise whenever I can. 

Dead Leg Plank Walks (Place each of your feet hip width apart & press into a full plank, hands directly under your shoulders. Keeping your hips even, "walk" your hands 10 steps forward and 10 steps back. Do 3 times consecutively, rest, then repeat the whole thing twice more.)

Stability Ball Pass (Start with your lower back pressed into the floor and don't allow it to come up. Pressing your back into the floor is part of what makes this a powerful exercise. Pass ball from arms to legs, then reverse. 30x through.)

Jack Knife (Hold a plank off a ball, then working up to bringing your knees to your chest. Shoot for 3 sets of 10.)

 Pilates 100s (As you pulse your arms up and down, inhale through the nose for 5 counts, exhale through the mouth for 5 counts. Repeat 10x (100, get it?)

 Pull Ups 

Wall Bridge (Lie on your back with your butt against the wall and arms at your sides. Bend your knees and plant your feet 3 to 4 feet up the wall. Raise your lower and middle back off floor, keeping your shoulder blades on the ground.)

Windshield Wiper (Lie face-up on the floor with your legs against a wall, the bottoms of your feet facing the ceiling. Slowly lower your left leg down the wall like a clock arm toward 9 o'clock, then return to the starting position & alternate legs.)

Toe Reaches (Lie on the floor with your heels pressed against the wall, your legs straight. Reach your right hand toward your left foot, allowing your right shoulder to raise off the floor. Return to the starting position & alternate legs)

Scissors (Begin with your butt close to the wall, knees bent, and your feet planted on the wall. Raise your hips up, place your elbows on the floor and your hands on your hips to support your lower body. Walk your feet up the wall so that your legs are straight.From here, lower your left leg toward your head, keeping both legs straight & repeat with your right leg.)

Knee Press (Lie on your back with your butt against the wall, knees bent, and feet planted 3 to 4 feet up the wall. Raise your butt and back off the floor and cross your right ankle over your left knee. Without moving the rest of your body, pulse your knee toward the wall 20 times. Lower your body, and repeat on your left side.)