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Taking 10,000 Steps a Day, BeFITTing for Moms - Tameshia Wilson-Gumbs
Six years ago, I gave birth to a healthy baby girl and it has been challenging to get the baby weight plus the extra fluctuating pounds off. When I served active duty in the Navy, I was in good shape and was well-adapted at sustaining a healthy lifestyle. Even when I gained weight during the cold seasons, I was always successful at shedding those extra pounds in the spring season. I credit my success during those days as a hospital corpsman working in naval dental facilities as a dental hygienist to the popular South Beach Diet. Since I dislike the term “diet,” I prefer to call it the South Beach lifestyle or plan. I wrote this blog not to promote the Miami cardiologist’s invention but to share my experiences as a wife, mother desiring to lose weight, gain back my military career goals all while maintaining my nurturing role as a mom.
The 10,000 steps a day challenge has always been intriguing to me. In years past, I never kept it up for more than a week or two. During the COVID-19 lockdown, I decided to retry taking extra steps a day to reclaim my physical fitness lifestyle. Keep in mind that you may not attain 10,000 steps in one walking/jogging session. I usually clock in between 5,000-7,000 steps from walking an hour. Before becoming a mom, I did a little bit of everything to stay fit. Of course, I jogged with my navy command unit as a personal way to stay fit beyond the mandated group runs that are set for military members. I managed to either jog, attend cycle classes, roller skate, and participate in other cardiovascular activities on my own schedule.
As a mom, it’s not always easy to get up and do those aforementioned activities when all you want to do when you come home from work is tend to your child or children, eat, and sleep. Fast forward from 2014 to 2020 along with a pandemic, I have decided to take advantage of the extra time away from the busyness of achieving the American dream and walk at least 5 days a week at dawn. Another important aspect of losing weight and keeping it off is partaking in a well-balanced healthy eating plan. Once again, I dislike “diets” and prefer life-long plans. I ensure I eat plenty of fruits and vegetables and drink plenty of water. Everyone has their preference as to how they pursue health. I advocate for every mom in whatever stage in their motherhood whose trying their best to take smaller steps to achieve their goal.
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