Body After Baby: What’s Working For Me
Now that my daughter is 12 weeks old and I’m fully back in the swing of a fitness routine, I thought I’d share a post-baby body update. There’s good news (I’ve lost all the baby weight!) and bad news (my body ain’t what it used to be), and I don’t want to brag about or bash my body. I just want to share what’s worked for me since I’ve always loved reading about other moms’ experiences in the weeks and months after having a baby. So here’s the latest: I’ve been back at my pre-pregnancy weight since my daughter was 8...
Read MoreHeart Health Series: Encouraging Kids to Lead an Active Lifestyle
For the next few weeks, I’m partnering with One Beat CPR, the premier CPR training facility right here in South Florida, to spread the word about their heart healthy mission. Each week, as part of the Heart Health Series, you’ll find a CPR tip and an easy-to-follow demo video straight from One Beat CPR. In addition, I’m presenting ‘Raising Kids With a Healthy Heart’, a weekly installment which features meals, ideas and tips for giving children a healthy start in life. If you missed them, be sure to read Week 1 and Week 2 of the Heart Health Series! This...
Read MorePregnancy Fitness: The Third Trimester
This is the third post in my Pregnancy Fitness series. If you haven’t already, please check out my posts on First Trimester Exercise and Second Trimester Exercise; they cover important information and guidelines for working out all through pregnancy. Aah, the third trimester. It’s that inevitable part of pregnancy where you know the end is near but you feel it’ll never actually arrive. I know there are women out there who feel good right up until the day they deliver, but for most of us the third trimester is incredibly challenging from a physical standpoint, and...
Read MoreHeart Health Series: The Top Foods for a Heart-Healthy Pregnancy
For the next four weeks, I’m partnering with One Beat CPR, the premier CPR training facility right here in South Florida, to spread the word about their heart healthy mission. Each week, as part of the Heart Health Series, you’ll find a CPR tip and an easy-to-follow demo video straight from One Beat CPR. In addition, I’m presenting ‘Raising Kids With a Healthy Heart’, a weekly installment which will feature meals, ideas and tips for giving children a healthy start in life. CPR is one skill we all hope we never need to utilize. But taking the time to learn...
Read MoreAn Introduction
I’m so happy to announce that our baby girl is finally here. She arrived on July 26th weighing 9 lbs. 1 oz. and measuring 21 inches. I was induced at 40 weeks + 5 days and had a natural and relatively easy delivery. Two days later we headed home, and we’ve been enjoying life as a family of four. Other than being exhausted, I feel great and I can’t wait to start working out again. Running sounds amazing right now, and I’ve been pulling out my old workout clothes and playing around with my running playlists in anticipation of hitting the pavement again. I still...
Read MoreAdventures in Freezer Cooking
If you read my post about Planning Ahead for Healthy Post-Baby Meals, you know I was getting ready to prep some freezer meals to eat after the baby is born. Well, this weekend I finally did my freezer cooking, and it was exhausting! Word to the wise: plan on having some help with the cooking. I was lucky enough to have my amazing mom here, and even with her doing more than her fair share of the cooking (and spreading the process out over four days), it was a lot of work for a big ‘ol pregnant lady. But it’s done and I can finally breathe a big sigh of relief. The work is behind...
Read MoreAbout Miami Housewife
Welcome, I'm Kristen! I'm a 20-something mother of two working to make exercise and healthy eating a simpler and more enjoyable part of life. I love lifting, running, being outdoors and enjoying food in all it's healthy and not-so-healthy forms. I believe that happiness is as essential to 'healthy living' as exercise and vegetables - that's why I never turn down dessert! Connect With Me!
