My weight loss journey began when I was 230lbs, getting out of a toxic relationship, 2 months postpartum, and decided that I was going to stop waiting for someone to love me, and love myself. I began working out and doing the exercises demonstrated in this guide and saw results within 2-3 weeks.

When I decided to take my weight loss seriously, I cold-cut things like processed foods, sweets, candy, chips, junk food, soda, juices, fried foods, things that you know aren’t healthy for you. I implemented more fruits, veggies, whole foods, brown rice, wheat bread, protein, etc. These are things I still eat to this day. I stopped eating out a lot. I told myself the restaurant is not going anywhere. It will still be there in a couple months. I can wait. I put my goals first and created a habit of discipline that I knew would get me to my goals. For full recipes and meals of what I eat, check out my E-Book “Ari, What Did You Eat?”

I would suggest 5-7 days a week for maximum results. You don’t have to spend an hour everyday doing them but 20 mins in the morning and 20 mins in the evening will be sufficient and practical. Start by doing them at least every other day and when you get confident, remember to do them everyday if you can.

At my 6-week postpartum check up, my doctor performed an assessment of my postpartum body and diagnosed me with an umbilical hernia. She did not say it in a life-threatening way. She simply said “Don’t worry. It can be fixed with surgery”. Personally, I never wanted to have surgery unless it was a matter of life or death. With my background knowledge in Nutrition and Exercise & Sports Science, I knew that I could at least lose weight with diet + exercise. That, partnered with deep core exercises to target my abdominal muscles is how I have been able to see results like this without ever having surgery. If you want the same transformation, follow my 10-Step Plan to heal your MomBod.