In this episode of the Move Your Body Differently podcast, Shaela Daugherty, your faith-fueled fitness and nutrition coach, shares an intimate look into her postpartum weight loss journey after her third baby. Get ready to dive into Shaela's behind-the-scenes approach to regaining her strength, rebuilding healthy habits, and pursuing wellness in the middle of the challenges that come with postpartum life.

Shaela introduces her 12-week action plan that guides her through this season of life and how she is building lean muscle, managing stress, and prioritizing nutrition. Plus, she discusses why losing weight postpartum is a personal choice for her and how she stays rooted in her faith during this journey.

You'll also learn about:

• Her 2024 Health & Fitness Do-Over: Follow along as she shares weekly updates on her YouTube channel
• Her rhythm dials approach to managing stress, sleep, fitness, and nutrition in bite-sized, manageable steps.
• Why it's okay for Christian women to have weight loss goals and how it comes down to the heart behind it.

If you’re navigating postpartum, curious about how to approach health after a baby, or want to follow along on Shaela’s journey, this episode is for you.

What You'll Learn:

• The power of rhythm dials: Shaela breaks down how she uses rhythm dials to dial up or down her habits in fitness, stress management, and sleep while still moving forward on her goals.
• Shaela’s personal postpartum goals: Discover her three main goals of better nutrition for recovery, building lean muscle mass, and managing stress.
• Why tracking macros is part of her postpartum plan: Understand how Shaela builds her postpartum nutrition strategy and why she starts with habits before jumping into weight loss.
• Balancing faith and fitness goals: Shaela addresses the heart question of whether it’s okay to want to lose weight as a Christian woman and why it’s all about where your value and motivation lie.
• How to approach postpartum health slowly and intentionally: Learn why the slow, steady approach works for Shaela as she rebuilds her body and strength for the demands of motherhood, work, and ministry.

 

• Postpartum weight loss isn’t about bouncing back: For Shaela, it’s about feeling energetic, strong, and capable for her roles as a mom, coach, and leader in ministry.
• Faith and fitness go hand in hand: Shaela invites Jesus into her health journey, focusing on the heart of why she’s pursuing postpartum fitness goals. It’s about feeling strong and capable, not about achieving a particular aesthetic.
• The rhythm dial approach: Shaela’s visual tool to adjust her habits allows her to keep making progress even when life gets chaotic. Whether it’s dialing up or down in fitness, nutrition, or stress management, she’s still moving forward.
• Building habits before focusing on weight loss: Shaela emphasizes how crucial it is to build back her workout routine and healthy habits before entering a calorie deficit to lose weight.

 

Resources:

• Subscribe to Shaela's YouTube channel, SD Fitness and Wellness," for weekly postpartum journey updates.
• Consider personal health and fitness goals and create a 12-week action plan with specific milestones.
• Join The Stronger Collective App: 7 Day Free Trial