Postpartum Weight Loss- October! - Page 5

[maciascl]

Originally Posted by SpuglyRoo

oh, I wanted to add, I totally understand your disappointment at not looking as great as you thought you would at various weights. I think it was Amanda who was bemoaning that fact? Unfortunately our bodies don't quite look the same at those weights after having a baby. I'm shaped differently now, so some of my clothes still don't fit me properly even though I'm the same weight I was before. It's very frustrating but I'm just going to try and push on until I make my body do what I tell it do, even though it seems that my belly flab doesn't listen to me any more than my toddler does, sigh.

Have you seen this site? It is very helpful in realizing what is really "normal" concidering how inundated we are with images of "perfect" bodies in the media.

[GoBecGo]

Hey ladies

Well i did not weigh today! I kind of forgot/kept getting distracted/didn't get to it. Usually i feed DD2, pump the 7oz for my friends babe, pee, take my thyroxine then weigh, then breakfast/shower/whatever way i'm starting my day. But today i wanted to go run (i'm doing a couch to 5k and having done week 1 twice have skipped straight to week 3 as it's just not very hard) so i fed DD and pumped simultaneously then DH brought me toast and coffee so i quickly took my meds, finished up pumping and ate right away, then got up and went out to run. Then i got in and thought, hm, i forgot something? And realised. Ah well. I'm definitely switching the focus to exercise right now, rather than food, so i'm not too worried. I might even skip weighing until the end of the month!

I have to make a grave-yard cake for next saturday...i'm not sure what i'm doing except that i will make 3 layers, in a rectangular pan, and that the topping will feature a freshly covered grave with crushed bourbon creams for dirt and a purple-grey (need to play about with the food colouring) cookie-gravestone....any ideas on a yummy corpse? I was thinking of a half buried gingerbread man, but i can't figure out how to make it bake in a climbing-out-of-the-grave shape...?

[tracymom1]

Hey everyone! Just wanted to let you all know that I have bowed out because, well, I am no longer post-partum! New baby due Late June (but probably July) of 2011. Thanks for all the support and see you next year!

[Annie Mac]

Congrats Tracymom!
GoBecGo: Depending on the size of the cake & gingerbread man, you could bake the separate pieces and then "stitch" them together with icing. And there's always marzipan that you can mold into any shape you want. Your cake sounds fun! You might also take a look at the halloween goodies that are on offer in the store -- you might find candy in shapes that are useful to your cake, skeletons, ghosts, that kind of thing. When you're done, you should post a picture! I'd love to see it!

[SpuglyRoo]

GoBecGo: if you bake a gingerbread man, what about under baking it slightly so he is still pliable and letting him cool in the position he will be on the cake?

Congrats Tracymom! Stay healthy and enjoy your pregnancy!

[nola79]

Originally Posted by tracymom1

Hey everyone! Just wanted to let you all know that I have bowed out because, well, I am no longer post-partum! New baby due Late June (but probably July) of 2011. Thanks for all the support and see you next year!

Congrats Tracymom!!! Enjoy your pregnancy!

[jess_paez]

congrats TRACYMOM and Jezza-i remember you too-my son is 5 months, seems like just yesterday we were sharing our cravings in the may ddc. and now we're battling our cravings to lose some of that pregnancy weight.

i lost a bit of weight this week. about a week and a half ago i was about 186 and friday i weighed in at home at 181. awesome! i'm doing weight watchers. wine seems to be my weekness-i love it, but i don't want to dip into my weekly flex points for drinks. i decided 3-4 beers a week is a good limit and no wine. come thursday night i'm ready for a few drinks, but don't want to have any on the weekend, because then we end up having wine and making our dinner the focal point because we love to cook together. i know i could lose a ton more if i just cut the wine out completely. so that's my weakness and the goal is to use those points (or some) for dessert or whatever.

[theoldmommers]

Yum, wine! Unfortunately the one time I had wine (well, champagne for DH's B'day) DD was up for hours in the night. They say it can make the little one's wakeful. Ya' think!?

Thank goodness for flex points. DD is sick and I did some comfort eating, but since I had calculated points for all the snack food I was able to log it and I'm still in range.

TracyMom - so exciting! Congratulations! Go eat a bunch of food!

My weigh in is Wed. I'm hopeful, though I haven't been doing any formal exercise. I did get on my bike for the first time since baby. DS and I went for a couple of spins around the block. Beautiful Day, such fun!

[Amandamanda]

Originally Posted by tracymom1

Hey everyone! Just wanted to let you all know that I have bowed out because, well, I am no longer post-partum! New baby due Late June (but probably July) of 2011. Thanks for all the support and see you next year!

WOW! CONGRATS!

Originally Posted by maciascl

I think this is where I NEED to be!! DS3 is 2 1/2 months old & I have lost all baby weight plus 3 pounds, but I've still got a long way to go. I currently weigh 170 and my goal is truely about 125. I lost about 30 pounds in the 1st year after DS2 was born so I am hoping I can ride the nursing weight loss wave yet again. I am having a hard time getting into an exercise routine but I need to not just for my physical heath but also for my mental health. I deal with alot of anxiety, panic, and some depression. I am really counting in exercise to help with these as I have no medical insurance to get that sort of treatment.

Welcome! great job so far! i know exactly where you are coming from.

Originally Posted by theoldmommers

Amanda - Do you think it could be the BF. Your DS must be taking less milk and more solids now that he's 8mos. old. That's got to make a difference in your daily calorie burn.

Yes, I think so too. Except he only has solids once or twice a day, and still nurses just as much. He will just eat solids between nursing during the day, and then at night he will eat and then nurse before bed. But I think the quality of the milk might have changed, adjusting the calories or something. Because I am STUCK.

Originally Posted by nola79

Amanda, your body may just be at a happy weight right now. I hit 138 back in July, and it has taken me until this month to get to my goal of 135. That's only 1 pound a month!

Yeah, I'm trying to focus on the positive. I have a BMI of 24. ME. The girl who had a BMI of 32 when I started. I just don't feel like my mind is at a happy weight yet. I am just SO CLOSE to being where I want to be. So I am getting frustrated.

So anyway, HI. Remember me? Your trusty threadkeeper? I KNOW I've been MIA for practically this whole month. Its been lots of reasons really. Partially because of the situation with my husband telling me I was becoming obsessive. Partially because I've had visitors and other business these last few weeks, and mostly.. because I've been in a slump. With these past few months of losing 7-10lbs A MONTH, it seems kind of depressing to me coming on here and being like.. oh yeah, no change. oh yeah, gained .2, oh yeah, lost .1, etc.

And truthfully, not seeing results is getting me down in a BAD way. I am starting to feel a sense of defeat, and wanting to just give up, because what is the point really. My mind knows that this is not a good idea, because I'd much rather be in maintenance at this weight then gain even 5lbs, so I know this will likely be a true lifestyle change and not a diet. Which is good, because I like the way I eat now. Eating healthy really can be yummy and fulfilling. Who knew! Anyway, I decided last night that I need to make a change. I am not going to let this get me down. I WILL lose this last 10lbs. There is really no IF, it is WHEN.

Since I don't have any extra time to commit to more exercise (an hour a day is already hard to fit in as it is!) I am going to cut an extra 100 calories from my daily intake, bringing me to 1450. It seems a little small to look at written down like that, but really, my son is eating some solids now, he is almost 8 months old, so I can't be leaning on the breastfeeding weight loss theory anymore. I STILL have oversupply issues, painful letdown, and can't nurse out of one side without leaking just as much out of the other- yeah, fun. so really, I am not worried about cutting calories affecting my milk production. I am also going to try to drink more water. I am not a big soda drinker, but we have been going out to eat a lot with friends and guests lately, and I have been having a lot of diet soda for some reason. I am going to be cutting that out and ONLY drinking water, or milk every once and awhile.

So yeah, weighed in at 142 again this morning. So no real change. Except I weighed in at 141.1 on Friday.. so yeah. More of the same. Hoping to break out of the 140's by the first week of November. 2 weeks to lose 2lbs. Certainly doable, at least I think.

[pacificbliss]

Originally Posted by tracymom1

Hey everyone! Just wanted to let you all know that I have bowed out because, well, I am no longer post-partum! New baby due Late June (but probably July) of 2011. Thanks for all the support and see you next year!

Congratulations! Happy and healthy 9 months to you and we'll see you later. We will all be much smaller when you get back but will be here for support.

Originally Posted by jess_paez

i lost a bit of weight this week. about a week and a half ago i was about 186 and friday i weighed in at home at 181. awesome! i'm doing weight watchers. wine seems to be my weekness-i love it, but i don't want to dip into my weekly flex points for drinks. i decided 3-4 beers a week is a good limit and no wine. come thursday night i'm ready for a few drinks, but don't want to have any on the weekend, because then we end up having wine and making our dinner the focal point because we love to cook together. i know i could lose a ton more if i just cut the wine out completely. so that's my weakness and the goal is to use those points (or some) for dessert or whatever.

Excellent loss for a week and a half! I hear you on the wine. Wine is a double whammy for me. It's empty calories and then I snack. I have limited wine to a weekend thing but should cut it out entirely for a while.

Originally Posted by maciascl

Have you seen this site? It is very helpful in realizing what is really "normal" concidering how inundated we are with images of "perfect" bodies in the media.

This is a great site!

Originally Posted by maciascl

I think this is where I NEED to be!! DS3 is 2 1/2 months old & I have lost all baby weight plus 3 pounds, but I've still got a long way to go. I currently weigh 170 and my goal is truely about 125. I lost about 30 pounds in the 1st year after DS2 was born so I am hoping I can ride the nursing weight loss wave yet again. I am having a hard time getting into an exercise routine but I need to not just for my physical heath but also for my mental health. I deal with alot of anxiety, panic, and some depression. I am really counting in exercise to help with these as I have no medical insurance to get that sort of treatment.

Congratulations on the baby! I hear ya about exercise. This week I was thinking I might be struggling a bit with post partum depression. I haven't exercised in weeks. I need to.

[Annie Mac]

Originally Posted by Amandamanda

So anyway, HI. Remember me? Your trusty threadkeeper? I KNOW I've been MIA for practically this whole month. Its been lots of reasons really. Partially because of the situation with my husband telling me I was becoming obsessive. Partially because I've had visitors and other business these last few weeks, and mostly.. because I've been in a slump. With these past few months of losing 7-10lbs A MONTH, it seems kind of depressing to me coming on here and being like.. oh yeah, no change. oh yeah, gained .2, oh yeah, lost .1, etc.

And truthfully, not seeing results is getting me down in a BAD way. I am starting to feel a sense of defeat, and wanting to just give up, because what is the point really. My mind knows that this is not a good idea, because I'd much rather be in maintenance at this weight then gain even 5lbs, so I know this will likely be a true lifestyle change and not a diet. Which is good, because I like the way I eat now. Eating healthy really can be yummy and fulfilling. Who knew! Anyway, I decided last night that I need to make a change. I am not going to let this get me down. I WILL lose this last 10lbs. There is really no IF, it is WHEN.

Since I don't have any extra time to commit to more exercise (an hour a day is already hard to fit in as it is!) I am going to cut an extra 100 calories from my daily intake, bringing me to 1450. It seems a little small to look at written down like that, but really, my son is eating some solids now, he is almost 8 months old, so I can't be leaning on the breastfeeding weight loss theory anymore. I STILL have oversupply issues, painful letdown, and can't nurse out of one side without leaking just as much out of the other- yeah, fun. so really, I am not worried about cutting calories affecting my milk production. I am also going to try to drink more water. I am not a big soda drinker, but we have been going out to eat a lot with friends and guests lately, and I have been having a lot of diet soda for some reason. I am going to be cutting that out and ONLY drinking water, or milk every once and awhile.

So yeah, weighed in at 142 again this morning. So no real change. Except I weighed in at 141.1 on Friday.. so yeah. More of the same. Hoping to break out of the 140's by the first week of November. 2 weeks to lose 2lbs. Certainly doable, at least I think.

Amanda, first of all, you look fantastic! Seriously. You look healthy and not at all overweight. Second of all, you've had a phenomenally successful weight loss run. Most people do not do as well as you. You have lost a lot of weight in a very short period of time. I know, in this world of Biggest Loser, we expect stunning almost overnight results, but that's not reality (or healthy). That said, I think you've come as close to stunning & overnight as a normal human can.

A BMI of 24 is well within normal, and a daily calorie allotment of 1450 seems pretty small to me. I forget how tall you are, but taller than me I am sure, and I believe my recommended daily limit is like 1600 or 1700. You're still nursing & running after children. You probably need more food. Remember, your body clamps down and lowers the metabolism when it thinks food is scarce. That might be why you're not continuing to lose. Or, your body likes being at the weight it's at. That wouldn't surprise me, seeing as it's a healthy weight.

Anyway, I think you've done great, and should give yourself a little more credit!

[nola79]

Originally Posted by Annie Mac

A BMI of 24 is well within normal, and a daily calorie allotment of 1450 seems pretty small to me. I forget how tall you are, but taller than me I am sure, and I believe my recommended daily limit is like 1600 or 1700. You're still nursing & running after children. You probably need more food. Remember, your body clamps down and lowers the metabolism when it thinks food is scarce. That might be why you're not continuing to lose. Or, your body likes being at the weight it's at. That wouldn't surprise me, seeing as it's a healthy weight.

Anyway, I think you've done great, and should give yourself a little more credit!

This! If you eat too few calories, the opposite effect will happen. Your body hold on to weight. I say, just keep doing what you've been doing, and chill. I know, easier said than done, but it's true. Cutting out soda is a healthy choice, I don't drink anything but water or unsweet tea every once in awhile. You're doing great!

[theoldmommers]

It's my weigh in day - 135! Update please! I'm really pleased since I was up to 138 this time last week. I've been on the scale a couple of times this week and it's always been 135.something, instead of going up and down from 138.

Amanda, the last 10 is always hard and takes a lot longer to get off. You've done great! Hang in there. Two things - first one vague, but I've read that diet soda actually can prevent weight loss or cause gain. The second is your workout. I don't know what you do, but have you tried intervals? If you're running you'd start doing sprints at intervals. This always helped me trim off the last bit in the past, plus it boosts your fitness. You could work out for less time and burn more calories.

Well, I can talk the talk... I haven't done any proper exercise since finishing the 30 day shred. I didn't like the yoga DVD. I thought it would be more of a vinyasa practice instead of a bunch of handstands and wheel poses. Just. not. ready. for. that! Plus Miss Baby has been sick, so I've been trying to catch up on my lost night sleep while she naps during the day.

[Annie Mac]

I agree with oldmommers: diet soda has been correlated with weight gain, and it has to do with how the body deals with the fake sweetener. Yes, it has no calories, but your body treats it like sugar and produces insulin, which in turn can cause the body to store fat. So it's more complicated, as it turns out, than calories in, calories out.

Also the mention of the yoga video has spurred me onto a new goal: set up my yoga space. I have a number of videos, plus I know enough on my own to just do it without a video, and it does make me feel so good. I was also planning to sign up for mommy-baby yoga. I'm going to do that!

[maciascl]

Originally Posted by Annie Mac

I agree with oldmommers: diet soda has been correlated with weight gain, and it has to do with how the body deals with the fake sweetener. Yes, it has no calories, but your body treats it like sugar and produces insulin, which in turn can cause the body to store fat. So it's more complicated, as it turns out, than calories in, calories out.

Plus chemical sweetener are just scarry! My grandma who drank tea with pink or blue sweetener packets (sweet n low & equal??) all day every day end up dying from bone cancer. While I it probably wasn't related, in my heart I will always feel like it was.

I weighed today & I am 169 now so I am down 4 pounds from my prepregnancy weight. I guess I can't really count the weight I gained during pregnancy can I

The baby took a long nap yesterday but I never got a chance to exercise like I wanted to because DS1 was not feeling well. He has chicken pox. Hopefully baby will nap good again but I am not sure since he now has chicken pox So far he doesn't seem to notice & is happy as ever.

[jess_paez]

i realized i'm an obssessive weigher too. which would be fine, except i think weighing once a week will make me 'anticipate' that i willl be weighing in and i will choose better food choices, because i'd like that weekly weigh in to reflect all the work i've been doing. i bought a digital scale yesterday-nothing too fancy, but i did want to see actual numbers instead of trying to decipher my dial scale. i will weigh in the same time of day every week. weight watchers is going really well for me. i keep forgetting to incorporate my oils, so today i had an egg fried in 1 tsp olive oil with a piece of whole wheat toast and a tsp of mayo on it. not too bad for a snack. i need to get my water in though-i do horrible with that. tonight we're having soup-i totalled it all up and it's ridiculous how few points it is (potatoes, tomato, carrots, garlic, cilantro, smidge of olive oil). my hubby and i decided every other day is soup night-great way to get my veggies i need, my oil AND my water. so, friday will be my weigh in day.
i'm hoping that when i lose the weight my after baby body shape still fits nicely in my smaller jeans i kept.

[mandica]

Okay Okay! I'm here already! Fessing up to the terrible job I;ve been doing at reaching my goal. I was SOO close!

I bet no one even remmebers me its been so long. lol

My excuse is this: I got a job. Even though its part time and mostly work-from home, my exercise routine went straight out the window. I've been stressed and eating emotionally, and with dd at 8mos, nursing less and less.

The truth?? A 6 pound weight gain in 6 weeks.
Please help snap me out of this downward spiral.

[pacificbliss]

Originally Posted by mandica

Okay Okay! I'm here already! Fessing up to the terrible job I;ve been doing at reaching my goal. I was SOO close!

I bet no one even remmebers me its been so long. lol

My excuse is this: I got a job. Even though its part time and mostly work-from home, my exercise routine went straight out the window. I've been stressed and eating emotionally, and with dd at 8mos, nursing less and less.

The truth?? A 6 pound weight gain in 6 weeks.
Please help snap me out of this downward spiral.

Oops. Well, if you get back to it you can take off those 6 pounds plus another 6 and it will be like it never happened Welcome back!

TMI Alert I have essentially been bleeding a little bit since having DD 5 months ago. I finally went in to see the midwives and I had a vaginal skin tag that was irritated and bleeding. So gross I know. So, I had to go see an ob yesterday and she removed it. Lidocaine, scalpel and silver nitrate application later I am bleeding more than before OR I got my period back already! Either way I have to take it easy for 2 weeks and am feeling down about the whole thing. Trying not to eat for comfort. That said, DH brought home some cookies and I knocked them out...all but the three he ate. Seriously, it was a bag of 10 cookies. I guess I did not succeed at not comfort eating. Sigh

[Annie Mac]

Originally Posted by mandica

Okay Okay! I'm here already! Fessing up to the terrible job I;ve been doing at reaching my goal. I was SOO close!

I bet no one even remmebers me its been so long. lol

My excuse is this: I got a job. Even though its part time and mostly work-from home, my exercise routine went straight out the window. I've been stressed and eating emotionally, and with dd at 8mos, nursing less and less.

The truth?? A 6 pound weight gain in 6 weeks.
Please help snap me out of this downward spiral.

Welcome back Mandica! Sounds like you've been busy, and lord only knows, you're not the only one who has eaten emotionally

Anyway, 6 pounds is not much, really. You can knock that out no problem! Just don't beat yourself up over it, and get back to eating healthy and exercising when you can.

[Annie Mac]

Originally Posted by pacificbliss

TMI Alert I have essentially been bleeding a little bit since having DD 5 months ago. I finally went in to see the midwives and I had a vaginal skin tag that was irritated and bleeding. So gross I know. So, I had to go see an ob yesterday and she removed it. Lidocaine, scalpel and silver nitrate application later I am bleeding more than before OR I got my period back already! Either way I have to take it easy for 2 weeks and am feeling down about the whole thing. Trying not to eat for comfort. That said, DH brought home some cookies and I knocked them out...all but the three he ate. Seriously, it was a bag of 10 cookies. I guess I did not succeed at not comfort eating. Sigh

I'm glad the problem has been sorted...kind of, anyway. Hope you're feeling better soon & don't worry about the cookies. At least it wasn't a bag of thirty! For a long time, I couldn't go through any sickness without a pint of maple walnut ice cream, so I totally get the comfort eating. Nursing a baby, I can see it begins early. When she does something like bang her head, I'll nurse her. It's the only thing that really helps. Talk about setting up the pathways for comfort eating early on. Yikes!