Postpartum Weight Loss- November! - Page 3

[Amandamanda]

Wow, I go away for a few days and things look totally different.. this is going to take a bit to get used to, but I think I like it.. for now.

Now to reply:

Originally Posted by OneWithTwo 

could I join in?

OneWithTwo current weight 200lbs goal 150lbs

I need tons of encouragement and tips. What are some things I should be doing? It rains MAJOR here, so what kinds of exercises should I do? Will it affect breastfeeding? How many calories should I be eating?
SOoo many questions and no idea where to start.....

Ericka! Is this you? I see people responding to Ericka, but all I see is your new user name. Do you remember me from our DDC? Of course you can join in! Welcome!

 

Originally Posted by GoBecGo 


Amanda i don't know how to put this so i'll just blurt it out....your family has messed up issues with food. There. I said it. Your mom fears being HEALTHY is "taking it too far", your sister thinks being HEALTHY isn't "as good" as being told you're unhealthy for being underweight...? Messed up. You are healthy, you look divine, and you did this ALL YOURSELF! YOU DID IT. OF COURSE they are gonna say odd stuff, there is odd stuff going on in their heads when it comes to food/weight/health etc.

You are not doing this to be "good enough" for them, remember? You are doing this because you LOVE you! YOU Amanda, no-one else. You did the hard work, you get the fantastic results (and sure, it's nice to look good, but it's amazing to be able to run up stairs, do a hard workout or walk for 10miles and feel full of health while you do it isn't it?). And you are good enough. You were better than good enough at 200lbs. If they fail to see your obvious greatness that is really sad...for THEM.

Massive hugs to you, you sound really down. Weigh or don't weigh, but don't let other's judgement/craziness kill your well-earned-hugely-deserved buzz. You rock OUT woman!
 

Thank you, I agree with this, and I really needed to hear it <3

 

Originally Posted by mandica 

I did it! I went to my first weight watchers meeting.
It was nice, I like that I can bring my baby.

I weighed in at 147.8 ... only 3 pounds over my 'current' weight on this forum, so turns out maybe I didn't gain -that- much back in my 'back to work transition period'.

We talked about a 10% of my body weight goal... so 14 pounds. I honestly cant really imagine being 134 pounds but Im really excited to get there!

Awesome!! You have done so great so far, and will hop back on track and do great once again! You will get there! (hopefully me too!)

 

Originally Posted by OneWithTwo 

is it cheating if I use the Wii? I rented Just Dance 2 and WOW..talk about burning some calories!

Nope, I use my wii to weigh in because I like seeing the chart (i use a regular bathroom scale too haha) but I enjoy the wii games- they are fun, and way better exercise than sitting around on the couch watching tv haha.

 

Originally Posted by Chloe'sMama 

Hi Ladies-
I would like to join! I am almost to my PP weight, but I want to lose a few more and get into shape! I was super dedicated while pregnant, running 5 days a week, but now, I can't find the motivation and my belly is all jelly still.

Current weight- 145 Goal- 135- I have lost 20 lbs since having DD2

Nice to see all of you mama's on here.

Weclome!

 

Originally Posted by ihugtrees 

My husband and I just decided this week that our marriage is over (or rather, I decided I was finished doing all the work & waiting for him to put effort in), so I know it's going to be even more of a challenge to eat well, stay active, & not get depressed & binge eat. Sigh

On the positive side...I weighed at the doctor's office last Thursday, and I was 4 lbs down from the week before!! I have no idea if that's consistent (I CANT REMEMBER TO BUY A SCALE AT THE STORE!!) I am going THIS WEEKEND to buy a scale.

I am so sorry.
 

To everyone that has had losses this past week, great job- you all inspire me to keep moving forward. To those who are slow to lose or have gained, get with the program. JUST KIDDING. Remember slow and steady. Fad diets are bad diets. Weight is more likely to stay off when taken off slowly.

I'm at 139.8 this morning, so no real change these past 2 weeks, which is a GOOD thing, since my parents were just here for the week and we ate out every single meal. My mom took me shopping for new clothes too.. I haven't bought new clothes in forever, so I brought a size 12 pants into the fitting room. It was comical how big they were. I brought in a size 10.. also pretty comical. I brought in an 8.. STILL TOO BIG! So I brought in a 6.. and they were too tight haha. I went to the juniors section and found a pair of size 7's which fit absolutely perfect! I wore a size 5 in high school.. granted, I know the sizes have changed because of vanity sizing (what does that even mean, the sizes now are smaller than the old ones right? So a size 3 would be an old 5? Is my size 7 an old size 9? I don't get it) Ehh, either way, I am happy! And things were not bad with my mom. So that was good. It was a good visit. And I got new clothes out of it, can't beat that right? I changed my goal on the first post to 135. I want to get there by Christmas, but if it takes a little longer that is okay too. I'd ultimately like to be 130lbs by my sons 1st birthday in March. I just think that would be amazing. On March 2nd 2010, I woke up in the morning at 220 pounds. It would be incredible if I could wake up on March 2nd 2011 and be 90 lbs lighter!

Anyway, great job ladies- Make sure I have your stats updated on the first post!

[SpuglyRoo]

I'm still holding at 139.5 and I'm okay with that.  I haven't been exercising regularly, or drinking my water, so I thought I'd have actually gained this week not stayed the same.  I'm still significantly less this time as well as being ahead of my goal by a few pounds.  I had been aiming to lose 1 lb a week each week until I was back at goal weight and since I lost a lot in delivery that put me quite a bit ahead.  We are going to be having Thanksgiving at my house this year.  My sister's future in laws are coming from out of state to meet our family for the first time, which I didn't know when I offered to do thanksgiving, but I'm glad that I offered anyway.  We have much better space to accommodate a crowd than my mother does. 

I sometimes get concerned that I'm going to be passing on an unhealthy relationship with treats to my kids.  They are still both so young that now is when I need to figure out what I'm doing.  Sweets were a rarity growing up and I loved them.  Having seven other siblings made most of us inclined to gobble or hoard, which are not behaviors I want to pass on to my kids.  Part of me hopes that by regularly having available homemade (and therefore sometimes healthier) treats, they will be more blase about them instead of freaking out over them.  They will be able to handle having just one or two at a time because they will know that they can have more later today/tomorrow/this week.  I big part of why I want to be healthier in my eating habits and exercise habits is so that my kids will grow up with that example.  The rest of my family has a super active metabolism (which I sometimes secretly hope is going to bite them in the butt eventually, is that wrong?) but I don't.  I can't eat and live the way they do without gaining weight and being unhealthy.  I don't want my kids to happen to luck out with their genes and be thin, but be secretly unhealthy underneath.  I need to do this for them as much as I need to do it for me.

Does anyone have any plan/strategy for combating the typical holiday weight gain?

[loveneverfails]

ARGH!  Just had reply typed up.

It looks like my body is getting back into gear.  I started over at 172.4, down to 170.4 the last couple of days, averaging about a lb per week.  I expect to see the 169s again tomorrow or the next day. 

My body has just been retaining weight this time in a way I've never seen it do before, and I think it's from how traumatic that pregnancy, birth and newborn period were this time.  My daughter is 6 months old as of tomorrow, but it's still a lot of stress I've been through so I'm trying to keep a realistic view of what I should be expecting from myself.  I haven't really changed anything, but my body is starting to do its weight loss thing, so I'm happy.

[OneWithTwo]

Yes Amanda

I am down to 195 so I have lost 5lbs.

I am using loseit.com to help me along the way. Today so far I have had 845 calories, but then take away breastfeeding and exercise, I burn 1/2 of those calories!

I need to be drinking more water though it's so hard to do that for me

[Fruitful4Him]

I am down to 202...no longer obese but 'merely' overweight. I was nearly 250 before giving birth and in the 230's afterwards. My Weight Watchers joining weight at 6 weeks postpartum was 223 and I am 12 weeks into it officially. A healthy BMI seems much more in range at this point. I am only a few pounds away from my 10% with Weight Watchers and hope to reach goal by spring of next year but understand I will need to continue the Weight Watchers lifestyle if I don't wish to regain the weight this time...so spring is only a rough goal but I will keep at this. I am averaging 2-3 lbs. a week and loving the freedom that Weight Watchers offers. That probably sounds all cheesy and commercial like but I swear, joining Weight Watchers is one of the best choices I could have made. I don't really have time to exercise. DS has colic and even at 3 months still has episodes even with babywearing and AP lifestyle...but things are getting a bit better so I have hope... my goal right now is to move MORE, IYKWIM?

[pacificbliss]

Ooh, I like the new boards. I don't like that stuff can be posted to Facebook or twitter. I definitely don't want the boards linked to my facebook. I prefer to be somewhat anonymous here. I will have to check in to how to avoid that.

Anywho, look at you girls go! Congratulations fruitful4him and onewithtwo!

Amanda I'm glad you had a good visit with your mom. I bet you need new clothes too! Have you been jeans shopping? That could be fun. I love the jeans at Old Navy.

Spuglyroo you have touched on a huge motivating factor for me. Growing up my Mom was ALWAYS dieting. She still is. She was always critical of her body and those of other women. She has given me some of her food issues. For example, treats come in the house like cookies or chips and I have no portion control. I can never eat a little of something one day, skip a day or two, have some again. I will pig out and kind of tell myself I was going to eat it all anyway what difference does it make if it's today or over a week. Right now I am trying to break that cycle with DS Halloween candy. Sometimes he wants a piece, sometimes a day or two will go by. I am trying not to touch it. Sure, I had a few pieces like all parents do but I want him to see his stack of treats go down at a reasonable pace and for him to remain unconcerned. I am afraid if he worries mommy will eat it all we will have issues on a few levels. Hope that made sense.

DD is starting to show interest in food. She will be 6 months on the 21st. As she gets the hang of solids I need to rein in my eating even more.

[Fruitful4Him]

I didn't realize threads could be linked to social networking sites. That makes me feel a bit uneasy as I am dealing with harrassment (borderlining on scary) from a family member. I really like MDC and it is sort of like a safe haven for me but this is a good reminder that the internet is not anonymous no matter how careful we are, I guess.

pacificabliss... do you have any specific plan on how you will 'reign in your eating' once your little one starts solids? You made another good point about portion control and how it ties into weight loss. I am trying to teach my children that they can have anything...just not all at once. I am learning portion control and doing my best to model it to them by counting out ...making verbal note that x number or whatever = a serving and oh wow..that is x amount of points..etc. I  don't want them to have food issues but I hope they learn that certain foods have certain 'values' to the body and hopefully they will choose better than I did/what got me to these weight issues. Such a fine line sometimes between teaching and pushing or causing an unhealthy view of food I know..but these projected obesity stats for our nation are downright scary as far as the implications for the health of our children and grandchildren.
 

Originally Posted by pacificbliss 

Ooh, I like the new boards. I don't like that stuff can be posted to Facebook or twitter. I definitely don't want the boards linked to my facebook. I prefer to be somewhat anonymous here. I will have to check in to how to avoid that.

Anywho, look at you girls go! Congratulations fruitful4him and onewithtwo!

Amanda I'm glad you had a good visit with your mom. I bet you need new clothes too! Have you been jeans shopping? That could be fun. I love the jeans at Old Navy.

Spuglyroo you have touched on a huge motivating factor for me. Growing up my Mom was ALWAYS dieting. She still is. She was always critical of her body and those of other women. She has given me some of her food issues. For example, treats come in the house like cookies or chips and I have no portion control. I can never eat a little of something one day, skip a day or two, have some again. I will pig out and kind of tell myself I was going to eat it all anyway what difference does it make if it's today or over a week. Right now I am trying to break that cycle with DS Halloween candy. Sometimes he wants a piece, sometimes a day or two will go by. I am trying not to touch it. Sure, I had a few pieces like all parents do but I want him to see his stack of treats go down at a reasonable pace and for him to remain unconcerned. I am afraid if he worries mommy will eat it all we will have issues on a few levels. Hope that made sense.

DD is starting to show interest in food. She will be 6 months on the 21st. As she gets the hang of solids I need to rein in my eating even more.

[Annie Mac]

Really? It now links to Facebook? Hm. Time to investigate the privacy settings. Anyway, onto the topic at hand: weight loss. I've been MIA for the past week(s), and have not replaced the broken scale so no idea what I weigh. I suspect I'm holding around the 110 mark. It's been pretty miserable outside, so I haven't gotten out to walk; and I've been pretty busy inside so there's been no on purpose exercise. Basically, I have nothing to report & am just checking in:) Hope everyones November is going well!

[micah_mae_]

Can I join?

I just had my second baby 2 weeks ago <3 I gained 70 lbs with both pregnancies and I was able to get back to my pre pregnancy weight after my first. I'm starting weight watchers Monday (which is how I lost the weight the first time).

Starting weight: 255

Current weight: 227.6

Goal weight: 165

[Fruitful4Him]

Are you doing Weight Watches at home or at a center? I would love to have your participation...looks like we have similar starting stats. Also, I know Weight Watchers official stance is 4-6 weeks postpartum (or until you are cleared postpartum). I started loosely following the principles anyways...because I got a huge amount of Points and basically I just started eating healthier IMO which is what new moms should ideally do anyways for optimal outcome. Are you excited about the new plan coming out soon? I have heard it will be easier to follow; a big + for us moms!
 

Originally Posted by micah_mae_ 

Can I join?

I just had my second baby 2 weeks ago <3 I gained 70 lbs with both pregnancies and I was able to get back to my pre pregnancy weight after my first. I'm starting weight watchers Monday (which is how I lost the weight the first time).

Starting weight: 255

Current weight: 227.6

Goal weight: 165

[pacificbliss]

Welcome Micah Mae!!!

Does anyone know how to get to the big welcome smiley? I only see a subset of smileys.

Fruitful I have no real plan for how I am going to reign it in. I might have to go back to tracking food on fitday and just redefine portion control. I probably should be doing it anyway since my weight loss has been less than spectacular.

As for the Facebook thing. I have to admit, I saw the little button for facebook on the side column and assumed if I hit it it would want me to login to my facebook account. I haven't and won't hit it.

[Annie Mac]

I've looked for it, but I don't see a Facebook button. Where is it? Could it be I don't have one because I'm in Canada? Different privacy laws or something? Somehow I doubt it. More likely I'm just missing it. 

[nola79]

Originally Posted by Annie Mac 

I've looked for it, but I don't see a Facebook button. Where is it? Could it be I don't have one because I'm in Canada? Different privacy laws or something? Somehow I doubt it. More likely I'm just missing it. 

I don't see it either.

[Amy@STL]

Hello Ladies,

I want to join but looks like you ladies are waaaayyy ahead !

My baby recently turned 7 months and I GAINED, yes gained! , 20 lbs after having DS...all thanks to breastfeeding! My apetite has been huge and DS also has a very healthy apetite and is a big baby so I am happy to be breastfeeding but sad to be so big now. I have decided to start losing slowly...it's going to be difficult because I am fighting supply issues. Is no one else here facing same issues?  By the way, I eat 90% home made stuff since I have parents staying with us to help us and so I really am not eating junk, but do eat ice-creams and cakes and choclates ...got to stop that first!

Anyways, I want my name here so that I can be held accountable for atleast not putting on more!

I am Amy, I am 184lb, 46% BF now, I want to be 25% BF, and around 135- 140ish lbs.

I realy really don't want to look bad in DS's first b'day pics!!

[SpuglyRoo]

Welcome Amy!  None of us are behind or ahead, we are all just where we are so jump in and join us.  I had a lot of trouble getting my milk to come in with my first, it actually took almost 2 weeks before it came it which is a loong time for a hormonal postpartum first time mama and her hungry little man.  I wanted to let you know what helped me even though it is a bit off topic (sorry ladies! but it may help a few of us who might be beginning to lose a bit of our supply because of cutting calories)  I was told these were good to boost supply: Oatmeal (granola, hot cereal, etc.), Fenugreek Pills (they make your sweat smell like maple syrup which is a tad weird and might make you crave pancakes but not the worst thing ever), Brewer's Yeast (I found it in tablets but some people sprinkled it on their popcorn) Goat's Rue, and 'More Milk Plus" (which is in itself a combo of other galactogogues-- milk supply enhancing agents).  I am sure there are others, and there are prescriptions you can get as well if your case is serious enough, but I didn't like taking that route.

As for me, I'm still holding at 139.5.  I've been upping my fiber recently to try to help combat some of the complications my prolapse is causing (which has an unfortunate affect on the scale as well).  Unfortunately my son keeps trying to eat my food which then works VERY quickly on his little system. Whew!  I'm going to have to scarf down my breakfast so that he only gets one or two bites.  Tomorrow I go for more dental work, the last procedure hopefully.  I am not one to condone starvation techniques for weight loss because they are soo unhealthy, but I'm trying to look positively on the situation and so I'm comforting myself with the potential weight loss that may follow the appointment until my mouth recovers. 

pacificbliss- I don't want to be like you say your mom is, all the yo-yo dieting and self criticism.  Especially since I have a daughter now and these things typically affect women more because of our society.  I want us to be healthy and have a healthy body image which is the major reason why I don't diet.  It can't be a diet, it has to be a lifestyle.  I like what Garfield the Cat said about diets.  Something to the effect of "Do you know what a DIET is?! It's DIE with a 'T'!!"  A professor at college always told us to "work smart, not hard" and I aim to apply that to the way I eat.  I'm going to eat healthy (smart) so that I don't have to diet (so incredibly hard).

[pacificbliss]

Welcome Amy! Like spuglyroo said, jump in! We're all in different places. You know, with my first I CRAVED sweets and also had supply issues. With this baby I don't eat as many sweets and have reasonable supply. I wonder if it's just coincidence?

Not much to report here. Finally home after 2 weeks of travel. I have been relaxing, probably with too much wine, but eating ok. Next week I will get some exercise.

[Amy@STL]

Thank you SpuglyRoo and PacifiBliss !

I am going to focus on not eating stuff which are non-essential and somehow try to get some exercise in my busy life

[Amy@STL]

Originally Posted by SpuglyRoo 

Welcome Amy!  None of us are behind or ahead, we are all just where we are so jump in and join us.  I had a lot of trouble getting my milk to come in with my first, it actually took almost 2 weeks before it came it which is a loong time for a hormonal postpartum first time mama and her hungry little man.  I wanted to let you know what helped me even though it is a bit off topic (sorry ladies! but it may help a few of us who might be beginning to lose a bit of our supply because of cutting calories)  I was told these were good to boost supply: Oatmeal (granola, hot cereal, etc.), Fenugreek Pills (they make your sweat smell like maple syrup which is a tad weird and might make you crave pancakes but not the worst thing ever), Brewer's Yeast (I found it in tablets but some people sprinkled it on their popcorn) Goat's Rue, and 'More Milk Plus" (which is in itself a combo of other galactogogues-- milk supply enhancing agents).  I am sure there are others, and there are prescriptions you can get as well if your case is serious enough, but I didn't like taking that route.

I have started fenugreek...though the maple syrup smell is yet to come....i have read that when that happens the dosage is right...but am already at 12 cpsules per day. Anyway, thanks for all your tips!

[Annie Mac]

Welcome Amy, and any other new joiners I have missed. I haven't been following/posting as stringently as before. However, I bought a new scale yesterday, and was disappointed this morning when it clocked me in at 111.8. The last dying gasp of my previous scale said 109.5 so I was hopeful. Anyway. Baby & I are on our own for about a month. It's hard to prepare healthy meals just for myself, and I tend to fall back on carb heavy food. Last night, I didn't eat dinner, but at 8:00 I had two big bowls of cheerios with sugar on them. Not so great. So my immediate goal is to make sure I eat well, even though I am only feeding myself, and portion control. Or, not so much portion control, but snack control. On my own, I have a tendency to just graze all day, hungry or not, out of boredom. And I have no one around to say, "holy cow, did you eat that WHOLE block of cheese over the course of one day???"

[Amandamanda]

Originally Posted by Amy@STL 

Hello Ladies,

I want to join but looks like you ladies are waaaayyy ahead !

My baby recently turned 7 months and I GAINED, yes gained! , 20 lbs after having DS...all thanks to breastfeeding!

Welcome Amy, I was the same way with my last baby! This is a great place to stay accountable!
 

Originally Posted by Annie Mac 

Welcome Amy, and any other new joiners I have missed. I haven't been following/posting as stringently as before. However, I bought a new scale yesterday, and was disappointed this morning when it clocked me in at 111.8. The last dying gasp of my previous scale said 109.5 so I was hopeful. Anyway. Baby & I are on our own for about a month. It's hard to prepare healthy meals just for myself, and I tend to fall back on carb heavy food. Last night, I didn't eat dinner, but at 8:00 I had two big bowls of cheerios with sugar on them. Not so great. So my immediate goal is to make sure I eat well, even though I am only feeding myself, and portion control. Or, not so much portion control, but snack control. On my own, I have a tendency to just graze all day, hungry or not, out of boredom. And I have no one around to say, "holy cow, did you eat that WHOLE block of cheese over the course of one day???"

My non wii fit scale always tells me i'm a pound or two over what the wiifit says. i try not to let it bother me, because a pound is a pound, ya know?

i'm a lot like you with the grazing. im a total boredom eater. large tubs of popcorn at the movies were MADE for me. i could easily polish off one without a second thought.

AFM- Been weighing in at around 139-142 the past few days. I've been kind of annoyed with the fluctuation, but then this morning... my first postpartum AF decided to show up. Sad! DS is 8 months old, so I knew it was coming (got it around 9.5 months last time) but still. I guess my body is officially not postpartum anymore!

This is good though because now I know why I've been feeling so crampy and bloated these past few days. Maybe once I am done with it I will weigh less too. Now lets hope I don't eat a lot of comfort foods. :)