How are our weightloss mamas doing?

[DesireeH]

We havent checked in awhile! Update us so we can all encourage each other!

I've been working my butt off but weekends are my downfall cause we eat out......but I bring my little handy book of eating out directory which tells me what I can have. LOL So it's been going pretty good. I'm down 73 pounds since I had Daph and am the smallest I have been in over 7.5 years! I hit the 150's last week which I havent seen in forever. 17 more pounds to my goal (140). I do good with food but exercise I suck at. LOL I am gonna try to bust out the double stroller and go for a nice long walk today. I've been doing the treadmill 3 times a week but I always stop at 20 minutes cause it seems someone always needs somethin..... So my new goal is a REGULAR exercise program. LOL

[danigrl]

Good for you!!! I'm on the same program too...I started working out a month ago and eating very healthy (trying too ) and I've lost 2 - 3 pounds so far My goal is to loose 20 lbs. I'm working to get this baby fat off so I can plan for another pregnancy at the end of the yr. Keep up the good work!

[mariposita]

i was just going to start a thread for this!

great job, desiree!!! wow! do you ever cheat, or are you pretty consistent?

i'm down 7 lbs. from the last few weeks. i am doing eat to live (i was totally inspired by the thread in the fitness and weight management forum). i feel amazing after eating such unbelievably healthy food. i can taste processed ick when i don't eat whole foods. ick...i'm not doing it all vegan, but mostly vegan (alternating meat and bean/tofu/lentil meals). saving lots of money too. i highly recommend that everyone read the book "eat to live" even if losing weight isn't your goal. i think it's more of a lifestyle change and provides you with the science behind nutrition. scary, fascinating, life-changing stuff!!! especially important to consider when you have kids.

i walk daily with reed in the sling - usually between 3-5 hours if you add up what i do in the house and outside.

i still need to lose about 40-50 lbs to get to pre-pregnancy weight. this will take a while but i am so excited to see the change in how i feel!

[xkoliex]

I'm down to my goal weight (125), I'm the thinnist I have been since high school, but I'm still not happy. My tummy isn't nearly as firm as it used to be and my hips are much wider... Its going to take a while to get used to.

[DesireeH]

my tummy isnt firm at all either. LOL I just figure we only had babies 4-5 months ago, that part will take awhile (haha, if ever, my stretchmarks are HORRIBLE.) LOL

Andrea- I dont ever really cheat.....there are some foods that are probably less than great that I eat once in a while (like if I have a glass of wine or eat a skinny cow ice cream bar LOL) but if I eat that, I make up for it so that I can stay within my points range (weight watchers.) I never ever use my flex points though.....cause I dont lose if I use those. I do use my 10 bf'ing points though still. I wonder when we are supposed to lower those. LOL I figure as long as I am still losing (even if slowly at this point) then it must be ok what I am doing. I dont go to meetings or anything so I dont know the technical "rules" but I figure if I play with it, I can figure out what works. LOL

[IncaMama]

i'm at my initial goal weight (135) but my pants still don't fit bc my hips are ireversibly widened. my new goal weight is 125 bc that's what i spent most of my life at up until about 6 mos before i got pregnant with Rowan (while i was ttc i managed to put on about 15 pounds LOL). my back is so bad right now that any real exercise is out of the question. i'll be seeing a chiropractor this week, though.

and i'm gonna check out that eat to live book!! thanks for the tip!!

[amygoforth]

Originally Posted by DesireeH

my tummy isnt firm at all either. LOL I just figure we only had babies 4-5 months ago, that part will take awhile (haha, if ever, my stretchmarks are HORRIBLE.) LOL

Holy cow, ain't that the truth?! As of this morning I'm 6.4 lbs away from my goal of 135. But my flabby tummy is oh-so-sexy. Right up there with by boobs right after Drew's nursed or I've pumped. Honestly though, I'm amazed and amused by my body more than I'm embarrassed by it. Is that possible? I feel good and strong, even if I'm not super-model skinny or toned. And Evan laughs at me when I pooch up my tummy skin to make my belly button "talk." That tune'll prolly change once I put on a swimsuit for the first time this summer...

Anyway, I'm still doing the Points, although I've been a little too relaxed about it lately and haven't been journaling as much. I've been hanging out at 142-ish for about three weeks. I fell off the wagon BIG TIME over the weekend after I lost my wedding ring. Figured I couldn't drown my sorrows in beer and margaritas, so I'd do it in incredibly bad fried food. I went to Whole Foods last night and got all kinds of good stuff, so I'm back on track today.

[LittleLlama]

Ohmygosh Ohmygosh Ohmygosh Ohmygosh!!!!!!! My wedding ring fits!!!!!! I haven't been able to wear it for almost a year. I'm only 3 pounds away from pre-pregnancy of 140. I was up to almost 200 while I was pregnant and after he was born and I lost all of the water weight, I was about 160.

Ditto to the others who are amazed by the shape of thier body. It was hilarious to go to the "underneaths" section of a department store looking for some kind of girdle. The sweetest old-lady sales clerk looked at my middle and "You dont need one of those!" and so I pulled in the waist of my shirt so my mega-huge boobs didn't overshadow my pudge so much and her eyes kind of popped. I told her I'm nursing and she smiled a knowing smile.

My weightloss efforts haven't been super strict. I'm riding my husbands coat-tails. He's trying to loose 100 pounds (and is at around 40 lost at 8 weeks in, go hubby!) and is REALLY strict about what he will eat, so I am cooking accordingly. He has no more than a cup and a half of food about every two hours. I'll eat a little more and usually less often but everything is as whole as possible, what is cooked isn't fried and nothing sugary. My gestational diabetes nutritional education is really paying off because it helped me learn the importance of balancing protien, carbohydrates and fiber.

Aside from eating quite well, I've been going on at least a 2 mile jog/walk every day and sometimes two because I'll go with DH at night. (Nursing breasts don't allow for true jogging at this point ) I do bench presses with my baby as a weight and whenever I can remember, I do squats while I'm wearing him.

Overall, I'm dang impressed with myself

[wawoof]

Great job, mamas!!!

I got up to 225 when pg with G, which is by far the highest I've ever been, even thoiugh I had gotten back down to my pre-first-preg weight (160) between kids (after getting up to 210 when pg with my first). My initial weight loss goal is to get back down to 160, then eventually to 150 (at which I feel better but have rarely been able to sustain, even before my first pregnancy). I got down to 190 by a couple of weeks after having G, without even trying much. Unfortunatley I hadn't been good about diet or exercise until a couple of weeks ago (although I walk with the stroller at least 30 min each weekday, walking to and from work), when I was horrified to realize I was still 190! I've lost 8lb in the last couple of weeks by adding in more exercise (swimming mostly) and watching what I eat - mostly cutting out simple carbs, juice, and full-fat cheese. So, 22lb to go to my goal. I wasn't good at all today because it's my birthday - had a frozen coffee drink, birthday cake, and extra oil-soaked artichoke hearts on my dinner salad. But overall I think things are going in the right direction, I just have to not get discouraged. Thanks for the support thread - I'm inspired by reading your stories!

[Panthira]

I'm really happy for you mamas who've lost weight!
Desiree, you look fantastic.

This thread depresses me though because I haven't lost a pound. BUT, I am gaining muscle back after the whole gall bladder thing. I think my body was in starvation mode, and even though I was eating very little and nothing high calorie or fat, I didn't lose any weight. I ate this way for a year and I gained a lot of weight during that time!
Now that I'm eating normal food again, I've been going a little crazy and allowing myself anything I want. I haven't gained any weight I think, judging by how my clothes fit. I'm definitely feeling a big difference in muscle tone, except in my tummy area.
My exercise routine has been limited to an outing everyday. A hike, a trip to the park, walking, but nothing high cardio. How do you find the time? I can't seem to get away from the family distractions and needs long enough for exercise.

[wirewendy]

I lost .03 pounds!

Yea, baby, a whole whopping .03 pounds! Only 20 more to go! But really, why haven't I lost any weight? I mean, I have been exactly the same weight, give or take a pound, since a week after she was born! I have started running. Maybe that will help. But it feels like my body wants to stay this size. I have been eating a lot of nuts and omega-3 oil. Maybe that is why. Harumph!!!

[wawoof]

Originally Posted by wirewendy

Yea, baby, a whole whopping .03 pounds! Only 20 more to go! But really, why haven't I lost any weight? I mean, I have been exactly the same weight, give or take a pound, since a week after she was born! I have started running. Maybe that will help. But it feels like my body wants to stay this size. I have been eating a lot of nuts and omega-3 oil. Maybe that is why. Harumph!!!

I really like flax oil, but it's easy for me to eat enough of just that to prevent weight loss. I've switched to fish oil capsules because I've read that the omega 3s in them are more efficiently utilized by the body and it's much easier for me to regulate the quantity I eat. But I still have walnuts on my granola... For me it's a portion issue - I love nuts and flax oil and just have to be careful how much of them I eat.

[wawoof]

Originally Posted by Panthira

I'm really happy for you mamas who've lost weight!
Desiree, you look fantastic.

This thread depresses me though because I haven't lost a pound. BUT, I am gaining muscle back after the whole gall bladder thing. I think my body was in starvation mode, and even though I was eating very little and nothing high calorie or fat, I didn't lose any weight. I ate this way for a year and I gained a lot of weight during that time!
Now that I'm eating normal food again, I've been going a little crazy and allowing myself anything I want. I haven't gained any weight I think, judging by how my clothes fit. I'm definitely feeling a big difference in muscle tone, except in my tummy area.
My exercise routine has been limited to an outing everyday. A hike, a trip to the park, walking, but nothing high cardio. How do you find the time? I can't seem to get away from the family distractions and needs long enough for exercise.

Like you, my body goes in starvation mode if I don't exercise. Could you possibly get a cardio machine (my friend got an elliptical trainer) to use while your kids are playing or asleep? Or go for long walks/runs with a jogging stroller? Craigslist is awesome for things like strollers and probably exercise machines. We got a double baby jogger in ec for 1/5 of the new price!

[DesireeH]

I only do 20 minutes on the treadmill cause that is the only time I can get. I make dh hold the baby while watching TV and my 3.5 year old just plays and waits until the very end when I put it at .5 mph and let him walk on it (I stand there to grab him in case he lets go and .5 is oh so slow anyways, even for a 3 y/o! LOL)

It certainly is hard to find time for yourself when you are a mama though, huh?! I told dh "I NEED to do this......please dont whine about it" cause a few times he's made a face when I didnt want to go to a certain restaurant (cause its hard to eat out at certain places that have NO good food choices!) or want to walk but the baby was fussy. What difference does it make if she is fussy with me or fussy with him? Stand up and bounce...that's what I would do. LOL Dads.....sometimes they havent a clue. (Yes I know, overgeneralization but whatever.) LOL

[leahida]

Y'all are seriously inspiring me! I lost 40 lbs pre-pg and gained it all back plus 5 lbs. I eat very healthy but exercise is a challenge, and like others my body doesn't shed pounds if I don't work out. DS is a super-fussbudget so walks with him inevitably are full of stops - not a real cardio-workout. By the time dh gets home I have NO energy to work out...and in the mornings I can't seem to wake up before ds. I know these sound like lame excuses but I just can't seem to get it together I feel so bad about myself that I don't even want to be in pics with ds - I know I will regret that later.

I know it's not the most AP-thing, but I have decided to join the Y and use their free childcare once ds hits 6 months. There are two older women who run it and other mamas say they are very kind and loving. Right now I can barely walk b/c my old back injury has flared up big time - from carrying all the extra weight. So once I feel better, I have to get in some SERIOUS exercise and lose weight as fast as is healthily possible. I can't afford for my back problem to become an ongoing issue... besides it just hurting horribly, it impacts my ability to care for ds.

[aisraeltax]

i so need inspiration! i haven't lost hardly any weight since E and i have at most 4 outfits that fit me. i just cleaned out my closet and am selling all my size 8 clothes b/c they dont fit and they aren't my target size!
i dont really care what weight i am right now but i need to be able to get into the clothes that actually fit me. i need to lose at least 30 lbs. for that to happen.
im pretty disgusted with teh way i look.
i need to get on some type of weight program but have not been doing well in the eating or exercise area.

[leahida]

Originally Posted by aisraeltax

i so need inspiration! i haven't lost hardly any weight since E and i have at most 4 outfits that fit me. i just cleaned out my closet and am selling all my size 8 clothes b/c they dont fit and they aren't my target size!
i dont really care what weight i am right now but i need to be able to get into the clothes that actually fit me. i need to lose at least 30 lbs. for that to happen.
im pretty disgusted with teh way i look.
i need to get on some type of weight program but have not been doing well in the eating or exercise area.

I hear you...I think it's so much harder to do this alone. Maybe we need to make this a weight loss support thread or start one for those of us that are really struggling with the baby weight? Maybe we can inspire each other? I'd love to be a part of such a thing.

[wawoof]

Originally Posted by leahida

I hear you...I think it's so much harder to do this alone. Maybe we need to make this a weight loss support thread or start one for those of us that are really struggling with the baby weight? Maybe we can inspire each other? I'd love to be a part of such a thing.

Me too. Feeling guilty as I sit here and eat leftover birthday cake...

[wawoof]

Originally Posted by leahida

I know it's not the most AP-thing, but I have decided to join the Y and use their free childcare once ds hits 6 months. There are two older women who run it and other mamas say they are very kind and loving. Right now I can barely walk b/c my old back injury has flared up big time - from carrying all the extra weight. So once I feel better, I have to get in some SERIOUS exercise and lose weight as fast as is healthily possible. I can't afford for my back problem to become an ongoing issue... besides it just hurting horribly, it impacts my ability to care for ds.

It sounds like you need to work out to care for DS as well as you can. And I don't think it's anti-AP at all to sometimes leave your DS in high quality child care with people who will respond to his needs. I work with a developmental psychologist who is very familiar with the scientific literature on attachment, and according to her, it is *not* harmful to attachment for your child to learn to be attached to multiple people, as long as everyone responds promptly to his needs. Besides walking to work with ds (in the stroller or baby bjorn), the only time I can workout is during the middle of the day, right after I visit/nurse DS at daycare. I feel a little guilty that I'm working out rather than being with him, but I rest easier knowing that he loves daycare and I'm a much better, more patient, and more healthy mom if I get my workout.

[Panthira]

Originally Posted by leahida

Y'all are seriously inspiring me! I lost 40 lbs pre-pg and gained it all back plus 5 lbs. I eat very healthy but exercise is a challenge, and like others my body doesn't shed pounds if I don't work out. DS is a super-fussbudget so walks with him inevitably are full of stops - not a real cardio-workout. By the time dh gets home I have NO energy to work out...and in the mornings I can't seem to wake up before ds. I know these sound like lame excuses but I just can't seem to get it together I feel so bad about myself that I don't even want to be in pics with ds - I know I will regret that later.

I know it's not the most AP-thing, but I have decided to join the Y and use their free childcare once ds hits 6 months. There are two older women who run it and other mamas say they are very kind and loving. Right now I can barely walk b/c my old back injury has flared up big time - from carrying all the extra weight. So once I feel better, I have to get in some SERIOUS exercise and lose weight as fast as is healthily possible. I can't afford for my back problem to become an ongoing issue... besides it just hurting horribly, it impacts my ability to care for ds.

OMG, you're mirroring my life in this respect!! I feel just like you do with the work-out thing. I just went to the local Y tonight to check out their facility and childwatch program.
But I also ate chocolate and cheese and all kinds of fattening things today. It was heaven!
On the downside, my baby has been extraordinarily fussy the last few days and I think he's sensitive to my over-indulgent, eat-anything diet. So I have to cut it out, if not for me, for him.

I too could use a support system of some sort. I'm ready now to make a change.