Posts by kelmac284

I'll join.  My name is Kelly and I have been at this diet madness for years.  I have yo yo'd all my life.  I have never been what I would call thin.  Even in high school I was a size 10 which I would love to be now but to me that was just average.  At my highest (non-pregnant) I was 195.  At my lowest in my adult years I was 135 after my divorce when the pounds just fell off.  Boy if I could bottle that LOL although I know that was not a healthy way to lose weight but I lost 60 lbs in 3 months without even really trying.  But then I got pg and gained 80 with my first baby.  Then I only lost 40 and got pg again only 7 months later and when I had her I was 225 at delivery!  OUCH!  After having her I was back to 190.  I have since dieted off and on and the most I have lost was I got down to the mid 160's.  After my last diet I was in the 170's and now I am back to the 180's.  When I started last week I was 187 and I am currently at 186.5.

I am currently working out almost every day (trying to ease back into an every day routine so as not to injure myself, I have bad knees) and I am counting my cals.  I don't believe in "dieting" but rather changing my lifestyle.  I pretty much eat whatever but I stick to the amount of calories that the website says and small portions.  I try to eat a protein with every meal and limit the carbs etc.  I limit the sweets but not all together because I know that by doing that it leads to binging.  My biggest frustration is plateauing and that is what gets me and also when life gets hectic.  I find that when I get really busy with my kids and work I start missing workouts or don't have time to write down my food etc.  I like this site though so I am hoping that this helps.  Last time I just had a food journal.  So that is me.  :) 

Hi nice to meet you.  I am kind of in your same boat.  I was not overweight when I got pg with my first daughter but I gained 80 lbs with her.  Then I had an emergency C section.  I only lost 40 lbs after I had her and then got pg AGAIN only 7 months later with my 2nd daughter.  I was 225 when I delivered her and then I only lost 25 lbs.  So I started out around 135 and within 2 years I was up to 190's.  It is now 7 years later and I have been fighting it ever since.  I have gone on diet after diet and the most I have been able to lose was 30 lbs and got down to around 168 but then of course gained it all back.  At my highest I have been 195 and I am currently at 186 after my last diet I was done in the low 170's.  I know how you feel and I am so frustrated.  I am hoping that this site and meeting other people will help.

I can tell you that by counting your calories and by sticking to the amount of calories that the site suggest really does help.  And you don't have to give up everything.  Just cut your portions down and stick to the number that the site tells you and of course exercise if you can, maybe when the baby is taking a nap.  Or put the baby in a stroller and take walks.  That is what I did when my kids were small.  Whatever you can do to get your heart rate up.  It really helps.

Good luck and I hope to talk to you again. 

Hi my name is Kelly and I am 40 as well (will be 41 in June).  I too have similar circumstances.  I am currently at 186 and have yo yo'd most of my life.  At my highest I was 195 and I am 5'5".   I have dieted several times in the last few years and actually all of my life.  But since I had my last baby I managed to lose, at the most, about 30 lbs but as I am sure you all know it never STAYS off.

What I have found that works the best though, if I can STICK to it, is this!  Keeping a food journal, couting my calories and just working out.  No other fads or crazy diets work.  It is simply cutting back, eating healthy decent portions and the right amount of calories and getting daily or at least weeky exercise.

My problem is getting bored and cheating or just stopping because life always intrudes.  I have an almost 16 year old an 8 year old and an almost 7 year old.

I would love to have some gals to keep me motivated and on track such as yourselves as it is always more fun to share your goals and keep eachother motivated.  I just started this last week and I was at 187 and have lost a lb so far.  It is going pretty slow so far but according to the sight I need to eat about 1300 calories a day which I think is too small but I have gone to another sight and it said between 1800 and 1500 which I think is more realistic.  This sight wants me to get to 135 and I KNOW I will never see THAT number again.  My doc wants me at 150 and my goal is 145 but I would even be happy to see 160. 

So anyway that's my story.  Hope to talk to you guys again and maybe we can help eachother on our road to thinness! :)