Posts by corey1975

That being said, I have a long way to go. I weighed about 185 when I got pregnant, which was much higher than usual (I think I gained at least 25 pounds when I got together with her father). During my pregnancy I gained about 70 pounds- I remember gaining 10lbs in one week near the end of it! It was so scary, but I just couldn't get a hold on my eating- there were incredible stresses in my family at that time, and I just tried to eat it all away. After she was born I lost some of it, but here I am over a year later, still at 219. Being a mother is so much harder than I ever thought it could be, and my little girl is not an "easy" baby- she hardly sleeps, forget about naps- we might get 15 minutes somedays. Exercising is still a challenge big time. When the weather is good I try to take her out in the stroller, but I live in Maine, where it's frickin COLD for 6 months of the year.

So far I've been on CC for a couple weeks, and I'm so excited about it. I've been logging all my food, not much exercise yet, but I've still managed to lose 6lbs. Once the weather gets better, or I get a gym membership, I hope to add more activity, but for now I am working on portion size, cutting out processed foods, getting plenty of fiber, and cutting out the late night snacking. It hasn't been easy, but I'm determined to stick with it this time. If you can, try to cut up a bunch of veggies (carrot sticks, celery sticks, broccoli, cauliflower, whatever you like) and put them in individual serving ziplock bags. I keep a bunch of these in my fridge for when I need something to munch on. I dip them in a little ranch or hummus, and it really helps. I know that eating right takes a little more effort than just grabbing whatever's convenient, that's why I try to do as much ahead of time as I can. I wish you the best of luck, message me anytime if you need support, you're definitely not in this one alone!!

For breakfast, cheerios and frozen blueberries - they turn the milk purple and fool me into thinking I've got a sweetened cereal

At lunch, raw brocolli, cauliflower, carrot, celery sticks - I cut them up as soon as I get home from the store and bag them up into serving sizes, no excuses later!

Hummus to dip the veggies in,

String cheese- takes me a minute to eat it, not like a slice that I can gulp down in two bites.

All Bran crackers- these have 5g of fiber per serving, and they are so yummy!! I bag these up too, just so I don't eat the whole box all at once :)

For me the biggest problem is making sure I have quick easy things to grab. With a toddler running around, I just don't have time to think about it too much, and I definitely don't have time to do a lot of cooking and cleaning up after.

FUN!  I always wanted a twin :)  

age: 32

weight: 220-225 (depending on& nbsp;which way I lean)

Height: 5' 3" 1/2

frame: medium

I'm just at the beginning  of this.  My daught er is a little over  a year old,

and I've finally decided it's time to lose all&nbs p;that baby fat!!

I'd love to meet someone& nbsp;in a similar situation!&n bsp;