Posts by purplethursday

Hi

I also have twins. My boys will be 3 in a couple of weeks. Congratulations on making it through the first year (definitely the hardest). Now my boys are almost three it's getting a lot easier and it's great that they have a playmate all the time.

I've had food 'issues' most of my life and I've been everything from painfully thin to overweight, but having children seems to have really changed me. I lost a lot of weight after the boys were born (exhaustion and breast feeding mainly) and I have a much more active lifestyle now. I'd like to lose a few more pounds, but really I'm trying to tone up. I may be a healthy weight but that twin mummy tummy is still sticking around!

You can definitely do it - look forward to chatting more

Thanks everyone - some good ideas and I'll definitely try them. Still tricky though as the boys are really quite tiny, so need lots of extra fat. So I tend to put extra cream in potato and sauces which is not so good for the waistline!

Thank you - I will try eating more. I think I probably managed to lose the first few weeks because I gave myself a few days off when I went out - I still made healthy choices, but it would def have been more calories - so will def try that again! I also realised I had set my activity level to light - so I thought I did have 500 cal deficit - but realise now it was much more.

Thanks again  -will doing more weights to see if that does help

It's really tough being at home with small children. I found counting every calorie really helps - because I often can't be bothered to weigh and log every tiny snack - so I don't bother.

I also go out as much as I can (admitedly I don't have a newborn - I have 2 year old twins) but I find the best thing is to do things, go to the park, play in the garden, read stories, go for a walk - just to keep myself (and them) occupied.

Try allowing yourself 2 or 3 low cal snacks in the day - and ones that take a while to eat, like an apple chopped into small pieces or popcorn with a small amount of maple syrup. I plan my snacks in advance so I know I have something to look forward to later in the day.

Yes, I breast fed my twins and lost so much weight. Pre pregnancy I weighed around 165 lbs (I'm 5'7) and was around 200lbs at my heaviest preg weight. I was around 150 within 3 months of giving birth (and I was eating enormous amounts to try to feed 2 babies!) I think a lot of my preg weight was water weight though

I think it must depend on genetics and how quickly you lose. After the birth of my twins my stomach will never be the same again. Even though I weight considerably less than pre babies, I think I look worse because I have a huge tummy with lots of saggy skin.

Really hoping that lots of exercise with help to tone it up - but not holding my breath!

Hi

I'm like you too. I'm 32 year old mum of 2 1/2 year old twins. I work part time, have a husband who has a really demanding job and find it hard to get time to exercise and do anything for me. I've just joined calorie count - I'm 5"7 and weigh 153 pounds - looking to get to under 140. It's always good to hear others in the same situation - Good luck!