Post baby weight loss group anyone?

So, I noticed we don't actually have a group for post baby weight loss yet. Would anyone like to start a group for support, accountability (lol) or otherwise? I'm game. We are all in the same boat.

I'm in! I was looking for a group like this. I started out around 157, then got pregnant and gave birth at 200!!!!

I'm down to 160 after 3 months, which is a miracle. Thank you breastfeeding! Now I'm close to where I started dieting in the first place. This is when it gets hard for me. I want to be in the low 140's. Sigh.

Anybody have great exercise ideas? It's too cold here for me to take my baby girl outside, I don't have the time or money for a gym, and I don't have room for big exercise equipment. I used to be a jogger but I just can't seem to find the time now. I'm thinking about getting a mini trampoline. Any suggestions?

There are some workout tapes for post pregnancy mommies that use the infant as resistance!! You just dance or swing your babe around in time to the music! Mambo Mommies is the name of the tape. I found it a couple of months ago online at Amazon, but I haven't ordered one yet. Tiny little apartment doesn't have enough room for my "dancing"

Thanks! I'll keep an eye out for those. That sounds like a really great idea. Last night I exercised by raking the lawn. Who knew it could be so fun! I felt like an escapee b/c my husband was picking up the baby and got home late than me. Wonderful!

Hi!  I am so thankful to have found this post-baby weight loss group.  UGH!  you all know what I'm going through!  This weight feels very different from "normal" weight gain.  Like it's harder to lose!  At 5' 6", I weighed 140 starting out (would have liked to have started at 130, but hey...!) By the end of pregnancy, I weighed 185!  I lost 23 pounds almost instantly and went down to 162.  Now I find that I'm actually gaining from that point!  Up to 165!  Help!  I tried breastfeeding, but it was excruciating even with a lactation consultant's help.  I gave it up at 3 months, and now here I am gaining weight at 4 months (baby was born in July).  Is anyone else experiencing this? It is distressing.  I tried to jog on the treadmill yesterday and was grossed out feeling my butt "jump" with each step!  How do you all stay motivated and persevere? 

Please count me in!  I had my 3rd girl 1 month ago today, so I "restarted" CC.  For some reason, my metabolism only seems to work right when I'm preggo, so  I only gained 12 pounds during my pregnancy.  I'm currently 8 pounds under my prepregnancy weight, so I really want to take advantage of this headstart!  I began today - I walked 2 miles with Leslie Sansone.  I really want to take it slow at first, b/c I'm nursing and don't want to mess up my supply.  Do we have a group weigh-in day, or should I just update when I want to?

Hey Ladies.

I just created a group called Losing Your Baby Weight and it is under the motivation section. i think you can just type it into the group search engine. Join if you feel like it and then feel free to post new topics. 

hi! i just had baby #2 sept 22nd. my pre pregnancy weight was 140lbs when i had my son my weight was 190lbs. right now im down to 160lbs, my goal weight is 130lbs.

i just found this website and am still trying to learn to navigate it lol. im looking for supports! i also have a 3yr old son, so between him and my 3mth old i dont have much time to do much of any exercise!

well iam back on the wagon, fell off for awhile and pigged out, gained about 8lbs and now trying to get back on track. i think i just let myself get into a bad groove, was feeling a little depressed with the holidays and all,but life is good, baby is wonderful growing more and more each day and i am happy, so taking another stab at losing the weight. I need to lose 70lbs...so here I go...glad to see you all are still at it, it give me encouragement.

Can i join?

I had my baby mid november 2008 and i was obese before i got pregnant at approximately 225lbs...I lost weight during the pregnancy and a day before i gave birth i weighed 220lbs...9 weeks on i now weigh 206lbs and i am totally breastfeeding my baby. I have a long way to go to get to my goal weight, but for now i want to just get out of the 'danger zone' for BMI...I have a disability which means i can't excersise as much as i want to, but its joint related and losing weight will help that!

Does anyone have any tips for me? I know its early to be thinking about weight loss, but i am honestly ready to do this, i am otherwise recovered from the birth and breastfeeding is well established, it's been affecting my confidence for long enough and now i need to get that back as my poor hubby hasn't seen me unclothed since we concieved this child lol!

I missed so much. There are babits (edit...babies) everywhere!!!!!!!!!

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I'm finally fed up and cant bare it anymore!

Its sad when i look in the mirror and wonder if i'm 20 weeks pregnant cause by tummy look so big! does anyone else have that problem?

I feel like I've been in survival mode for the past 10months, between working 40 hours a week and being a mom.

I'm tired of buying a new wordrobe, wearing spandex, not wanting to look in a mirror.   Summer is around the corner, so here i come!

I'm starting my official diet February 1st.  I'm taking vacation days from work, throughout the month of February , just for me to have time for myself, and to workout

I have a trainer planned for 3 days a weeks and a meal plan for the month.

Pre pregnancy wieght 145

Wieght at deliver 175

Current weight 156

Goal 145 by March 1st.

Good luck to you all, and i'm sure we can all understand eachothers struggles with our post partum bodies.

 

 

 

LOL! Rachel, I feel the panic in your post. I am the first to say " If you're not happy, no one's happy. " Putting yourself first is important. I am right there with you and your rushed life. Many of us are. I am a full-time student 7 hours a day, drive 1.5 hours a day, come home to a 5 year old and 4 mos. old and soon t-ball and other spring parental obligations! Add sleep deprivation plus Daddy's not involved much (we don't live together) and it's exhausting. My hour lunch spent at the gym is my adult, stress relief time. I feel better mentally and physically. You need it.

Susan, it's good to hear from you again!

rachelcarlson, I feel your pain! My boobs and my belly are where the weight's holding on. My family is still adjusting to having a second little one in the house. I'm still trying to find a way to make it to work on time in the morning without having to get up at 4am! Getting fed up with seeing myself in the mirror is what got me motivated to lose the weight after my first child. I got so mad at myself for letting myself go that I held onto that anger and reminded myself of it every time I reached for bad food. Taking time off work for yourself is a fantastic idea and now that you've put the idea in my head, I think I'll start taking one day off a month just to have to myself! You certainly sound like you have everything prepared for your new lifestyle! Good luck to you, you can do it!

Great thread!  Liam is 8 months old tomorrow and I haven't lost much weight since he was born.  I only recently started being serious about it, and I am finally starting to see the numbers start to inch downwards.  I gained a lot of weight pre pregnancy due to miscarriage/emotional eating, and WAY to much while I was pregant.  I hope to lose much of it before his brother or sister comes along (which I am hoping to start trying for in about  8 months).   One of my biggest probs is Liam is a TERRIBLE sleeper!  When I am tired, I mindlessly munch, when I get up with him in the middle of the night, I grab a cookie - you get the picture!!  But, he got mobile this last week so I am spending lots of time chasing him - maybe that will help, lol!

My son is 6 months  and I haven't lost a pound... they say breastfeeding is supposed to help you lose weight, but what happened with me?  I just started working out w/ a personal trainer jan 5, but this is a slow process. I am frustrated and like most of you, working and tired of not having a thing to wear in the closet...maternity pants and great big tops.  Is anyone else breastfeeding and not losing?  would love ot hear from someone :)

I am breastfeeding too - didn't help me lose weight!  Or maybe it did and I would have been gaining if it wasn't for bf - wouldn't surprise me!  I have been wearing maternity pants for WAY to long!  That's great you have a trainer, I would love to get one, just to keep me motivated to work out.  I find myself putting off exercise too often :(. 

thanks for the reply!  i have a trainer only because it is free at my work :) I work for the Air Force and at the gym they have free personal trainers.  I have to say I am fortunate, because otherwise I would not be able to afford one.  take care

Finally! I thought I was all alone here!!!!

I had my son, Landon, in March of 08.

I started off at 212lbs, when I went to college I didn't realize that I was pregnant and dropped down the 207.

Throughout the pregnancy I jumped way up to 244.

After wards I lost weight back down to 212.

But then I started gaining weight... all the way up to 248

Can you see where I am going? Definate yo-yoing here.

But I've stabalized here at 231.

I'm determined to loose this weight.

Having my first child is a definate life changing experience...and why not add this to my "life changing" experience?

I want to be healthy for both me and my son!!!!

So, definately count me in!!!

Anna!

Tummy's cut but puffs out a little with this layer of fat I can't get rid of.  I'm not worried about that.  It's fixable.  Boobs are  back to normal; slightly smaller; that's OK.

But

it looks  like I was pregnant waist down in my Hips and THUNDER THIGHS!!!!!!!  LOL  They've bever been so big!! 

I haven't gotten on the scale in months b/c it never moves and gets me so mad and de-motivating; so I have no idea how much I weigh!!!

i would love to join a group like this, my  baby is 6 months old and i still am having a hard time loosing wieght, i was anorexic and have eating issues, so now i am having the hardest time loosing 25 pounds. I have been looking for help but i continue to struggle.

prepregnancy-118

birth-170

now-150

i want to at least loose 20 pounds to be able to look at myself in the mirror. I breastfeed and walk everyday, i lift weights 3 times a week. I still am not loosing anymore weight. I need motivation and am becoming very unmotivated not seeing results. Is anyone else having similar issues.