Losing Weight....

If you really want to loose the weight you need to diet longer than a few weeks. It took you 40 weeks to put the weight on, and it will take 40 weeks or so to take the weight off. Now that summer is approaching, its a great time to get active and go take the stroller and walk. I have had a hard time also with my second son and loosing the weight. I am doing good and it has been HARD. Its daily action of making the right food choices, and boy somedays I want to eat the ice cream like I did when I was pregnant. But I want more to fit into my old shorts! Good Luck!

Hello Chris,
I would not focus on the loosing .. Focus on what you can do! Switch what ever you drink to spring water you can add crystal light on the go packets if you do not like the taste. Then see what activities you can do each day like take a walk or use waights in the house like I use the anckle weights in the house that helps me with strength in my legs. They are saying now with the sit ups it does not work as fast so they are saying to hold on to a back of a chair and do push ups that way for toning upper body. I have so maany ideas that I do it keeps my weight down. I have a thyroid problem on the left side gland...
Good luck,
Kim in Ridley

GNC has Womens Ultra Mega Energy VitaPak. It's their Women's vitamin with a brain boost supplement and a diet supplement. It works nicely without making me sick. You could also use the Hoodia if you have issues with wanting to eat all the time. You just take two pills a half hour before you eat each meal and it will help you control your food intake. But no matter how many supplements you take if you don't work out you won't lose weight. Complete Fitness in West Mifflin ,PA has an in the gym daycare that is free with your membership. It's a nice daycare too. Both of my kids enjoy going there. And I'm enjoying the rewards of slowly getting my body back into shape.

Hi C.!
We are in the SAME boat! My little girl is 9 months, she is my first and I gained a lot with her and can not take the extra weight off to save my life! I have about 35-40 lbs I am still holding onto and its TERRIBLE!!!!!!!!!!! A lot of times I could just CRY! I too started dieting and find that with time constraints, end up grabbing something to eat cause its 9pm and have not eaten dinner yet and Im starving! And exercise, forget it. I just moved last week and now especially, exercise is on the back burner. I was relatively thin too before having her! Its rough!

2 yrs before I had her, I lost 50 lbs on Weight wATCHERS BUT IT does take time with making meals and exercising. I am thinking I may try that again but Im not sure. I can defintiely relate to your situation!
K.

With my first, I did weight watchers and lost the weight. I just started back on it today. It takes time, but it works and it is easy to follow. I also found by going to the meetings and paying the money to go, helped me stick with it.

Good luck!

Hi! My suggestion - have them check your thyroid. Quite often it goes wacko during (after) pregnancy and we take the tireness, forgetfulness, etc as new mommy issues - when its really your thyroid.

Good luck!

Dieting is one way of losing, but you truly must add exercise to that. I had my son 14 years ago and tried so very hard to lose the 30 pounds that hung stubbornly around after he was born. My self esteem was rock bottom also. I finally decided to join a ladies only health club with my sister in law. The weight fell off! (course, I was only 25 at the time too!) A work out buddy is a must. I'd never have made it without help. My willpower is nil. I wish you the best of FUN in losing. You will. Trust me!

C. congratulations on your baby!! I have the greatest diet ever!!! It is called the Sugar Solution, just buy the Sugar Solution cookbook. It is amazing I have lost 10 lbs. in 3 weeks, just follow the 3week recipes sometime I had to change b/c I did not like the food, but you will have soooo much more energy and you are NEVER hungry!! It has to go with controlling your sugar. The recipes are soooo easy and my husband and I did it together!! Now that I lost the 10 lbs I want to keep going, I started at 146 I want to get to 130!! My college days weight!! You will Love this book!!

Hi C.,
DETOX!
When I want to slim down, I eat fresh and dried fruits, nuts, veggies, drink lots of water. No cheese except goat cheese, no breads, and no junk!
I also use the master cleanse. Just look it up online, it's a tasty drink that rids your body of toxins. And I also drink detox tea from Arbonne. I am a consultant if you'd like a sample.
Stay active. Do whatever activities are fun for you...walking, running, a class at the gym, etc.
Good luck!! You can do it!!
M.

Christina, my dream has been finding the Fat Flush Plan by Anne Louise Gittleman. Read her book fully and commit to it......if you are serious about your health, detoxing from chemicals and overall body/ appearance, her plan is the way to go! It is NOT a diet, its a way of life. I am a "lifer", there is no turning back now......I am a mother of 2, turning 40 in July, and healthier than ever! E.

You can easily lose your weight and belly fat by drinking mummy magic weight loss tea. I have lost 38 lbs extra within 8 weeks.

I've found that the best way to lose weight is to watch your calories, (don't think of it as dieting, and don't starve yourself!)1200 a day is good. Chicken is your friend. There are so many ways to make it, and you can eat a lot of it.I just had cereal for breakfast, soup and salad for lunch and chicken and different veggies for dinner. The best dessert is sugar free Jello, and Cool Whip Free with fruit. There are less than 100 calories in it. And put your child in the stroller and walk, walk, walk. It works, and kids love to go for walks in the stroller. Good Luck!

I heard if ya eat an apple before each meal, you lose weight. I started eating one apple a day andlost 15 lbs last summer. Give it a try, can't hurt.

I have two childrena dn had a lot of weight to lose with both. You can lose the weight by watching whct you eat and walking ( I lost 50 pounds with my first daughter by doing this which was my baby weight and an additional 12 pounds). The second time around, i joined a gym. I have been going since march and eating whatever i want and i have still lost 16 pounds so far. Granted, I probably would have lost more (I have 12 pounds left) if I were watching what I eat but the point is that I am eating whatever and whenever I want so it will take longer but I am seeing results and enjoying food at the same time.
My best advice would be to join a gym (find a buddy) and do weight lifting and cardio three times a week pluse a few sets of sit ups and you will be good to go. I do no tknow where you live but if you end up joing the la fitness near the mall I know tons of people that go there that you could buddy up with..... It makes you accountable for going when you are meeting people there. Good luck.

Hi C.. I wanted to let you know that I am a consultant with Arbonne which has amazing result driven products. Our weightloss line is all natural, low fat, low carb, etc...which includes delicious shakes, chocolate, vanilla, & chai latte....We also have orange fiber shakes. Along with the shakes, we have a natural metabolism booster, weight loss chews and detox products to help prepare to reach your weight loss goals. Many people are having success with it and I would love to help you if you have any questions about anything. My girlfriend lost 65lbs after having 4 children and nothing else worked....she looks better than she did before she had kids!!!!! Good Luck with whatever you decide.

L.

hello there,
i feel your pain...i had my son four years ago.. gained 78 lbs..had gestational diabetes(undiagnosed)and even though i lost 30 lbs right after delivery, i couldnt lose anything more...i used to weigh 130 before i got pregnant and i now i was like 170...my son was a very difficult baby and forget about time or energy to exercise..i was depressed, sleep deprived etc..which neither are good for weight loss...after about two years i was able to start getting on the treadmill and that helped alot..but actually my biggest aid in weight loss was changing how i ate..i would work on the house and take care of my son alllll day..and wouldnt sit down to eat until nightime...well, that was my biggest mistake...cause my body was going into starvation mode and slowing my metabolism to compensate...once i started eating several little meals...i mean even if its only a couple carrots or a yogurt or something..it really made a difference..i lost like 10-15 lbs..of course, i got pregnant right after that...lol...but i only gained 17 lbs with my daughter...i lost 13 of it after i gave birth...and i have lost the remaining 4-5 lbs as well as another 5-10 lbs in the last six months..i still need to lose another 25 lbs to be pre pregnancy weight but at least i have gone from the size 16 after i had my son to a size 10!!and i have bought myself some new clothes(incentive)to keep my eating under control..i was never a big eater..but i would snack on candy alot..so i cut that out..i dont starve myself..and i do eat bad foods at times but i try to eat them sparingly and before dinnertime..i know you really shouldnt eat anything after dinnertime but i cant do that...so i will have an apple,cherries or something...find foods you like that are good for you and keep them in the fridge..i totally know what its like to have low self esteem from weight issues..trust me...i was there for years....i am only now getting some self esteem back...find an exercise you like and can do ....riding a bike,rollerblade,treadmill,walk around the neighborhood etc...i personally do low impact aerobics,the treadmill..and i have recently taken up doing yardwork...lol..mowing etc...its good exercise, enjoyable,gives me time away from the kids(which is next to never),almost relaxing in a wierd way and i can get some sun...lol..which i am not suggesting but always makes me feel thinner,more toned and highers my self esteem..maybe its the vitamin d in the sunlight..lol...i dont know if its possible to lose 20 lbs by the summer...cause that is coming up right soon..."they" say to expect a loss of 1 lb a week...more if you are really obese...and possibly more in the beginning...but that much more than 1 lb probably signifies you are doing something unhealthy and you will gain it back...i wish you the very best of luck...if there is anything more i can do.let me know..R.

And I thought my first labor was long (43 hours), I guess I have you beat on that one but that was 15 years ago. I just had my second child 5 weeks ago, I must be crazy. 2 c-sections later here I sit almost 40 years old.

Anyway......I have lost 20 pounds and kept it off twice in my life on Weight Watchers. I have never done the meetings because I felt like I was sort of thin and I felt awkward going with so little to lose so I joined the online points program plus I really never had the time to go to the meetings. It is cheaper than doing the meetings but you still get all the benefits of the Point System. If you like being on the computer, you will like this program. You are accountable for your point logging daily, or a few times during the day and you can watch how your points accumulate and you can make meal choices knowing what the point values are. The other nice thing is that you can use activity points to your daily points so you can eat more for a particular event, dessert, etc. Even vacuuming the house has a point value!

I say go for it, it really does work, but you have to be ready to give it your 100%!

Good luck.

L.

Hi C.,
Why don't you try an exercise class where you can bring your baby with you like Baby Boot Camp or another postpartum exercise program? You will meet other moms that are going through the same thing you are. No one will be judging you since they are all in the same situation you are or at least similar. The classes are scheduled around a mom's schedule.

I don't believe in dieting at all. Diets don't work. Do you know that we made up a new meaning for the word diet? Diet used to mean the food that we eat, but now it means something totally different. There is no need to diet. Just eat right and get exercise whenever you can. Eating right means eating 5-6 small meals rather than 3 big ones and a few small snacks. Eat a fruit or veggie at every meal. Drink lots of water (cut out the calorie loaded soft drinks). Think about it this way, if you cut out two glasses of soda or iced tea a day you can cut anywhere from 200-400 calories from your diet depending on how big of a glass you are drinking. If you add exercise to that you can burn off a pound of fat a week.

That leads me to the next thing. Do not crash diet. You should only lose about a pound to a pound and a half a week. Lose too much too fast and your going to lose muscle (there is no getting around this). If you lose muscle you lower your metabolism and make it that much harder to lose more weight (fatty tissue) and keep it off. Diets will help you lose weight but when it's lean muscle that you are losing you are only sabotaging yourself.

Eat regularly, don't let yourself get hungry. Never, never, never. Keep snacks with you at all times (preferably fruits and veggies but crackers, trail mix, etc will work too). Just keep and eye on your calorie count per meal. Most people tend to eat the same size meal and eat 5 or 6 times a day, that is not what you want to do. 5 or 6 smaller meals, which means cutting breakfast, lunch and dinner down and bulking up the snacks a little. Eat every two to three hours. The key is consistency, don't worry if you miss a meal but just get right back on track. You will notice if you miss a meal that you will eat too much at your next meal. Try to avoid this as much as possible. I found that starting with filling fruits or veggies helped to curb my appetite when this happened and kept me from pigging out. And remember exercise is important too, check out www.babybootcamp.com. Resistance/Strength training will also help boost your metabolism. Good luck, I hope this helps.

Perhaps you should try a program such as weight watchers. It cost a little money but can be very beneficial. I used it and was very happy with the results. If your not familiar with what the program is like I will tell you. You can eat whatever you want while on it. The catch is that each food is assigned a number of points and you are only allowed a certain number of points a day based on your height, weight, and activity level. They also have weekly meeting which offer a great deal of support because you can share recipes, ideas and help support and get support from others just like you. Good Luck!!