Anyone Else Struggling...

rregneir

Am I the only one who is struggling to get this baby weight off of them? They say that BF helps lose the weight, but I haven't lost any since DD's been 2months old.

I guess that it doesn't help that I am not eating that great. It's been hard to ajust my eating after having her. I ate really good for most of the PG, but tward the end I craved sweets bad (chocolate cake the most). I still crave it and I find it hard to stop the craving and myself from buying it! I want to eat better and lose the weight, plus a little more, but find it hard.

Is anyone going through this or have done through this? And what has helped kick the bad habbits?

Thanks

mamaregan

Yep, I'm the same way. I'm back to my pre-preg weight but everything is so jiggly and loose. I have had my p90x sitting on my counter for the last 3 weeks, I just haven't had the motivation to do it. I'm hoping once it warms up a bit here I will get more motivated.

MJHershey

I lost all the pregnancy weight and am back to my lowest weight during it (I lost 15 lbs in first tri). I was heavier than I liked to be when I got pregnant so I am now trying to lose that, but it's hard to exercise at night when I am exhausted and obviously I need to eat for supply- but I am trying to at least eat healthier.

kcl22

I still have about 20 pounds to lose.  I just started Weight Watchers Friday.  It's the only thing that worked for me prepregnancy.  I have a killer sweet tooth so it's been tough kicking the chocolate.  So far I'm doing okay.  I can't wait until it's nice out so I can start going for walks.

tmac1022

I am definitely having a difficult time loosing the weight but that's because I don't exercise regularly. DH works 2 hrs away so I don't have him to help with her so I can run out of the house and it's been too cold to take her walking or jogging so I just go to the mall and walk around a couple times in the week. 

As for kicking the bad habits, I always have a bowl of oatmeal for breakfast, yogurt for a snack, salad for lunch, then dinner it varies. I never deny myself a treat but I don't over indulge either, I'll have a slice of cake, or a small scoop of ice cream, ect. But I make up for it by supplementing a bigger, fattier dinner for lets say another salad or a bowl of special k 

Anonymi

For me created limits and slowly decreased my usage. I also tried to get rid of sweets in the house. So I started by saying only one sweet a day and then cut out a day slowly until I now only get sweets about once a week or less. It is always easier if you change little by little rather than cutting off cold turkey.

mrslinhart

I'm also struggling.  It's hard because right after he was born I felt so thin because I had been so big for so long! Now, even though I'm also back to my pre-pregnancy weight, I just feel chubby and soft.  I'm also having a hard time finding energy and motivation to get back to the gym.

emilydholmes1

I have at least 20 pounds to lose but I am SOOO exhausted every night when I get home that I can't even think about exercise. DS goes to bed at 7 each night and we don't even get home til 5:30. After 7 I am getting DH and I dinner, cleaning bottles, cleaning up around the house and getting ready for the next day. I try to eat better since I can control this more so than working out but I know I need to MOVE if I am going to lose the weight.

hmp1

I was always able to eat whatever I wanted and be skinny.  Now I can't seem to drop the last 10 lbs.  I stopped working out (walking on treadmill or doing elipitical) at 7 months and have not found my way back to the gym yet.  I actually put my membership on hold but called yesterday to activate on March 1.  I am squeezing into my pre-preg jeans but they are by no means comfy.

Genevieve_kris

Yes.  I had been chipping away at my last 10 or so pounds, but then it seemed like my BM supply was taking a hit, so I started eating with complete and utter abandon and now I'm a good 10-15 pounds over pre-preg.  It is ew.

SIMBASIM

Ditto here! I was eating real crappy because of my dairy free diet thanks to my man's milk allergy. I decided to reward myself with fried foods! The last 2 weeks I kicked the habit. eating good and walking 4-5 miles a day. I have 20 more lbs to lose to get back to pre-pregnancy weight and then an additional 20lbs to get to my wedding weight. I am soo freaking over being fat! I have to say though, as bad as I have eaten the last 4 months, I have not gained a lb actually lost a few. Must be the breastfeeding.

MSC03

I dropped a majority of the weight really quickly, but then I stalled. And then it's inched back up a bit.

I have a voracious nursing hunger. Seriously. I'm starving all of the time. I don't know what to really do about this other than try to make better eating choices, but I can't say I'm doing a very good job of it. :-(

cittycat

I'm close to pre-pregnancy weight, but that was a little heavier than I like to be, so ideally, I'd lose the last few pregnancy lbs + about 5.  However, even though I'm close to a normal weight, I just don't look good.  My tummy is so flabby, and my hiops are a lot bigger.  Weird how I can be a normal weight but still look so heavy.