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*HLG* 1 week check in!
Ok ladies- it's officially been 1 week since we made those New Year's Resolutions... how did it go?
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Re: *HLG* 1 week check in!
DH and I "weigh in" on Mondays (it keeps up in check during the weekend). I've been eating sooo badly that I knew my 1st week would get good results- I lost 3.8lbs!!! I'm sure I'll never see another weight loss that big now but slow and steady would be great until my vacation.
I tracked my calories everyday at myfitnesspal.com and also tracked my exercise there. I worked out 5 days this week. Stuck to my 1 diet soda a day rule and I feel AWESOME this morning.
DH & I did great with our eating. I had 2 cheats this week which is not bad considering how bad my eating habits were. We kept the fridge stocked with grilled chicken and hard boiled eggs for salads for our lunches and planned healthy dinners. We ate homemade oatmeal every morning for breakfast. We have another week of healthy dinners planned.
We just need to eventually start exercising. DH cut wood for a few hours yesterday which was definitely a workout. I want to keep up my eating for another week or 2 before I introduce any exercise.
Does anyone have any advice for making these changes while still BFing? I'm so paranoid my supply will drop.
I only weigh in at WW, and the last time I did that was the 18th. I went yesterday, and was up 3.6 from that day. Not horrific for not paying any real attention to what I've been eating in that time, but I know it could have been lower if I exercised more.
So far, exercising has been a bust. I finally got my keester out for a run Saturday morning, only to have an asthma attack hit me about 3/4 mi after I started (nothing like that has happened since this summer). I tried to jog/walk to get past it, but each time I starting jogging it got worse :-(. So, I managed to get in just under 2 miles. Yesterday, a migraine decided to show up, and by the time I was feeling better, it was getting dark. I do have my stuff ready to go today, though. Since DH is working tonight, Ian and I are heading to my parents after work. I'll try to get at least 2 miles in. Hopefully I'll be feeling good enough at that point to do 3.
God, I sound like I am coming up with every excuse in the world not to run lately. I suck.
This has been my biggest concern since Riley was born. I'm so paranoid about it since she won't take a bottle, and I've used it as my excuse for not exercising. But, after talking to a lot of moms, I've found more people have dealt with a supply drop when they've cut their calories too much, instead of when introducing exercise, if that makes sense. What I'd do is make sure that even if you're eating healthier, your calorie intake isn't drastically different than before.
great job girls! I am officially on board today. I kinda started last week (drinking more water, packing my lunch, eating more veggies etc) but I never weighed myself, so not sure if I lost at all.
I weighed myself this morning and yuck... I have some work to do!
I know there's a Health and Fitness board on the Bump and on the Nest. There are exercising and BFing moms on both of those boards that can probably give you a little help.
I started last Tuesday and am down 4 to 5 pounds (have an old scale and couldn't see which hash mark I was on!). I am so happy.
I have religiously logged everything into myfitnesspal.com and stayed within my calories everyday. Walked a very brisk 2 miles on Saturday and started 30 Day Shred yesterday...and hurting for it today. My lovely DH brought home donuts last week and I resisted, then he ordered a pizza on Saturday and I instead ate rice and veggies. I know if I slip this early in I'll "slip" all the time. This is the most motivated I've been in a really long time.
I'm officially starting today. I should have weighed myself this morning, but with a sick LO I completely forgot. Guess I'll have to do it when I get home from work this afternoon.
I have 30DS & am planning on starting it tonight after LO goes to bed (if she's feeling better & will sleep). More water & LESS food will hopefully help get me going in the right direction!
Looks like you girls all did awesome this week! Hopefully I can get my butt in gear and get going on this weight loss.
I just finished Week 3 of C25K. Might jog tonight.
Eating better. On the No Junk Food Challenge. Only one cheat, nachos with DH on his birthday. I am really trying to pay attention to what I eat and when I am actually hungry and when I am not.
Have not officially weighed myself, but I feel better and my pants fit better. Might weigh myself this week at the gym.
I started out really well last week with exercising and eating well. Then Thursday I woke up and my back was killing me. I skipped the Thursday night work out to give my back a break. Friday while we were at the Strong Museum I could feel my back tightening and getting worse. I spent the entire weekend on the couch in pain. I am even home from work today because my back hurt so bad thing morning. Hoping it passes soon. If I sit and not moving much my back starts to feel better. As soon as I start moving and walking I am in so much pain. I want to get back to working out.
And I ate pizza and chicken wings at my nephew's birthday party on Saturday and we went to Applebee's with my mom on Friday. So basically I failed this last week. Good thing my finish line is Septemeber.
I worked out starting at 6 weeks PP with DD, jUst make sure you are getting enough calories. There are a few website that will calculate how many calories you should aim for to safely lose weight while BF.
Now the hard part is sticking with it. I usually burn out once I move to level 2 of 30DS, so I decided I am just going to stick with level one as long as I am still seeing results.
What I'd like to work on this week is drinking more water. I am a diet pepsi addict and would drink it all day long instead of water, so I really need to work on it.