losing baby weight

klynn_teltow

Hi everyone. I just had my baby almost 7 weeks ago and have always been about my body weight and appearance. Recently I've just been able to work out for maybe 15 minutes because I'm a full time mom. I've made a resolution to eat healthier but I'm a very pickey eater and it's really bringing me down. Any advice on healthy foods for pickey eaters and a workout plan to help,?

Train4Foodz

Hey there,
Firstly, welcome to MFP and congratulations on having your baby!
One of the great things about MFP is the ability to log foods and see the breakdown of what is in them. It could be a good idea of some foods that you enjoy and then run them through the database, giving yourself a better idea of how to fit each food into your day.

Being a full time mum means that you might benefit from looking into exercises that you can do at home (baby naps could be a great time to get some exercise in!). There are many people on the MFP forums that will be or have gone through the same challenges that you are facing now, draw from their experiences and get the support you deserve to make that positive lifestyle change!

Make 2015 the year for you!

klynn_teltow

Thanks for the advice! I've only ran on the treadmill once since I got the O.K to run. Pushed myself to a 30 min. Workout that's all I could take. I do sit ups and squats at home. My husband and I are trying a 1500 calorie diet for the both of us to be healthy and eat better. But it's not going so well because we both love junk food and I'm such a pickey eater!! My husband can go to the gym but he's put on weight in his stomach area where as his arms are built up from his job he used to do a few months back.

Train4Foodz

Part of the battle with any healthy lifestyle is self control and realizing that no food (or drink for that matter) is 'bad', all the foods that you love can be incorporated into a certain part of a healthy lifestyle.
If you suddenly deprive yourself of everything you enjoy eating, it isn't likely to hold out long term. This is all about setting lifetime good habits.

Maybe to start with, pick yourself a 'treat meal' day, once a fortnight (or week, but to begin with I recommend fortnight) and on that certain day, enjoy the thing that you enjoy to order completely guilt free (there should be 'guilt' with food, just accountability with logging now you have this great new tool).

There are plenty of healthier substitutes that can be found for the foods that we enjoy in the recipes section of this forum (even down to pizza... who would have thought right?!?! but delicious!!), the recipe section is here (clickable link).

As for exercise, keeping up moderate exercise that you an maintain for half an hour is far more productive than trying to go full pelt and only managing 5 minutes. You are on the right track, you just have to find the exercises that fit nicely into your daily routine that you can maintain and keep pushing yourself with.

Take care and I wish you all the very best of luck, not that you need it.. You got this!!!!

Lesa_Sass

Please define "picky eater"

klynn_teltow

@Lesa_Sass‌ the only type of veggies I like are corn,cucumber, lettuce and celery. I don't like fish or any type of sea food. My husband is Asian and loves all of it but I can't eat it. It's nasty.! So it's really hard for me to eat healthy things.. even a nice pizza if it has veggies on it I'll take them off and just eat the bread. It's horrible

Princess4Run

If you keep telling yourself you are a "picky eater", then your actions will follow. You are an adult, you know the benefits of certain foods, such as fruits/vegetables. I have no doubt you are a wonderful parent and would like your children growing up and eating healthy, nutritious foods which should include plenty of fruits and veggies in their diet. To do that you should set an example, start small and venture out a bit. Try different vegetables or maybe vegetables prepared a different way. I'm not a fan of steamed veggies but can eat them all day if they are roasted in the oven.

"Picky eater" is a term used to describe kids, you are an adult. For many eating healthy is an acquired taste taste if you are used to fast food and pre-packaged meals. But, if you continue to incorporate healthy foods you diet, over time your taste buds will change. So give vegetables a chance and you might surprise yourself.

klynn_teltow

Thanks @agusia_b‌ . The first one I did was broccoli.. once I ate it for a while it was ok. I made this post before I started to eat healthy. Was just trying to get different ideas on foods and working out. Thank you for your advice. I tell myself I'll give my kids vegetables every meal because I grew up not eating vegetables.