Stressed out mamas & papas!

delgadodelgado1120

Before having my amazing and gorgeous daughter, I had lose about 185ish pounds. I had dieted my way from 350 to 155, and enjoyed my runs and workouts. During my pregnancy I went from 165 to 217, and now my daughter is 2 years old and I cannot get under 185. It is beyond frustrating. The pressures of working full time, completing a doctorate, and being present for my family are insane. I don’t have time to work out after work, and I’m having difficulty waking up at 4:05 to go to the gym, so I’m settling for a 40 minute workout session on my lunch break. I make it to the gym and back just in time. I’m not tracking my calories as meticulously as I should and I just don’t know how to find the discipline and motivation to get this extra weight off. It’s stressing me out!!

88olds

Track. Do it right. Food scale whenever possible. Good faith estimates when necessary. Just make sure everything gets logged in with a number no matter what.

Exercise is a great thing. Really good for our brains. But it’s vastly overrated as a weight loss strategy. I think we get a lot more bang for the effort on the intake side of the CICO equation. Your time and energy are limited resources, put them where you get the most return.