Any new moms?
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My littlw man will be two weeks old on Wednesday!
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I had my 2nd daughter on 9/23 so she is 3 months old now. I am 5lbs under my pre-preg weight, even though i'm overweight already, i never seem to hang onto any pregnancy weight I gain even with my first. I really want to gain my strength back though because I was on bed rest a lot with this one and lost some muscle mass, even though I was already weak from first pregnancy as well. I want to boost my muscle mass back up so I don't gain weight so quickly when I stop breastfeeding. Last time I stopped breastfeeding with my first and i gained 25lbs back almost overnight.0
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I see a few of you are breastfeeding. Definitely make sure you are eating enough. It is possible to lose weight. Here is a good calculator (for anyone really) to figure your daily caloric needs to stay at the weight you are at: http://www.iifym.com/tdee-calculator . Obviously you aren't here to stay the same weight (well most of us aren't anyway) so multiply this by .80 (20% down from your tdee). This will give you the calorie goal you would aim for before adding back in calories for breastfeeding. You get 20 calories per ounce that your baby eats or that you pump. Since you really can't tell what baby is eating you have to make a guess. My little one is a chunker so I guess about 32 ounces X 20 = 640 extra calories. The total you get may seem quite high but use it. If you don't eat enough (breastfeeding or not) you can send your body into starvation mode which will cause you to plateau or struggle losing anything. I found that going below 2000 that my milk supply decreased like crazy. My current calorie goal is 2600 and I lose about 1.5 to 2 pounds a week as long as I stay on track. 0
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had my bundle of joy Oct, 30th, 2012 ! almost 2months0
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Had my 3rd daughter on 10/11/12 and just started working out 4weeks ago. Feel free to add me.0
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I had my first baby 8 weeks ago and have 15lbs left to lose. I EBF my little girl, but just bought a pump with hopes that she will take a bottle once in a while so I can get out of the house for a few hours and look after myself and not need to rush home to feed (go to the gym, get a much-needed hair cut!). I was cleared for exercise a few weeks ago but the scar tissue from my 2nd degree tear and episiotomy is still sensitive, so I get sore if I do too much. Looking forward to the day when I can exercise two days in a row without discomfort!
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im a new mama. I had my little one on November 9th. I gain 50 lbs during my pregnancy, all with in the last trimester!!! and ive lost just about 34 lbs of it. I started out a bit chunky, so im looking to lose about 66 more lbs before june. Hubby and i are going on vacation to celebrate our 30th birthdays, our 4th anniversary, my graduating with my masters, and the start of TTC number two in july. 0
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My son is 11 days old....I gained 20 lbs and have lost 10 so far. But, I have another 50-60 lb to lose after that.0
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My little guy is 7 months and I have about 8lbs to go. He was a small fry (6lbs1oz) so I only gained ~35lbs.0
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Had my baby boy mid June.
I lost weight in the first part of my pregnancy.
After he was born I lost all my weight in the first month. I gained it all back before he was 3 months old. Sigh.
Now the weight is harder than ever to take off.
I talked with my doctor, and I'm cutting carbs.
I try to go for 20 minutes / 1 mile on the gazelle twice a week. Doesn't always happen.
When it warms up, we will be walking all over the place!0 -
i am in the same boat. i had my daughter in August 24, 2012 and i only gained 25lbs during pregnancy and after birth i lost 20lbs of it then i gained it all back. now i am having the hardest time trying to keep up a workout regime, i think it's the change in weather. i just never feel like it. oh yeah, and i am exclusively BF'ing.
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