Losing Baby Weight

I miss biggest loser as well.

I still cannot break the habit of weighing all the time, i know the weight fluctuates but i can't stop myself. I officially weigh on MFP on Mondays and Fridays, it really helps me stay focused that way. My goal is to go down to Monday/Friday only weigh ins, which is better than the 4-5 times a day now. 1 vice at a time, and that one is on the bottom of the list to kill.

Playgroup today was needed, the kids are driving me up the wall. it is cold out and they needed to burn some energy.

have a great hump day

michelle

I live in B.C. about 45 min from Vancouver. I also can't wait till it's over!!

i would LOVE to join your baby weight losing group!!!! I have a 2 year old and i gained 75lbs with her.. i got up to 210 - not to mention ridiculous stretch marks!!! but, i decided to start losing the weight and i got down to about 165 last year.. then in Jan i realized i was back up to 170's...so since jan i've been really trying!!! i've lost 9lbs so far!!! i'm almost in the 150 range!! and i still have the self consious issues about the extra weight etc... but, i think this group is GREAT!!!! I'm all in!!!:smooched:

My baby Genevieve had her first rice cereal today, and she liked it! My Au Pair sent me a phone vidoe of it. I love technology. I don't have to miss anything.

Welcome to all the new ladies!

So I am going to be adding some Pilates to my weekly routine but I don't know what to put in my exercise counter thing... There are no Pilates in it. And also does anyone know of a good calorie counter band that also measures heart rate. And how accurate are they???

I am trying to mix things up with my work out routine and I am also going to try doing some Tai Chi. Does anyone know anything about this. I know it isn't a calorie burner but on my rest days I still want to be doing SOMETHING.

Yesterday after doing Jillian's workout (only half of it) I cooled down by doing some *****cat Dolls Dance workout. HAHAHA! It was silly but fun. Definitely no way to lose weight but something fun to do as a cool down or a warm up.

I have four months till I am in my best friends wedding and I need to look and feel good. All my old friends will be there and I havent seen them since before I had my son. The worst is when you see someone 20lbs later and you just see them looking u up and down... I want to avoid that at all costs!

Good Morning GIRLS!!!!

I love that we have so many newcomers! WELCOME!!!!

Steph - I used to do Thia Chi often and it is a great tool for relaxing, stretching, and also helps with balance. May not burn the cals of an aerobic workout but the benefits are certainly there!

I am starting couch to 5k with a friend today for a race in May. I have never been a real runner but have always wanted to be so I really hope I can succeed with this challenge. I will be weighing in at the gym this afternoon and plan to find the scale has not moved. I do not know what I am doing wrong but am not losing weight like I should be. I eat within my cals and exercise for 30-60 minutes 4-5 days a week. I cannot tell you how discouraged I am. I have stopped eating back my exercise cals for 5 days now and am hoping that helps. I also lowered my cals burned for breastfeeding from 250 to 200. I just cannot believe I had my baby 11 weeks ago and have only lost 6 lbs. makes me want to bawl. That's my sob story; thanks for listening.

Jess - the rule with biting puppies is "no hands". Always have a toy in your hand when playing with the puppy and never use exposed hands. Teach the puppy to interactive with the children in this manner as well so when the kids start getting wild the puppy learns to go grab a toy to bring to the festivities instead of being overstimulated and biting as a way of engaging in playtime. We did this and now whenever the boys are rough housing or play fighting he goes and grabs a toy to rough house with. Crate training is also important. If puppy gets out of hand and is not latching onto the toy, put him in the crate to calm down. The crate will be his safe and quiet personal area.

Love the posts about underwear! I too used to be g-string only but at about the 2nd trimester I switched and now I wear HUGE horribly ugly underwear (can't even call them panties!). I think I will try the suggested line free bikinis; I sure hubby would appreciate it!!

Anyone have any high fiber snack suggestions? I need some go to snacks that keep me full.

Hugs! Cris

what's wrong with good ol' granny panties?! ;}

Hi all!
Grrrr....I just tried to enter my lunch, but I have no idea if I was even close on what I entered! I was really busy at work, so I ran downstairs to our cafeteria to get something. I got mixed veggies and something they called "chicken alfredo." It was good white meat chicken, but I'm sure the sauce was crazy fattening. Also, when I got to the bottom of my veggies, they were swimming in butter! Why do they have to ruin something healthly???? I just put 2 Tbs. of butter and 1 Tbs. of heavy cream hoping I was somewhere close....ARGH.

Maranda - I live in Alpharetta, so I know exactly where you are talking about! It's so cold and windy again today.... I hope we get some warm weather soon!!!

Cris - I know everyone says eat high fiber snacks to feel full and satisfied, but that never seemed to work for me. Apples, pears, etc...were always my go to. What seems to work for me is higher protein. Now that I am eating more protein I feel much fuller. I eat yogurt, cottage cheese, or a Pure Protein Bar. They have a chocolate peanut one that's pretty good!

Well....tomorrow's my big day! My husband and I are doing our 30 day measurements. I'm excited to see the results, because I know I look different. Wish me luck!

Hope you all have a great day! TGTF!!!!

We are in PA. Near Lancaster, Philly, Harrisburg. It's snowing here too right now. They are saying 6-12". Really, this crap can just stop anytime! My hubby does not travel very often. His friend is a videographer of taxidermy, and makes instructional videos about it. So they are doing some taxidermy nerd/photography convention. LOL. I would not do well as a military wife! That must be very hard!!!

Hi cat!!!! Good luck to you today with measurements! I am very excited to hear how the program is doing for you!! Ugh on the cafeteria food! No wonder we're all fat!! LOL

I bought Jillian's 30 day Shred and Banish fat/boost metabolism dvd at Walmart today too. I am excited to try them. I need more time in a day to fit in all of these workouts I want to try. On the downside, my local Blockbuster closed! How does that happen? I guess there will be no more renting workout videos unless I want to do netflix or something.

Jess, my MIL uses the library, and "rents" DVDs and stuff from there, have you tried checking out what they have? Might be cheaper too!

Jamie - I usually weigh in on Tuesdays, but if I forget, then it's Wednesday - most of the girls seem to have different Weigh In days, so you can just report your success (thinking positive for all of us!) on your day.

Jessica--thanks so much for the advice. Maybe I will just try one out to see how it works. I would just love to know how much I am actually burning, you know!! When I first bought the dvd i was like, ok, i don't think i will get a great workout but I will try it out, and boy was i amazed!! i did about 2 weeks of level one, and i am on level 2 now and it is a HUGE difference. its amazing, but i really do enjoy it!! i find myself saying to the tv, seriously jillian?! haha

Mina! you have lost 35 pounds? thats amazing any tips?

i feel like i am having an off week--and i am not going to like what the scale says at the end of the week! do you ladies ever have those?

Hey everyone!

Biggieshorty- We live in Dumfries/Woodbridge. We were expecting snow, but nothing happened. I have a love hate relationship with the snow...lol. Thats neat about Jayson. He got it because his dads name is Jay and he is therefor, Jay's son. Kinda cute! I found my new workout from a Fitness RX magazine from a few months ago (AVID Oxygen and Fitness RX reader here...) and its basically upper body and cardio on Monday and Wednesday, lower body on Tuesday and Thursday, straight cardio on Friday and then I am going to do a yoga class or body pump class on Saturdays.

Stephanie- A wedding is GREAT motivation! being the bride or being in it! I have never done pilates, but I would agree that yoga is probably comparable in the exersise database.

Mina- thanks for the link. That is the one I have been using, but I was hoping there was one with MFP. I like the sparkpeople one pretty good. Its just annoying having to retype all the info into MFP. No biggie though. Nothing wrong with granny panties, I just don't like them under my yoga pants (what I wear to the gym) because when I do leg workouts (squatting and such), they go straight into my butt...lol.

Cris- I didn't see my scale budge much at all after having my children. Unfortunately, i was one of those people that even with good eating, if I was breastfeeding, I held onto my weight. They say it helps to lose weight, but that was totally NOT the case with me. I hope the changes your making works for you! I envy you with the couch to 5k. I can't run anymore due to stress fractures from the Navy and track in highschool and now I have knee problems, but it is such an outlet for me. I hope you find that joy too! Its funny about the underwear, I know I probably should NOT be wearing the thongs, but I have worn them for so long. I am incomfy in regular jeans and pants if I have regular underwear on...lol.

Michelle- I LOVE the P90X ab workout. It is a killer but it is absolutely amazing! At first, I couldn't do half of it. I feel it mostly in my legs but thats because my abs are too weak to bare (sp?) all the work. Good luck and let us know what you think of it when you try it! Oh- and something I did was this. My first goal was to get to 25 with proper form with the first exersise and work on getting 10 with the rest. Once I could get the first mastered with 25 good form, I started on the next. And definately take breaks between exersises. I was still struggling with them after about 4 weeks of doing it, but I was seeing GREAT improvement. HTH!

Jessica- Are you popping him when he bites? We would pop Spunkys nose and then send him to his crate. It took a few days but he eventually learned. Thats how we potty trained him as well. Might look into the boy shorts but I worry that they will travel up my butt just as much as granny panties...lol. About the bodybugg, I don't think I am going to get it. I tend to get really depressed and caught up in all this. I think right now, that would just add to my stress. Thanks for the info though! Hey, do you know where the Poconos are? Bushkill Falls? My ex husbands family owns Bushkill Falls and all that land. My son that passed away in 2004, his ashes are spread through those falls. Its a beautiful place! My ex went to Lake Lehman high. Are you close to there? And WAY TO GO with the new clothes! I bet that felt awesome! I just got some new shirts from Walmart that are Danskin. One is all black with white vents under the arms and one is black, grey, and white slanted stripes. I love them! Are yours similar?

Jamie- I wear a heart rate monitor that tracks calories burned. I think its pretty accurate but only with cardio/aerobic workouts. I lift throughout the week so I don't have the ability to count those calories, but I dont eat back the calories burned anyways. I recommend the watch! I am hoping to switch to weighing in just one day a week and Mondays are great days to do it! I work out 6 days a week. Usually its about 1.5 hours. I am in the same boat as you with all the questions, but its SO nice to have such an awesome place to go right!? And, we all have off weeks. I am in one myself. You just pick up and move on.

Cat- 30 day measurements? Are you doing P90X? I just quit after my 4th week due to knee failure. I think its due to Plyo, but regardless, its really painful so I had to back out. I was soo sad. I intend to try again when I am at a lighter weight. Good luck even if its not what your doing. Let us know how it goes with the measurements!

Random- but dang my dogs stink tonight!

So I got to the gym today and decided that since yesterday was a bust with my UTI, I would really bring it today and work crazy hard. So as I am walking out of the locker room, I dropped my heart rate monitor watch portion. It shattered! So we took it back but now I am thinking that I might not get another one. I am getting SO wrapped up in it, that I am stressing myself yet again. I may just watch what I eat and not worry about eating back exersise calories but not put them in either. I don't know yet for sure. But I continued on with my work out but had a doc apt due to the UTI, and the workout was cut short. Then to top it all off, we went to eat and (shamefully) I binged. Bad... Ahhhh...such is life. Tomorrow is a new day right?

I did get a compliment today. A lady at my daughters preschool told me that my stomach was looking really flat today. Really put some pep in my step for a little while. Loved it!

What is everyones plans this weekend? We are going through everyones closets and drawers and getting rid or passing down clothes that dont fit. I am itching to start spring cleaning...but anyways- I have written a novel! Hope you all have a great night!!

Maranda

Good morning girls!

Maranda- I am trying what you said this morning. So far I did try it twice, and he definitely did not seem to like it- but he stopped biting. I wasn't sure how that would work with him, since he seems to get more aggressive if things come at his face. I will keep doing it and see if it makes a difference. The Poconos are not that far from here, but I have never been there. OMG, I am so sorry to hear about your little boy. I cannot imagine ever going through that . Hugs to you. I have never heard of Lake Lehman High, so I guess we're not close! Those are the same ones like I got, but I got the black and white, and the matching capri workout pants.

Jamie- omg, no tom for 18 months! Sounds heavenly

My kids are off school today due to the stupid weather. It is only 7:53 and they are already driving me crazy.

Well, weigh in was today. Not a stellar week, only down .7 pounds. But that's still better than nothing! On the bright side, I feel like I am retaining water, so maybe that has something to do with it. If that's the case next week should be better!

So I went and got a new watch today. My other one busted. I think I told you guys that. Anyways, its a New Balance heart rate monitor from Costco. i was so excited to use it, got to the gym and relaized that the day care closed at 5....ugh. So I will be going tomorrow and Sunday now. I don't usually like Sunday workouts but hubby will be home so I can go without a time restraint. Might even tan!

Anyways- so the new HRM, its going crazy. I hope it levels out while Im doing actual cardio, but right now sitting here, it has me in the 200s! I wonder if it has something to do with the compueter? In the car, it was doing the same thing.

And another question about weigh ins. I can weigh myself 3 times in a row, and get 3 different numbers. Anyone else ever experience this? And what do you do?

Bad eating day today. Not even going to put it in. I have had a horrible 3 days. I am ready to start over. Why is it so hard?

Can I join? I've got two pounds left from this pregnancy, then seven more from my first pregnancy. After that I want to lose eight more and maintain (so a total of seventeen to go).