Success Stories: Moms Edition!

wow you guys are a huge inspiration to me i love seeing this thread and others like this because it shows me there is hope for moms to get down from 200+ to a healthy weight ^_^ keep up the great work ladies

i have two under two! my daughter just turned 2 last week and my son will be 5 months on the 27th. in 2009, i reached my highest weight of 239. just last week i hit my goal weight of 155! unreal to me still.

i want to lose 10 more lbs but mostly, i want to tone. all of you moms are an inspiration to me!

Mom to 5 (ages 13 down to 6), 37 years old, 5'6" tall.



Lost the weight since Easter by logging on to MFP, cutting out sugar and lots of processed food, and exercising (biking and c25k). I continue to run 3x's/wk on the track of a nearby high school. I've quit biking for now because I exercise when I get up in the morning, and it's too dark out at 5:30 to be biking on the road, even with lights on my bike, so I've been doing 2 rounds of the 30 Day Shred on the days I don't run. I take Sundays off from exercising. Still logging what I eat, but I'm slowly working on upping my calories.

You got younger and younger with each progress picture!!

i thought the same thing!!

Thank you Hot Mamas for all of your pictures and inspiration! I'm still a work in progress but hope that it is only a matter of time before I can post my own success story and pictures!

Same goes for me!

Wow, you all look great! Way to go!

You all did an amazing job! I just started eating healthy and exercising. I have had 3 c sections in the past 4 years. You all give this mama hope.

Why do you have to define yourself as a MOM?

The OP is pregnant and hoping to see pictures of women who have achieved their fitness/health goals after having babies, as being pregnant and giving birth can do certain negative things to a woman's body.

How is this offensive? And yes, if you are a mother, it is part of your definition.

Why do you have to define yourself as a MOM?

Why does how others choose to define themselves affect you?

prego... you know my story. i went through hell and back to carry those babes as long as i could. 1st one was almost 3 weeks early and weighed 9 lbs 8 oz. the second was almost 2 weeks early and she was 9 lbs 14 oz..... i gained 110 with the first and 124 with the second. being on bedrest for 3 months of the end of each pregnancy.. i weighed in at 316 the day i delivered that second one. the nurse barely survived when i took her by the scruff of her scrubs and told her that her f n scale was wrong!!! looking back on it all... there is not a single thing that i could have or would have done differently. i wear my stretchmarks with pride and if someone has a problem with looking at them... then dont look. you my friend keep cooking that lil bugger!!! you look fab!!!

Just now:
February or March:

I am 5"5 130lbs with kids 8, 3, and 11 months old.

wow you look amazing. I currently look like your before pic the line on the belly and all as I had my lil guy 5 months ago. Seeing this has me totally motivated!!

Thanks mommas for the amazing pictures!!! You are all a great inspiration to me! One day I know I'll be posting my "after" pictures here and its because of the motivation I get from MFPs like you!!

Thanks, ladies! Feel free to add me I have pneumonia so my logging is pathetic but I'll be back on track any day now!!

Love reading this thread. I'm a momma of 2 girls (4 & 3) and one on the way... Well technically she should have been here cause I'm 40 weeks and 2 days, but she'll come when she's ready. Seeing all these amazing transformations has really motivated me to want to get back to losing weight. My heaviest weight was 278 (gained 20lbs after my second), and before I got preg with my third, I was down to 234. In this preg I've been able to keep my weight gain to 13lbs so I'm hoping once released to workout again, I'll be able to continue where I left off.

Good luck to you all and hopefully I'll be able to join in sooner than later!!! Feel free to add me, I could use the support!