Success Stories: Moms Edition!

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One question, when do you work out?
I have a 14 month old and work fulltime so when i pick up my LO and then come home, I have to cook, feed and bathe my LO, play time and then put him to bed so I`m trying to get 30 minute sof excercise in and afterwards I eat and do dishes etc.

Do you any of you have any advice how to fit in some exercise?

I have a 2 year old and a part time job. If I can't get a work out in during her nap I will put her in my workout that way it makes play time with her but yet a workout for me. Yesterday I had my son and my daughter, and we played cops and robbers and it was fun but a workout, I was being chased by 2 kids lol.

bump I wanna have a good read of this when I get chance xxx

I am 37 mother of 4 beautiful kids, 17, 14,11,7. I work fulltime. I started at 220 down to 150 still have more I have to lose but am takeing it slow . I have been working on this weight loss for 7 years.

I love this post!

I am a mum of 2 girls (3 and 4) and was already overweight before I got pregnant and once my girls came along, I ballooned to 240lbs!!! I've been able to lose 49lbs but still would like to lose another 30lbs and firm up! Y'all have definately given me hope of one day being a sexy hot mama!

Y'all are FABULOUS!!! WTG!!

Ok, maybe I'm not so petrified of having kids now... one day... maybe... one day!

You ladies are freakin' HAWT! Jeezzzzzz!

I could use some inspiration from you moms out there. Please share your success story here.

aaaaaand GO!

I'm far from a success story but I'm getting there! This is my post from my blog! Hope it helps! You can do it!!!



I've never been at the weight I should've been at. I've always been overweight, even if it was just by a little. My thinnest was when I was 160lbs in high school my senior year. That's roughly about 20lbs over what I think would be perfect for my body type and height (big boobs, big butt, 5'3)

When I met my husband, I was about 175. That was coming from a 20lb loss after 4 years of college binging. We got married I was 190. Then he deployed and I spiraled out of control with depression. I sat everyday at the computer, 24 hours a day, locked up in in my room, on the bed, playing World of Warcraft while waiting for a Skype call from my hubby. I ate my feelings because I was anxious. I never exercised, I was just paralyzed from the depression. I gained 50lbs from the day we got married until he got back. That was a year and 1/2 of destruction to my body. And I knew it, but I denied it.

I as 242lbs when I greeted my husband at the hangar. I'm sure I disgusted him. We had a hard time getting intimate. He said he loved me, but I felt like things were rocky. I know the deployment had a lot to do with it, of course. The adjustments were hard enough, he suffers from PTSD, and well, I had changed. But, regardless of the hardships, I ended up pregnant! I lost 20lbs during my pregnancy. After having my son, I was at 224. I told myself that I'm going to keep going. I'm going to be healthy for my son, and for my husband, and for myself. I tried it by myself but my MIL introduced me to MFP, and after that the weight really dropped. I lost 27lbs (and entered one-derland!) before I ended up pregnant again with my daughter. I maintained my weight at 197 until the last two months of my pregnancy, I only gained 7 pounds. I've been losing extremely slowly. I'm on birth control and anxiety medication for PPD, don't know if it has anything to do with it. I'm nursing. But with two kids under the age of two, I'm doing as much as I can without overexerting myself.

Today, I can proudly state that I have lost a total of 50lbs since my husband has returned from Iraq. Its almost been 3 years, and in that time I've had two pregnancies. I am very proud of myself, and my husband and I are rekindling our romance [obviously ]. I feel beautiful, I feel energized, and I feel HEALTHY! I have a lot more to go, but the climb doesn't seem as steep as it did before. Here are before and after photos.

WOW everyone! Such a great inspiration. Hopefully I can get some of this weight off before we get ready to have another baby next year and then lose that weight! Thanks for posting!

okay my transition is not complete but I am have come a long way!! Here is the difference in pics

Note I am a mom to a 9 and 5 year old!!!!!

Top Christmas 2011 bottom Christmas 2012

Check my profile pics... Before was June 2010, competition pic was May 2011

umm WOW! Can you tell me EXACTLY what you did per week? Your results are absolutely amazing! What was your diet like during this time?

high weight 174 (2009)





lowest weight 123 (after two years on 1200+ cardio) Jan 2012





current weight 135 (weight training for 1 year) Jan 2013





My baby was born in 2001.

My kids will be one and three in March. The first pic is me in September or October, the second I took yesterday. I've been eating right and working had in the weight room and am delighted with my progress so far!

Everyone can do it, you just have to believe in yourself and work hard even when its not so easy