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Hi I am fairly new to mfp. I am a mother of one. He's 4 months and his name is Josiah. I am a stay at home mom to a military husband. I want to lose about 18 more lbs. I currently live in Maryland and hoping to go down to Georgia in two weeks for vacation. I am breastfeeding and supplementing because my son is just eating way told much. He is 20 lbs at 4 months!!! Wish I had enough milk but unfortunately I do not. I co-sleep with my baby since birth and love the bond but its going to have to change soon.0
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Hi all,
I'm Claire living in Plymouth UK and a single mummy to 22 month old Matilda, she is my world! Matilda and I co sleep and she still night nurses on average 5 times a night and a couple of times during the day, i'm really unsure of how many calories that would burn but i'm lucky that while cutting my calorie intake i've seen no change to my supply, this might just be cus she's a bit older. After I had Matilda I was 158lb, i'm now 139lb and hoping to drop around 14lb more. I'm so pleased to have found this group, not just for support in weight loss, but also because i dont know many breastfeeding mums, so please feel free to add me as a friend! Cx0 -
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My name is Sara and I have 3 kids, a 3 year old and twin 1.6 year olds. The 3 year old is down to nursing to about once a day and the twins nurse all the time. We have a king sized bed so everyone can fit in our bed at night. I actually weigh less now than I did before I was pregnant. I was 156-158 before my twins and I weighed about 142-145 up until a month ago. The stress and working hours of my job this last 2 months has caused me to turn some unhealthy eating habits. Everyone around me drinks coffee but I turn to soda to keep me going. I think that this has contributed to my new weight of 150 pounts. I want to get down to 135. I am constantly hungry due to the demands of my milk supply but I do not want to gain any more weight. I live in Bethlhelm, PA. I am active duty Navy.0 -
Hi everyone! I am new to MFP and this is sort of a last resort for me. I'm 25 years old and have 2 children. My daughter is 4 (starting K this fall!) and my son is 10 months, still breastfeeding, still co-sleeping. I've never been skinny, but always athletic and fit. I used to play hockey and run all the time. Now, between nursing school and work and kids and husband... it's just been so hard! So with my handy dandy new iPhone, I downloaded C25K and MFP. As a family we are mostly grain free, with the exception of some rice and corn (rice chex, corn chips occasionally). My husband does crossfit so I am going to try and do that a couple days a week with him. I am currently at 150 and want to be down to 125/120. Tracking my eating has already been a real eye opener, and I'm hoping that by joining a group it will keep me a little more accountable, honest...and MOTIVATED!0
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Hi All,
I've already introduced myself a few months ago, but I fell of the wagon and now I'm back. I took a look at what was important to me and how I wanted to go about getting their. I want to lose 50lbs by the time my daughter is 2 in an effort to make my second preganncy a more healthy one. I decided to just focus on Kaydeelyn and nursing for her entire first year, so for the next 13 weeks my goal it to get in the habit of tracking everyday and walking or biking for 30 minutes three times a week.0 -
Hi everyone!
Love this group, since I am am doing both!
My son is 16 months old, and I am still nursing him. We have a drop-down crib that we have attached to our bed, so he can roll over and snuggle anytime he wants. He only nurses about twice a day: once for a nap, once for bedtime.
I am currently starting my final month of pregnancy...I'm due August 11th and I'm planning on nursing this one as well. Its a girl, yay! I know its going to be really difficult with tandem nursing, but the OBGYN said it can be done! lol we'll see...
When I was pregnant with my son, I lost roughly 20lbs during the pregnancy! I joined this website after my son was born and I lost a good 27lbs. I've only gained 10lbs during this current pregnancy, which I think is pretty great! I wasn't really counting calories but after you get into the mindset of eating healthier it just sticks with you. It was always on the back of my mind, just knowing that eating better would help this baby grow!
I had about 50lbs to go before I was pregnant, so we'll see!!
But I'm just getting my mind back on track so that I can get my body there after the baby 
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Hi. My name is Linny. I'm a single mother of four children, my youngest is 16 months. I breastfeed and co-sleep with my youngest child. I've been overweight for almost 3 years. I lost all my baby weight within 2 weeks but can't seem to get this extra weight to budge. My doctors say I need to lose a minimum of 45 pounds. My goal is one year. So far I'm not making any progress. I can see from my food and exercise log that both bad eating habits and little exercise have led to my weight gain. It's time for a change and I'm lacking willpower and support.0
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My name is Sara and I am the mother of four children (7, 5, 3, 7 weeks). I'd love to find breastfeeding mothers to keep me motivated! I'm always tired, forever hungry, and eating way too much to get me through the day. Love to hear if you have a similar story.0
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My name is Lindsey and I have four children ages 7, 3, 1 and 8 weeks. I am an Army wife of 11 years and we are getting ready to get out and move home to Florida. I gained a lot of weight during my two most recent pregnancies and I wanna lose it. I'm tired of being tired. I feel like I'm starving all day although I must be getting plenty of calories and chubby as I am. lol0
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Hi all, I'm Amy, I live in the UK. Mummy to 2 beautiful girls aged 25 months and 11 weeks.Breastfeeding my first helped me lose all the baby weight (plus an extra stone) but I put it all back on again with #2 and so cross with myself for it. Need to stop using bf as an excuse to eat rubbish!0
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My name is Summer and I am a proud mommy of Keegan my 2 1/2 month old. I am a stay at home mom for the moment and I co-sleep with my son. We practice feeding on demand and I pump about once a day (usually in the early morning). He is my first and only child, though I do have a step daughter who is 8. My husband and I have been married for 4 1/2 years now and we had been trying to become pregnant the whole time. When I graduated from college at the beginning of this year I found out the very next day that I was pregnant.
When I had Keegan I thought breast feeding was going to be easy because my sister had such an easy time with it, well I was very very wrong. Keegan had a hard time latching I was not producing enough. So for about the first month we did formula and breast milk. I am happy to say that we only breast feed now and the latching problems are gone except when he is really tired.
I gained 65 pounds with Keegan and after I had him my weight went down to 30lbs to 197. My goal is to get down to 150 which I haven't been in about a year and a half. I'm really glad that there are groups like this out there.0 -
Well I'm willing to help support you in your weight loss jouney. I know how hard it is to have no support.0
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Hi, I'm Heather! I'm a SAHM to Patrick, who will be 2 in April, and Ella, who was born 1/1/13 While Patrick no longer sleeps with us (well, most of the time), Ella definitely does. We are nursing on-demand and supplementing with formula (she had blood sugar issues, so we are supplementing until we're out of the red zone).
I only gained 10lbs with Ella, but I was already 30lbs overweight to begin with. I'd really like to get down to a healthy weight and get into shape so I will be able to keep up with my kids. Because 2 under 2 is hard, haha.0 -
HI, my name is Honesty and I'm currently new to the group. I have a 3 year old and 9 month old preemie. I am actually down to pre-pregnancy weight but I was overweight to begin with. I would love some motivation from some like minded mommas. Feel free to add me. I use my app on my phone mostly and am not sure where to find my groups yet, if it's possible. 0
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Hi there! I'm a bf, bedsharing, cloth diapering, baby wearing mama of a 7 month old. Didn't see a ton of weigh loss from breastfeeding, so now I'm on day 9 of the Insanity workout. So far no affect on supply, but I'm hungry as a horse! Please consider adding me if you would like a friend for support. I'm on MFP every day.0
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Hi, I'm Jennifer, a 36 year old military wife and SAHM of six kids ages 8, 7, 5, 4, 20 months and 5 months. I EBF my little one, and prior to MFP, any change in calories resulted in a drop in milk supply. I have been on here for a week and so far so good with my milk Just looking to connect with other moms for support in losing this baby weight. Feel free to add me 0
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Hello all! I'm a SAHM mama of 2 little boys, ages 2.5 & 6 months! I exclusively breast feed my little one (weaned my first at 18 months due to pregnancy-induced soreness) and co-sleep with both! On and off cloth diaper'er (exclusively CD'ed my first until he was 15 months), home birther, baby wearer, no vax, future homeschooler - all around pretty crunchy mom! Looking for active, like-minded MFP friends so please feel free to add me! 0
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Hello everyone,
My name is Anita I am 31yrs old and mother of 2, after gaining 70lbs with my first child I had a long struggle to loose the weight. He was a 10.7lbs boy but that was 6yrs ago and I still had 40lbs from my pregnancy. When I joined MFP, I was desperate to loose weight, I had just lost 20lbs and I got pregnant again! I was very excited, but I wanted to loose all 40 before getting pregnant just to make sure everything was fine. This time I gained 40lbs and yet a 10.1lbs baby girl! She is 7 weeks now and I am breastfeeding exclusively but I want to loose weight and not compromise my milk production and her health. I hope this group can help 0 -
Anyone that wants to use each other for motivation please add me :bigsmile:0
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I am Amber and have 3 boys, 12 yo, 2 yo, and 3 mo. I gained 50 lbs with son #1 and lost it , 70 with son #2 and lost it then came #3, gained 70 with him also. I am eating paleo and exercising moderately, long walks and some strength training at home, like push-ups and squats. I am 32 and moved from SoCal to Boston Area 5 years ago.0
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Hey mamas, I'm Laura, 29 and mommy to two boys, a 2 year old and brand spankin' new 1 week old I exclusively breastfed my first to 22 months (and co-slept for most of that as well) and I plan on doing the same with my second baby. So far we're off to a very good start! I got into the best shape of my life before this second baby, and I can't WAIT to get back to my workouts in a few weeks and getting into even better shape than before! I plan on doing a lot of HIIT and am excited to start Stronglifts 5x5. Add me if you'd like, the more motivation and support I can get the better
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Hi! I'm new to the group.
Little about us...I am a 31yr-old crunchy mom who homeschools, bed shares, baby wears, non-vax, makes my own cleaners, cloth wipes (but no cloth diapers....yeah it is weird lol), does as much holistic as possible, and practices baby lead weaning and allows my kids to self wean.
I have four beautiful blessings ages 12, 6, 2, and 11m. I have always struggled with my weight. I lost over 60lbs after #3 and then gained 70+lbs with #4 DESPITE being on a strict calorie goal and exercising everyday. What can I do?
My son still nurses on demand, but has slowed a bit and so I'm starting to lose a little weight. I never lose much while nursing. Lame.
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Hi all. I'm Holli. I'm 30 years old, happily married for 9 years. I'm from Maine but I'm active duty Navy and currently stationed in Virginia until I get out this summer. My son is 14 months old, still BF like a baby, haha. We bed share and cloth diaper as well. I NEED to lose 20 lbs to pass my PT test in 10 weeks, but would like to lose 40, total.
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Hi everyone. My name is Kaitlin. I have three children 2, 7 & 8. I had no issue dropping weight after the oldest 2, however my 2 year old is still an avid breast feeder, so instead of losing weight like I did with her brothers, I am retaining weight. Literally have not lost or gained a single pound in 18 months. Yay
Husband is not very nice about it either, so I figure it's time to stop reminiscing on how I'll snap back like I did with the other two and actually do something about it. Does anyone know how many calories to add so that your body doesn't retain weight or think it's starving? I tried to 1400 calorie deal for months, lots of milk, still no loss. I think I'm either under eating or all of my major calories are liquid. Any tips? 0 -
Hi, I'm Krystina. I have a 20 month old son. I work full time but nurse on demand through the night and on weekends. We cosleep part time (as needed) in his double floor bed now. Best idea ever! since going back to work I've gained a further 10 pounds and it keeps going up I'm hoping that tracking my food intake will help. I can't fit in much more exercise (I do classes ideally twice a week at work), at home it's impossible as I'm an easy target for playtime (and no energy left once he's nursed down to bed thanks to the sleepy nursing hormones!).
I want to have another baby, I honestly thought it would have happened by now but with my weight putting me into the "obese" BMI range I'm not surprised. I'd love to lose 10 pounds this spring and be down 20 by the end of summer to put me at my pre-pregnancy weight. From there I want to keep going down another 25 pounds to hit my "ideal" weight. Eventually though realistically that final goal won't happen until I'm done making and baking baby(ies).0 -
HI! Im Catherine and I am a first time mom to my little bug Bryce who is almost 8 weeks old. I am exclusively breastfeeding and co-sleeping half the night. I lost all my pregnancy weight and some immediately after he was born. The thing I want to improve is my stamina and tone everything up. 0
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hi there Im Tammy and I am from Minnesota and I am a mommy to five wounderfull kids and married to my love of my life for sixteen years. I am currently bf my six month old son . first baby that has bf this long and I am very proud of us both . I work part time and I am a full time mommy . my kids ages are 15,12,9,3,6 months. I lost all my baby weight from my three year old and my 6 month old right away after birth . but I still have all the weight I have put on for 12 years now. I want to loose 100 pounds don't know how to get past thirty pounds is the most I have lost in my life and I want to learn to do more.0
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Hi! I'm 35, mommy to 4 kids (7,6,4,1). I'm still nursing my 14 month old, but now that he is eating meals/snacks, drinking a daily cup of coconut milk - I am hoping to focus some on losing some of this accumulated baby weight. Since my 3rd child my metabolism seems to be very slow, all the things I used to do to easily lose weight don't seem to work anymore and I have been stuck at 170-172 for a long time now. My goal is to get down to 140. Glad to find this group, friend me if you'd like
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