Need moms' success stories

YOU CAN DO IT!

I was at a max of 169 before I even had kids. Got up to over 200lbs with each of my pregnancies. After I had my second child, i knew i had to focus and stay out of those "mom jeans", for my own confidence and for the future of my kids.

My second child is 3 1/2 and I'm down to 132. I eat clean the majority of the time and train 5-6x per week. I get up early, before the kids wake up, to make sure I get my session in before the craziness of the day takes over.

It's possible and you will set such a wonderful, positive example for your children!

Good luck with the rest of your pregnancy and congratulations!

My daughter is almost a year old, and I'm 10 pounds lighter and 4 sizes smaller than I was before I got pregnant. It is possible!

June 2010




Dec 2012

I am in FAR better shape now that I am a Mum than before. Yes I have stretch marks etc but I'd rather have them and the legs I have now than the body before.

I gained a fair bit of weight during pregnancy and have just about reached my ultimate-never-thought-I'd-get-there goal weight My little boy is 7 months old today.

Sorry I removed my pictures as they came out huge. No idea how to fix.


Best of luck and make sure you enjoy your little one once they are here, time goes so fast!

Claire
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There is a certain amount of acceptance of your new body that will happen. It won't be the same as it was, but you will kind of forget how it looked exactly, so that helps. My stomach has extra skin after having two very large babies. After my first baby two years ago, I was devastated by the aftermath and was worried that if I worked out, my extra skin would get worse, so I ignored my body and just tried to catch up on sleep. My first son had colic, cried all night for the first 6 months and so I really needed to just adjust to mommyhood and just survive. All that being said, you really can be in great shape once again. But also allow yourself the adjustment of being a new mom, having a new precious baby and allowing your body to heal. Even without working out, my body improved even after a year. My skin tightened some, my body started taking it's old shape.
Now after my second (6 weeks old) I am so ready to get in shape. It really helps that he sleep well and we have a good nap schedule for my toddler so I can work out. We take a morning walk every day (toddler in stroller, baby in Bjorn).
Don't beat yourself up about it if you can't get back into it right away, it will happen when you and your body are ready. Best Wishes, congratulations!!!
p.s. just weeks ago, when I was pregnant I was all about these success stories, they really helped inspire me!

WHOA!!!!!! AWESOME, THANKS FOR SHARING!

41 weeks pregnant @ 232 lbs (April 2006)


After baby #2 @ ~185 lbs (December 2010)


Highest post-baby weight @ 194 lbs (April 2011)


Now @ 158 lbs


... and in better shape than I ever was before babies.

Well I feel like one so far I have lost 25lbs and have 16 to go still, been on since Jan 1st , my children were born March 9th 2012 and my oldest daughter born August 10 2010, the pictures represent what I looked like at the end of my pregnancies, I measured larger each time but I'm 4ft 10 so that makes sense. Of course recent ones to show how I have changed.



both pregnancies were c sections one planned and one not .

I was 150.5 Jan 1st 2013 and now 126 yay

My highest weight was before my daughter was born she's now almost 4 I was 225 lbs and Now I have 4 children I weigh 161 went from a size 12/14 to im in a 10 again trying to get back to what i was last fall in a 7/8 and have become more toned and have defination to my stomach

I'm 120 lbs lighter than I was before having kids. Thats NOT counting my weight when i was pregnant. Its definitley doable! I look way better than I did before having kids!

I'm 35 and mum to a 2 year old and nearly 4 year old and I'm now smaller than when I fell pregnant with my first child, and much more toned. I'm not perfect and need to work on my belly, but you can still look good after having kids!

I'm 5'6 and was 220lbs 8 weeks after my 2nd was born and am now 157 and am looking to get to 150. I put on a lot in my 2nd pregnancy, and went 12 days overdue with an 8lbs10 baby.

I started working out when my 2nd was 7 weeks old, which was nearly 2 years ago now (she turned 2 on May 12th).

I had a year for maternity leave (I'm English so we can do this here) and fit the gym round my husband's shifts, then I went back to work part time and go tothe gym after work before collecting the kids (I'm a teacher so finish at 3) or do evening classes when my husband's at home, and morning classes on my days off. My gym has a crèche.

1- Don't listen to people and their nastiness. You never know where these words are coming from. Just remember that your body is doing what it intended when you got pregnant. You need the extra padding for that baby. And when the baby is born, just focus on being healthy, and not goingbonkers trying to get fit.

2-Breastfeeding is usually a helper in weight loss. I lost about 40 lbs with each pregnancy just by nursing (I walked a lot too). Plus, it is nature's best vaccine for little ones!

I gain a lot with each pregnancy. I have a slow metabolism, and that's just how it is. I started jogging when my #2 was 6 mos old. I had never been so fit! I loved using my jogging stroller (but wait until the baby is 6 mos old-has to do with their neck/strength).

Just remember to take care of yourself. When the baby is born, keep hydrated, eat (well, enough, and good food). You probably already look great! And you will look amazing after as well!

I have two babies, one was born in 2003, and the second was born January 14, 2013. I was 19 with the first and my body responded really well, and bounced back very quickly after my son was born. I am finding it at almost 30 to be a much bigger task. I have come pretty far, but I am still a work in progress.
Height: 5'8"
January 15th 2013 weight: 165lbs
February 1st 2013 weight: 155lbs
February: 30 Day Shred 150lbs
March: 40 minutes of cardio 145lbs
April: 60 minutes of cardio 140lbs
May: 70 minutes of cardio, but wasn't logging food very well and was cheating a lot so I am at 144lbs (probably a little less)
My blog with my current goals and aspirations (including the jeans I wore before my daughter and my eating habits) http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/SerenaFisher/
I started Insanity last week, the sixty day program is hopefully the last push to get me where I want to be. (Goal 130-135lbs < 17.5% BF)

And here is one of my four month journey images.

Wow! Some incredible transformations. Here's mine:



and a little tummy progress: