Friends please :) need support and encouragement!
JulieWulie81
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Looking for a few other mama friends out there to help encourage/give advice on losing the baby weight while being a mom to young children. My kids are 5 months and 20 months old so my body has gone through a lot in the last few years! I have at least 15lbs to lose but ideally I'd like to lose 20lbs. I'm breastfeeding so I can't cut calories a ton - I guess no lower than 1800 is what I have read. So far I'm jogging with the kiddos in the stroller and doing some exercise videos while they nap. Please friend me 
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I have 15 month old twins and about 10 pounds I'd like to lose We can support each other! 0
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I am with you!!! I had my beautiful baby boy in January who is 10 months now, I have about 15 more pounds to lose but I gained a lot!! Its going to be tough but well worth it!0
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Hi! Just had my 3rd 6 weeks ago! I am about 20 lbs up from pre pregnancy but would love to lose 10 more.
I have never weighed this much in my life! Trying to go easy on myself about that because I know I did my best and it will come off if I put in the effort and have some patience.0 -
I had 3 babies in 4 years. My youngest is 7 months and I am struggling to get the weight off. I gained over 100 pounds with my first. I have about 25 pounds to get back to my pre pregnancy weight but would like to lose about 30.0
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I have 2 small ones. My first is 2 1/2 and my newest is 4 months! I am ecstatic to report that ive lost all the baby weight, but still have about 30-40 more to reach a healthy BMI. I've been working my tail off and counting like crazy!0
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I'm in the same boat as you hmhsu! I've lost all my pregnancy weight (6 months pp), but I've still got another 40 I'd like to lose to get to a weight I'm comfortable with.
And I feel like with nursing I just have to make sure to count BFing as 500 calories of exercise and only shoot for 1 lb a week loss. If I try to do more than that my supply takes a hit.
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I have a 6-month-old and a nearly 3-year-old. I have a little less than 50 lbs to go before I get to my lowest pre-pregnancy weight (but not my real pre-pregnancy weight, which was 10-15 lbs higher). I EBF and have messed around with calories like crazy but generally lose about a pound a week eating 1800 (1300+500 for BFing) plus eating back most of my exercise calories.
Feel free to add me if you like! I log every day and comment a lot. If I'm quiet for a day or not logging for some reason, I always give a heads-up
I saw your post over in breastfeeding support and hope this rely helps answer your question about calories! I log my 500 as a negative calorie food.
Edited to add that I get how much BFing messes with weight loss because I supplemented my older son before going 100% to formula at 3 months, and once I did that and ate at a deficit, the weight fell off quickly, especially once I started exercising. This time, not so much.0 -
I had my baby boy March 29th. I gained like 55 pounds during pregnancy(uggg really??!!) and I've lost 33 of it so far. 23 to get to pre-pregnancy weight. 33 to get to goal weight. It's been a lot harder to lose this than I thought. And I work full time which complicates things more...
Today is my first day of being trying to be serious about this and it's hard. I'm so hungry I just want to eat!!0 -
Today is my first day of being trying to be serious about this and it's hard. I'm so hungry I just want to eat!!
If it's legitimate hunger, you SHOULD eat! In my opinion, a nursing mama should never get too hungry. If your calories are high enough and you're eating quality foods, you should be good to go 0 -
^Ahh, breastfeeding my little man didn't go well(or didn't go at all). I exclusively pumped for 7 months but I had all but dried up by his 7th month so I can't use producing milk as a need to eat anymore. I may have eaten to much at supper but I'm done for the rest of the night. I think I did pretty good overall today! 0
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Also a mommy here! I have two boys who are almost 3 and almost 1 (both January babies). I'm looking to lose another 20 pounds. I love having mommy friends, so feel free to add me 0
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Hello fellow mommies! I have a 3 month old baby girl, after having my daughter I'm at my highest weight ever. Its time to get serious I would love some friends to help with this journey! 0
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My first will be 3 in April and I have a 5 month old and I turned 40 the day after my 2nd (and final) baby was born. I gained 5 - 10 pounds trying to get pregnant, and then 25 pounds with each pregnancy (I lost the 25 between pregnancies). I have hardly lost anything since having this second baby. I would love to lose 30 pounds and have just started tracking calories and going to the gym. I am eating the 1800 calories/day and eating back my exercise calories. So far I am not too hungry, but I am worried about supply as I continue to EBF and I work full time.
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Hi Ladies,
I have two boys - a just turned 4 year old and a 16 week old :-)
I started at 191lb (87kg) at the beginning of January and want to get to at least 158lb (72kgs)
I would love support and friends through this journey.
I have never been successful with my weight loss and after my first son started on solids my weight started going up. I don't want this to happen again.
Please friend me :-)
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Hi, I'm Michelle. My LO just turned a month old, and I've got another 15 pounds to lose. Feel free to add me!0
