You can do it! I know the feeling, "mom guilt". I am just working part time (I have a 6 month old at home) and it is hard to leave her but when I am at my job (I love my job) I start to think how much I like it and how I would like to go back to full time. But hen I come home and see her little face and I can't bring myself to do it. I keep telling myself, when she is a little older.. then I can get back to work.
I like to run too, and would love to do a marathon one day - the best I have ever done is a 5K
good luck!
B

Hi ladies, my is Crystal and I'm 29 yrs old. I have 4 little ones, 9 yr old son, and 3 girls (7, 4 & 19 mths) and I have been married for almost 10 years. I started out young lol. I have been on MFP steadily for about 3-4 mths now. My goal is to lose at least 20 lbs or get to a size 6, whichever comes first. I try not to pay too much attention to the scale numbers but I have to admit it's hard! I just try to tell myself that it's always better to lose inches (of course!) than lose numbers. I'm hoping to lose 10 lbs by March which is my anniversary!

Hey girls,

I am 33 years old. I have 3 kids, 13, 4 and 3. I have never been able to shred the baby weight put on by the two latest boys! I have been married 6 years and am a full time language teacher who works 9-9. I am the biggest I have ever been! I hate it but having suffered post natal depression, struggle a lot. I am size 14.

My names Nette. I'm new to myfitnesspal! Just started yesterday and I'm very excited!! I'm currently doing p90x!! I'm also wanting to do the 30 day squat challenge! I have a 3 month old son!! I'm married. We're both active duty Air Force.

I dont have a pic yet but its coming soon.

I need some friends :-(

People that will motivate me and want the same in return!!

I'm Courtney and I have 2 beautiful girls. Kaydence is 3 yrs old and Jolene is 8 weeks old. I have been on here for about a year and when I found out I was pregnant I stepped away but stayed very good to my diet. I only gained 30 lbs with our second daughter and now I am back on to get me back. This fat body suit just isnt working and I am ready to try to find me in the mirror again. I have a wonderful supportive husband and we have been married just shy of 4 yrs (May 2nd). I have at least 50 + lbs to lose and MFP is awesome!

I am Betty I have 2 children ages 2 yrs and 16 yrs I work full time and my significant other works out of town all week and comes home on the weekends. I have been on MFP for just over 2 months I have approximately 140 lbs to lose and I am going to lose 100 lbs by the end of 2013. I have a very supportive family at home and they help drive me to reach my goals. I came to this group looking to meet moms in a similar situation and look forward to chatting with everyone!
~Betty

HI i am Lindsay i am 27 yrs old (soon to be 28 on the 13th.) I have been married for almost 4 years and we have a 8 1/2 month old baby girl. She is our first child. I have always been a bit over weight since my preteen years. I did weight watchers when i was 19 and lost 50lbs and kept it off for almost 4 yrs. Then college happened followed my marriage and a few stressful bad times came our way and gained it all back but a bit more

I gained about 71lbs during my pregnany no matter what I did. It was so discouraging how i felt about my body after the baby. 1 because I had an unplanned c section and 2, since none of our friends have children i didn't know what to expect. I have lost about 41lbs in the first 3 months after the birth..... Then the scale would not budge for about 5 months!.
I have only been on MFP for 15 days! I have lost 4lbs so far in the two weeks. I was beyond motivated to see SOMETHING.I am currently 205lbs 5.3" and trying to get to about 160 (so 45lbs to go) I will see where I am at when I get there but I think that is a healthy weight for me!!

I am looking for some motivation to keep going. I am a pilots wife so my hubby is gone everyother week for work and when he is home he only gets 3days of the 7 off. I find it hard trying to find time for myself and it seem MFP has been helping along with meeting new ppl here.
Thanks for hearing a bit about me and I look forward to meeting some new moms!!!
We can do it ladies!!!!

My name is Priscilla. I have one active 3 year old son. I joined MFP a long time ago, but never used MFP until now (June 10th). I want to lose weight to be active, live a healthier lifestyle, and keep up with my three year old. I was motivated by middle sister losing weight (30 pounds so far). I want to eventually run a marathon for charity one day. I love that there's a group for mom's n I can't wait to be healthier momma with all the other momma's out there.

Hello!
I'm 27 years old with a 4 month old daughter (born 2/25/13) and I really want to lose my baby weight and get back in shape to look and feel healthy again.

I joined MFP when I quick smoking cigarettes last year and stopped shortly after getting pregnant. I want to get back into the swing of tracking my progress. My husband has joined me in this effort to lose weight together, eat right and stay healthy. He is my accountability couch.

My goals are to get this baby weight off and train for a 5k. I plan to incorporate the Couch to 5k app on my phone to keep track of my exercise.

Here is to Day 1 - Wish me luck!

Hello. I'm 34 yrs old. I have one child. He is 11 yrs old. He's a very smart and wonderful boy. I am a very blessed woman to have 2 wonderful men in my life. My husband is very good to me and our son, and my son is so very sweet and caring. I love them both very much. I don't know what I would do without them. I have been on MFP since November 2012. So far I have lost 12 lbs. I have about 38 lbs to lose. My family is very supportive. My son says he's my coach and he does a pretty good job. My biggest problem is my will power. If it's here or within reach I have a very hard time saying no. I do pretty good when someone is watching like at work or something but when I'm alone I will eat the sweets or whatever.

Hey! My name is Mindy-i have a 2 year old named Ella. I've been on MFP on and off for a few years and I just love it! I feel like it helps me keep on track!

My goal is to get down to 145-150, I got up to 205 the day I delivered my daughter and I vowed that wouldn't happen again. Since I've gotten down to 162 and I'm just hovering. So I've changed up my goals and I'm doing cardio 3 x per week and weight training 2 x per week in hopes that I can shake off these last few pounds before I'm 30 in Dec.

I would love to have some friends on here to keep me on track and I would love to do the same! Please feel free to add me!

:-)

27 years old with a 7 year old and a baby born just 2 days ago. My goal is to lose 52 lbs to get back to my regular size. I know I probably wont reach my goal by January but I'm going to try!

My name is Meghan. I am 24 and I have a 7 month old daughter as well as 2 stepsons, ages 4 and 5. Before I met my fiance, I had gotten myself down to 125 without trying because when I lived with my ex, I had way better habits (i.e. seldomly ate out, snacked on fruit, ate lots of protein during the day, walked a lot, worked in a factory). However, with my fiance, I was up to 140. Working night shift at a nursing home and not eating good things at all at night made me gain another 20 lbs in 2 months. I didn't gain any weight with my daughter until my last trimester, when I finally put on 21 lbs. I lost all but 5 lbs relatively quickly, but not long ago, I stepped on the scales only to see that I had gone up to 170. I really want to finish losing my baby weight and am really hoping to get back down to 125 lbs. I don't want to see anything past 140 again. Any help/tips from other 3rd shift mamas on here would be greatly appreciated.

I am Michelle. I'm about to turn 35 and I have two gorgous boys ages 3.5 and 18 months. I started MFP last summer when I got really serious about running and losing the weight from my second born. I did really well for awhile and even got my jusband to join hoping he would help motivate me. I got stuck at 160 lbs. and gave up but now I"m back and hoping that this group will help me find the motivation i need to start again. I'm very frusterated!

I'm Missy. I just turned 29 and had my son about 8 months ago. Prior to getting pregnant I had successfully lost 50lbs through Weight Watchers, biking, and doing taiko drumming. I was feeling great and in the best shape of my life, and them WHAMMO- I gained it all back through the course of my pregnancy. I've been nervous about trying to lose the rest of the weight in earnest since it seems daunting to juggle being a new mom AND finding the time to eat right and work-out. My goal is to get to my pre-pregnancy weight of 138lbs- that means 53lbs to lose! I'm looking for tips and tricks on making weight loss and healthy living work into my new life of motherhood.