new mama here ... trying to lose baby weight

Hi Nikki. I searched the threads for baby and found your post. You sound like my twin. I am a new mom also. My sweet baby boy will be 10 weeks on Sunday. I am 4' 11" . I was 135-140 pre pregnancy and at birth I weighed 162. After I had my son, I didn't loose any weight. I'm sure I was holding on to water from all the fluids and then there was Thanksgiving and Christmas. I started my journey on January 1. I use myfitnesspal religiously and I do Jillian Michaels 30 day shred ( level 1 is free on youtube). It's only been 24 days and I have lost 6 lbs. In Addition tracking EVERYTHING I eat, I also only eat 1200 calories a day (3500 calorie deficit a week).

A list of things I never eat:
Fried foods
White bread, rice, potatoes
Sugar, candy, chips, pastry
Didn't eat red meat for 3 weeks
Sodas, juice of any kind
NO FAST FOODS
When dining out, I stick to veggies and meat dishes
I'm careful to check labels- i was surprised to see how many calories were in my favorite salad dressing. I still eat it, but now I measure out 2 tbs exactly.

I hope this helps. This has been working for me and I should reach my goal of 130 by mid April.

Also, getting online and getting support through Facebook, blogs, etc really helps on those "lazy- eat what i want days"

Good luck mommy!!!!!