Lets start a group for Mom's needing to lose 50+ pounds!!!!

I'm a little confused - if every day you are going to start a new thread - how will we find it???

I think it will be easier than going through the old thread to find the new stuff but want to make sure I can find it!!!

Thanks!

Hi, Can I join in?! I am a 26yr old married mom of 3 beautiful children- 2 boys (6 & 3) and a brand new baby girl , born 2/15/11. I went overboard and gained 65lbs during this last pregnancy, and while 35 has come off easily, I am just now adopting healthy eating.. I breast fed for a while and had to fill up with calories, but now I'm done and can actually cut back (because the whole BFing and losing weight thing did not work for me ever.. lol). I started last week with low carbs and tons of fresh veggies/fruits, and whole wheat (when carbs are included), and lost about 2lbs. I've not been faithful to any exercise, although I'd like to start using my free weights, lat pull and get serious with crunches. I currently just do slow walking with the kids and leg lifts (100/leg) at night after work (I sit in at a desk all day...). This has been my first week back to work and so far I've stuck faithfully to my healthier food choices... I'm ready to lose 70lbs!

Chantel
SW:213 4/1
CW: 211 4/7
GW: 145

I'd like to join also mom of 2 . 7 yrs old and 4 yr old. Having trouble staying motivated. Need to loose about 50 lbs or more. Also feel free to add me::)

Hi Guys Just checking in for the day still down and depressed and havent been getting much sleep ...

Most of you guys Know that Im going to Be start counting my cals and excersiceing on SUNDAY and my nevers are all a mess beause of this i have always stuggled with weight and never have been skinny but THIS needs to happen ... I have FAITH that i will get the motivation and support oh here.,...

But im going to try and get some much needed sleep ...

So I have a moment and I thought I would share too... I'm Natasha - mom of Jack, wife of Scott... both my husband and I are determined to lose the weight year- I have about 100 lbs to lose which is totally intimidating.

I'm a working mom so time is tough and on top of it - I'm a corporate chef so food is my life!!! I write about it, recipe test, etc. Not the easiest job in the world when you are trying to avoid fat and naughty food... BUT my commitment is to make this a life style change not ever a diet.

If you look into my diary you'll see I'm not really giving up anything - I'm simply changing the way I make it. My goal is to take this journey, and make my cookbook (the one I have started and dreaming about for years) into a reality. With healthy DELICIOUS foods for families to enjoy.

I'm finally starting to love exercising ... I'm actually going to do my second round of exercise after this as the boys are at Karate practice and I have some alone time!!! It used to be that I would fill this time with laundry, cooking, housework, etc. But I know it is more important to make me a priority and exercise than it is to have all the cloths folded and put away!!! I can do that later tonight!!!

I'm an older mom of a 5 year old (37 yrs old) so I really want to be able to keep up with him and stay active with him...

Good luck to all of us and if you ever need support - drop me an email! I rarely sleep!!!!

I am new to this site.. how do I join. I need to lose 85 pounds, to start.:blushing:

I am a working mom, an 11 year old and a 2 year old.

I have a huge weekness to sweets. I am looking for motivation to get moving and tips for better snacking. (Less cookies)

My goal is high, but I am looking at an average of a pound a week if possible.

It's 10pm in PR and I went a little over my caLOries well not so lilltle 460 calories (STUPID CARAMELL ICE CREAM) but ladies I decided to not go to sleep like this !! I am going to march in place for 1 hour while I enjoy the company of my husband, cause son is already sleeping so i will tell you if I made it or not in the morning!!

See you!!!

don't give up!

Feeling a bit down today, Ive cut soda completely out cut calories, thought i was doing great stepped on the scale nothing... Guess Rome wasn't built in a day right. Hopeful my walk today didn't mess with my routine tomorrow just happened to twist it while walking... grrr

Also to previous post dont keep the scale where you go alot, i do that seems to keep it out of my mind. I hide mine under my bed shhhh lol

I walked for 54 min !!!!!!!!! I did it!! It was only an emergency. I hope i dont ever have to over excersise because i over ate ever again. It was fun though! NAH !! It wasn't that fun!

I'm in! I just joined yesterday and I love this website. My name is Cherrie and I am 36 and have 3 kids ages 9, 11 and 17. I need to lose 70 lbs of "baby fat" to be back at where I was before having children.

Morning all! I weighed in at 264 this morning. I actually weighed myself 5 times to make sure the scale wasn't playing with me. The weird thing is that I weighed myself again like 30 min later and it was 1lb heavier. Grant it I already have had 2 glasses of water and I was eyeballing the breakfast.
@ Swillis--I try to use the Wii or my Biggest Loser Yoda DVD. You actually burn a ton of calories just doing stuff around the house. Like yesterday, I vacuumed under the bed and dressers; hauled all the winter coats and boats upstairs (many trips!) and put them away; finished turning the garden over by hand and planted some beans. I think MFP told me I burned 800 cals. I felt it! I've found that you don't need a gym to do this, you just have to be creative in your ways of exercise! Good luck!

I walked for 54 min !!!!!!!!! I did it!! It was only an emergency. I hope i dont ever have to over excersise because i over ate ever again. It was fun though! NAH !! It wasn't that fun!

Its absolutely awesome that you did it... I did the same last week - took the dog for a walk! Made me sleep so much better not being in the negative!!!

I'm in too! Lot's of us mom's on here, this is great! A little about me - I'm a SAHM with 2 children, DD is 2 1/2 and DS is 8 mos old. I'm 24 and have been happily married for 5 yrs. My husband and I have both gained about the same weight, but he was underweight before and just filling out some, I didn't need to gain anything! So, here I am!
Here's a question for the group - how do you fit workouts in with young children (when they're too young for school, so therefor home all day, and needing a lot of supervision)? I find I can only get a workout in if I wake up really early. What do other mom's do?

To swillis - My little guy (5 years old) does daycare / preschool because I work BUT what I used to do and sometimes still do when he's home are the following:

-Stroller walks... pushing 2 kids in the stroller is work if you moving fast

-Dance Party - that's our current favorite one and we all get hot and sweaty... I don't allow myself to stop until its been at least 20 minutes and I truly feel like my heart is going to stop

-Set up mommy time - my guy is home 2 days on the weekdays with me and then of course on weekends and the reality is we all need time dedicated to us (probably for a lot of us - we have given to everyone and that's one of the reasons we're battling this) - so if you can set them up with a few toys / puzzles / books and say for the next 30 minutes - its mommy time and you have to play on your own.

OK - forget the last one because I just realized how young your kids are !!!!

Counting games - you do pushups/ situps/ etc and make the 2 1/2 year old count with you... the little one can you put him next to you in an exercise saucer

AND lastly (and this might seem the silliest) but its exercise - they have some fun kids exercise DVD - I remember doing one with Elmo and one with Grover when Jack was about 2!!! He'd follow along and laugh and laugh at mommy and elmo!

@NGR1973 that's awsome excersise!! At my house we do the Dance party. But I'll consider the other once. Thanks.