Desperately trying to lose baby weight

Be kind to yourself! Your little bubba is only a month old - it took 9 months for your body to gain that weight, it may take a little time for it to get back to it's old self I have had 3 bubbas - my last is 11 months next week and this has been the hardest one to lose the baby weight. Suggestions - drink lots of water, take bubba for walks in the pram if possible. Fruit is always good - I can't help with other snacks as I'm in Australia and brands are different. Good luck!

My son is one year old, and I would suggest Bikini Body Mommy...check her out on Facebook. She has a meal plan for $10 a month for food ideas, and her workouts are only 20 minutes long. It was suggested to me by a friend and I've been telling everyone about her!
But yes, be kind to yourself, it took a long time to make that baby and put the weight on, it takes time to come off! And also, congrats on your little one!!!!

First off, is this your first baby? Remember that your baby is only one month old. You are not even past your 6 week postpartum/hormonal craziness. Just take a deep breath and keep in mind that it took time to put the weight on....and it will take time to get the weight off. I have a lot of experience in this. My baby #5 is 11.5 months old. With each child I have gained varying amounts of weight but this last one was a doozie. I, like you, gained 50 lbs, which is 16 lbs more than I had ever gained with any of my other pregnancies, and tipped the scale over 200lbs. I KNOW how it feels to not be happy with a post baby body but being a mama is worth the sacrifice (most of the time )

#1 If you are nursing your baby, and want to continue to nurse your baby, you have to make sure you are getting enough calories.....and enough FAT calories...in order to produce enough milk to satiate your little guy. That does NOT mean that you can't cut your calories back. Just be sure you are not cutting them back too far (Besides, cutting your calories back too far can make your body think your trying to starve it and will actually latch onto the weight making it HARDER to lose.) If you are NOT nursing, then this paragraph is not important.

#2 Exercise is key (after your doctor clears you for it, of course). Fit it in when your baby is sleeping. You will feel GREAT for doing it and it will help the weight come of much faster. If you focus on both cardio and strength training your body will slim up much faster than with cardio or strength training alone. You want to both burn calories (with cardio) and firm up your muscles (with strength) for the best overall results

#3 Like I said before, take a big breath, and relax. Enjoy these next few weeks until your doctor clears you to resume normal activity. Go for a leisurely walk, if you want to, but don't sweat it (literally) too much until then.

Okay....now, as for snacks....some of my favorites.
peanut butter (1tbsp) and an apple(medium)= about 200 calories
yogurt= 100-250 calories depending on size
almonds=200 calories
string cheese (100 cal) and triscuits (130 calories) = 230 calories
peanut butter (2TBSP) and celery = 210 calories
granola bars= calories vary by brand/size but usually 100-250 calories
cottage cheese (1/2cup 2% fat) with a sprinkle (1tbsp) sunflower seeds= about 150 cal
popcorn-healthy pop (1/2 bag) = about 150 calories (or you can buy the 100 calorie bags)

As for low fat dinner ideas, PINTREST is FULL of them. Search "skinny" and "dinner"

I hope that helps. Just keep at it, work for it, and any time you get discouraged just remember that sweet baby boy you have in your arms and be patient with yourself.

You can do it!!!

My little guy is now 6 mo. I lost all my baby weight but then gained back about 20 after I had to stop bf. I got slightly depressed cuz I tried everything and wanted so badly to bf. But it takes time. I wish fir 175! 140 is a long sought dream! I am working on it! Add me if u like!

Oh, and cut out alcohol and coffee too

ainsliejane wrote: »

Be kind to yourself! Your little bubba is only a month old - it took 9 months for your body to gain that weight, it may take a little time for it to get back to it's old self I have had 3 bubbas - my last is 11 months next week and this has been the hardest one to lose the baby weight. Suggestions - drink lots of water, take bubba for walks in the pram if possible. Fruit is always good - I can't help with other snacks as I'm in Australia and brands are different. Good luck!

+1

If you're committed, try eat to live.

sammierader wrote: »

I desperately need to lose this weight so that I can actually look decent and more importantly feel great.

I have a theory that, whether you are trying to gain or lose weight, the answer is to come to healthy relationship with food and with your body image. And to do that, I don't think beating yourself about your looks is the answer.

Call me foolishly optimistic, but I think that dieting (or any plan to reach a healthy weight) should be a positive, encouraging experience. Please don't "beat yourself into shape" or feel like you have to look a certain way to feel great or be worth something. It's good to try to be healthy, but I think a healthy perspective about food and about yourself would go a long way in your plan to reach and maintain your goal.