Hi! Feeling a little demorralised :(

I believe, correct me if I'm wrong, you have to get your heart rate up when walking or exercising to lose weight. I know it's been working for me. I was doing 25 min on an elliptical and 20 min on a stationary bike and it was slow going, but just recently I changed to a different type of stationary bike and I am sweating excessively now - so it is working better. I have lost a couple of pounds in just a few days since I started the other bike. I make sure my heart rate is where it should be to adequately lose the weight. Not sure if this helps.

Just be consistent, and don't get too caught up with the number the scales show. Take some pictures and measurements, you'll be happy later that you did. Make sure you are eating enough protein (mpf level is quite low), eat breakfast lunch and dinner, throw in some healthy snacks, drink at least 8 glasses of water, more if you can, and it will happen! Make sure you weigh yourself at the same time each weigh-in: first thing in the morning is good. Also keep an eye on your sodium levels. Good luck!

Try walking up hills instead....or get a stroller that is a jogging stroller....

As above weigh yourself once in the morning when your the lightest and don't weigh in again till the next and to speed up your walk why not try to carry the your tot for short distances, unless he or she is to big then go to the park and try small sprints where you can keep your eye on your little one.
Hope you can maybe get some ideas from that perl of wisdom!!!
Good luck

To burn fat, you have to get your heart rate up to your target heart rate and keep it there for at least 20 minutes. You can find what your target heart rate is online-- there are a lot of websites that will calculate it for you if you do a Google search. Your body doesn't start burning fat until after at least 20 minutes of sustained cardio.

Also, if you're eating too few calories, your body will go into starvation mode and store fat. Make sure you're logging your exercise and eating the extra calories you're given, because MFP calculates how much you should eat based on a deficit they've already taken into consideration.

Well, I don't know if I have much in the way of helpful advice, but I do recommend getting some 'friends' on here. I know, I used to think it was lame too, but having your own cheering section is awesome! It's so motivating and helps to keep me going. And it makes me so proud to acknowledge my own accomplishments to myself as well as to everyone else.

The only other tidbit I have is "Are you being honest and accurate with logging all your food?" It takes a while to get used to how big certain portions are so weigh or measure everything (at least for the first while) and make sure you log it all. It can feel like a lot of work sometimes but missing a few little things really adds up throughout a day. Some days I'd give anything to "forget" to add the cheese and/or butter!

Oh wait, I have 2 more things... Do you trust your scale? I had one that changed by 3-4 pounds whenever I got on and off it so I tossed it and got a new one. And, lastly, any chance the increase was pms? That can be a real kick in the butt!

Good luck sweetie, and friend me if you want. )

That might be the cause of your weight gain. If you weren't getting proper nutrition or feeding your body enough, it might be holding on to that extra food you are now feeding it. Give it some time. Once your body realizes that you are going to continue to feed it all the time it should get better. You should be drinking at least 8 glasses of water a day. I've read several places that it should really be 0.5 ounces for every lb you weigh. So if you weigh 175 lbs, you should drink 87 ozs of water. But at the minimum 64 ozs (8-8oz glasses). As far as food, lean meats, 2-3 servings of fruit, try for 5+ servings of veggies and don't forget to throw in some grains and healthy fats.

How many pounds do you have MFP set for to lose in a week? If you are trying to lose more than a pound a week you might be restricting your calories too much. As for healthy meals, snacks, etc I can send you a list if you'd like but you can use the search function and will find LOTS of posts covering this issue.

As for the exercise, all physical activity is good. So don't stop walking with your little one just because you aren't sweating. But I agree with cheekymo48 the key to exercise for weight loss is keeping your heart rate within your target zone, preferably for at least 20 mins. Let me know if you need help figuring out what your target heart rate is, I should be able to dig up the website.

Feel free to friend me if you want. Or PM me if you have more questions. My biggest advice is don't get discouraged. Give your body time to catch up with the changes you are making. Don't pay attention to the scale. Take your measurements and know that no matter what the scale says you are making healthy, positive changes in your life.