NEW MOM trying to loose baby weight and then some

New mom here! My son is 2 months old so I definitely get where you're coming from having no time to yourself. My hubs has a manual labor job as well so I get the brunt of the housework and take care of the baby full time! So much fun right? Haha. I keep myself eating right by eating really simple things. Eggs with spinach in the morning.. Salad for lunch. Chicken or hamburger patty and some kind of easy veggie for dinner. Super easy to stay on track when you can cook and scarf something down during little ones naps or when they're distracted(even if its only 20 minutes). I also eat a can of tuna as a snack if I need one because I can do that pretty easily while my baby is in my lap. Almonds or a serving of cut up fruit is always easy too. I literally just started this diet less than a week ago so I haven't really figured out the logistics of exercising yet but I have been doing a couple sets of squats/lunges while I cook breakfast and dinner. Also invest in something to set her down in if you don't have one! I have a MamaRoo that I stick my son in when I absolutely have to put him down and he'll eventually fall asleep. I'm not sure whats available for 6 month olds though. Those floor mats with dangly things?

I hope I helped a little bit! Feel free to add me if you want. I need some mommy friends who understand the struggle!

Exercising doesn't have to be hard work. My first was a non-sleeper, so when he woke up for the day at 5.30am, I would feed him, put him in the stroller and go for a walk for an hour. I found that much more enjoyable than battling to get him back to sleep, and I was in pre-pregnancy clothes at my 6-week check-up. When he was about 8 months old, we moved to a different city and I found a moms and babies exercise group run by a personal trainer. It was only twice a week but she pushed us hard and monitored weight and fitness. I was also walking each evening with some neighbours, sometimes with the stroller, sometimes without. I was slimmer and fitter when I got pregnant with my second than I am now. It gets much harder when you've got 2 (and then 3) toddlers to deal with! I'm trying to get back to what I weighed before I got pregnant with my second, and my youngest just turned 6!

Getting into good eating habits is harder, but is definitely worth it when it comes to introducing solids and teaching your children about healthy eating. I used to pre-cut fruit, carrot sticks, etc, and make up a big salad every 2-3 days, so I could just serve it (for the children and me) rather than having to spend time cutting it for each meal. We make most meals from scratch using lean meats and fresh veges. We only have dessert once a week. Packed lunches for school and work. My children do get treats, but they understand that they are not for every day.

I've actually fallen into some bad habits since I went back to work and my youngest started school. I work 3 days a week and lunches are catered (although there aren't always enough for staff), the other girls in the office have drawers full of snacks and since we moved offices a year ago, I am driving to work where I used to take public transport and walk 4-5km/day. I've just got a Fitbit, and on the days I don't work, I can easily get to 5,500 steps by the time I get the children to school, but on work days, I don't get much over that all day.