SCJ10 wrote: »

Hey (: I am a Stay at home mom of a beautiful seven month old little girl. She is my only child. I am struggling with being a sahm because of being extremely independent my entire life, however it's all that will work with our current situation. While pregnant I did amazing with my weight and was back to pre-pregnancy numbers by the time she was two months old. Then I don't know what happened. Thirty pounds later I'm almost at full pregnancy weight without the baby to show for it. I just need motivation, support, anything really to help get out of the slump. I'm hoping to maybe make some friends & have people to talk to along the way. This is the first active moms group I've come across so here I am. (:

I'm the mother of a seven-month little girl as well I recently went back to work after a six-month-long maternity leave.

Hi I'm a new first time mom, almost 3 weeks postpartum. I gained about 37lbs during pregnancy and due to breastfeeding am down about 15lbs. But I am in the 200s and am only 5'1! Hoping to ease back into moving my body little by little each week. Looking forward to connecting with other moms along the way.

Hi! I have 2 children, my 3.5-year-old boy and my 20 month old daughter. My weight is what it was before the first pregnancy but I'm bigger (so much muscle is gone!). Trying to get to a point where I can run around with my kid outside without feeling like I ran a marathon.

Hi everyone! I'm a first time mom with a beautiful 7 month old little girl. I am back to work (part time) and juggling a busy grad school schedule and being a new mom. I still have a little bit of baby weight but needed to lose some weight before getting pregnant too. I finally decided that I wasn't going to wait for life to slow down (realized it probably never was going to anyways) and wanted to incorporate healthier living into my current crazy life.

In my first phase of this journey I set a goal to lose 40 lbs by Christmas. I'm down 5 lbs since starting so here's to another 35 lbs!

Feel free to add me. I can't promise I will always have inspiring diary post but I'm going to do whatever I can to stick with it and login every day.

Hi! I'm a working mom to a 4 year old and 1 year old. I actually gained weight when I returned to work in addition to weight gain during both pregnancies. I'm lucky to be working part time right now so despite the hit to our budget, I have time to focus a bit on me. I need to lose 100 pounds. I can blame my daughter (4 year old) for 60 of those but the pure amazement and privilege of carrying my babies is well worth the fact I still look pregnant and get asked about when I am due at least monthly. The thing I struggle with the most is making time for me and not putting my husband or children first. I know my health must be prioritized but I'm so use to making myself the last priority so putting myself first is a challenge but if I don't I'll never lose the weight and be the active mom in my heart I want to be.

Hi everyone im a mom of 3 kiddos my oldest is 3 middle is 1 1/2 and youngest is 4months. i gained like 45-50lbs everytime i start losing weight i end up pregnant

Hi! I have a 21 month old and a 3 month old. I'm blaming the toddler. I've lost what I gained with my baby but still need to lose the rest of what I gained with my oldest. Plus the toddler drives me crazy all day so it's her fault for sure!

I'm a 34 year old stay at home mom in Phoenix.

Hurricane_C wrote: »

Hello everyone! I just turned 30 and am a first time mom to a 9 week old little girl. I only gained about 30-35 pounds during my pregnancy and I only have about 5 more to lose to get back to pre-pregnancy weight. However, I was wanting to lose about 25 or 30 before I got pregnant! I'm 5'7" at around 189. I'm breastfeeding and pumping while at work (just returned two weeks ago).

We started going on nightly walks about a week after our LO arrived. Didn't walk very far at first - thats for sure! But I feel like these walks have definitely helped me lose the weight. However, now that I'm back to work, I'm just so tired that walking doesn't sound appealing at all! I know that I just need to suck it up and work out but I'd much rather spend time snuggling with my daughter.

Good luck to everyone!

Congrats

I feel so bad that you're back at work already, that really sucks. We get a year for maternity leave in England, so I really can't imagine being back at work so soon. No wonder you're exhausted.

I do find that being active gives me more energy though, so it might be worth trying to get on those walks. Helps clear any work stress too!

Hi moms! I'm a first time SAHM to my beautiful 5 month old daughter. I'm 26 years old and I've always been overweight, but I'd love to lose the baby weight and more! I'd love to find mommy friends looking to lose the baby weight as well. Feel free to add me

hello everyone! I am a mom of two girls - a almost four year old and a one year old. I recently went from being the primary bread winner in my family to having a very part time job and being home with my girls the majority of the time. I'm feeling better about it recently, but I still struggle with being at home almost all the time. I try to remember that I'm glad to be my girls' primary care giver.

I did successfully lose 25lbs after my first using MFP (about half of what I wanted to lose), but of course, gained it back during my second pregnancy.

After I had my last baby I weighed 217lbs (52 lbs more than I'd like). It's taken me almost a full year to get a grip and realize that the weight wasn't going anywhere unless I decided to do something different, so here I am!

beckyfescina - I also have a fitbit and am linking it to mfp. I LOVE IT! It gives me credit for all the running around I do all day at home! lol. I normally hit 10,000 without having to do any kind of workout! I wonder about the calorie burns, though. I feel like they are too generous?? What do you think.