Moms/Support & Motivation/Weight Loss Group

So many excellent ideas. Thank you ladies for sharing them all.

Hi Melody! Welcome. Look forward to getting to know you.

Hi ! I have only 1. I gain a lot of weight, from 130 I went 201. Took me 1 year to go back 130. Now I gained again. My goal is 30 pounds to loose.
I can't give up on eating dinner ( is my biggest meal)

mrslambert824 wrote: »

- How many kids do you have? I have one little one that is 8 weeks old today!
- How much weight did you gain and have you lost any of it? During the pregnancy I gained 64 lbs and have so far lost 30 of that.
- What is your goal? I was trying to lose weight before I got pregnant and am hoping to lose about 60 more lbs to get to my goal weight.
- What is keeping you from attaining that goal? I feel like I have plateaued and am not losing weight as fast as I would like. I'm still stuck wearing maternity clothes and it's doing a number on my self esteem. It is not easy to find time to work out and eat healthy with a newborn! How are you other mommas doing it??

Congratulations on your little one. It just takes time and patience to lose the pregnancy weight. You only had a baby 8 weeks ago and you already lost 30 lbs. You are doing awesome!!! My baby is 5 months old tomorrow and I remember thinking that it would take me forever to get out of my pregnancy clothes. But one day things just started fitting again and it took me totally by surprise. You can do this, just work out when you can and eat at a deficit and it will start to come together!

kimpacheco22 wrote: »

Hi All! I'm a mom of three children (6,5,3 years old) in my 30's struggling with getting rid of the 70 pounds I gained cumulatively with my three pregnancies.

My main problem is lack of time, and lack of motivation. I need some accountability and support. Looking for people with similar struggles and goals to help support one another. Anyone interested in joining?

STEP 1. Answer these questions:

- How many kids do you have?
- How much weight did you gain and have you lost any of it?
- What is your goal?
- What is keeping you from attaining that goal?

STEP 2. Friend everyone who joins this group so we can hold each other accountable with our progress.

STEP 3. Check in daily to participate in the daily challenge which will be posted here.

Thanks for joining! I'm looking forward to meeting new friends!

I'm a 5'8" 186 lb 29 year old.

Answers:
1.) I have 4 children. 11, 7, 7, and 5. My son and step-in are 3 months apart.
2.) My normal weight was always 155-160, I went right back to normal within 6 months after each pregnancy. In 2014 I started gaining weight and as of 2016 I had hit my highest of 217 lbs. I started calorie counting and daily walking June 27th, 2016 and have lost a total of 21 lbs.
3.) My goal is to get back to my normal range of 155. Long term goal is 145.
4 ) I have dental problems. (I have no insurance and in NH there is no assistance for dental help, believe me I have looked for years) So because I can't chew anything hard or crunchy, a majority of my diet consists of fruit, Greek yogurt, peanut butter, and oatmeal. I'm hoping to find some new recipes or ideas that won't break the bank or my teeth.
Looking forward to staying in touch with everyone. Feel free to add me!

Thanks.

Nice day here to get some extra walking with the kids after my morning run. Hopefully that will offset my midnight snack that totally derailed yesterday :0

Thanks @kimpacheco22

- How many kids do you have? Two little girls. They are 15 months and 3.5 months.
- How much weight did you gain and have you lost any of it? 40ish pounds by the end of my second pregnancy. Have lost 19 pounds so far.
- What is your goal? My goal weight is 130..so 53 pounds left to go
- What is keeping you from attaining that goal? Nothing! I know what I want and how I'll get there!!

Here is a picture of today's dinner. It is honey balsamic chicken breast with roasted veggies (potatoes, cherry tomatoes and broccoli). Now I just need the courage to work out in this heat. I just keep telling myself that if I do it, I get to drink a protein shake.

quiltlovinlisa wrote: »

Ha, my diet was CRAPTASTIC today!

In fairness, I was traveling all day, day trip to Yellowstone. Life will settle back down, it always does.

My favorite healthy meal, is to take broccoli slaw, saute in half a teaspoon coconut oil until crisp tender, put a tilapia filet in the pan, cook until done, without turning, lovely crust on the outside of the filet, that's on the pan. Sprinkle a tablespoon of sesame ginger salad dressing over fish and veggies, and then top both over a little rice.

THAT would have been my choice today. But half the day in the car, eating out of coolers..... I'm focusing on the fact that it could have easily been worse.

That sounds fantastic! I need to remember to try that!