Any mom's out there trying to get back in shape?

I'm a mom of a 9 almost 10 month old! I was exclusively breastfeeding but my supply ran dry, not because I was dieting, just because I really didn't have that well of a supply to begin with but i dried up when he was about 7 1/2 months old, I would of loved to keep going. I think I weighed around about 145ish before I was pregnant then when I was fully 9 months along I was I think 172 but once he was delivered I dropped down to 158-160 and that weight stayed on. I'm currently at 128ish.

My daughter is now 3 months old and im 8 lbs away from my pre pregnancy weight. 21 lbs away from my goal weight.
Not breasfeeding. I keep losing the motivation though! So i added you, i hope you don't mind. Just feel like having others encouraging you will help motivate you(:

Hi! I have an 11 month old daughter and I'm looking to lose the same amount of weight. Feel free to add me!

Add me! My second is 18 months still breastfeeding. I have lost 10lbs and I have 30lbs of starving, hormonal, sleep deprived, baby weight to go. I'm Keto and Piyo committed!

Hi, first of all, congratulations on the baby! Second, it is good to know that you also decided to get back in shape.

The first thing I can tell you is for you to be patient and to not quit. If at some point something is not working, you just adjust, but don't allow yourself to say that this isn't for you. There will be times where might be harder and where certain things might happen that you don't understand, so try to clarify your doubts and questions with someone knowledgeable about these topics.

As people said here, in the first 2-3 months, I wouldn't suggest you cut calories fast. My suggestion would be for you to focus on building habits of eating more healthy and in starting to do exercise 2-3 times per week.
Something very important to have in mind is to eat a good amount of protein while dieting. 100gr of protein on a daily basis for you is a good start. To help you with that you might consider in buying whey powder.

But to summarize all these points: eat around 1500Kcal and around 100gr of protein on a daily basis. Exercise 2-3x per week, where at least 2 of those workouts include some type of strength exercises. Focus on that for the first 2 months and from there you can adjust things.

On last tip: as mentioned above, walking 1-2h daily will help a lot. Being seated at home won't

Good luck, and if you need specific help, feel free to message me.

Hi I'm a new mom to a 7 week old little boy. I'm pumping due to horrible latching problems .
I tried to put on my loose pre pregnancy jeans today and I damn near had a panic attack . I gained about 40 pounds during the pregnancy . I've lost about 13 but feel like I need to loose a 100 . I am so discouraged and depressed that my body has changed so much . I used to be an active police officer but now I'm a stay at home mom. Dealing with a lot of isolation and anxiety post partum and all this weight is reallllllllly taking a toll on my sanity . It's really hard .

So, only half of my post was posted...

I'd love some mom friends to chat with! I have two boys, one is 2 and a half and the other is 8 weeks. I gained 40 lbs with both pregnancies. I was able to lose it all with my first son. I have 20 pounds to go from my last pregnancy, and then some! Im exclusively breastfeeding my little one so I set my calories to lose .5 lbs per week/sedentary and it gave me 1730 calories per day. However I'm just using that as a guideline and trying to just make healthy choices and focus on my hunger cues. Feel free to add me!

I wasn't in great shape pre-kids, so I'm trying to get there now. I have 3 kids (7, 6 and 5 years old). Only thing to add would be to account for your breastfeeding (I believe add 300-500 more calories).

I'm a mom of four. The youngest is two months. I have 30 lbs I need to take off. I'm not bfing, but the struggle is real!! I don't have any MFP friends. I need some accountability for this, so any mommas can feel free to add me.

I'm a mom of two (4 yr old and 2 yr old). I gained about 40 lb. per pregnancy. It was so easy to lose the weight after my first baby, but harder after my second. I had deep diastasis recti (stomach muscle separation) and I needed a special set of exercises to help me close the gap. I found the MuTu System and it worked to close the gap AND take off the extra weight! I recommend it to any mom who needs something simple and effective to help get her body back.

I have two boys, my youngest is 4. I clearly remember the struggle of trying to lose weight after each pregnancy. With my first I gained 55 lbs and did not breastfeed, I lost the weight slowly except for 10 lbs then gained 40 with my second. After my second I wanted to breastfeed and had so many questions on how to do this plus lose the weight.

I was stuck with about 20lbs to lose and got some advice to bump UP my calories. I thought I was eating enough at the time. If I remember it was around 1600-1700/day plus breastfeeding and working out a bit here and there. I was hesitant to increase my calories but I did so, slowly and actually got up to eating 2500-2600/day and was losing weight. It blew my mind! I was terrified to increase my calories but once I did I felt like the weight melted off. And I was working out maybe a couple days at the gym, some walking, nothing crazy. Was stuck at 145~ and got down to 125...then 120 (competed in a fitness competition at year later).

The key was to keep increasing calories a tiny bit each week and tracking to see what happened. I was so scared to jump too high all at once but honestly no weight was lost until I broke 2000 calories...

Keep positive ladies and don't be afraid to eat! I'm happy to answer any questions to help you get past your sticking point if you have any q's just reply!

I am a mom to 6 years old twins and an 11 months old baby. I am still nursing as well. I don't gain any weight while pregnant whoever I do lose. But believe it or not I gain weight while breastfeeding. I am down from 107kg as my highest to 94kg. I started IF and I think it's working. I really wish to do keto but I love bread and honestly I don't know from where to start. I am 5'11 and when I gave birth I was 84kg .

I seriously need to! My son is 17 months old and I am still 14lbs over pre pregnancy. The past 17 months have been tough with my son yet to sleep more than a few hours at a time. He just had an operation last week to drain fluid and pus from his ears, put in grommets and take his adenoids out so we have hope that it helps. Also teaching (also in a leadership role) nearly full time and I am exhausted. Time to focus on me now and stop trying to be the super mum who does it all