Let's do this Moms!

azblondechick13
azblondechick13 Posts: 1 Member
edited December 2024 in Introduce Yourself
Hi!! 👋 I'm kayla.

I have a 1 month old baby girl and am almost cleared to start working out again. I was 135 pre pregnancy and 200 lbs day of delivery. I am now down to 172 and goal is 140! 🙌

Looking for any other postpartum mommies looking for accountability. We got this 💪💪💕 Any specifics that have worked for any other first time moms looking to loose pregnancy weight welcome!

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  • nstumpf81
    nstumpf81 Posts: 2 Member
    Hi! I posted this on another post-baby moms thread - we have similar goals so let’s do this!

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    I had my daughter on 5/3, and weighed in at 183. Down to 166 but want to get back to pre-pregnancy weight of 134-139 range. (Was 155 when I got pregnant - extra 15 lbs was left from my now 4 year old!)
    I’m aiming for 10k steps a day and doing light arm weights, with calorie tracking / healthy choices to monitor / maintain breastfeeding. Once cleared to workout I will add in yoga or piyo to start.
  • ExistingFish
    ExistingFish Posts: 1,259 Member
    Hi! There are a lot of moms on here, either postpartum, with small kids, with grown kids....

    Anyway, I started losing weight and getting healthy when my youngest was 6 months (the gym required him to be 6 months for childcare). I didn't start counting calories or restricting food until he was 8 months. He's now 21 months.

    Anyway, are you breastfeeding? That will make a difference in your calorie burn. I'm still nursing my 21-month-old, which gives me a boost in calorie burning (I eat more than most people my size and activity level). But if you aren't, you can restrict calories more than someone who is (although, I wouldn't recommend it too much when you have a little one to care for).

    I went from 156lbs to ~115lbs, which for my height (5'0"), I was obese, now I'm a healthy weight.
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