Lose 6 kgs in 5months without exercising Any ideas ?

In order to lose weight the right way you have to workout, however i know it can be hard to get to the gym. I recomend investing in some weights and workout dvd's. You can do those while the baby sleeps or in any spare time you have. also put the baby in an stroller and go walk somewhere, indoors or out depending on weather. Good luck!

my friend loads her pushchair up with phone books and her baby and walks around the neighbourhood finding as many hills as possible. you could also do exercise videos at home. i do one every day. it's 20 mins (called 30 Day Shred).

what you eat is most important, and i guess if you reduce your calories enough you'll lose the weight, but not sure you should do that with a newborn. maybe ask your doc.

If you're not cooking now, what are you eating? Do you eat out for every meal? Confused. Very confused.

If the conversion I used is correct and 6kg is roughly 13.25 pounds, you should be able to lose that amount in the next 4 months or so if you eat right and within your calorie limit on a consistent basis.

With very little cooking, you could create healthy, nutritious meals. And exercising could be dancing with baby, going for walks with baby in a stroller or a backpack, just some simple little things like that which would aid in your weight loss.

You really can exercise and cook with a 5 month old!

Put the baby in a stroller or back pack and go for a walk every day. And/or as mentioned, do exercise DVDs.

What about swapping babysitting with friends? You could look after their child for an hour and they could do the same for you? (if you don't have friends with babies - work on making some, I think you'll need people who understand what you're going through. ) Have you got any family members close to you who could babysit once a week?

Cooking doesn't need to take ages - look for 30 min. recipes and ask your friends for their best quick recipes? For example, it takes about 20 min. actual cooking to fry a small steak (or chicken breast or fish fillet) with some seasoning, bake a potato, microwave or steam some veges... Stir fries are quick and very healthy - you just need to have plenty of veges in the house to cook.

Prioritise exercise, buying healthy food and preparing it over anything else non-essential i.e. the house can get a bit less tidy!

Good luck on your journey!

Im not going to judge your situation maybe you have a bad sleeper or something but for me i have a 7 year old a 3 year old and a 10 month old and manage to excercise everyday and cook,, the trick is to start out small you dont need equipment to excercise walking with a pram burns plenty of calories and its really nice to get out of the house to ,theres also the c25k can be done with a stroller and is a great burn as far as cooking if you cant cook you can still eat fresh buy things for a salad or even frozen veg make a healthy quick alternative good luck

oh another tip if its a time issue with cooking what i like to do is get all my prep for a meal done during my babies nap time during the day then when my husband comes home he takes the kids while i get dinner done lso things like pasta bakes can be filled with veg and prepared during the day then just put in the oven at night

Thanks For all the Suggestions. But Some really Hit me on the head. Some harsh Comments ... But all true i guess. ...... i wonder why after reading them instead of being motivated i feel like crying. = =":frown:

It's not always easy to hear other people's opinions... but my best suggestion is to pick one or two that appeal to you, and give them a go.
Make getting healthy a priority - after all, looking after you means you are better able to look after your family.

Thanks For all the Suggestions. But Some really Hit me on the head. Some harsh Comments ... But all true i guess. ...... i wonder why after reading them instead of being motivated i feel like crying. = =":frown:

hey dont feel bad we have all been there after all most of us are here to lose weight right so we have all been in a place that isnt ideal ,,, a new baby is a lifechanging thing after my first i was were you were i had no energy for excercise the very thought was just impossible id just taken on a family and was very new to cooking it was all very daunting and i didnt have your courage at the time to start to try and change it didnt happen for me until my son was one

you should feel proud that you are starting to look at ways to change and you know what if that means that you just start by changing your diet and doing that until your in a position were you feel you can start excercsing then thats great just take steps maybe set little goals like learning some healthy recipes and walking a couple of times a week then as your baby gets older and things start to get more settled and relaxed start sceduleing some "you" time were you get to work on yourself

I've lost weight without exercise and got to my goal weight. I looked horribly ill to others, and I can't say I liked the way I looked myself. Now that I'm exercising along with eating right this time around, I feel a lot better and it shows on the outside as well.

Power 90 is a fairly short at home workout video. You don't need a lot of space to do the workouts or a lot of equipment. Some weights (the adjustable cap barbell is $45.xx on Amazon), a mat, and that's it. I highly recommend it for cardio and weight-lifting.

Or just buy a stepper -- very inexpensive and portable. You don't even have to watch step aerobics workout videos. I'm currently in a MFP team, and our challenge is to walk 15 mins./ day in addition to our workouts. I just use my stepper to meet that challenge. I just step up, down and swing my arms for 15 mins.

Also, include some weight-lifting in your workouts. Strengthening your muscles will give you that extra oomph when doing your cardio.

As for cooking, looking for less time-consuming recipes? Personally, I grill a whole lot of chicken breast on my day off, cook a batch of whole grains and veggies. Toss them all in the fridge. When it's time to eat, I just combine what I feel like eating. If I want a sandwich, I get a breast, bread, lettuce, etc.... If I feel like spaghetti, I cut up the breast, get a serving of pasta, mix with spaghetti sauce and veggies. Again, all these are already cooked ahead of time. I just need to combine them together and reheat.

Thanks For all the Suggestions. But Some really Hit me on the head. Some harsh Comments ... But all true i guess. ...... i wonder why after reading them instead of being motivated i feel like crying. = =":frown:

You are just feeling stressed, thinking you have to try to fit 'more' into your life when it's already overfull. But try not to think of it like that. You are just swapping in healthy and swapping out unhealthy habits. Do it slowly if you need to.

For food it can be as simple as baking chicken breasts and steaming some veggies in the microwave (do they have the frozen veggie steam packs there? As a mom of four I find them a real time-saver). Buying pre-cut frozen veggies removes a lot of the prep time.

For exercise, just make yourself move all the time. Every mom knows that 'mommy sway' we all seem to develop. Turn it into a stepping dance around the house.
If you can get out, take the baby and explore. Who needs a weighted vest when you are carrying around a 5-month old?
There are a lot of sites that can give you ideas to turn play-time with your child into a strength-training session for you. A couple ideas: lift your child above you, or lay him on a blanket and do push-ups over him. He'll get giggles watching Mommy go up and down.

Just a few ideas, along with all the wonderful ideas the others have given. Your goal is not unreasonable-you can do this.

I m a full time mom to a 5 month old. Hardly have the time to go out. Any Ideas How to achieve my Goal weight before Next year march Without Hitting the gym ? I sooo neeed to loose the weight. My hubby just giggle when i say i M going to loose the 6 kgs before our holiday trip next year i cant let him Be right bout that !!!!

Need Help!!!!!! i cant cook either myself no time ( no nanny no Maid to help ) ...... sad...............am i too late?

Bluntly, wrong attitude and too many excuses. So many of us MFPs have kids and don't have $ for the gym, but still manage to work out and cook healthy foods for ourselves and family. If you are not in the right mindset and thinking you are going to make changes it is not going to happen for you.

I agree. you're a stay at home mum but you dont have time to cook or do any exercise? what do you do all day!?

I'm a stay at home mum and finding time to get the cooking and excercise in is extremly hard dont judge a situation you dont understand some people have easy babies that allow them to get allot of things done, some dont theres always cleaning feeding playing to do and when you are holding a baby that might be teething sick or just plain not sleeping you dont have the time or hands to get these things done and its all day long and you have to do all this on very little sleep if your baby is wakeing through the night my husband who has a high stress job actually said after looking after the kids while i was sick that his job is allot easier because he has time and breaks , shes a first time mum and it takes along time to learn how to mange your time and how to cook and basically live ,i have 3 kids and have been a mum for 7 years and i still find it hard some days