whoho!!
Lov your PF pic too, so cute!

feel ya on the wine nroisland... whats your first name??

Hi,

I'm Debbie. I'm the mom of one 9-month old girl, Esther. I was 135 before I was pregnant,...now I'm 170. I would love to be 135 again. I just don't know what to do. I eat healthy most days, I only exercise once a week, maybe.. unless you count playing with Esther every evening... But I'm just not losing the weight and I don't have time to workout between being a new mom and working full-time.

Hi all,
I am a mom of a 4month old and a 2 year old. My goal is to get down to about 145 so to lose 40lbs hopefully! Glad to find a group of ladies working towards the same thing. Great for support :-)

Vicki

Hey everyone! I admire everyone for trying to get back into shape after kids. It definitely isn't easy. I have a 9 month old son and I am currently trying to get in better shape. I lost all my baby weight in the first 2 months, but I gained a lot of it back over the holidays and such. But after a month of trying to do better, I'm almost back down to my pre-pregnancy weight. But I'm not stopping there. I would love to lose another 25-35 pounds on top of that.

After only a few weeks, I am already noticing a difference. My clothes are fitting better, I have WAY more energy for my son and household chores. I'm excited to keep going and feel even better! Best of luck to everyone.

Feel free to add me as a friend. I'm new to this and would love some more friends and support!

Hello! My name is Shannon and I am the mommy of a 24m old son and 6m B/G twins. I weighed 24lbs less than I do now when I got married almost 4 years ago. I put on 15lbs trying to get pregnant the first time - it took about a year. And then after I had my son I lost my pregnancy weight quickly, and then put on another 10 lbs. I got pregnant when my oldest was 9 months. Again, I lost my pregnancy weight quickly, but gained 5 lbs back after I stopped bfing and returned to work. I worked out regularly until the 2nd trimester of my first pregnancy. I had complications and was not allowed to exercise. Until I joined MFP on Jan. 2, I had not exercised since then - 2.5 years ago. I have lost 5 lbs and I am thrilled. I want to lose at least 15lbs more, but it feels good to lose any weight. It's just a challenge fitting the exercise into my schedule and sticking to a healthier, low calorie, more protein diet.

Hi there! My name is Jamie and I gave birth to our first child, Claire on May 28, 2011. My husband is a United States Marine and was in Afghanistan for the later half of my pregnancy, birth and 2 months of her life. But when he came home, it was all worth it. But needless to say, I had to neglect myself to be both Mommy and Daddy for awhile. With my husbands busy crazy schedule and the lack of "babysitters" in the area, I have to wait until the hubby gets home from work (usually 6pm) to hit up the gym. But I still do it, even though I am exhausted from a busy day with an 8 month old spunky little girl I started using MFP again January 15 and so far I have lost 10 pounds. But now, the pounds seem to be coming off slower and slower everyday. My goal is 40 pounds! Lets pray I can do it!! I have no friends on here so anyone, please friend me

Hi everyone. I am a recently single mom (again) of 3 children - 15, 3 and 2. Until into my mid-20's I was slim - VERY slim. Never over 125lbs. (except at full term with my 1st baby, 147lbs, down to 121 in 3 weeks). Since then my weight has steadily climbed where I was stuck at almost 180lbs (5'7").
After my partner and I separated last year (2011), I had some emotional stress and dropped 20lbs from not eating - or very little. Since then i have begun to TRY and eat better, and began exercising as well. (Zumba twice a week with my sister, and try to go to a local school gym another 2). However I do work full time, and have the responsibilities of my children, so sometimes it just isn't possible to exercise as much as I would like.
I DO feel better about myself - all of the clothing I purchased is now falling off of me - and I am back into alot of my old clothing. The "baby belly" is SLOWLY shrinking - and this is my greatest concern. I would like to know if anyone has any tips and dropping the fat and toning the tummy/hips/butt. I am no longer a spring chicken, lol, but I know that with hard work, and the proper regime, I can lose the weight!
If I can get to around a toned 140lbs, I think I would be happy. I am in the mid 150's, which I haven't been at in years!!
I look forward to meeting other Mommy's going through this journey to a healthier "me"!!

Hi, my name is Jen. I'm a mommy to 2 kiddos. One is 7 and the other is 14 months. When I had my first I was at 128, before that I was about 125. My weight fluctuated back and forth but stayed around the 130 mark. Then I got pregnant with my son and I was around the 140 mark. When he was about 10 months I was diagnosed with Graves Disease due to my last pregnancy, and the medication they put me on made me gain weight and I got up to 153. I started MFP January 2011 (2 months after my highest weight) and now I'm at 137, hoping to make it back down to 125, and eventually back to 120 which is where I was when I first got married 10 years ago.

I thought breastfeeding would help me lose weight faster,but not so much...

That's what everyone told me, too. And, like you, I discovered that didn't work for me, even when eating healthily.

Everyone's body is different, so it's hard to say what your case is going to turn out like. I pretty much had to wait until my kiddo turned 1 year old so that I could then safely cut my calories to 1500 or less. You may not decide to breastfeed that long, so maybe you'll be able to cut calories sooner. For me, I decided that the health benefits for my little boy took precedence.

After we hit that 1-year mark, the weight finally began to roll off. I'm now under my pre-pregnancy weight!

Don't get discouraged. Just keep being the best momma you can be! Eventually you will get to a point where you can focus on yourself again.