Hi there, I'm Katrina, 40 yr old mum of 2, Natasha age 4 and Rufus who's 6 months. On mat leave at the mo, prob back to work in June:sad: Trying to lose this baby weight, we've only just started weaning so it should be easy whilst breastfeeding so much but I get sooo hungry! I'm from the UK, looking forward to meeting others! Where are you from Molly?

Hi, my name is Crystal and I am 26 and a mother to an 8 month old boy. I work full time but take my lunches everyday to go feed the baby and play with him. I played division 1 softball in college and was 1 week away from completeting Insanity when I found out I was pregnant...haha. Since then I have had a very hard time finding the time and energy to get back into working out. My husband and I have started a new routine now where he wakes up early and does his workout and then when he gets home from work he takes the baby and I get a chance to workout. So far so good, but it has only been one week. I am doing Turbo Fire and I really like it so far because the workouts are pretty short and really fun.

Hi there! My name is Becky and I am a 32 yr old mother of 2 - Nate is 3 and Aubrey is 18 months. And like momofJandA I am still nursing my youngest. I am trying to lose about 15-20 pound that I have put on since having my daughter. Unfortunately I realized too late that I couldn't keep eating the way I had thru 2 pregnancies and exclusively nursing. I also hit 30 around the same time I was having kids so.... Excited to already be losing weight!!



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Glad to find this group! I am Heather, a mother to 4 month old Gavin. I am eager to get back into my pre-pregnancy clothes. I am still breastfeeding and dropped the pregnancy weight fairly quick. The problem is, things aren't the same and I wasn't a desirable weight when I got pregnant. I'm hoping to drop 15 lbs and fit comfortably into my clothes. I have two half marathons this spring and would love to be in great shape for them!

Hi my name is Nicole and I am 28. I have a 10 1/2 month old son. He is very very active and keeps me on the run. I am trying to loose weight after having gestational diabetes. I found out after becoming huge. Now I want to get down to a healthy weight and HDL/LDL levels. Breaking the family cycle of gummie bears one step at a time. :happy:

Hi Ladies I'm Dana, a 32 year old mother to Annabelle, 22 months, and Gillian, 4 1/2 months. Yes, they are 9 days shy of being 18 months apart. I've gotten below my pre pregnancy weight from Gillian, working my way down from there. I've discovered that I need to eat a lot in order to keep my supply and lose weight, and I try to keep in mostly healthy.

Hi everyone I'm a 19 year old mom to a 2 year old daughter, located in Sarasota FL. I'm a lactivist, intactivist, waterbirthing, non-vaxxing, bed sharing, baby and toddler wearing, extended rear facing, homeschooling all-together crunchy mama.

I'm trying to eat more to be a healthier weight. I'm so busy and preoccupied during the day, half the time my daily intake is 300 calories o.o This pattern has gone on long enough that its slowed down my metabolism and I've gained 25 unwanted pounds. So I'm working on eating more, and more often so my body doesn't think its starving.

Hi! I'm a 27 year old momma to two little boys. T is 3 and L is 18 months. Like someone else described themself as, I'm a crunchy momma. Still breast feeding, cloth diapering, bed sharing off and on with my 3 year old (he sleeps in our bed most nights, but it starting to move back into his room), baby wearing, natural child birth advocate and overall natural parenting. I've struggled with losing the last of this baby weight and I'm excited to talk with other moms and encourage each other as we get healtheir for our families...and to look good this summer when we take our babies to the pools or beaches

Hi! I'm Diana and I'm a mommy to an almost 3 week old baby boy. He is my first child. I used to do MFP before my wedding, which was June 2011, but stopped when we were TCC, which was about 3 months before we got married. I found out I was pregnant the day after our wediing. I plan to do MFP again to lose baby weight, but it will be a slow start. Good luck everyone!

Hi. My name is Sytera. I'm 27. Our boys are 7y, 4.5y, and 6 months tomorrow. I've been either pregnant or breastfeeding for over 7 years. I exclusively breastfeed for the first year and co-sleep, well, my 4.5 year old still sleeps in our bed. I am below my prepregnancy weight but still have some fat to tone back down. My husband is deployed and I want to be fit when he is home on leave in a couple months.

Anyone else balancing consuming enough calories to maintain supply and trying to exercise to be healthy? Thanks in advance. I can't wait to meet some people.

I have had that problem too....Eli is 9 months and still breast feeding although he is eating 3 meals a day on top of breastfeeding so my supply has gone down quite a bit just because of that. I am having a hard time telling if my supply has dropped because he isn't nursing as often or if I need to up my calories. The only reason I notice the drop is because I pump, Eli has yet to seem dissatisifed after or during feedings. I think the calories you consume each day is a number you have to play with...at first I tried the 1200 calorie diet that came with my Turbofire and was STARVING...so I knew right away that I needed more. Listen to your body...if you are hungry then eat. That has been hard for me because I have been ingrained to think that the only way to lose weight is to not eat as much. I think the best thing you can do is eat until satisifed and make sure that the foods you are eating are healthy.

My name is Michelle. I am almost to the 6 week point from my c section having my son, baby Frank. I have approximately 30 lbs to lose in order to get to my goal weight, which is about 5 lbs less than I weighed pre pregnancy. I was an avid runner before I got pregnant but wasn't really healthy. I smoked and drank moderately, which I know doesn't make sense as a runner. I just couldn't give up the vices...but I ran two marathons, 5 halfs, and countless other races. SO now that I don't smoke or drink like I used to, and I am excited to see what my body can really do under optimal conditions. I just went to the gym yesterday and I have a lot of work to do to get back into shape. But I am breastfeeding, but mainly pumping as of the past few days. I go back and forth. Some days I mostly nurse, while others I will mostly pump. It's going well, supply is good. I never realized how much of a commitment it is, but I should be able to keep it up through the end of the summer.

Hi everyone so happy to find this group..yay My name is Seilyn and i just had my baby on Jan 2 2012 she is now 2 months, im a mother of two boys age 10 and 8, i joined this site MFP to lose the 20 lbs i gained while preggo, I m looking forward to lose those extra lbs which im not happy with, at this moment cant really figure out how many calories to eat havent really lost much and im frustrated can any one help? P.s dont have any friends on site so if anyone would like to befriend me that would be great. (>.<)

Hey everyone!! I'm Amanda. I'm 25 and mom of 3 (6yr old boy, 3yr old boy, 5 month old girl). I'm breastfeeding my 5 month old and on a mission to lose. I've lost 20lbs so far! 12 left of my pregnancy weight. My goal is 150lbs (cw 185). Finally getting a groove and ready to be skinny!

Hi, my name is Shantra, and I'm 26years old. My little girl is 10 months old and nursing 3 to 4 times a day. After giving birth I lost 10lbs. I exercised regularly 6 months after her birth and lost another 10lbs. After that no matter what I did, I couldn't lose weight. I changed diet - nothing. I changed exercises - nothing. I gave up in March and gained those 10lbs back. Now I'm trying to get back down to the 180 region but I'm scared I may not be able to get any lower. I have had some friend who said regardless of what they did, they didn't lose any weight until after their 2nd child was done nursing. So I'm glad I'm not alone in that area, but would still like to know what everyone else suggests. Some background that might help: I was anorexic 10 years ago, and thus still deal with the "nervosa" part of it... the part that gets frustrated when no progress is made and tells me to starve... it worked last time. Not healthy, I know... but then, it is a 'nervosa'. Possibly, because of that, I have what another friend likes to call a "lizard metabolism". Just means I need to eat less... that problem goes back the the anorexia nervosa (if I eat less and less, will I eventually lose weight?)

Contrary to everyone else's ideas on breastfeeding. I know I don't need to eat extra calories to keep up my milk supply. Extra water, yes, calories, no. I've had days when I've forgotten to eat and still had a plentiful milk supply. I also don't have that hunger others talk about. I do have a thirst, though.

Anyway, just thought I'd introduce myself.