Remember that it is 80% diet and 20% exercise. Work on your diet first and find little ways to fit the exercise in. I work on the 3rd floor of an office building and I have outlawed the elevator. I always take the stairs and I make sure to get up from my desk at least every hour and walk around a bit. I go and talk to people instead of email them. Try eating smaller meals throughout the day and drink lots and lots of water. You can do this! Slow and steady but you can do it! Could you put the kids in a stroller and take a quick walk after work? Just getting up and moving will help. Good Luck!

I am in the same boat as you. I am 9.5 months post partum and my weight will not budge! I have always eaten healthy and before getting pregnant I was eating around 1400 calories per day and running. In order for me to lose weight I'm supposed to only eat 1200 calories a day but I am starving and my weight is still not budging. I've tried eating more but then I gain weight. I have a demanding baby and it's hard to find time to exercise. I just started Jillian Michael's 30-Day Shred workout. It's only 20 minutes a day for 30 days. It's a tough workout but I'm willing to try anything. I ordered it through Netflix so I can try it before buying it. Hopefully it will help me lose the extra weight! Good luck!

I am 5 months post partum. I gained 48 pounds and I actually had people look at me in shock while pregnant and make nasty comments about how much weight I gained.

I used that for motivation.

I too have a demanding job. I come home and cook, make sure my 6 year old does her homework and try to feed the 5 month old and put him to bed. I had been working out 20 mins after that but been slacking. I vowed that once older child is out of school next week I would wake up earlier and work out and do my Zumba on Wii (it is so much fun) before work a few days a week. I also do one class on Sat morning before everyone wakes up even baby and I love it.

I restrict myself to 1200 cals. I have lost 48 pounds and 11 extra pounds since baby was born in 5 months. I was DETERMINED. If you have the right attitude then you can do it. You can add me, I am on here everyday. I have tracked every single calorie that has entered my body since January 31st 2012. I have tried new excerises, done a zumbathon, started running, and challenged myself.

Good luck, you can do it!!!!

My son is 19 months old...I might not have such a demanding job (I work part time at a hospital) as some of you but I do have stay I shape as part of my job as a personal trainer/fitness instructor. I only have 1 child but I do still find the time to workout 6 days per week. I usually wake up at 5:30-5:45am to do my own workout before my son wakes up. Then I get dressed for work, get him dressed and fed and then I'm off to work.

Despite working out everyday while pregnant, I gained 36 lbs but lose 22 lbs after the first week. I had to work my butt off to lose the rest. I was back to pre pregnancy weight by about 6 months post partum and am currently weigh 10 lbs less than my pre pregnancy weight. With discipline and a little motivation, you can do it. Feel free to add me for support and motivation.

As someone else wrote, finding time before your children wake up is a great idea. Go to bed a little earlier so you can wake up early to get a workout in before the kids wake up.

I don't know if there is childcare at a gym near you, usually there is nowdays, but it is a great idea to put your kids in there for an hour while you get a workout in and some time for yourself. I have a 14 month old and that is usually what I do, or I will take him for a walk for an hour in the stroller, as well as doing Insanity in the evenings when he is asleep.

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I would say another BIG thing is your ATTITUDE and STRESS.... don't let this weight and weight loss stress you out. I am 10 weeks post pardum and I am gradually changing my eating habits and trying to get into the gym at least 5x's a week, but I don't stress out if I have a bad day or don't hit the gym in a week. I know that the weight will eventually come off if I don't quit and keep pushing for my goal. I know if I get more determined that it will be easier, but that will come in time. Yes, diet is more like 90% and the gym is 10%. Start doing one thing different at a time, make it a LIFESTYLE change, go for the long run not a quick fix because if you go for the long run, all your work will pay off, if you go for the quick fix, you'll be right back in the same boat a few months from reaching your weight loss goal Good luck. I try to get on here and log and post frequently, but again, I don't stress out if I forget to log what I ate, as long as I know I ate the best that I could for that day. Add me as a friend if you'd like. We could never have enough support & motivation.