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This^^ and would be asking more specifics about why they are recommending low carb and if they can give you some specifics or get you in with a dietitian. I was pre-diabetic too and the advice was to lose weight. There was no mention of a specific diet to follow from my physician- but know that many doctors may use their…

Love her! I do her workouts when I just want something fun and low-impact. From my re-education here on MFP, don't focus on exercise for weight-loss. It's really all about your calories in. Exercise is great for many things (muscles, energy, mental health, increasing tdee, etc) but first and foremost you'll see weight-loss…

Ditto! Sounds like your bummed that people wouldn't log this as exercise, but think of it as a victory in a different way. Your weight loss journey is about so much more than losing weight, it's about gaining confidence and getting more energy to play with your kids :)

Congrats on the boy and you can do this! My only advice (and I'm by no means perfect or an expert, but have learned A LOT here on MFP) is to not go under 1200 cals a day. Why are you aiming for 1000-1300? I would check your TDEE and give yourself a more sustainable goal so that you don't binge or feel deprived. Remember…

My thoughts right now! I came here because I'm all snacky and extra hungry today- now, motivated to get home for a run and fantasize about posting a success story here one day! Great job everyone!

What are your stats and and weigh loss goals?

For me, I like pairing healthy things with "bad" things. I love pizza, so one of my go-to dinners are a small mini pizza (260 cals) paired with a cup of cherry tomatoes and some other fresh veggies. I like salads, occasionally, but get sick of them fast, whereas I've focused on the veggies I do love and eat those. Think of…

I think body image for every woman is an issue. My sister in law is quite tall and I know she struggle with this too. And she's 6'2! She's shared her insecurities with me but also laughs about them- just as I laugh about being short. I have my own issues- I'm 5'5" but am curvy and feel like a giant sometimes next to tiny…

I never used to wear a bra to bed until after I had my son. Now, i wear a very light-support bra (no wires, literally a bra-shirt thing) and can't stand not wearing something for a little bit of support in bed. Totally a preference thing and depends on your comfort!

I use skim milk and sugar-free Torani coffee syrups :)

Congrats! Great advice already but I thought I'd pop in too. When I was breastfeeding, I was trying to lose with WW (which I did, quite successfully that year!). The setting on the WW app was there to say I was breastfeeding and got an extra 14 pts a day. If I was to do the baby thing again and was breastfeeding, I would…

This! Get a food scale, track everything you eat and focus on food. Walking is great (I attribute losing my baby weight to 80% kitchen and then those lovely long walks with my baby in the stroller) too and helps keep you moving and feeling great. Research lots too- for me, when I started looking up TDEE and BMR, I started…

What about some biscuits that you know the calorie count of (ie: 2 for 120 cals). Have them on the plate and take two for yourself and track it later? That way you still have the social aspect and can have a treat too, but it's portion controlled :)

This. Reiterating to focus on food. I have a 4-year-old. When I'm home alone with him, I've been found to put a workout dvd (or a youtube video) on in one room and squeeze in a 15-30 minute workout while he's watching tv. Last week he came in to join me for a bit- which made it a more interesting workout! My husband and I…

Welcome!

PS- take it one day at a time and be gentle on yourself and your weight loss expectations- your little one is only 10 weeks old and try to focus on getting sleep and making healthy choices :)

Are you breastfeeding? If so, adjust your calories appropriately. You'll need about 500 more a day (net) to maintain your milk supply. When my baby was about 12 weeks I started with Weight Watchers and used all the extra points they gave me- and lost it fast! If you are part-time breastfeeding (supplementing with formula),…

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This too. I focus on what keeps me fuller but still have anything I want- I just track it all (my food scale is my best friend) and move more so that I can eat more. Down 19 lbs, 31 to go. I'm not on a race to lose my weight, I know this may be slow sometimes and there are weeks that I lose only 0.5 lbs, but that's okay. I…

I'm not sure about Starbuck, but I've had the iced coffee from Tim Hortons with milk instead of cream and it's 70 cals (for a medium). There's a sweetener in there, so it's pretty darn drinkable. I've also tried making cold brew coffee at home and then adding skim milk and sugar free flavoured syrup- very nice! I'm in a…

I was surprised with how much I liked them! Thought they'd be kind of dated or more for seniors, but I actually really like her workouts. I've used them when I need an at-home workout and want to get my steps up for the day.

http://www.buzzfeed.com/erinchack/thoughts-every-jogger-has-while-out-for-a-running?utm_term=.pgXoarn5bG

Face and hips. Wish it would have been the belly and boobs first!

Yes, exactly! I hate the "oh I guess you don't want cake/ice cream/etc because of your diet." No, I will eat whatever I want and log it. I hate when people assume that I "can't" have a piece of cake or a hamburger. Or that I'm giving up on my "diet" by eating things like this.

Congrats!!!!

I'd say very too- I've seen quite a few charts on activity level and steps-per-day, here's one site: http://www.fitnessforweightloss.com/rate-your-activity-level-based-on-steps-per-day/

It's a huge issue for me too and on the weeks I've been successful it's when I tell myself "this week, my goal is not to eat after 8 p.m."- that is usually the time when my little one is down and I want to sit on the couch and just watch some tv, and also the time I want to snack. So my little rule of "just, not after 8"…

Read success stories, come into the community here and read some posts, look at my progress chart and see that I am actually doing well, take a walk, etc. I have a few things I go to when I feel unmotivated. The biggest thing I do is just track my food anyway and tell myself it's okay to go over my calories that day...…

Congrats on starting (again)!!! You can absolutely do this and yes, the first 2-3 weeks are tough. But haha, I don't think it gets any easier after that. It's tough. Some days, it's easy. Some days, it's harder. My little mantra is to just keep swimming. Or "fake it till ya make it" - meaning, on days where i don't want to…

I plugged in your stats quickly into a calculator and if you are sedentary, eating about 1800 cals a day would be a healthy and realistic number. Since you've never "dieted" before, (and I use quotes because it's a lifestyle change, not a short term diet that's going to help you out in the long-run), you would probably be…