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Well count me as another mama like you! I have carried 3 pregnancies since 2014 and nursed two babies. I’m still nursing the 16 month old. I think I had 2 months off between 1 & 2. (Weaning and then pregnant again). It is exhausting. For me, just wearing a sports bra affected my milk supply! I can’t leave those on any…
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No matter what the cause, it can be very unsettling and upsetting to feel that sudden change in treatment. I remember going to the grocery store by myself 2 weeks after giving birth and being shocked that no one held doors open for me or smiled at me. Then it dawned on me that I wasn’t obviously pregnant anymore. People…
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My treadmill died on Monday. I usually run on it Mon-Wed-Fri before the kids and hubby wake up. I went out and did a quick run outside on Monday, but the water fountain I planned on using at the park wasn’t on. Hubby was traveling for work, so I walked with the baby during the week. This morning, hubby was back. I had a…
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One of the things that has surprised me the most in my lose weight/get fit endeavors is how lonely it is. No one else in my social circle seems as interested as I am, which is fine. I guess maybe I’m actually most surprised that I noticed it and actually wish I had someone to share some of these things with. I’m typically…
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My weight isn’t moving, but the non-scale victories are piling up! 1. I look forward to running! 2. I’m a penny-pincher, but I am super excited about my $14 running socks! They are amazing. 3. I started lifting weights again and I like it. 4. The weather finally turned and my 4 year old wanted to ride his bike to the park…
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After taking about 3 months off from running, I started right where I left off with my C25K app and managed just fine! Probably a slower pace, but I’m happy with myself. Which is another NSV! :smile:
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1. My wedding band fits and I now wear it all the time instead of squeezing it on whenever I leave the house. 2. I’m in love with my hip bones when I’m laying in bed. 3. I can wear my sister’s size 14 hand me down shorts in public now! As they fit better and better I can wear a bigger variety of shirts with them (that fit…
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I turned down peach pie tonight after checking the nutrition information and seeing it was 310 calories a slice! This was at a family dinner, which is usually tougher for me. So I’m pretty proud. 😊
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I hit my step goal of 10,000 steps Monday-Friday last week! I even got on the treadmill at 10pm one night when I needed 1300 more to get there. I have never done either of these things since I’ve been tracking my steps. I think I might have inspired my husband to start wearing hit FitBit again and to pay attention to his…
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This—not being able to see what I really look like—is why I downloaded the Twinbody app. It gives me a newsfeed of other folks with similar start, current, and goal weights. It helps me see what other women my weight look like.
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I hit a plateau a few weeks ago. I wasn’t logging my food, so I was definitely indulging in too many treats. I remember weighing myself and seeing the number (still 30+ pounds from GW) and thinking maybe this is where I’m going to stay. Instead of giving up, I reminded myself why I want this and started logging my very…
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Just completed W1D3 of Couch to 5K. I’m going slow, but I’m going! My goals are to walk/run a 5K in May and run one in October. Accidentally found boxes of clothes that I put away as I was growing during pregnancy last year. I had completely forgotten about them! And now I realize I don’t like many of them and was just…
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I just skipped a jeans size! I knew the 18s were baggy, so I was looking everywhere for the size 16s that I knew I had from after my last pregnancy. Couldn’t find them, so I decided I’d at least try the 14s and wear my stretchy pants as a back up. I got the 14s buttoned! Not super comfy yet, but I’m not going to dig for…
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I just had a baby in January and I have started logging and walking more to try to drop this baby weight, and it’s working—I’m down 25lbs so far. What I didn’t expect was for everyone to be SO surprised. I’ve had several people comment, “You look really good!” with so much shock in their voice that I’m not sure if I should…
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I only slept for 3.5 hours last night (1 month old baby) and I’m home alone with the baby and a 3 year old all day. I have every good excuse to sit the kid in front of PAW Patrol for the morning, but instead I bundled baby into my carrier, put a coat and helmet on the 3 year old, and we played in the driveway with his…
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I made a goal for the month of February to log my food everyday, and I did it! On to March—walk at least 15 minutes everyday.
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I really hope I can say all of these things in a year! Congratulations on your inspirational success!
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This year I will lose a total of 59lbs following the delivery of my daughter 4 weeks ago. I’ve dropped 24 already, but I know the hardest pounds are yet to come. I know I can do it—I dropped almost all the baby weight in 5 months after my full-term stillbirth in Dec 2016. Having survived such a hard loss (so far) makes…
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Hello! I’m Marian. I am 34 and just delivered my baby girl 3 weeks ago. I have lost the first 23 of the 32 pounds I gained with this pregnancy, and I have set a goal to lose at least 36 more by the end of the year. I am breastfeeding and really want to maintain my supply, so I’ll be taking it a little slow to make sure I…
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I see this thread has been quiet for awhile, but I figure it’s worth a try to see if anyone still follows. My little one is 3 weeks old now and I’m tracking what I eat. What kind of calorie deficit have other mamas been able to maintain and still keep up your breast milk supply?
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Okay...twist my arm! ;)
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1. I’m here! I’ve been lurking and reading these boards for the past 9 months to keep myself engaged while I grew a baby. Now that my baby is born (healthy and beautiful) I can come back, slowly. 2. I’m not wearing any maternity clothes today! Everything is stretchy, but I’ll take it. 3. I have been truthfully logging…
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My bundle of joy arrived this Monday, January 22nd! She was 6lbs 12oz at birth and started nursing as soon as I held her! So tired and happy.
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This morning I dropped my 3 year old off at daycare and one of the teachers looks pointedly at my belly and asks, “Do we know what it is?” I assumed she meant to ask if we know baby’s sex, so I said no. And she responds, “Well you’re no fun!!” Oh. Ok. I had no idea how to respond. I think I just shrugged and went to help…
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@Alioth My oldest is my MIL’s first grandchild, and I had a feeling she would have loved to be holding my knee or photographing the birth, so I made expectations clear with hubby up front. No one was going to know that we were even in labor and at the hospital until AFTER baby was born. My explanation for the hubby (who…
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@Kinsey214 Ugh!! That is so frustrating! It’s baffling how carrying a life inside us gives everyone a green light to comment on everything we do! Do you need a bunch of us to counter-post some body-positive messages on your wall?? Just to say well-done for listening to your body and your doctor and doing what’s best for…
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@MimiLaza I am so sorry for your loss! I know that doesn’t make anything better, but I feel for you. I had a loss at 39 weeks, and this is my first subsequent pregnancy. Are you expecting again? Hugs to you, mama!
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I was at a family Christmas party and my husband made a joke that I was eating an extra dessert for baby, and my cousin sitting across from me responded, “For Joshua?” (Joshua is my 3 year old). I said, “No, this one” and pointed to my 31 week belly. She hadn’t realized I was pregnant! She fumbled and said something along…
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Hey @annaskiski! The homestretch is so very welcome!! Is it January yet? The stress and work of the holidays is nice and distracting, but I wouldn’t mind waking up tomorrow in January! I am definitely slowing down, too. Just going up and down one flight of stairs to get something leaves me winded! Good sleep is a distant…
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Hey ladies! Anyone else feel themselves slowing down? I’m getting out of breath doing stairs, especially if I carry my almost 3 year old. Having a lingering cold isn’t helping, either. Traveling/not traveling for the holidays this year?
