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These are all pre-pregnancy, my baby is now 8 months old so I'm hoping to get back there. 1. Riding 125KM over 2 days with a fully loaded touring bike. 2. Riding 100KM a week for almost a year 3. Squatting my weight (135lbs)

Great idea! I mainly go over on the weekend so I should probably just cut to 1300 calories during the week or something.

Gah, I need to get back on track! I'm maintaining not losing. Anyone care to share what they're doing? My calorie goal is 1500 but I often go over..which is the problem :( I get 10,000 steps a day and weight lift 2-3x a week. Height: 5'6'' Age: 30 GW: 135 SW: 150.5 April GW: 145 April 1st 150.5 April 7th 150.5 April 14th…

This week went OK, I seem to be losing around half a pound a week. Not ideal but at least the scale is moving. Happy Easter/Passover :) Good luck staying away from chocolate eggs. Height: 5'6'' Age: 30 GW: 135 SW: 150.5 April GW: 145 April 1st 150.5 April 7th 150.5 April 14th 149.5 April 21st April 28th

Didn't have a great week, went over my calorie goal several days but also have TOM so hopefully I'll do better next week! SW: 150.5 GW: 145 April 1st 150.5 April 7th 150.5 April 14th April 21st April 28th

I gained 45lbs. 5'6'' and started at a muscular 135. I tracked my calories and exercised all throughout my pregnancy and still gained more than the "recommended" and my baby was only 6.7 I lost 20lbs immediately and then got stuck until I stopped breastfeeding. Now I'm having to work at losing the rest. Oh well, I love my…

For me it is actually easier, provided that I'm pretty active. I'm currently trying to lose baby weight and it is way harder than maintaining was.

I just realized according to those charts that I am short-waisted... I'd never really thought about it. I'm 5'6'' and at my smallest (134) prior to having a child my waist was 27.5 inches. I thought that was pretty small, but I guess it's all relative :)

I have to admit, I'm not succeeding at not drinking during the week. I do try and have 2 no alcohol days and keep the rest of the week to a maximum of 2 drinks. I've also been measuring my wine (with my food scale) to keep myself accountable.

I think this is a good thread too! As someone who is already in a healthy weight range and just trying to lose "vanity weight" I do find that there are some less positive side effects to dieting. I actually feel pretty great when I eat at maintenance. I'll also add that my body does adjust over time. I normally wake up…

Tons of water and carbonated water First thing - water with 1/3 cup apple juice Morning - Coffee x 2 Afternoon - Tea Evening - Red wine x 1 ... or 2 :wink:

I only work out in the gym 3x a week (lift heavy weights) but I try to be active every day. For six months of the year I bike to work 7KM each way and during the winter I aim for at least 10K steps a day.

I work out at the YMCA and I've recently started heavy lifting (barbells, 5x5 style). There is a wonderful trainer there who gives me thoughtful, helpful advice on my form whenever he sees me working out and doing something wrong. I am trying to convince my husband it's worth the cost for some personal training sessions on…

Hi ladies, Joining in as I'm really trying to lose my baby weight before summer! I'm 5'6'' and trying to get back to 135. SW: 150.5 GW: 145 April 1st 150.5 April 7th April 14th April 21st April 28th

This. I eat at maintenance every weekend, I'm losing weight pretty slowly but this is what works for me. Thinking of a day as a "cheat day" is a big dangerous for me because I feel out of control and could end up binging.

I weight myself most mornings after going to the bathroom but I log Friday or Saturday, whichever is lowest. I tend to eat at maintenance on the weekends and lose during the week.

Awesome! I can't believe that was only 4 months!

This. I struggled with bulimia for many years and was only able to recover after I treated my anxiety with counselling and medication. Addressing triggers and finding new coping strategies really helped. I found positive behaviours to reduce stress such as cycling, weight lifting or having a bath.

This is great! Will definitely join for April! Trying to lose my baby weight (daughter is 7 months). Height 5'6'' CW: 152 GW: 135

I did FODMAPS as recommended by my gastroenterologist due to issues digesting food (gastroperesis) along with run of the mill GERD and IBS. I didn't do a strict elimination diet like @ladyreva78 is suggesting but I did stop eating most things and then added them back in. My biggest off limits food are actually vegetables…

I wear a fitness tracker and try to get as many steps/floors in my day as I can. I take public transit or bike to work, walk to my 9th floor office, and go speak to people rather than calling or emailing them. I also either go to the gym or take a walk on my lunch break. I drink a ton of water so I get up to pee every hour.

I also use Zone Marcos and find it pretty hard to hit my protein goal (113 gm). Things that help are - Non-fat latte as a snack - Meat at lunch and dinner - Protein bar as a snack I cannot get into eggs for breakfast, I really like whole wheat toast with peanut butter so I miss out there but I enjoy it so much I'm not…

Agreed! Good cycling shorts and saddle. I found it also stopped hurting after a month or so.

I also left a gym full of douche bags to join the YMCA. I'm regularly in the weight room using the rack and I also have an extra 15lbs on my because I recently had a baby. No one has ever been anything but nice and supportive. Maybe its time you change gyms?

Yeah, I read "Wine" threads all the time. I will point people to this group when they ask about cutting back.

Agreed. I found strategies that make it easier for me to burn more calories and stay below my calorie limit. So there is less need for willpower. - Three meals a day, no snacks - More protein, less carbs (not because this is necessary, just because it keeps me full) - Finding exercise that I genuinely liked doing…

Mine too! Thankfully a glass of wine only has like 125 calories so as long as you only have one glass you should be ok :)

Amazing!! Good for you. I'll try and keep posting :)

I recently got a food scale and found that I have been logging accurately all along (i.e. what I guessed was a oz of cheddar was an oz of cheddar). Where I go wrong is having difficulty actually eating as few calories as I need to in order to lose weight. Eating 1400 calories is really hard! Not going to come here and…

I also have found this. My husband and I are big wine drinkers and I was drinking 2 glasses every night. I actually don't find drinking wine makes that much of a difference for my weight loss but this week I decided to cut back to only on weekends and I feel much better and slept better. Also, drinking 10+ drinks a week is…