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Great job! Especially 3 months pp! I'm 4 months pp and have a question, if you don't mind... are you breastfeeding? If so, did this have any impact on your supply? Did you cut your calories?

Work full-time and have two small children under 3. Getting up earlier would just mean they would get up earlier, so I do 15- to 20-minute HIIT workouts three times a week while dinner is cooking and add as many steps as I can during my work day and weekends as I can.

Disclaimer: I haven't read the entire book yet; just the Kindle sample, but if your PT wants your glutes to be fully functioning then Strong Curves might be your best option. That's pretty much all he talks about for the first three chapters. :laugh:

It gets better. I've been doing that workout along with some others and throwing in new moves for about 5-6 weeks. The soreness has definitely abated, even adding weight to the squats and lunges. There is an advanced body weight routine on Nerd Fitness once you get to a point where you don't feel challenged. Or you could…

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For back and shoulder pain, I would recommend going to a nice shop (NOT Victoria's Secret!) and being fitted for a correctly fitting bra. I'm 3 months postpartum and was wearing nursing bras from after my first pregnancy, which were too small. Horrible back pain. They didn't measure me at the store I went to. They looked…

I fit into a pair of pre-pregnancy #2 jeans this morning, without a gigantic muffin top. Woot! The one pair of non-maternity jeans I allowed myself to buy postpartum are getting too big so I wasn't sure what I was going to wear in the interim.

When I just had one kid, I did a C25K pushing the jogging stroller. He had fun and it was a good workout. Now I have two (one is only 3 months old so I'm just recently back at this). I do a 15-minute body weight routine 3 times a week. It's 7 moves, 3 circuits and a 5-minute warm-up. It's about all I have time for.…

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http://www.freedieting.com/tools/pregnancy_calorie_calculator.htm This will calculate your TDEE for pregnancy. This already takes into account your activity level, so don't add exercise calories back in. There's also a breastfeeding calculator there for after the baby is born.

I'm trying very hard to control my insane food cravings. I think mine is a combo of breastfeeding and my thyroid levels being extremely hyper. As long as I stay around 1900-2100 calories, my scale has a downward trend. If I don't track, then I eat closer to 2500. I'm 3 months pp. I'm trying to get in lots of walking…

It was probably an evap line (false positive). Blue tests (Clear Blue Easy) supposedly get those more than pink tests (First Response).

Making milk is hungry work. I've seen recommendations for calories between 1800-2200. I've got mine set at 1900 so that I don't feel hugely deprived. I've found that limiting sugary drinks helps keep me from eating ALL THE FOOD. Drink more water, eat a lot of fruits and veggies (as long as they don't bother your child),…

Have you tried slowing down? Week 4 is hard. I think it's meant to get you to slow down your pace so you can make it through the rest of the program. My husband was WALKING beside me pushing my son in the stroller last night while I was jogging. That's how slow I go.

Just Week 9 left to go for me! I can't believe it. Keep up the good work, everyone! You're doing great!

Good for you!

I take my son with me on my runs after work or leave him to play with his daddy. I work with a personal trainer once a week after work (I leave 20 minutes early from work) while my son is still at daycare. I don't know if either would work into your schedule. It's rough, I know!

Just found this group and would love some more friends. I'm 5'6.5" (you know that extra half of an inch matters!) and 144, would like to be 130. I'm on week 7 of C25K and work with a personal trainer (mostly bodyweight exercises) once a week. I'm trying to push myself to do those exercises twice more a week, but it's hard…

I'm on W7D1. I ran for 25 entire minutes. I couldn't believe it. :smile: Good luck!

Finished the W6D3 run today. I had looked up the time on the schedule before running and was expecting 22 minutes. Boy was I surprised when the NHS podcast lady told me I'd be running for 25. :laugh: But I did it. I'm not sure why they did it that way as week 7 is also 25 minutes, bu then it should be easy by then end of…

I run in my neighborhood. It has nice sidewalks and is also on the edge of town, so I have cows mooing at me half of my run. They look at me like I'm crazy. :laugh: It is really hilly though.

It's really a mental thing at this point. I felt the same way and I got through it. But if you have to walk for a bit, that's OK. Just keep going. :smile:

I finished W5D3 with very few issues. It would have been better if a neighbor's puppy hadn't decided I wanted to play and started jumping on me. That slowed me down quite a bit. :laugh: I did go without the stroller and toddler, so that probably helped quite a bit. The rest of the weeks just look easy from here which is…

My son is 18 months and he loves it. He tells me about all the birds and dogs we see. And waves at everyone. Granted, if he gets any heavier, I'm not sure I'll be able to hack it, but for now, he's in the 1st percentile for height and weight, so it works. The only benefit of having a peanut. :laugh: W5D3 on Sunday. I'll…

Give yourself at least 9-12 months. Your hormones are still fluctuating. You're not getting enough sleep, which can trigger cravings. It takes time and you're adjusting to a new life. Don't be so hard on yourself!

If you don't have a running store or the money for one, you might try Skechers GoRun. I like them. They encourage a mid-foot strike and they are very light. They have good reviews on Amazon.

I use the NHS podcast since I use my ipod nano instead of smart phone when I run. So it has music and the cues for running. Bonus: the British accent keeps me from wanting to strangle her. http://www.nhs.uk/LiveWell/c25k/Pages/couch-to-5k.aspx ETA: You can also go by distance instead of time, if that's easier. This one has…

I take my son with me when I do my C25K. And every Wednesday, I leave work about 20 minutes early and meet with a trainer while he's still at daycare. He ends up being there about 40 minutes longer that day, but it gives me some time to myself!

I'd like to join, too!

Oh yeah, I love the downhill parts, but there seem to be fewer of them. It's possible that my neighborhood is uphill both ways, right? :laugh: