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I’m 2 weeks postpartum with my 3rd. I gained 42 pounds this pregnancy and have 18 to lose to get back to my pre-pregnancy weight. Ideally I’d like to lose about 30 pounds and get back to my pre-kids weight. I am EBF and just starting to think about what my plan is going to be to get back in shape..

I'm a mom of a two month old and a 16 month old. I'm trying to get back to my prebaby shape as well. It's not too hard to stay on track now but I'm looking for motivation and support especially when I go back to work next month and things get very hectic.

I'm an rn on 12.5 hr day shifts with a 1-2 hour commute each way depending on traffic. I agree with the others about bringing your own food. I eat the majority of my food at work on work days. I eat a big breakfast before I leave my house since my shift is busiest the first couple of hours, a Greek yogurt as my morning…

I had two kids in less than two years, gaining 40+ pounds each time. My stomach is not completely flat and defined like before but through patience, rest, healthy eating (at about a 250-500 cal/day deficit) and slowly getting back to a workout routine, it is returning to it's prepregnancy appearance. Sure my body is…

I sleep about 9 hours per night, just not all at once. Baby doesn't let me get more than 3 hours in a row

I am very newly pregnant.. Just about 5 weeks.. I plan on trying my best to stay fit and active through my pregnancy, even though my doctor told me that I need to alter my workout routine. She said no more heavy lifting =\ but I am going to try my best to stay active and find some other kind of exercise I enjoy. I am the…

I am also trying to gain muscle.. I have just been lifting heavy, and eating more. I tend to get a lot of protein, I don't always log, lately I have not been. I just eat when I am hungry and stop when I am no longer hungry. I have not seen any changes on the scale, but I have been able to increase the weights I am lifting…

bump would love to hear from mothers on here who have tips for staying fit throughout/quick recovery from pregnancy

Happy Nurses Week! Med-Surg nurse here! It's so easy to forget about taking care of ourselves because we are always taking care of others, but it is so important! And so hard with all the cake and candy around esp this week..

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I am in the same boat. I work 730am-8pm, plus about an hour commute each way. I don't go to gym on work days. I do full body work outs on my days off (sometimes only twice a week, bc need rest days off too), and I spend one day to prepare food for the work days so I don't have to spend more than 10 minutes cooking when I…

Eat as you normally would throughout the day If at the end of the day you are below your calorie goals have a spoon of natural peanut butter or a protein shake before bed. Make small changes to your meals to make them higher in healthy fats. Adding guacamole/avocado to your vegetables, use oil and vinegar as salad…

1 cup frozen fruit 1/2 cup almond milk (more or less depending on what texture you like, can use reg/skim milk instead) blend until smooth I like to put this in the freezer for a while for a nice frozen dessert which is heathier than ice cream or 1 cup frozen fruit 1 cup plain nonfat greek yogurt 1 tbsp agave nectar (or…

Im maintaining. Well trying to. I have a 5 pound range that I stay in. I eat when im hungry and keep up with my exercise routine. I try to log as much as I can. I feel like maintaining is almost harder than losing the weight was!

zumba for wii is good. they have dvds too if you dont have a wii

I take some frozen fruit (I buy the big bag of mixed fruit at costco), pop in the microwave for 45 sec, then put it in the blender with some almond milk, and blend til smooth. YUM! I add either protein powder or peanut butter for some protein so that I stay satisfied for a while and don't eat everything in sight. Not quite…

Yes. I have been getting more positive attention. Not sure if it is from looking better or feeling better about myself.

thanks for all the info. this thread is really helpful. time to start lifting heavier!

I found that I needed to cut out the beer for a while until I lost some weight, then I slowly added it back in. I found that after not drinking beer for a while I couldn't drink more than two, I would get too full! And im with you on not being able to drink the light stuff, gross. Fall is the hardest for me too, all my…

I phrased that wrong.. I am not afraid of gaining weight, so long as it is muscle. I am afraid of gaining fat. Currently I am 17-18% body fat, 5' 7" and 128 lbs. At my heaviest I was 140 lbs, 21% body fat. I manage to eat around 120-130g of protein most days, 130-150g carbs, 40-50g fat... I def need to build more muscle. I…

I feel like I hit a plateau. Any advice is welcome :) At this point, I lost the fat, I don't really want to lose any more weight, I just want to get stronger, have some more definition. I am also terrified of gaining the weight back. I am happy with the way my body looks now, so my goal has changed from weight loss to…

I'm 23, full time nurse, part time grad student... trying to find time to stay in shape/get stronger

When I worked nights (730p - 8a) I would log my calories from the time I wake up until I go to sleep, I would wake up around 5Pm and go to sleep around 930am, count everything on the date it was when I woke up. Ex if I woke up 5pm Monday and went to sleep 9am Tuesday, everything would count under Monday. My advice is to…

Sometimes its hard to stick to the calorie restriction, especially during that week, but when I have chocolate craving I drink a chocolate casein protein shake. I use 1 scoop complete casein (110 cals, 25g protein), with 1/2 cup fat free milk and 1 cup water for about 150 cal, this is very filling and usually satisfies my…