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I'm with you! I have a 3 year old and a 6 month old. Still trying to get off the baby weight (gained 30 lbs.) from my last pregnancy. Plus I was WAY overweight before I had her... :( I am so emotional about my looks and extremely self-conscious. I need to feel better about myself. SW (B4 Baby)- 240 CW- 252 GW- 180 (This is…

Congrats on the new pregnancy! I am right there with you- 5'11" tall. Starting weight was 240 lbs. I am now 22 weeks pregnant and weigh 250 lbs.. My doctor says I am right on track. This link (https://www.freedieting.com/pregnancy-calorie-calculator) is fantastic for setting a calorie goal during pregnancy. It will break…

I'm right there with you! I am 22 weeks pregnant with a baby girl. My last pregnancy was 3 years ago and I gained a total of 30 lbs. I lost them all- plus 10 more within the first two months. This pregnancy I am up 10 lbs. so far but have a major sweet tooth. I am craving cake (I normally HATE cake!), bread and pasta. I…

Hello! I am 5'11" and would like to lose around 60 lbs. I am currently 237 and would like to be down to the 175-180 range. Being tall- it's hard to figure out exactly how much you should eat to lose weight. My doctor says I need to eat 1,800 calories a day to lose weight, but when I do that, I maintain. MFP says for me to…

Amazing! You are an inspiration!

Yes. I log them. I take a prenatal vitamin that has DHA in it. It is 10 calories.

My BP has always been low. When I was pregnant (15 months ago), I was pretty high with an average of 140/82. I haven't checked it since I gave birth in May 2015. Yesterday I went to the doctor and was told that my BP is 152/97!!! Oh my goodness! I'm so scared and want to make a change as my father-in-law just died from…

I'm right there with you! I'm 5'11" and my ultimate goal is 180, however I will be stoked when I get out of the 200's!!!!!!!!

Catherine from Florida. My baby is 8 months old. I gained 30 lbs. during my pregnancy, however I was overweight when I conceived. I have lost a total of 41 lbs. as of right now (11 lbs. under my pre-pregnancy weight! WooHoo!) I have another 43 lbs. to go to reach my goal weight. It's very hard to find time to workout as…

41 down, 43 more to go! We can do this!!!!! B)

WOW!!!!!!! YOU LOOK AMAZING! You're such an inspiration!!!! :)

I'm about to turn 34 years old and have a beautiful 8 month old baby. I'm down 41 lbs., however I have 43 pounds to go to reach my goal weight. I have been on MFP many, many times.. and each time I give in. This time, I am more motivated than ever as I want to be fit and healthy for my little man. Good luck! It's not an…

I used MFP religiously while I was pregnant! I set my calories to "maintenance" and then added 250 more, as that's the amount of extra calories my doctor advised. It helped me be more aware of what I was eating and kept me from "eating for two". If I had a craving (which I did for soft serve ice cream), I would eat it, log…

The only other one I pay attention to is sodium. However, that's a personal preference as salt makes me hold onto water really bad... and then I don't see any progress on the scale. Plus all that salt is bad for my heart/blood pressure/etc.

Hi! I am a 33 year old new mom (my little man is 7 months old). I have 40 lbs. to lose and am trying to log and stay motivated... but I'm struggling. I am going to Vegas in June of 2016 and really want to be able to wear shorts and feel confident by then.

I was advised to take my weight and divide that in two... and that's how many ounces of water I should be drinking each day. Where I work, the water is just disgusting, so I keep a pack of bottled water under my desk (24 bottles at Winn Dixie is about $2.50. I know it's not very eco-friendly.. but at the point in my life…

I will be using the pedometer that's located in the "health" app on my iPhone... anyone else using that?

I'm in! I recently had a baby and walking seems to be the easiest way for me to get exercise as I don't have the time, or energy, to get to the gym. Does anyone know of any good walking for weight loss plans?

A friend of mine was taking HydroxyCut (the one in the black bottle) and had a stroke at the age of 24! The doctors ran a bunch of tests and they concluded that it was all from the pills. She lost a ton of weight... but was in the hospital. Definitely not worth it... and now, since she is off the pills, she gained it all…

GREAT advice!!!!! Thanks so much! :)

^^^^^ HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! YES! How is that possible? :D

^^ Great Advice! I understand how your weight can get away from you! The same thing has happened to me. We are human! It happens! Don't be hard on yourself! You have already taken the 1st step of getting on here and starting your new journey! We are here to help motivate you and share in your successes! Good luck! I'm sure…

Joined the challenge! Hopefully, this year I will be able to stay strong and make right choices during this holiday season!

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ DO NOT FEEL BAD! You did what was best for your baby! I am a first time mom with an 11 week old baby boy. My plan was to exclusively breastfeed for a minimum of 6 months. Once I gave birth, my baby refused to breastfeed. I met with lots of nurses and a lactation…

I am currently 36 weeks pregnant. I was struggling with my weight before I got pregnant and was so afraid that I was going to become a whale while I was preggers. In the first trimester, I was sick to my stomach all the time. I ended up losing 7 pounds without trying... but I was misrable! Now at 36 weeks, I am up 25 lbs.…

I'm right there with you. It's so hard to eat well at work. Especially when the vending machine is calling your name! :) Today I brought a baggie with cherry tomoatoes, celery and carrots with 2 tsp. of ranch. It's 120 calories total and it's working. I cant eat it fast and the crunch is helping me from wanting chips.…

Thank you everyone! I know that it's up to me and only I can motivate myself.... I put myself at losing 1.5 lbs a week... thats around 1450 cals a day. I KNOW I can do that! I love fried foods, sweet tea and BIG portions... I love your idea of taking one thing at a time and slowing down little by little... this way it's…

Thanks for getting back to me. Starting today.. I'm working out!! Just got back from a walk on my 15 min break... I am going to walk on each break and then workout when I get home. I tried to workout in the am, but I am not a morning person and I was doing my workout half *kitten*... and I dont want to do that. I do it…

Hey girl!!! Thanks so much for the really kind and inspiring words! This is a new chapter of my life and I really want it to stick. I always seem to go on a "yoyo" diet (I tried them all... Slim Fast, Slim Quick, HCG injections, B12 injections, Calorie counting, Weight watchers, no carb, all fruit, etc...) or try the…