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[bighair12]

Hey ladies Happy Monday!

What is everybody doing to help with weight loss and fitness?  also, how is your sanity holding up?  Mental health is just as important!

[frecklesnbrains]

You read my mind bighair12 - I was just thinking of starting this thread! Here's a template if anyone cares to use it:

How long postpartum are you? 5 weeks

What are your goals? I want to get back to being able to run 3mi easily, and hike big mountains again. Weight loss (10 lb) is a secondary goal but much less important to me.

What are your strategies? How are things going? I'm trying to be good and waiting until my 6 week checkup next week before restarting jogging. I'm planning on using the couch-to-5k program, which is what I did when I started running about 3 years ago. I've also signed up for a 10k Octoberfest race. In the meantime I'm trying to walk 2-3 miles every day that it isn't raining or 95 degrees. Also, I think we're going to hike a small mountain as a family this weekend, weather permitting. I'll carry the baby in the Boba. I'm not really paying any attention to diet - that's never been my style.

Sanity check: Regular exercise has always been such an important part of my mental health, so I don't really feel myself. I'll be better on top of a mountain.

[babyzebra]

How long postpartum are you? 2 days

What are your goals? I want to start walking around the neighborhood very soon. The OB said in the hospital that my only restriction is no sex for 6 weeks and everything else I can do as tolerated. I will take that as a green light to do light exercise as soon as I can.

What are your strategies? Start exercising slowly by walking and then increase intensity as I can. Also of course try to eat well, but that's not as much fun!

Sanity check - so far, so good. I was so, so depressed after having DS. There were days I could hardly pick myself up off of the ground. It was bad. I know it wasn't all about breast feeding, but a lot of it was. I made the decision a little while back that for my mental health and the well being of my family that I was going to formula feed DD. I think that was a good decision for me and it's working out well so far.

[bighair12]

How long postpartum are you? 5 weeks tomorrow

What are your goals? I would like to lose the last 8 pounds of pregnancy weight. And then lose the almost ten pounds I put on last fall before getting pregnant while in school and drinking too much beer.

What are your strategies? How are things going? I am using Weight Watchers to get control of my eating. I used it to lose the 50 pounds I put on with DD1 and it worked well. I am currently losing about a pound a week. I have had to adjust my eating because I was getting headaches so I wasn't eating enough. I am walking 2-3 miles a day also depending on the weather. Breastfeeding is helping as well. I am signed up for a 10K in September. I am also looking at the MUTU system to help with my diastasis recti.

Sanity check: We got out of town and hiked around a bit this weekend in the mountains. I need to exercise for sanity. My PP 6 week check is next week. I am hoping to be cleared to run but I might have to wait for 8 weeks due to the vertical c section.

[carolinaheart]

How long postpartum are you? 2 weeks tomorrow.

What are your goals? I just want to be my pre-pregnancy weight by my six week appointment. I gained 30 and am down 25 so far so I feel like it's doable.

What are your strategies? So far I've done nothing. Today we go back to being a low-carb household so I imagine that will help. Once I'm cleared for everything I'd really like to try to get back to running and definitely to yoga. I am so excited for hot yoga again.

Sanity check: I'm so pleasantly surprised that the weight is seeming to fall off even though I've been eating like shit. But my body (particularly belly) is sooooo much softer than it's ever been so I'm having a hard time. It's safe to say that's never going to quite go back to normal, right?

[shoogars]

How long postpartum? 3.5 weeks

What are your goals: to fit in my clothes again. Feel good.

I'm almost back to what I was pre pregnancy #3, but I have bunches of extra pounds to lose. I'm not sure what size my body is capable of, but id love to get back to a size that I feel good about...as in can pull anything out of my closet and feel good about how I look.

Strategy: I need to cut out sugar. I know that's what packs the pounds on me. I also need to get out and move, but the weather has been too hot/humid to take baby out. I may see if I can find a yoga workout the big girls and I could do together.

Sanity check...doing pretty well, as long as I can keep the big girls busy. I'd like to think things will improve when preschool starts back up, but that's kind of all up in the air with us possibly moving...

[mladerri]

How long postpartum are you? 2 weeks

What are your goals?
#1 fit into non maternity clothes
#2 lose 20 more pounds (I know this will take a while) but hopefully by 6 weeks I'll have only 10 to go. I think my boobs weigh 20 pounds alone.
#3 get outside every day walking and eventually running.
#4 I think you ladies are motivating me to sign up for a run this fall

What are your strategies? How are things going? I've been walking a lot and today after my walk I did some push-ups and other exercises. I'm going to start doing light arm weights.

Sanity check: I'm feeling so good compared to post ds1. It makes such a difference to be happy. Last night was my first rough night but dh was so helpful this morning that even running on fumes I feel good today. You ladies are very helpful letting me vent too.

[Stringy]

Ok I'm gonna hop on this too.

I'm 2 weeks post c-section.

Short term goal: be able to do things without dying. Go up more than one flight of stairs. Jog a mil or two. Lift things.

Long term to be back in real shape.

Strategies. Took LO for a stroller walk yesterday for first time. I need to start by doing that every day. I don't think I'm cleared for much more yet.

I have been surprised at how much I've lost in just two weeks by doing nothing. There's still a significant ugly pouch there but I feel like I look ok. Except the stretch marks and black belly button. Those are horrendous.

Sanity check. Comes and goes. Had some ugly cries Friday after the weight check and a pretty blah weekend. But now back to routine and I have to care more for DD1 so I can't just sit in my pjs all day. If I can get this nursing figured out I'll feel so much better.

[Flair Underwood]

Postpartum: almost 3 weeks post c-section. I'm still experiencing a lot of soreness around my incisions and even small walks are wiping me out right now. I need to give myself time to recover.

Goals: I want to be able to run again - but not the distance running I was doing. When I was doing 7+ miles i BULKED UP. I want to be able to do an easy 3 miles so I can feel comfortable in my body again. Also - I want to tone my arms.

Strategies: I could start doing arms now, but going to wait until my check up to start running. It'll be tough to fit it into our routine as DH is marathon training (for end of November), but when I can get out - my running plan has always been "go until I can't anymore". There's a 5k trail run in late September I'd love to do.... We shall see though.

Sanity check: I'm trying to remind myself I'll be starting at almost zero and to not get impatient with myself. Also, I'm stressing because i ended up gaining 60 pounds this pregnancy and the first 30 have dropped easily, but I'm much more nervous for the next 30.

[carolinaheart]

Flair Underwood what do you do for arms? My upper arms look like I could flap them and fly they're so soft and flabby. I have inner arm tattoos that are *not* cute right now.

[Flair Underwood]

carolinaheart - ha, honestly I did a YouTube search for "best arm workouts for women". I've done this one but there some other better looking ones I just need to get off the couch and do... youtu.be/7Mm42ipb1sI

[txmommy14]

How long postpartum are you? 1 month PP

What are your goals? I would like to get back to my PP weight, but mostly I just want to fit into my old shorts from the summer. I don't have anything to wear right now except maternity pants, and it's way too hot in Texas. I did buy one pair of shorts a few sizes bigger, but I'm having to wash them like every day.

What are your strategies? How are things going? I haven't done anything so far and have been eating crap. It's way too hot to exercise or even really go on light walks here. So for now, maybe just try to eat a little healthier. I probably won't come up with any strategy until after I'm a few months in. I think I have 8 pounds left to lose out of 40ish, so I feel good about that, just want to fit into my clothes.

Sanity check: I'm doing well! I was NOT doing well the first few weeks (I think I mentioned my anxiety and being worried about PP depression). I'm still struggling with insomnia occasionally, but am doing much better overall. My pain is better, I feel like I can be back at my normal activity level. My PP checkup is in 2 weeks! My bleeding has finally stopped, too.

[pbandj714]

How long postpartum are you? 1 week post c-section

What are your goals? I want to get back to my pre-pregnancy weight, but even moreso back to my pre-pregnancy clothes. I'd like to be able to walk around the neighborhood without all the soreness. Eventually I'd like to get the softness in my belly hardened back up.

What are your strategies? How are things going? Just going to keep moving more and more as I feel comfortable. So far, I'm pleased with where I am at 1 week. I gained 35 lbs with the kiddos and am down 27 but still have quite a pooch happening. But I see it shrinking every day, so I'm going to keep doing what I'm doing!

Sanity check: Feeling pretty good mentally. Once I heal a bit more and am able to get around without pain, I'll be golden!

[csat]

How long postpartum are you? 3.5 weeks

What are your goals? Back to pp weight (10 more lbs) but as txmommy14 said I really just want to fit back into my clothes. I had to go to Target over the weekend and buy a few cheap items because I had 2 pairs of shorts to wear, even my summer dresses dont fit well enough which I'm annoyed about. Anyway it feels good to have a few more options now.

What are your strategies? How are things going? Whem I getthe grren light to exercise I will start back on my stairmaster 2-3x a week. It gives me the cardio my body really needs and is good for lower body toning. Based on previous experience with a 9lb newborn who liked to be carried and bounced everywhere, arm and upper body toning will take care of itself. I miss my awesome baby holding arms. In the meantime and for the rest of my leave time will try to walk, walk, walk...

Sanity check: First few weeks I've tried to 'relax' but now feel more ready to be out and about, get some walking in. DH has been a good sanity check when I start to complain that I can't fit into anything, thanks DH.

[titania]

How long postpartum are you? 6 weeks

What are your goals? I would like to fit into my pre-pregnancy clothes and tone up!

What are your strategies? Focus on eating better - less sugar in my life. I feel better when I eat better so I will try to remind myself of that the next time I want more ice cream. In terms of exercise - long walks twice a day with the dog and hopefully going to start a mommy and me yoga class soon!

Sanity check: feeling really good now and trying not to let myself get to a point where I only focus only focus on the number in the scale. I have been there before and it is not good for me. I need to focus on being healthy and fit to keep up with DD instead!

[vivela]

Postpartum: 3 and a half weeks out

Goals: I've lost 30 of the 45 I gained so far, and I'd like to lose an extra 10 because I was about 10 over where I like to be when I got pregnant. So 25 to go!

Strategies: The weight is coming off quickly just from breastfeeding. To be honest, I should be proactive right now but I think I've just been waiting for the weight loss to stall. So I need to stop being lazy, start walking every day and start making a plan for food that isn't just whatever is easiest.

Sanity check: I'm doing well I think. It is just so hard to get motivated to do anything when I am by myself (I do have family and DH around a lot, so it isn't dire). When I am alone, however, I'm either feeding him or sitting on the couch with him on my lap, reluctant to move in case I wake him, just trying to enjoy the breather and watching Netflix. It means I don't eat regularly or eat something crappy for me, I don't go for those walks I should be taking, etc.
I should be more productive. And by productive I don't mean just cleaning and so on, but also doing things I enjoy like cooking a meal or reading a book. I have to fight the inertia.

[microworm]

Postpartum: 1 week
Goals: my first near term goal is to fit into my clothes. I'm having a hard time finding bottoms to wear so I've been in dresses which isn't bad during the summer but I bought all these cute nursing tops to wear too. My next goal is not to get to my prepregnancy weight but to be healthy. After I went back to work I lost the weight and then some with breastfeeding my first and I was underweight. No matter what I ate I couldn't keep weight on. I'd like to be fit and healthy.

Strategies: for the time being just taking walks, babywearing, and eating well.

Sanity check: still got the baby blues and am a little down on myself for not fitting into my "fat" clothes. But I'll get there. I've lost about 16 lbs from birth and gained about 25 during the pregnancy so I think with BFing I'll be there soon.

[packerfan4life]

How long postpartum are you? 2.5 weeks

What are your goals? I would like to fit into my pre-pregnancy clothes and not have my thighs rub together so much. I'd like to get down to my pre-pregnancy weight. 20 lbs down (the actual baby weight), 25 to go (the you shouldn't eat ice cream every night weight). But I think I have to add on 5-10 lbs to account for boob growth.

What are your strategies? Right now breastfeeding. And sweating because it's way too hot and we don't have a/c. It's seriously 89 degrees INSIDE by dinner time, I'm melting. I want to get out walking and hiking again but so far it's just too hot.

Sanity check: I'm actually doing really well considering lack of sleep and being way too hot.

[manybellsdown]

packerfan4life, have you thought about getting a window unit or something? I feel hot just reading your post!

[woodengirl07]

How long postpartum are you? 6.5 weeks (holy moly)

What are your goals? I only gained 4 pounds with the pregnancy, so I actually weigh less now then when I started, but, I started pretty heavy. I had lost 35 pounds before I got pregnant, and I am hoping to work toward my goal, which means losing about 50 more. Also, I feel much more soft, and would like to work on that.

What are your strategies? How are things going? I honestly haven't done much, between little sleep, getting into a new routine, and a needy baby. I really want to get back to yoga, and need to work on eating better and avoiding all the crap I tend to eat. It's been a challenge for us to eat healthy because we've been relying on takeout a lot these lasts weeks. I was really not prepared on how much a newborn (at least mine!) needs to be held, I guess I thought I'd be able to put her down for more than 5-10 minutes at a time to make meals etc.

Sanity check: I'm not going to stress now, I'm going to enjoy the rest of my maternity leave and try to do what I can. Hopefully now that she's a bit bigger I will be able to get out of the house more and get some exercise. (Though with 100* temps, it's going to be inside somewhere. Lol)

[ArgyleEnigma]

How long postpartum are you? 2.5 weeks

What are your goals? Get to pre-pregnancy +5 breast allocation. Aka 10 pounds. Vanity goal, flat tummy.

What are your strategies? How are things going? Walking, but that's hard with thec heat wave. I'll start crunches after my 6 week apt.

Sanity check: heat sucks. Stuck inside, and it's dark from the curtains. I have a window unit but it can't handle this, best it does is keeps one room to 80

[microworm]

Ugh did my body change shape or something? Are my hips wider? I feel like I am down enough weight to fit into the shorts I wore post partum last time but they won't fit over my hips. This is irritating me!

[packerfan4life]

Jun 30, 2016 11:03:37 GMT -5 microworm said:

Ugh did my body change shape or something? Are my hips wider? I feel like I am down enough weight to fit into the shorts I wore post partum last time but they won't fit over my hips. This is irritating me!

My hips and thighs are definitely bigger. I'm holding out hope someday they may fit back into my pants...

[manybellsdown]

Jun 30, 2016 12:15:13 GMT -5 packerfan4life said:

Jun 30, 2016 11:03:37 GMT -5 microworm said:

Ugh did my body change shape or something? Are my hips wider? I feel like I am down enough weight to fit into the shorts I wore post partum last time but they won't fit over my hips. This is irritating me!

My hips and thighs are definitely bigger. I'm holding out hope someday they may fit back into my pants...

Me too! I'm avoiding trying on any clothes. I live in yoga pants and one pair of maternity shorts with an elastic waistband. Maybe someday...

[packerfan4life]

Yup haven't even tried any nonstretchy pants. I don't want to depress myself. I'm living in skirts, dresses, yoga pants, and my one pair or maternity shorts

[txmommy14]

Jun 30, 2016 11:03:37 GMT -5 microworm said:

Ugh did my body change shape or something? Are my hips wider? I feel like I am down enough weight to fit into the shorts I wore post partum last time but they won't fit over my hips. This is irritating me!

I'm the exact same way. I feel like I am down enough weight to be able to fit into them, but I'm wondering if my body structure just changed. I can't get my shorts up either, and I'm trying to decide whether to wait it out or buy new clothes. Really frustrating and I'm wearing the same athletic shorts and one pair of bigger shorts I bought in the meantime. It's way too hot for all of my maternity pants and yoga pants.

[csat]

Same, I've been at my current weight before in the past pre any babies and know that I fit into some shorts I have but they do not fit at all right now in my hips/thighs. So annoying.

[microworm]

Jun 30, 2016 12:51:14 GMT -5 txmommy14 said:

Jun 30, 2016 11:03:37 GMT -5 microworm said:

Ugh did my body change shape or something? Are my hips wider? I feel like I am down enough weight to fit into the shorts I wore post partum last time but they won't fit over my hips. This is irritating me!

I'm the exact same way. I feel like I am down enough weight to be able to fit into them, but I'm wondering if my body structure just changed. I can't get my shorts up either, and I'm trying to decide whether to wait it out or buy new clothes. Really frustrating and I'm wearing the same athletic shorts and one pair of bigger shorts I bought in the meantime. It's way too hot for all of my maternity pants and yoga pants.

Yep this is totally me. Currently living in soft gym type shorts and dresses. I will try to give it another week before buying new clothes. So frustrating.

[Flair Underwood]

We have to see DH's family this weekend so I'm going to the gap outlet to buy one pair of massive sized jeans. The maternity waist bands pull funny on my stomach and kill my incision which still freaking hurts. So we'll see how normal pants fit. I might have to just pull out a skirt and get some skimmies so I don't die of chub rub.

[bighair12]

I went To gap this week and bought a few pairs of shorts a size up. I still have to wear the Bella band with them. But I couldn't do my maternity shorts anymore.