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@sslm: Great job for your first week!

I was going to start a thread about this. I am joining WW on Wednesday. I did it years ago and had success. I am waiting cause that was my weigh in day last time, so I thought that it would be easier to stick with the same.
At 6 weeks PP, I had 8 lbs to lose, but I think I have gained some weight since then. Either way, I need to lose more then my pre-pregnancy weight.
I hope I have success this time. I am not happy at all with my post baby body. And with LO and work, I have no time to work out during the week since DH travels for work.

Gahh, okay, I'm in! I haven't lost a single pound since having the baby (3.5 months ago), so I really need to do SOMETHING. Since you ladies are going to do it, I will too!

@sslm: @Smurfette: Are you doing WW On-line? Or are you actually going to meetings?

I go to meetings, once a week on Saturday morning. I tried on line once and it didn't work for me. I don't think my mind was in the game.

I need to join this. I'm actually a weird story. I was already overweight before pregnancy and lost 10 lbs. Then I got pregnant, stayed steady for a few then started losing. I lost about 15 lbs over the first 2 trimesters, then gained it. After I had my baby, I lost the 15 immediately after birth (again) and then lost another 15 over 8-10 weeks postpartum.

Then I went back to work and I've gained 30 lbs in 5 months, back to where I was pre-pregnancy. I'm currently 8 months PP.

I never really changed how I was eating, just ate less and had the baby taking up room so I couldn't eat as much. Breastfeeding also made me insanely hungry (way more than pregnancy) Since I've been back to work, I've been majorly stressed out, working crazy hours, eating poorly, not finding time for exercise, etc. It's pretty miserable that I was down 30 lbs to have gained it all back.

So, I need to do something. I've had success with WW, but would probably do myfitnesspal. I could use some buddies for encouragement since I'm feeling pretty down about it all now.

Okay, I'm going to try myfitnesspal since it's been mentioned a couple times! Hopefully the app for that is better than the Calorie Count one.

@sslm: thanks for starting this thread. I could use some support!

I need to join this too! I don't think I can squeeze ww into my budget right now but I need to do something to keep myself more accountable.

I was about 10 lbs over where I'd like to be pre-pregnancy and still have about 15 to go to get back to that weight - so overall I'd really like to drop about 25. I really want to try and tone up and lose the extra padding in my stomach and legs that came with pregnancy! I think my biggest challenge now is trying to find the time with working full time outside the home.

I may check out myfitnesspal since I've tried using it in the past... but was too lazy/unmotivated.

@Adira: you may have gone *over*, but I bet you made healthier choices, and/or that you were more conscious of what you were eating! That's a great day 1 in my book. Persistence over perfection!

@Adira: Just take it day by day. You can't be perfect every day. I think the first couple weeks are hard till you learn the calories of everything and learning how to budget for the day.

@Adira: For me, planning is key. I know you said you're not doing WW specifically but it's easier for me to track points than calories. I know it shouldn't matter, but for me, "points" are what I track when I need to watch what I am eating.

I just had breakfast of oatmeal with applesauce. I wanted a smoothie with protein powder, but the line was too long. No idea what I will have for lunch, but I check the cafeteria's menu before heading down so I know what to concentrate on.

I am, I've been on it for 5 weeks now, and I'm down 12 lbs.

@LuLu Mom: Good job! I am impressed! Please share (if you have time) what you're eating!

@LuLu Mom: woo hoo! That is awesome.

@LuLu Mom: Congratulations!

@looch: the only way I've been able to lose weight and inches in a healthy way (I.e not eating due to stress) is to limit carbs (I am a carb monster).

My husband and I are in a fitness competition with another couple...we each have individual goals (my husband and our friend are each losing 15lbs, I'm losing about 8lbs, and our friend's husband who is already thin is supposed to run a 5k under a certain amount of time). We have 2 months to reach our goal and if you fail you have to put $100 into the pot and the winners share whatever is in the pot... So if you're the only winner you could win $300 or if everyone reaches their goal no one has to put money in and we are all skinnier/healthier. We're not quite halfway there and all three if us are halfway through our weight loss

Basically my husband and I are eating healthier and cutting out most carbs (we are allowed fruits and vegetables with carbs but no pasta, rice, baked goods or crackers/etc). We eat more salad and veggies with our meals and don't have any carbs. We also snack on cheese, meats (salami), fruit, or nuts instead of ice cream

My primary motivation for weight loss is we are having professional photos taken in July and I don't want to hate them bc I am heavier than usual. My husband is very encouraging bc he doesn't want to be out $200 if we both don't reach our goal

So before LO, I put a dollar in a jar every time I worked out. Helped me get my butt to the gym. I stopped doing it during leave since money was tighter. Now that I won't be able to work out as much, I am going to give myself $5 for every pound I lose. Put it in my jar, and save up for another fabulous handbag.

thank you everyone, I've been really happy with the prgress, I have about 20 more pounds until I'm where I want to be!

@Adira: @looch: @ValentineMommy: I have been working out more (well just working out, I never really did anything before)

here is an example of my day to day:
5:45: Ellipitcal for 25 minutes & do pushups, situps, leg exercises, squats, ect.
8 AM- Eat 1/2 light English muffin with 1/2 tbsp. of natural peanut butter & a piece of fruit. (2 points)
10 AM: Greek yogurt or string cheese or veggies with hummus (2 points)
Noon: spinach salad with veggies & FF Italian dressing. Deli turkey or 3 oz of rotessoree chicken. - (3 points)
3 PM: fruit or veggie (0 points)
6 PM: 5 oz of lean protein (chicken/fish/pork) and veggie. Occasionally I'll do whole wheat pasta as a treat. I try to steer clear of bread (my weakness) (6-9 points)
7 PM: Family walk around the neighborhood
8 PM: if I need a snack I'll have fruit or frozen yogurt. (3 points)

So total average on a "good" day I have 15-20 points (I'm allowed 29 but try to keep it well under that.) I let lose a little more on weekends since we tend to be on the go, but I grocery shop weekly and meal plan so there is no need for takeout!

I'm never hungry, I try to eat smaller meals throughout the day to prevent a binge, and I stay away from the sweets, which are a huge weakness for me. If I allow myself even one cookie, the box seems to disappear. I also chew a lot of gum when I feel like I need to eat. I'm a muncher and always have been, so I try to curb that habit with gum!