New moms

New Mom with a Muffin Top

lbauer1983 — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 21:26:23 GMT

Hi everyone, I just joined Slimfast.com today. I have an adorable 4 month old baby boy and I am bigger than I have ever been in my life. I weighed myself just now and am tipping the scales at 210, quite a load for my 5'3" frame. While pregnant, I got up to about 230 I think it was and now I am ready to get the rest of this off. Long term, I'd like to lose about 80 lbs.

So here, I am, tired of still wearing maternity jeans, tired of still wearing my fiance's shirts, 25 years old and scared of how much it hurts to go up the stairs. I wake up every morning and my feet ache when I take those first steps out of bed. I developed some horrendous eating habits during pregnancy, and those along with hormonal ups and downs and the stress of balancing a baby, my fiance's 5 1/2 year old daughter, working part time and going to school full time have resulted in a gorgeous physique.

This weight is holding me back in every aspect of my life and I am ready to lose it and set a good example for my son!

starting 2moro!!

katie_garrett — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 02:56:24 GMT

hi i am 23 married with two girls...i am hoing to get back to my pre baby weight of 140 so i have 50 pounds to loose.just wanted to say good luck to everyone and i really hope to make some friends on here to help me stay motivated!!thanks

Breastfeeding and Slim fast

NobodyReally — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 06:31:26 GMT

So I'm nursing my second child and plan on continuing until she has decided she's finished but at least until 12 mo (so July at the least) I know nursing burns an extra 300-500 calories a day but I've been STUCK at 187 since I had her. I was 135 in high school (when I met my husband) and got all the way up to 220 when I was pregnant with my first child. I got down to 175 and then got pregnant with my daughter. She'll be 6 months soon and I've still got quite a lot hanging on. Has anyone else tried the slim fast plan while nursing? Are there any modifications to be made to the plan to account for the calories needed for nursing?

Hey Mama's, did you know...?

Bella_Baby — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 19:04:27 GMT

Hi to all the mommies :) and congratulations to you all for moving forwards in your quest to a healthier body and life style. I just had my 5th child and am now ok to begin working out again, so I included Slim Fast as my dietary moniter because it is too easy to focus on making the kids healthy meals, but snack off of junk food myself. I wanted to let you all know that in case you were considering breastfeeding, it can help you to loss weight. Many people think that breastfeeding helps to loss weight because of the calories burned by the milk making process; this is not exactly true. Breastfeeding takes about 200 calories a day to produce and nurse. The real weightloss comes from the fat that your body takes to include in the breastmilk. Breastmilk has fat essential for baby's development. That fat is taken from the mother's body from fat storage centers (think belly, hips, thighs) and added to the milk for baby. Studies show that women who breastfeed have lost more weight by 6 months post-partum than mothers who did not breastfeed. So, if you are considering breastfeeding, this is another benefit to nursing that it can give to you.

Good luck to you all :)

~Jessi, CLC (certified lactation counselor)

Any New Moms Losing Baby Weight??

BlondeBroadNY — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 18:30:56 GMT

Hi everyone,

I see this is a new thread, and I figured I'd start the ball rolling. Anyone else out there trying to lose their baby weight? I had my son 6 months ago in July and gained a whopping 70 lbs while I was pregnant. When I got married and before I got pregnant I was comfortable around 135-145 (I always fluctuated). My skinny weight when I was younger was 125 or 130, but as I got older I was happy with 135/140.

Now, 6 months after my son was born I've lost only 25 lbs and I'm weighing in at 190! I started the slim fast program last week and managed to lose 5 1/2 lbs so far. I want to lose at least 30 lbs before the summer. It's been so difficult, mostly because I have never had to lose this much... whenever I've had to lose weight before it was maybe 10-15 lbs and I can do that in a month or so. Losing 45 or 50 lbs is a big time commitment and it seems like FOREVER, which makes it hard for me to stick with it...

After a while, when I am stressed, I always go back to junk food and McDonalds!! And with the stress of taking care of house, a teething 6 month old and a teenager, two dogs, and a part time job, I find myself grabbing whatever's around to eat. Last night when my husband was at work, the baby is crying (teething bad), my little dog ran away, and I'm online trying to pay bills, so I ended up eating THREE Skinny Cow Ice Cream sandwiches from stress! (even though they are low fat/low cal, I'm sure 3 per day is not the recommended amount LOL)

Anyhoo... if there's any other new mommies, maybe we can start a board for support and weigh ins and all that fun stuff. (And, I figure we can use the board to do baby chat stuff too).

Feel free to add me to your buddies if you are interested. :)

Coleen

its been a year...and im ready to lose the weight...help

CORRINE5678 — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 17:22:10 GMT

my son trun a year the beginning of october. everyone kept saying it takes time you'll lose the weight...but it hasnt happen. i have no motivation to get up nad do things and im home all day..so i eat. i live in florida nad hate the heat. so i hate to go outside and walk when it is hot. im just a negative thinker nad i want help. and words?

2nd time Mom, Boy This pregnancy was rough!

HopefullMomOf2 — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 16:21:26 GMT

Im a second time Mom, Feeding, Brand New baby and a new set of concern! I gained a total of 15 lbs with my first pregnancy he is now 5. But.. wow. this time was bruital. I didn't over eat, Just wow. I gained 45 lbs this pregnancy, i was sorta sad in some ways when I got pregnant it wasn't planed because I had started the diabetic diet (even though I am not diabetic) lost 30lbs, lol well gained all that back and then some. So its now, its a new challegne,because I need to lose some weight, and I am breastfeeding. It was nice to know the site had the option to take into consideration breastfeeding. awesomeness. Eating the calroie sugestions everday will be easy, the hard part will be incorporating the excersise, which I know I need. but...I gotta think this cute little new born will be crawling, walking, running soon. Gotta be able to keep up! I've got the motivation, but..I Just gotta find that thing to really help stay on track...

New Mom and Military Wife

Lulabelle — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 03:27:51 GMT

Hi all-

I'm starting this diet plan tomorrow! I have a 10 month old baby, and my husband is in the Army. I have a lot of obstacles to overcome, so I hope that I don't lose motivation.

I weighed 160 in high school (healthy weight for me), and now weigh about 260. I haven't lost any weight since having my daughter. None. I wasn't able to breastfeed her. Plus, living in Alaska, it's hard to find nice weather to get out and exercise in... so I have 100 pounds to lose :(

I suffer from severe postpartum depression and I'm on medication for it, which I know will hinder my weight loss.

With my husband being in the Army, he is gone a lot. I think that this has caused a lot of my weight gain- when he is gone, I get bored (or lonely) and eat. I know that I make bad food choices, and I'm hoping to change that!

Just wanted to type all this out and see if anyone is in the same boat as I am. It's so hard trying to lose weight in general, especially after having a baby!

First time mom with Diabetes

margie jiron — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 05:46:15 GMT

Hi,

I was a diabetic even before my daughter was born. I was in excellent shape prior to getting married and getting pregnant. Then things turned for the worse. I could not control my sugars and my daughter was born a macro baby. (meaning large baby at birth because of having some of my sugars). Ever since then my health has just deteriorated. I hope that able to become the person that I used to be before pregnancy. I know many thing wont be the same, but I am hoping I can reach the best heath possible.

Sincerely,

Margie

New dad, does that count?

sbosworth — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 21:53:54 GMT

Ok, so I'm not a mom. I'm a father of two beautiful boys, ages 8 months and 21 months. I used to be in great shape back in high school but it seems that a combination of sedentary job/lifestyle, busy home life with my sons, and bad eating habits have pushed me about 40 lbs heavier than my target weight (60 lbs more than I used to weigh in high school). I'm only 25 but starting to have issues with my joints and back problems. I just started the Slim Fast diet today and joined a new gym so I can do some cardio. I want to lose the weight for me, but more importantly for my boys. I get tired chasing them around and they are so young, when they get a little older I want to be able to play ball with them without being totally out of breath the whole time. I also just found out that I have really high blood pressure, so its kind of scary to think if I continue down this path I might not be around to see them have kids of their own. I've tried getting back in shape so many times and failed, its so hard to stop the overeating...its like I can never get full! I'm hoping to get it right this time. Glad to meet all of you who have posted here and thanks for reading!

First time mom !

Mommy2Trent84 — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 15:08:54 GMT

I am a first time mom to a beautiful and wild ! 10 month old boy, for the first 6 months of his life he suffored from colic, we could not leave the house the whole spring and summer, this put me into a post pardom depression I never thought I would recover from. I turned to food for comfort, if it wasen't for the support I got from my sister, mom and my wonderful husband I don't know where I would be at this point. I am finally happy and ready to take control of my life, and weight.

I am a new mom and a new member of slim- fast

Yvonneflint — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 07:24:32 GMT

Hi my name is Yvonne I am 18 years old and a new mom . I have a son thats 7 months old ! I was a 155 pounds before I had him and 216 after birth ! I have only lost 6 pounds . I am 110 ! And I'd like to be 150 pounds ! My goal is to lose the weight and join the military ! I have been trying and trying to lose the weight ! Its just so hard with a baby , So when I am hungry I just grab something . I just bought 2 cases of slim fast shakes ! I am going to start my diet tomorrow ! Does anyone have any other advise how to lose the weight fast ?

Thanks Yvonne

Can I still be considered a new mom? Here's my story...

hopetobslim — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 02:55:54 GMT

I have a 3 1/2 year and a just turned 2 year old, am I still a "new" mom? Ok, so here goes my story....I got married and was in the best shape of my life, I weighed 160, which is "my" perfect weight, we were married for a little over a year when I got pregnant with my daughter, my weight was then 179, not too shabby, I still looked good, I'm 5'7" BTW and very muscular. So I gained 35 lbs with my daughter, and within 2 weeks of having her, had lost all but 11 lbs. So I was thinking that breastfeeding was going to take the rest of it off, not so. It took me till she was about 8 months old to lose the rest. So then....I got pregnant with my son when my daughter was 10 months old and by that time, I had started to gain some back, so I started my pregnancy with my son at 185lbs, 6 more than with my daughter. I gained another 35 with my son, and my the time he was 2 months old, I had gotten down to 173, I was SO happy! Then we had a tragedy on my hubby's side of the family, he had lost his father, we were all so devistated, we ended up flying down to Reno for about a month to be with his mom and sister. We stayed with my hubby's cousin and her husbabnd andtheir daughter and in their house, they do not have healthy food AT ALL!! They had all kinds of chips and pre-packaged cakes and things of that nature, so naturally, I ate it; I was stressed, I was stuck alone with my 2 kids most of the time while hubby went around and did lots of helping of his mom and sister, and his cousin and her husband were at work and school all day. So, I ended up gaining back most of my weight very quickly and when I got home and tried to get back into it, it just wasnt working. I was doing my weight watchers like I did before to lose my baby weight and I was going to the gym and running, which I didnt even have to do before, with no luck, I was stuck. Since then i have yo-yo'd up and down, but I really havent had any luck. I got on this great spree of gym-going for about 6 weeks and managed to lose almost 15 lbs. but then I got on antidepressants and completely lost my drive to go to the gym. I am now back off of antidepressants and hoping I can hit the gym hard once more. Thank you to anyone who has read this!

Dressing like a Mom...not a woman

Preciousju — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 17:13:10 GMT

When I took my daughter to her 6 month check up, I saw a woman, who was tall and slim, and dressed in the cutest little dress and didn’t need a bra. When I looked at her I didn’t not immediately think mother. But I look at myself, and I see a mother. I’m not that old. I am only 27. And I am not fat. I am currently a size 4. (I am heavy for me). However, when I am looking for clothes I have some major problems. Having a 6 month old nursing daughter means that I need clothes that offer easy care (no dry clean). Plus, I am top heavy. I am a 34G. I was an F cup before getting pregnancy. And it is difficult find bras in my size and even harder to find nursing bras. Plus, nursing bras, and any most bras in my size are ugly (my husband calls them pots and pans) and they limit the type of clothes I can wear. I simply cannot go without a bra. And while I am by top-heavy, I have absolutely no rear end. I have butt minus. Plus, I am only 5’ 2”.

Do any of you have any suggestions as to how I can dress like a woman and not a mother? I will be attending one of my friend’s evening weddings next month and I need to find a dress. (I am on a budget).

Any help or comments are appreciated.

Hi, Newbie

jkisty — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 19:06:28 GMT

Hi, I just wanted to say hi...i am a new member to the Slim Fast community and also a relatively new mom. My son will be 3 months old on the 21st and I am having such a hard time losing weight. To be honest, I never in my life thought I would have to use Slim Fast because I have always been skinny and in great shape. I am 5'7 and started my pregnancy at 135 lbs, but by the time I delivered I was at 200 lbs!!! I feel like I am having a hard time losing my weight with this child, and I think it might be because I am older....35. i have about 45 pounds to lose to be back to my ideal weight. I have been power walking and watching what I eat since I have had the baby, but nothing seems to be working. Well now I am back to work with even less time to go to the gym not to work out but try to walk during my lunch for at least a half hour every day. Basically, I just need some people to keep me motivated and talk to about what does/doesn't work!

sorry for the long post!!!!

Janell

I need some help! Please!

momsRbusy — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 23:17:03 GMT

I have recently begun to wean my baby girl from breastfeeding and in about a week she will be completely off of breastfeeding. I need to know how to change that information on the website. When I answered their questionaire I was still breastfeeding and it added calories to my meal plan, now I need to know how to take these calories off. Can someone please help me. I rarely post on forums so if someone could email me on how to do this. my email is bttrlfygurl05@yahoo.com thank you I really appreciate it.

Just joined and wondering how to lose weight while nursing

tilove — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 17:19:49 GMT

Hello Everyone,

My name is Tilove and I just joined. I am wondering the right way to lose weight while on slim fast. I had three beautiful daughters back to back to back in the last three years and am looking to lose all the weight I gained. I am currently weighing in at 230lbs and I want to get down to 150lbs if possible. Im just wondering if anyone has any suggestions and ideas for me. I would greatly appreciate it.

Anyone trying to lose weight before they get pregnant?

hglick — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 13:36:07 GMT

HI there.

My husband and I have been married for almost 9 years, and I have gained 53.5 pounds since we got married, I feel most of it is due to eating in response ro work-related stress. I am realizing that I am using food for comfort, and I need to stop doing that.

Anyway, my husband and I would like to have a baby in the next year or so, and I don't want to try to get pregnant until I have lost at least 33.5 pounds.

So far, I have lost 3 pounds toward my goal. I lost the most this week when I started increasing the amount of workouts on the elliptical trainer at the gym. also, I know that Slim Fast has helped. I like it because i is an easy way to count calories.

Is anyone else trying to lose weight for a pregnancy?

Stretch Marks....

Carine — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 17:27:28 GMT

I didnt have any stretch marks until I had my baby. They all appeared right after the birth. My body is covered......Does anyone know what to use, or what to do to cover them, or try and make them less visible?

it makes wearing a bathing suit very painful.

thanks for your help.

Carine.

Nursing and SlimFast

mom2ccandc — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 15:35:19 GMT

Has anyone nursing noticed if their baby gets real fussy if they are drinking the slimfast shakes?

I don't know if it was the slimfast or not but this past week, I started drinking slimfast for breakfast and my son got real fussy and gassy.

I haven't had any shakes in 2 days and he is not getting fussy any more.

Thanks.

Falling off the wagon.

Carine — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 23:23:14 GMT

Today was horrible.

My stomach turned, i wasnt felling too hot. I felt like I was really hungry ALL day, and it didnt matter how much I was eating I wasnt getting full.

I ate what I thought would fill me up more, my downfall, PASTA.

At first I really wanted to stay on the wagon so I drank so much water to see if it would help. It didnt. I dont know what happend, I have been on slimfast before and nothing like this has ever happend. Maybe I had a stomach bug that presented itself as hunger...I have no idea. Anyone have any thoughts or encouraging words? Im just so devestated, I was doing so well.

thanks, Carine.

YAY a new mom forum!

New-mama — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 21:10:10 GMT

LOL! I didn't know slimfast had this option before I made my user name.

I have a 3 month 1 day old baby boy, I'm nursing, and I just started slimfast.

It seems that right out of the hospital I dropped 25 pounds, but then that was it! Nothing came off for weeks! The reason I started slimfast was because I was so busy and tired with the baby that I would skip meals, then I would be STARVING so I would rummage the kitchen and put anything convienent in my belly, read: cookies, snickers, ice cream bars, chips. So at least with this program I can make myself an easy shake, eat a snack bar, or eat a meal bar while I'm nursing, and in 2 weeks I've lost my first 4 pounds! I'm so excited. (I gained 51 pounds during my pregnancy)

I'm glad I found this site/forum because I need all the help I can get, esp. to remind me to drink my water. blah. :)

Lifestyle change

space248 — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 03:55:04 GMT

I'm a 28 year old mom of 2, 17 1/2 months and 2 1/2 weeks. I gained about 40 lbs with my first child and then gained another 7 lbs before getting pregnant with my second child. I only gained 10 lbs with the second child; not very easily by the way. Needless to say I now have about 100 lbs to lose. I have never been this heavy in my life. But not only do I want to lose the weight I want to change my lifestyle so I can teach my children better eating habits. I look forward to chatting with some of you.

Nursing moms/baby growth spurts/no time...help!

New-mama — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 21:22:53 GMT

I'm nursing my baby, age 3 months, and he's going through a growth spurt. He's attached to my *** 24/7! (or at least it seems)

I'm so tired, I can't live on those small meal bars and snacks alone! I am so tired that I don't even have the energy to make myself a healthy lunch/dinner. My husband does help with dinners, but by the time he comes home from work to start dinner I'm a raving lunatic! I'm starving, I end up handing the baby over to him as I raid the pantry, then I'm not hungry for a few hours, then we eat late. I need to get a glimpse at that light at the end of the tunnel. :( wahhhhhhhhhh.

Military mommies??

Angelanell7 — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 06:39:09 GMT

My husband's in the Navy and we just got stationed in Sunny SD, CA. Which is great if you are a size 2 with a chocolate lab. Sadly, I haven't been a 2 since middle school. Nor do I own any pets. So I feel completely out of place here on the west coast. (I'm a Southern Girl.) I've been married nearly 2 years and we have a 7 month old. I love them both, but my waist does not. I've gained nearly 40 lbs since becoming both wife and mommy.
So now I'm trying to get rid of it all. I know that I'll never be 125lbs and a size 4 again. But I'd at least like to think I could.
I'm looking for other plump mommies to help keep me in check. I have no discipline what-so-ever. I'm only 21, what do I need to know about self discipline? Are there any other new mommies that are having problems moving and losing weight?? I feel like I’m the only one!