Bye-Bye Post Partum Baby Fat!!!

butterfly · 09-30-2004, 12:45 AM

I've been trying to be good nutrition-wise the past couple of weeks but I still falter. So, I figured I'd better go ahead and start my new journal so I'd have someone to be accountable to cause let's face it, Gracie just doesn't care what mommy eats

Haven't figured out a way to get to the gym yet, she's still too young to put in the nursery. I've thought of a few exercises I can do at home and I can always take Gracie for a walk in the neighborhood. Now that my parents live in the same neighborhood, we can visit mawmaw and granddad

I can't bare to post my current weight or stats yet. Just know that before I got pregnant I was between a size 10 and 12. After gaining 45lbs, I'm now between a size 14 and 16

I WILL be in shape once again... someday

klmclean · 09-30-2004, 12:54 AM

What a beautiful baby! Don't be so hard on yourself, it's going to take time to get back

into shape, but it will happen

Great idea on starting a journal, I know starting one

has helped me out a lot. I'll be checking in on you!
Keep your chin up

**Jodi** · 09-30-2004, 12:55 AM

Welcome Back Ann

Are you still breast feeding? There's alot you can at home with a couple of dumbells and some resistance tubes or bands.

butterfly · 09-30-2004, 01:00 AM

Thanks for the support klmclean and nice to meet you! BTW, you are 18 days older than me

Jodi - I stopped nursing when she was 5 wks old cause it didn't seem like she was ever getting enough milk

butterfly · 09-30-2004, 01:04 AM

This is me Oct '03 just about a month before I got pregnant... I know my eyes were closed, oh well.

butterfly · 09-30-2004, 01:12 AM

This is me the evening before I had Gracie... 45 lbs heavier

Jenny · 09-30-2004, 05:13 AM

I'm so glad you started another journal Ann

Your girl is so precious

I KNOW you can do this

Are you allowed to go back to the gym yet? Long walks with baby Gracie could be the best thing right now

Have a great Thursday!

hikerchick · 09-30-2004, 08:59 AM

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Originally Posted by butterfly

I stopped nursing when she was 5 wks old cause it didn't seem like she was ever getting enough milk

I had this exact same problem!

Congratulations Ann, she is truly beautiful!

I agree with Jenny, long walks are the best thing for you right now. When did you have her? Take it easy doing anything else. I started back to my regular routine too quickly and PAID for it big-time. Started bleeding again, and had a lot of pain in that area as well, because of it. (sorry tmi

) Take it easy on yourself and enjoy this wonderful time with your daughter.

ncgirl21 · 09-30-2004, 09:04 AM

Good Luck Ann

. Your baby is beautiful (just like her mommy) and I'm sure you'll be back to your pre pregnancy weight in no time!!

fantasma62 · 09-30-2004, 09:25 AM

Hi Ann, you have such a beautiful family. Your daughter is precious....

First of all, know this, you are a beautiful mom. No matter how you feel, how big you think you are or unahappy about the clothes size, you are a beautiful woman because you have brought into the world a gift for all of us in this world to enjoy. You have already made a difference by bringing in someone special into this world....

Second, heck you had a baby, you can do anything, you will lose that unwanted post partum baby fat.....

greekblondechic · 09-30-2004, 09:46 AM

Just the fact that you are working on losing it so soon guarantees your success. Be patient and be careful, and slowly reincorporate workouts. I am glad to see you back here, and trust me your weight gain is nothing compared to some women's pregnancy weight gain! You will be fitting back into your old clothes in no time!

Best of luck!

Jill · 09-30-2004, 10:54 AM

Good luck Ann. I luv the pics of Gracie, what a doll!!!

Im getting to the age of wanting babies. It must be a wonderful feeling to have a little 'you'.

naturaltan · 09-30-2004, 10:59 AM

psssst ... who was the guy with the glasses in the pic you posted?

Welcome back Ann.

lakergirl · 09-30-2004, 11:08 AM

Hello Ann, the pictures you posted of your baby girl and your boys are amazing! they truly capture the essence of the moment. And those children all got their beauty and energy from their mom!!! You will do this, just dont rush yourself. Make sure to enjoy this time you have with gracie, and little bit by little bit, through small changes in your diet, you will be eating healthy in no time! good luck, but please, take it easy on yourself!!!!

butterfly · 10-02-2004, 12:47 AM

WOW!!! I can't tell you guys how much it means to me to have such a support group, you guys are awesome!!!

Dante B. · 10-02-2004, 02:47 AM

Congratulations!

I'm sure you'll lose what you've gained soon enough.

butterfly · 10-02-2004, 12:04 PM

Great to hear from you, Dante!!! and thanks for the support

butterfly · 10-04-2004, 12:41 PM

May take me a little while to get back on track but here goes...

MEALS 10/04/04

Bowl of Cheerios, glass of milk

Momma2 · 10-04-2004, 04:39 PM

congratulations.

butterfly · 10-07-2004, 01:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Momma2

congratulations.

THANKS!!!

butterfly · 10-07-2004, 01:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by butterfly

May take me a little while to get back on track but here goes...

MEALS 10/04/04

Bowl of Cheerios, glass of milk

Have a virus on my computer so haven't been able to come here so, let's try this again!

MEALS 10/07/04

Bowl of Cheerios, glass of milk
White beans, chicken breast

nikegurl · 10-07-2004, 01:57 PM

Hi Ann - Just wanted to tell you not to be too hard on yourself. You and Gracie are both beautiful and I know you'll get your weight back where you feel your best in no time. (And seriously - you look very pregnant in the photo right before she was born but NOT fat.)

butterfly · 10-07-2004, 02:09 PM

Thanks NG!!!

I've sure missed you and the others! How are you?

naturaltan · 10-07-2004, 03:24 PM

psssst

momma

butterfly · 10-13-2004, 12:39 PM

Hey NT!!!

naturaltan · 10-13-2004, 01:04 PM

so ... how is momma doing these days?
How is baby?

**dg806** · 10-13-2004, 01:23 PM

Hi Ann

As you work to get where you want to be, just remember how much it was worth it to get Gracie!

She's a sweetie

09-30-2004, 12:45 AM	#1
butterfly Senior Member Elite Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 11,526 Photos: 11	Bye-Bye Post Partum Baby Fat!!! I've been trying to be good nutrition-wise the past couple of weeks but I still falter. So, I figured I'd better go ahead and start my new journal so I'd have someone to be accountable to cause let's face it, Gracie just doesn't care what mommy eats Haven't figured out a way to get to the gym yet, she's still too young to put in the nursery. I've thought of a few exercises I can do at home and I can always take Gracie for a walk in the neighborhood. Now that my parents live in the same neighborhood, we can visit mawmaw and granddad I can't bare to post my current weight or stats yet. Just know that before I got pregnant I was between a size 10 and 12. After gaining 45lbs, I'm now between a size 14 and 16 I WILL be in shape once again... someday
	~Ann We must teach our children to dream with their eyes open. -Harry Edwards

09-30-2004, 12:55 AM	#3
Jodi Moderator Moderator Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 22,259 Photos: 1	Welcome Back Ann Are you still breast feeding? There's alot you can at home with a couple of dumbells and some resistance tubes or bands.
	Essence EFA

09-30-2004, 01:00 AM	#4
butterfly Senior Member Elite Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 11,526 Photos: 11	Thanks for the support klmclean and nice to meet you! BTW, you are 18 days older than me Jodi - I stopped nursing when she was 5 wks old cause it didn't seem like she was ever getting enough milk
	~Ann We must teach our children to dream with their eyes open. -Harry Edwards

09-30-2004, 09:04 AM	#9
ncgirl21 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 2,134	Good Luck Ann . Your baby is beautiful (just like her mommy) and I'm sure you'll be back to your pre pregnancy weight in no time!!
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09-30-2004, 09:25 AM	#10
fantasma62 HIHT Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: SoFla Posts: 2,516	Hi Ann, you have such a beautiful family. Your daughter is precious.... First of all, know this, you are a beautiful mom. No matter how you feel, how big you think you are or unahappy about the clothes size, you are a beautiful woman because you have brought into the world a gift for all of us in this world to enjoy. You have already made a difference by bringing in someone special into this world.... Second, heck you had a baby, you can do anything, you will lose that unwanted post partum baby fat.....
	-Tony- HIHT: High Intensity Hybrid Training

09-30-2004, 12:54 AM	#2
klmclean Eat responsibly Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada Posts: 872 Photos: 8	What a beautiful baby! Don't be so hard on yourself, it's going to take time to get back into shape, but it will happen Great idea on starting a journal, I know starting one has helped me out a lot. I'll be checking in on you! Keep your chin up

09-30-2004, 05:13 AM	#7
Jenny Senior Member Elite Member Join Date: May 2001 Posts: 6,728	I'm so glad you started another journal Ann Your girl is so precious I KNOW you can do this Are you allowed to go back to the gym yet? Long walks with baby Gracie could be the best thing right now Have a great Thursday!

09-30-2004, 09:46 AM	#11
greekblondechic I'm special :) Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: NJ Posts: 7,791	Just the fact that you are working on losing it so soon guarantees your success. Be patient and be careful, and slowly reincorporate workouts. I am glad to see you back here, and trust me your weight gain is nothing compared to some women's pregnancy weight gain! You will be fitting back into your old clothes in no time! Best of luck!
	I can do it I WILL be a size 5.

09-30-2004, 10:54 AM	#12
Jill Back to reality Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Re-Motivated Posts: 5,861	Good luck Ann. I luv the pics of Gracie, what a doll!!! Im getting to the age of wanting babies. It must be a wonderful feeling to have a little 'you'.

09-30-2004, 10:59 AM	#13
naturaltan Going nowhere fast! Elite Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Posts: 9,935 Photos: 7	psssst ... who was the guy with the glasses in the pic you posted? Welcome back Ann.
	just kick'in it in the ole Charger

09-30-2004, 11:08 AM	#14
lakergirl impossible is nothing Join Date: May 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 200	Hello Ann, the pictures you posted of your baby girl and your boys are amazing! they truly capture the essence of the moment. And those children all got their beauty and energy from their mom!!! You will do this, just dont rush yourself. Make sure to enjoy this time you have with gracie, and little bit by little bit, through small changes in your diet, you will be eating healthy in no time! good luck, but please, take it easy on yourself!!!!
	So the last shall be first, and the first last.For many are called but few chosen"—Matthew 20:16.

10-02-2004, 12:47 AM	#15
butterfly Senior Member Elite Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 11,526 Photos: 11	WOW!!! I can't tell you guys how much it means to me to have such a support group, you guys are awesome!!!
	~Ann We must teach our children to dream with their eyes open. -Harry Edwards

10-02-2004, 02:47 AM	#16
Dante B. Non Compost Mentis Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Phoenix Posts: 598 Photos: 8	Congratulations! I'm sure you'll lose what you've gained soon enough.
	Not to see many things, not to hear many things, not to permit many things to come close - first imperative of prudence, first proof that one is no mere accident but a necessity. Friedrich Nietzsche - Ecce Homo

10-02-2004, 12:04 PM	#17
butterfly Senior Member Elite Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 11,526 Photos: 11	Great to hear from you, Dante!!! and thanks for the support
	~Ann We must teach our children to dream with their eyes open. -Harry Edwards

10-04-2004, 12:41 PM	#18
butterfly Senior Member Elite Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 11,526 Photos: 11	May take me a little while to get back on track but here goes... MEALS 10/04/04 Bowl of Cheerios, glass of milk
	~Ann We must teach our children to dream with their eyes open. -Harry Edwards

10-04-2004, 04:39 PM	#19
Momma2 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Texas Posts: 130	congratulations.

10-07-2004, 01:57 PM	#22
nikegurl Registered User Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: LA, CA Posts: 5,635	Hi Ann - Just wanted to tell you not to be too hard on yourself. You and Gracie are both beautiful and I know you'll get your weight back where you feel your best in no time. (And seriously - you look very pregnant in the photo right before she was born but NOT fat.)
	If you want to achieve things that others can't... You have to do things that others won't.

10-07-2004, 02:09 PM	#23
butterfly Senior Member Elite Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 11,526 Photos: 11	Thanks NG!!! I've sure missed you and the others! How are you?
	~Ann We must teach our children to dream with their eyes open. -Harry Edwards

10-07-2004, 03:24 PM	#24
naturaltan Going nowhere fast! Elite Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Posts: 9,935 Photos: 7	psssst momma
	just kick'in it in the ole Charger

10-13-2004, 12:39 PM	#25
butterfly Senior Member Elite Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 11,526 Photos: 11	Hey NT!!!
	~Ann We must teach our children to dream with their eyes open. -Harry Edwards

10-13-2004, 01:04 PM	#26
naturaltan Going nowhere fast! Elite Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Posts: 9,935 Photos: 7	so ... how is momma doing these days? How is baby?
	just kick'in it in the ole Charger

10-13-2004, 01:23 PM	#27
dg806 Guardian of The Homeland Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Charlotte NC Posts: 17,438	Hi Ann As you work to get where you want to be, just remember how much it was worth it to get Gracie! She's a sweetie
	www.sbmuscle.com

10-14-2004, 12:46 PM	#28
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