Hey em, you should consider joining us in the http://forums.bellybelly.com.au/foru...pport-4-a.html we're a motivational bunch hehe and dont bite...hard? Good luck with your weightloss!! I've just started too, got a lot more weight to shift then you tho hehe, hopefully i will get there one day!!
you can do it hon. Even with a back injury there are things you can do. I've just discovered I have 2 bulging discs (lucky me ). I'm still training. I'm not doing high impact activities at the moment and am spending (far too much) time in the pool. There is water aerobics etc. I see a personal trainer twice a week and he is brilliant with accomodating my (many) injuries. I also see a physio once a week for clinical pilates (so it is partially covered by PHI). In addittion, I train at home 5 times a week (which at the moment is restricted to walking on my treadmill).
If you can afford it, perhaps a Personal Trainer (even once a week) to help keep you motivated and lots of walking or swimming. Depending on your back injury - aqua aerobics will be good. And pilates will help strengthen your core muscles to take the strain off of your back.
Wow i could have written your post Emma! same weight/eating issues here, and very low motivation.
I'd be happy to buddy up with you if you like for support?
I have made a few changes already, swapping flavoured milk for green tea..... not sure what else to do because diets aren't really my thing, i need more of a lifestyle change than anything else.
And on the exercise front i plan to either do a walk each day with the boys or if we don't manage to get out time on the treadmilll of an evening.
Mother Goose- wow your an inspiration, to be able to do the things you do with your injury that's amazing you should be very proud of yourself. I've been thinking of seeing a personal trainer as I've spoken to the people at the local gym in my area and they can accommodate to my injury (protruding disc l4 l5 and s, which i will be getting surgery on in a few month but that's a whole other thread) im just stuck in a rut and not feeling good in myself and need to get out hoping this should help.
Thanks so much for your suggestions x
Matryoshka- Oh that sounds great!! we can help motivate each other we can do it hun! so your weakness is flavoured milk mines flavoured drinks/juice i think i just need to up my water intake n steer clear from high sugared foods, since i've had DD i've made excuses like 'Ive just had a baby its fine to be a bit overweight or I'm breastfeeding its all right etc. i'm not making excuses anymore i cant stand this extra weight anymore.
I'm like you i am not into diets as such i'm still breastfeeding so i think i'm just going to cut out the bad things and the snacking and actually exercise.to start with and see how that goes ive taken a walk every day the last 3 days. but i know what you mean i need a whole lifestyle change too. ill have to get back to you with some more ideas We can do this hun!
Last edited by Butterfly Child; August 13th, 2009 at 10:36 PM.
I'll join you Emma! I recently joined a personal trainer that takes small classes of Mum's wanting to get back in shape after pg - the best thing is you can take your babies to classes as well. Maybe you can see if there's anything like that in your area? It works out fairly cheap because you're in small groups (mine is $16 per hour lesson) and even though I only go once a week it's the motivation I need to make sure I do exercise on the other days. I have about 10kgs to lose too (be happy with 5kg though) - I was 62kg before DD and about 72kg now.
My weakness is over eating. My DH is a chef and cooks all meals (even when he's not home he makes me dinner before he goes to work - how spoilt am I!) and because they are so yummy I always go back for seconds. I've used the breastfeeding excuse all this time too, but it's time to change! I also eat when I'm bored so the last few days I've been making a conscious effort to ask myself whether I am really hungry when I'm searching the cupboards for a snack. I'm a chocoholic too so for the last 6 weeks I've banned chocolate from the house. If there's some in the house I end up eating the whole lot, so a total ban it is! The stepkids are not happy lol!
On the days I don't see the personal trainer I do an exercise dvd at home. I make sure I do it as soon as I put DD down for her morning nap, that way I get it out of the way first thing and feel good the rest of the day. I also walk a fair bit but it is harder in this cold weather - bring on the sunshine!
Emma - that's what I have! Protruding discs (AKA bulging disc) at L4/L5 and L5/S1 with bilateral compression of nerve roots at L5/S1 worse on the left side. I also have an unstable pelvis. Which is why I am doing pilates. It will help stabilise everything and take the pressure off of my back. Losing weight will also help.
I definately reccomend a Personal Trainer if you can afford one. But do make sure they are able to accomodate your injuries and will work in conjunction with anyone else you see (in my case, osteo and physio). My team are great. I often message PT with messages from Osteo. I've only just started to see Physio and so far she has happily provided instructions to trainer about restrictions. PT doesn't want me to hurt more than I already am and is pretty conscious of my injuries. At the moment we are doing a lot of pool stuff. I feel like a retard and miss my vigourous activities (especially boxing) but know I have to take it easy for now.
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Good luck with your weightloss!! I've just started too, got a lot more weight to shift then you tho hehe, hopefully i will get there one day!!
). I'm still training. I'm not doing high impact activities at the moment and am spending (far too much) time in the pool. There is water aerobics etc. I see a personal trainer twice a week and he is brilliant with accomodating my (many) injuries. I also see a physio once a week for clinical pilates (so it is partially covered by PHI). In addittion, I train at home 5 times a week (which at the moment is restricted to walking on my treadmill).
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