How long...........

[Loula]

To loose this extra weight???
A rhetorical question of course.

It might help if I stop buying and eating crap all the time. I'm going through a packet of biscuits a day! Today I added two muffins to that list!!

I need to start eating better again like while I was pg. I would like to loose 17kg!! Pre baby weight.

Please can you give me any tips? What did you snack on when hunger strikes?

I'm trying to walk with the pram every day

[melbel]

hehe...I'd like to know too...I still am 5 kgs over my pre pregnancy weight and have been at this weight since about 3-4 weeks post birth...not sure how to lose the last little bit but i am sure that the chocolate and junk food doesnt help me.....lol

[Mum2Romone]

If you are breast feeding it will fall off, if not I suggest relaxing it will naturally come off over around six months after birth if you eat right

[melbel]

not necessarily...i am breastfeeding and still carrying baby weight after 8 and a half months......

[Janie]

For many breastfeeding mums the weight falls off easily, but not for all.

When you find out Lou let me know! I was only back to something close to my pre pg weight just before I fell pg with DS2! And I only put on 2kgs during his pg, so I'd like to know why the hell I'm so fat now??? LOL

[CinderToriella]

Breast feeding is not a sure fire way to lose weight it does not always happen that way.
everyone is different and lose weight at different times, you cant put an exact time frame on it

It can be hard and i know about the eating crap its so easy to do when you are a busy mum, take your time, walk with the pram, its good for you and bubs, eat well when you can,drink lots of water, just be easy on yourself it will happen it time.do not try and push yourself if you are not ready ifkwim xx

[MummaSue]

If you are breast feeding it will fall off, if not I suggest relaxing it will naturally come off over around six months after birth if you eat right

I disagree with this! I have been eating healthy and breast feeding and the weight is not falling off!

I'm still battling with the last 3kg!

Increasing your water is a good idea Loula, sounds like you're on the right track getting out in the pram. If you find any other magical answers, let me know!!

Sue xxx

[ss_storm]

if you find out, let me know too...I still don't think I've lost any weight since having DD
I walk every day, sometimes twice. I walk everywhere because we live a block from the main street so I don't have to drive to the shops. I still eat fairly terribly, but am trying to be better (chocolate keeps getting the better of me...). Try not to stress about it too much, it does get a bit easier to exercise as they get older (as long as you don't have a velcro baby like me. Lol) and I'm hoping once DD is walking on her own then we can run around outside. I'd just really like to get rid of my 6 months pregnant look...which I'm not!

[Shanti]

Loula, a few glasses of water a day isgreat. You dont need to drink that much more when BF.

I was eating junk in those early mths too. Once DD was 12mo i started eating better while bf and weight just. Fell off!

[Shanti]

Loula, a few glasses of water a day isgreat. You dont need to drink that much more when BF.

I was eating junk in those early mths too. Once DD was 12mo i started eating better while bf and weight just. Fell off!

[HotI]

If you are breast feeding it will fall off, if not I suggest relaxing it will naturally come off over around six months after birth if you eat right

i am BF and eating right and it still hasn't happened.

[Hollybolly]

Another one here,

I put on 20kgs with this pregnancy (sounds huge, but not like the 40+kgs I put on with Luke )
I've lost 11kgs and got 9kgs to go to get to pre pregnancy weight, then another 6kgs to get to where I was pre the IVF cycle
Damn Progesterone medications

The breastfeeding is definately helping... just slowly, slowly... not fast enough for my liking
Dr S told me 'Now, no stupid shake diets or anything ridiculous while you're breastfeeding'... so there's my excuse for no dieting, lol!

It will start to come off soon - mine didn't start until about the 2 month mark.
Drink your water & keep walking - that and the BF will do heaps... summer coming will help too

[appletree]

Re snacks, I recently discovered the Coles brand organic sweet and salty popcorn! So yummy! I usually have this for afternoon tea, and a kiwi or banana for morning tea. I also try to have my meals and snacks at the same time each day, and don't leave more than 3 hours between eating.

I gained 8kgs after birth(!) thanks to eating what I wanted with the excuse that I was breastfeeding, you still need to be careful from my experience. An additional 500 calories is all you need. Try tracking what you are eating through calorie king or my fitness pal for a few days and you will get the idea of what you actually need sticking to it us the hard part though!

[Loula]

Yes I am bfing. My problem I think is my water intake. I've been terrible some days only having a few glasses of water. This I know I must make an effort with.

Ok step 1- more water!

[Amaunet]

I lost my pg weight fairly quickly - about 6 months (i didnt gain too much though) but my body didn't look the same Everything seemed softer and saggier. That said, I wasn't that crash hot in the body dept before I was pg either!!! (my regular weight is about 68-70kg)

[CinderToriella]

I found i often did not have time to drink much water. Or i would sit down to feed DD and then go bugger i am thirsty and by the time i was finished i had someting else to do u know.
Try taking a bottle with you all the time, put one where you feed, in the pram, car bubs room..So you always have some handy

[tattoo_mama]

I was back to pre preg weight within 2 weeks of giving birth (I only put on 11kg and didn't eat for the first 2 weeks and was BFing I wouldn't suggest it to anyone!!) but since I have put 9kg back on by being a lazy ass and eating junk food. I have recently started taking DD for walks in the pram I usually do 2km a day it's not much but enough that I can still eat junk food and I'm not putting on any more weight. So I bet if I actualy ate healthy I'd loose it! As stupid as it sounds to loose weight all u have to 'do is decrease your input (food) and increase your output (exercise) but it's alot easier said than done!!

[Loula]

...............................the dounut DH just brought home doesnt help