Need help losing weight after pregnancies?
I weigh 167. I am 5'0. There is a major problem there. I started out weighing 115 in 2002 when I got pregnant with my first child. In 2004 I weighed 130 when I got pregnant with my second child. In 2005 I weighed 145 when I got pregnant with my 3rd child I just had in August. I know it's my fault that I gained so much weight and now I am facing the consequences. I need to know how to lose the weight. My husband says i look fine but I know he would prefer me how I was before, but with him working 12 hr nights and sleeping during the days i don't really have much time to exercise with my 3 kids. If one isn't crying another is. I've tried getting them to exercise too and i've tried doing it after they go to bed but they either don't want to or im way 2 tired. Now it seems i think about it way to much and it depresses me and I just eat more. I always seem hungry and I cant stop thinking about eating. What can I do? Someone please Help with any advice. Nothing rude please I know I'm fat thx
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You need a plan. First thing is to get a physical exam with blood work to make sure you did not gain weight from a medical condition. GO call right now and make an appt. Second step is get your true weight when you are at the doctors appt and tell dr you are trying to gain weight and to write you a prescription for vitamin supplement to help with the tiredness. With your doctor set a simple short term goal for 2 weeks and then one for a 4 week weight with follow up with dr. Then you go home and get rid of the junk food – give it all away to a neighbor. You go shopping for foods that are easy prep and buy precut veggies & fruit, popcorn, rice cakes, flavored water for your snack items. NO sodas, even diet they have too much sodium, no drive through food, go easy on the coffee. When you feel the urge to eat, drink a glass of water. Then do something. Join MOPS, join any Church with a Mothers day out. Meeting people in real life will give you a person to call and chat with. Find a way to relieve stress from day to day, breathing – scented candles – yoga- prayer- meditation – swimming. Set up your day so that you have a margin of time that is free for yourself and your interests. Over eating is easy to blame on pregnancy and mothering, but for many moms it is a habit and is a learned coping behavior to deal with stress. Losing the weight is not just working out more and eating less, it is changing your lifestyle in other positive ways too.
Give up the idea of traditional exercise when you have small kids. I had 4 kids, there is never a good time. Set your goal for a walk around the neighborhood if possible every day and take them along. Park a bit farther away when you are out in the car, take the stairs when in the mall. When you take them to the playground you walk around the equipment several times, keep moving. And (((hug))) don’t ask your husband about weight issue if he likes you as you are. Lose the weight for YOU, not him. Your kids deserve a healthy mom that is not tired and can focus her energy on having fun with them. You deserve the right to feel happy in your skin. I say go for it! Make a plan and get going!!
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If you don’t have the time, don’t worry about it. You have three kids and you have plenty of time to lose the weight. What’s the rush?
Try doing pilates while the kids are asleep. Also, try cooking healthier meals and eating more in moderation. Try going to a gym that has a daycare center too. Go on walks with your kids. Take them swimming at an indoor pool. If it’s too much, ask a friend to come with you.
Also, learn to love your body. Your started off stating your weight–it’s obviously important for you to reach a certain weight. You HAVE to learn to love your body no matter what the scale reads. You are your own self. A number isn’t going to determine anything. It sounds like you have been degraded to the point where you have no self esteem left.
Learn to be happy naked. Best advice I was ever given–while it may not be great to walk around naked with your kids around, try it sometime. Look at yourself naked in the mirror. Learn to love who you are! That’s most important.
weight watchers points system works if you can stick with it
well, i’m not being rude..you didn’t give yourself enough time to get your body back into shape before you had your second and third baby..having them that close together can put alot of weight on our bodies. so with that being said, when your feeling hungry, try drinking water..lots of it..water seems to make us full..get a work out tape/cd..and when the kids are in bed or playing do the work out..eat right..make out a menu that you have to go by every day and don’t cheat..even if you can’t get a work out tape/cd you can run in place..do sit-ups or whatever while your at home..do these everyday at the same time..start out slowly and work your way up..good luck
Besides taking vitamin and mineral supplements, I think that one of the best dietary supplements is cracked wall chlorella. Chlorella is a sea algae. I have found that it helps provide the body with energy. It also detoxifies the digestive system.
Fiber (like psyllium husk) is also an excellent dietary supplement. It helps to keep the digestive system functioning normally and keeps it from getting clogged with undigested food. Most Americans do not get enough soluble and insoluble fiber…so ideally you should take a formula which provides both types of fiber. You will eat 10% less calories every day simply by consuming fiber. Taking fiber will definitely help you curb your appetite.
Eating salad every night for your dinner is also a great way to lose weight.
You need some friends (neighbors, or relatives) who can watch your kids while you exercise 3 times a week…or join a gym with a nursery.
Cardio exercise is the BEST for losing weight. If you want to lose weight, you need to burn 3600 calories to burn a pound. With cardio exercise, you can burn over 600 calories in an hour, whereas during a resting state, you only burn 30-60 calories per hour. Exercise in the morning to jump start your day (and your metabolism), and exercise at night when the body has the lowest level of insulin available for the digestion of sugars and starches.
As for your appetite…
Curb it with certain foods (broccoli, parsley, spinach, ricotta cheese, whey powder drinks, soy protein drinks, carrot juice, V-8 juice)
Curb it with supplements (cinnamon, hoodia — a type of cactus used by the Kalahari bushmen in Australia).
It sounds like you are having some sugar handling problems…hypoglycemia perhaps, or possibly hypothyroidism.
Good luck!!
After having 2 kids in 2 years, I was too tired and hungry (from nursing #2) to think about working out. But once my daughter stopped nursing, I started working out when she goes down for her nap. I have my son help pick up toys (he’s 2) and then he gets to play computer or video games while I work out for 25-30 minutes. I tape Denise Austin’s Daily Workout in the morning and my daughter usually goes down around 11am. It’s a great workout for any fitness level and if you don’t have time for the full 30 minutes, fast forward the commercials. I don’t know if i could get that in with a third kid, but you should try to rearrange your schedule to make it a priority. You have to be healthy in order to take care of your kids. Exercising will give you more energy to be with your kids. I know- since july I have lost close to 20 pounds and almost 3 inches from my waist and thighs. I have tons of energy to keep up with the constant "ping-pong" game between my 2 toddlers and I feel better about myself because I’m setting a good example for my kids and keeping myself healthy will keep me around longer for them! 30 minutes a day 5 days a week. It’s become a habit for me so much that i feel weird if i don’t do it! my son knows the music and cheers me on when he knows it’s over "yeah, mommy did it! bye-bye Denise". Today both kids were awake so i held my daughter and did the best i could with the workout. It was only 15 minutes today, but better than nothing! btw-not entirely your fault! Having a baby requires fat! I gained 40+ pounds with each pregnancy (normally 5’2" and 115-I felt huge!) and a lot of it stuck after baby #2! Try to get your kids on a schedule that gives you a 30 minute window. Good luck!
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