Losing weight after pregnancy

[tree nymph]

autumnbronze:

Hi there ladies,


Just a word of encouragement ......

I too gained weight after my son's 2nd birthday due to a variety of reasons, one of which is that I became careless and neglected watching what I ate.

In April, I made a resolution to lose the weight I put on. So far I have lost 4kg since then. I still need to lose some more. Its a very slow process but steady if you put your mind to it. Slow because I don't have the time to do high impact exercise.

Basically I identified my weaknesses ie carbo, sweet things etc ... and cut down on them. For eg, when I go to Fish and Co, I order grill fish with salad and not rice or potato chips. As for dessert, if my DH wants to have it, I just take one or two spoons from him.

Because I like to snack also ..., I have switched to dried fruits and nuts. I also tried Schweppes' baked sweet potato chips recipe. They are really yummy, esp if you can get those sweet potatos from Indonesia.

One thing I never miss is breaskfast cuz if I do, I tend to overeat during lunch.

We can even create a 'Lets Lose Weight' thread to cheer each other and share recipes and restaurants that can accomodate your 'special requests' during meal ordering.

Any takers?

i can't miss my breakfast. anyway, its simple, just oats, nestum and warm milk and a piece of bread with butter...

However, i think i really have to change my eating habits to look something similar to yours!

When i was in Europe 2 months back, i also just eat the meat portion, cos they served a lot of fries and was getting heaty so didn't eat them at all, and surprising i didn't put on any weight at all after my half a month stay there. guess its really is the carbo. .... but the thing is... I LOVE carbo!

went to see the doc, he is recommending me to take Reductile. it will control the food intake amount actually - you will still feel hungry, but it will help to send a full signal back to your brain faster and earlier so you will stop eating, thus cutting back on the amount you eat and will help you lose some weight. i'm on it now for 2 weeks... have stopped the piling on weight at least. now i should cut back on the carbo...

[cherrygal]

If it makes you gals feel better, I am still overweight by 15 kg (from my ideal) and have not lost the 8 kg over my pre-pregnancy weight... I am so heavy that my knees are painful if I squat or kneel. My dd is already 9 mths old! How to lose the kilos?


My hubby just tells me to go running or exercise but I have no time...all my free time is spent on the baby coz my mom also wants her break.

I heard of a mom who lost weight by running after work but she's lucky that her support structure is good that she doesn't need to rush home after work to take over the baby...

[duriz]

LKVM:

duriz:

I also did not shower nor wash my hair for 40 days. My MIL is Thai and my Mom is Burmese. Both refused to let me do either. I was (feeling) *DAMN GROSS* and refused DH to have any visitors in the house :oops:

:!: :!: :!: how did you survive in this hot weather when cannot on the AC during those confinement days :?

I survived. But like I said, I was and felt damn gross

[duriz]

mummyjoyce:

I gained 20 KG during my 1st pregnacy; pregnant again when 1st DD was only 9 mths :oops:

No time to lose weight!!! :!:

Wow! Must have been tough on your body. Not much time to recover from the first pregnancy yet, and have to look after your DD.

[duriz]

Share a funny story about my Mom. She is a petite lady. When she was pregnant with my older brother and I, she put on more than 20 kilos each time. After she delivered me and was groggy from the gas they gave her, she glanced at her still bulging and very big tummy and shrieked: \"Why haven't you taken the baby out?\" I was of course, lying in the crib next to her, sleeping quietly :roll:

[stayhome]

I had both my first 2 pregnacies at 20+ year old. The first one I gained 20kg and 2nd 16kg. I went back to my original weight after 2nd and 1st mth respectively after birth. I can fit into all the cloths and pants before pregnancy. For my 3rd pregnacy I gained 20kg as well. However, it took mths to went back to the original weight and the waist still remain ‘big’. It took 5yrs for me to fit into one of my jean but the rest still can’t. After 2yrs it reduced another 1 inch, but still have another inch to go to fit into the pants that I have. So for my case, the age of pregnancy matter, the older the more difficult to recover not just the shape the health too. I can feel the different.

[toddles]

i3mum:

2) Yes, I breast feed fully, & I expressed 1 litre of milk everyday for 1st pregnancy. Breast feeding really helps alot. 2nd pregnancy, I expressed 2 litres a day which I really lost alot of weight (even thinner than before, and my colleagues & friends all got a shock).

That is a lot of milk!! WOW really envious of your supply. your babies are so fortunate. what do you attribute it to? genetics? special soups? enough rest?

I could only *very barely* express 90ml every 3 hours for the first 2.5 months, but after that managed to latch baby so didn't know how much she 'extracted' till 20 months when i stopped.

[buds]

toddles:

That is a lot of milk!! WOW really envious of your supply. your babies are so fortunate. what do you attribute it to? genetics? special soups? enough rest?

Naah.. dun think it's genetics, toddles hun. It cud be but guess in my case
can't be cos my mumsie barely had any within the week and gave up. Too
painful.

toddles:

I could only *very barely* express 90ml every 3 hours for the first 2.5 months, but after that managed to latch baby so didn't know how much she 'extracted' till 20 months when i stopped.

Yup, when the babies get buffet 24-7, dunno how much...
Just know after that the balloons are deflated like empty socks.

i3mum:

Yes, I breast feed fully, & I expressed 1 litre of milk everyday for 1st pregnancy. Breast feeding really helps alot. 2nd pregnancy, I expressed 2 litres a day which I really lost alot of weight (even thinner than before, and my colleagues & friends all got a shock).

Me too i3mum! :hi5: My brothers called exclaimed once... Holy cow! :laugh:

I'm either on the machine expressing (i use medela electric : painless & fast)
or he can see bottles and bottles of expressed milk in the freezer. :lol:

I get 300mls to 400mls per expression. That's for every 3 hour intervals.
A nurse friend said if we could claim milk $ from our husbands (cos they
don't need to buy... :politebleah:) we would be rich. Just multiply the # of
litres in a month by the most expensive brand you'd buy if you didn't have
milk to express/feed to begin with. :preen:

Aniwaes, mum's milk is supposed to be freshest and priceless. :love:

For my first pregnancy, i went back on my first day at work weighing only
45kg. 5kg less than my pre-wedding days.. :boogie: Now..... :idea: ... Don't
ANYONE dare ask! :nunchuk:

Hope to beat that for after my #3.

:xedfingers:

[schweppes]

autumnbronze:

... I also tried Schweppes' baked sweet potato chips recipe. They are really yummy, esp if you can get those sweet potatos from Indonesia.

:hi5: :hi5:

autumnbronze:

We can even create a 'Lets Lose Weight' thread to cheer each other and share recipes and restaurants that can accomodate your 'special requests' during meal ordering.

Any takers?

Count me in!! Started eating healthily this year and signed up for exercise classes at Amore, so am making gradual progress. I think I lost about 3 kg so far.

:rahrah: Yup, this \"Let's Lose Weight\" thread sounds like a great idea!! We need to cheer us fellow sistas on :rahrah:

[tree nymph]

buds:

toddles:

That is a lot of milk!! WOW really envious of your supply. your babies are so fortunate. what do you attribute it to? genetics? special soups? enough rest?

Naah.. dun think it's genetics, toddles hun. It cud be but guess in my case
can't be cos my mumsie barely had any within the week and gave up. Too
painful.

I beg to differ on this.

I actually think its your own body structure. Cos i know many mothers, no matter what they do, they just can't get enough supply. Of course, if you have supplies to begin with and don't wanna give, the supply will drop too.