Now I know that there is a weight loss thread in the photos gallery..but! there is just tooo much for me to sift through.....so.....I thought I'd start another one. So anyone out there who are trying to beat the baby bulge!!....yes I'm still trying to 20 months later . Come and join in, whenever you weigh in post up you losses/gains. We could even set a goal date or something just to keep us motivated. I'm gonna need a lot of it!.

Soooooo here it goes Ima post my weight ahhhh!!!!! (never thought I'd do this but hey!)

SW = 107Kg

GW= 75Kg

My weigh in days are saturdays, and I've lost 2 kgs in 2 weeks

Can I join too? 

The catch is I don't actually want to lose any weight, I just want to turn my extra fat back into muscle so although I'll weigh the same I'll have a lean body instead of a jiggly flabby one.

AnnC wrote: So what is everyone doing thats working to loose the wieght?

I eat really well and ensure I eat 3 good meals plus morning tea.  I don't deny myself dark chocolate but I don't keep it in the house/at work either so if I want some I have to go and buy it and I'm never allowed it before a meal so generally I don't buy it.

I am exercising regularly again (mostly resistance training) so that's helped heaps too, although I've had a cold for the last couple of weeks so didn't exercise during that time except my daily walks, but I also plan to start running.  I hate running too and I look emo when I run but I don't have time for a decent fat burning walk anymore so I'm going to have to run or I won't get any decent cardio into my routine (I currently walk for about 45 mins each day but it's broken up - during my trips to and from work and home - and 90% is on the flat).

My new plan is to also cut out wine for a few weeks.  I not a big booze hag or anything but I have been enjoying a glass of wine each night after Michaela's in bed and that's an extra few hundred kjs I can do without.

Emz, I have a plate that's bigger than a side plate but smaller than a dinner plate.  I use that at dinner time and make sure it's at least 1/2 full of vegetables.  I also ensure I have fruit/vege at every meal.

I am in. I need to lose weight but my PT has told me not to concentrate on the weight loss at the moment and concentrate on my fitness. I want to at the end of November run 2.4km in 12 minutes 30 seconds (it is the Army RFL run for my age and sex). At the moment I can run for 7 mins straight and then die and I can run just over a km. I know I need to get my eating under control but as we don't have easy access to a supermarket (30kms away) I find it hard to have fresh fruit and veges in the house.

So i won't be in with weight just at the moment as once my running is under way then my PT will weigh me.

Yeah I have heaps of frozen and canned stuff its just getting them out of the freezer and cans to cook. Getting them out of the fridge is so easy.

Doing the run at that time is the max time, I want to do it in a quicker time if I can.

If I hunt out my WW books I will go by them again, but once I have my fitness sorted.

Im in, safety in numbers. I am eating 3 healthy meals with fruit or veg sticks for snacks. I have cut out all high fat food (ekk fell off the wagon last weekend) I am also working out at the gym (aiming for 4-5 times per week), swimming once a week and walking on the weekends.

Weigh in Mondays!

I'm still waiting for you to pop over for a work out with me Kels

Parts of the pilates session are too hard for me too.  It's difficult going from lying down to sitting upright just using your abs when you have none!  The people on the DVD are usually on their 5th or 6th rep and I'm still trying to get up for my first

I'll get there though.  I used to have strong abs once upon a time and I intend to have them again before another baby ravages my body.

Does everyone else still have strongly defined split down the middle of their tummy where the abs parted?  It's like I have two tummies side by side - I think that's the only part I hate about my post baby body.

lilfatty wrote: Yeah I still have the seperation (although I have heard it can take up to a year to correct).

*snorts* There's no excuse for me to still have mine then.

I've always had to wear 2 bras when doing cardio so when I start running I'll do the same thing.  I also need to buy a new sports bra because I've gone up a couple of cups since having Michaela so I'll get a really good supportive one (I hear the Berlei's really good) and I'll wear a soft cup sports bra over the top of that and then a singlet or t-shirt. 

They say you should have at least 8 cups (or 2 litres) of liquid daily but I don't know what the max is.  I drink heaps and have been told in the past (by busy bodies) that I drink too much but I go by whether I'm thirsty and IMO if I'm drinking because I'm thirsty then surely I'm not drinking too much.

lilfatty wrote: I tend to go through about 2-3 pump bottles .. although Im terrible on weekends and get through 1 if Im lucky. mrsmojo ... now I have boobs .. I wear a bra, then a bra gym top over that (for extra compression) and then a t-shirt. I remember back when I could run with no bra at all!

I've not been able to do that since I was 10 so I guess I'm just used to them but my breasts went from a c cup pre baby to a dd cup post baby so I'm concerned about how much they'll stretch if they bounce around too much so am going to make sure they're always strapped in tight and can't move at all when I do cardio.

p.s. I'm not complaining - I love having bigger breast, I just hope that they're not going to get too saggy otherwise I'll be getting a breast lift when I've finished having kids

When i do my exercise I wear my bra and also an old BF top and it is nice and snug at my boobs so keeps them in place when I run. My PT told me it has been one of the best tops she has seen for a woman to hold everything in place.

I need to drink more water. I drink a bit when I exercise but I tend to drink a lot of Coke Zero .

I have told myself I am allowed a glass at dinner, and so far I am doing well. It is now hidden in the fridge so I can't really see it.

I am the same it is a sweet thing for me and I am down to 2, 2.25l bottles a week (from 6 a week ) so i am doign well. Will be interesting when Nigel comes back how much we go through as he drinks a lot of it when he is home.

My groceries are once every 6 weeks $300 and weekly it is about $60, that is to get fruit and stuff for the boys for their daycare lunches.

I love fresh veges but also supplement with frozen veg a lot (plus frozen veg is heaps easier because there's no prep time). 

I make a point of buying fresh produce that is in season because it tastes better and is cheaper.  I haven't have a lettuce in months but I go through a pumpkin a fortnight and we eat heaps of broccoli and other winter veg atm. 

I have a list of the availability for different fruit and vege somewhere that I can photograph and post if you want, otherwise it's bound to be on the internet.

ETA:  Michaela loves fruit and veg too and we're pretty good about eating what I buy, anything left over at the end of the fortnight can be shoved into a soup or stew so it's not wasted.

I am doing my vege garden this year in pots. I can 't have a garden here, but I have pots.

MrsMojo wrote: I'm still waiting for you to pop over for a work out with me Kels

Yes we must get that sorted as I am sure I can also gets tips off you to use for the free weights at the gym :)

lilfatty wrote: I cant live without Coke Zero! I never feel deprived because its "coke" and it comes in handy when I crave something sweet.

Me too and lIke Becks I only have it with Dinner of again when craving something sweet!