Want to loose weight

I bought a walking treadmill- a bit smaller than a normal running one. I’ve lost 6 stone mainly through changes to diet but now wanted to add more activity. I find it really good for fitting in some walking, especially when you need to be at home e.g. if baby is sleeping. I feel daft doing workouts on you tube etc but know some love them.

My tips would be to check the speed anything offers, they range a bit and I’m now upping my speed beyond what some of the ones I looked at offered. I stick some music on and then enjoy a walk.

Well she spelled it perfectly in a subsequent post - 3 minutes before yours chastising her - so it was clearly a typo. Feel free to apologise instead of doubling down and making yourself look like a fool.

Hi OP

Don't get a treadmill - they're too big, take up too much space and end up being neglected and make you feel guilty every time you look at them!

There's some great YouTube content you could dip your toe into:

Get Fit with Rick - walking videos you do at home! Good for getting a sweat on and giving you an endorphin high. Really fun and a great way to get your steps in without leaving your house!

MonikaFit - short workouts from 10 to 30 mins, choose from strength or mood boosting hiit. Some good short morning routines to get your day started with some gentle movement.

fitbymik - dumbbell sculpting workouts with dumbbells and she is pregnant so you might identify with her, being a new mum

Cheryl Coulombe - weight training workouts with dumbbells "Lift with Cee" is her beginner programme and it's really good

Those are four channels that I dip in and out of regularly and enjoy.

Good luck! Put the baby in their bouncer so they can watch you and you'll entertain them!

yeah as PP's have said, you cant out run a bad diet. But please be gentle with yourself, 3 months isn't a long time after having a baby. I've just got back to my pre-baby weight. My oldest is almost 6.5, not that is anything to aspire to.

Sugar is not good for you but cutting it out in its entirety is not sustainable and will lead to cravings, possibly binging. Just eat mainly healthy but don’t restrict anything. It’s not good to have good foods and bad foods everything in moderation is key.

Would your older 2 like Joe Wicks OP? I did some with kids during lockdown they were great!

Wow I’m impressed you can think about diet and exercise 3 months PP! Ignore the spelling police, we understand what you mean. I agree with others, to lose weight you need to focus on diet and eating healthily. I can’t advise on diets however I’ll tell
you what works for me with exercise if you want to fit some in. As you say with a young baby you never know when you will get a few minutes to yourself, if at all. So I would have a mat and a cheap set of dumbbells somewhere easily accessible in the house, and hopefully somewhere you can easily clear a space (I have to shove a sofa and dining table out of the way and I’m ready to go). I wouldn’t bother with any subscriptions, I would use YouTube and when you can do some short HIIT or strength sessions, 15-30 minutes at a time. I like Fitness Blender and Growing Ananas. I find it’s also great for my mental health and a little bit of me time.

Please don’t let people like that (up their own arse) put you off posting. There are a few people like that on here, on some sort of drive to point out our errors, even though we are neither their children nor their pupils. It’s incredibly rude.

I’m sorry I don’t have any weight loss advice. I’d like some myself!

@Colourfulltrees I would ignore the goady poster we all make typos at times . YouTube is brilliant for access to all sorts of exercise routines and it’s about finding ones you like , my personal faves are Fitbymik and Eleni fit but there are thousands to choose from . Try and do some weights and cardio you can look for body weight exercises at first if you don’t have any weights

I would drive somewhere nice to walk with the baby - will be nicer now in spring and summer. If they fall asleep you could listen to music or an audio book.

Some people do find walking mills very good to do something regularly in the evenings. Post natal yoga or a gentle yoga class may also be useful. I did mum and baby yoga for a bit too. There are lots of free videos on YouTube if you can't get to a class. Don't pick a strenuous one though, yet.

Mostly, as others have said, it does come down to what you eat. If you are breastfeeding you may find the weight comes off gradually anyway. It takes your body at least a year to get over pregnancy, probably more like two years.

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/baby/breastfeeding-and-bottle-feeding/breastfeeding-and-lifestyle/diet/

There is absolutely nothing disgusting about anything I have said. Your intonation is extremely hurtful and aggressive.

I lost weight (to pre baby weight) both times by breastfeeding, increasing step count and doing a spin class at the gym once a week (starting at 3 months). I didn’t have to calorie count at all (thanks breastfeeding 😂) but I appreciate we’re all different.

treadmills are pretty big do you have the space? Static bikes like pelotons are much more compact. I think there are walking treadmills too that are smaller but I don’t know anything about them. Also consider toddlers aren’t really safe in the same room while you are on a treadmill/bike as they could injure themselves on it.

I don't understand the flagging of another user's misspelling or grammar; it's so pedantic, pointless, a waste of time, not to mention outright rude.

OP I would focus on cutting down on upf, sticking to whole foods and keeping it simple. Eggs, meat, fish, fruit, veg, greek yogurt, nuts.

A treadmill will speed weight loss up but diet is really key.

I was actually trying to help, you called me a disgusting name which is the type of behaviour this site does not tolerate and puts people like me off posting.

It’s really not nasty. I prefaced with sorry in my original post. Your foul language towards me broke MN community guidelines. I would recommend checking before you post, the new feature encourages this.

I’m sorry, I really don’t. I knew I’d get this type of comment but honestly spelling is important. ‘Loose weight’ reads hideously!

Losing weight will be 90% down to your diet and 10% down to exercise. And I say that as an exercise nut.

Eat clean, eat nutrient dense foods, reduce your portion size. Any walking and so on that you can do in addition is a bonus.

Bet you feel great about yourself for flagging up that mistake. How very condescending.