to have any hope of losing loads of weight before the xmas party season? especially as I cannot stop totally stuffing my face?

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need to lose a stone of post-birth weight but I am just so rubbish and unmotivated - and the more I eat the more defeated I feel so I just give up altogether. I am breastfeeding so need to keep the calories up, but I am on such a downer about it that I am gaining weight, not even staying the same! How can I motivate myself?

Me too! (it's not post birth with me, it's just excess weight :( )

I had a stone of baby weight to lose and finally did it on Closerdiet.com. Not too expensive, I think it was about £30 for an 8 week plan. You can do it stinkypants! YANBU! Once you start, you feel better and it changes into an upward spiral rather than a downward one.

thank you (:

Congrats on breastfeeding, that is fantastic and you can still lose weight whilst bf! I am being rubbish and unmotivated at the moment too. I am tired, tired, tired and the breastfeeding does take it out of me but I did lose weight this year by eating better and cutting out bread. weight watchers is good too as gives you points for bf

Hey stinky, I feel your pain. Am supposed to be not eating treats - so, er, just walked down to the Coop and got some M&Ms

You know what, though, personally I've given up on the idea of dieting for dieting's sake, because it is so fucking boring. Have you thought about maybe instead taking on a fitness challenge, like doing a 10K run or something? I find the idea that 'in 7 weeks, I will need to run 8 miles in public' or whatevs much more motivating than 'would like to be 7 lbs lighter'.

You might try (e.g.) joining a local running club. They are all over and always have a 'slow' group if you are a beginner. Social and gets you out of the house a bit :)

Although... how far post-b are you? Might not want to do sth high-impact yet?

that's a really good idea - i will look into 10k runs tomorrow!!! i used to jog fairly regularly back in the day! thanks (:

I'm in the same boat stinky, DD1 I lost all my baby weight very quickly whilst breastfeeding. This time with DD2 I actually put weight on! I've stopped feeding now so I have no excuse for the high calorie intake!!

I turn the big 3-0 in january and I tried a dress on today and it was gorgeous...on the hanger! But it will be gorgeous on me by January!

Come on, we can do it!!!

I could have written the OP. Not bothered about the "party season" as won't be going to any, but I would like to fit into something other than maternity jeans held up with a belt :(

I've got ideas of doing couch to 5k...