New Mum seeking new body by Christmas!

[CoraBear]

My baby boy is 6 months old and I am quite overweight. Ok, I'm alot overweight (takes deep breath) I'm 15 stone. At 5 ft 7 this is waaay to much. I am sitting here in the one pair of trousers that fit me and my DP's tee shirt because none of my tops fit properly. Basically my stomach looks like a deflated paddling pool and my thighs are so big that I'm fairly sure that if I sit down too much longer they will burst open.

After I had the baby I took the very grown up approach to weight loss and I hoped that if I ignored the problem it would go away and somehow I would have a body like posh spice-because all new mothers lose all the weight instantly don't they? Turns out they don't, and surviving on mini aero's didn't help. I weigh more now than when I gave birth.

I have a serious lack of motivation but I decided to see if I could lose some pounds before Christmas, as I'll be seeing people I haven't seen since I was pregnant and want to look casually fabulous. So are any of you interested in holding my hand, kicking my arse and generally helping each other to stay on track? I really want to do this but I know if I'm not answerable to others my resolve will slip.

I have my first weight watchers meeting tomorrow, which I'm dreading as it will mean that the leader will weigh me and know what a tubby fecker I am. So, if any of you weight watcher followers or followers of other plans would like to come and join me and share stories of jogging up and down while eating maltesers so the points are being eaten and burned off simultaneously or just have a rant about how unfair the world is when you're hungry, you are welcome.

Right, I'm off to remove all the biscuits, chocolate and sweets from my house before tomorrow. That's right, when I say "remove" I do of course mean "eat them".

SayHello that sounds like a lovely weekend! Is the weather nice with you?

I was active this weekend but and tried to keep to my points but I had two family birthdays which meant two meals out. We're in the process of moving so I'm trying to clear out the food stores and I've been eating the most random food. Toasted cheese and sweetcorn sandwiches anyone?

How did everyone else get on?

Morning all, sorry I've not been around, I am just so fed up of trying to lose weight and my lack of will power! Been really busy work wise and socially and so have over indulged +++ so cross with myself. Anyway, starting again, again, again.....
Not weighing myself for a couple of weeks (getting too obsessed).
Sorry for very fed up post.
Hope everyone had a lovely weekend, we went to watch the marathon (will I get motivated??!).

Hi Choos,

I hope you're ok, you sound thoroughly pissed off. Don't be cross with yourself, sometimes life gets in the way of best intentions. Did you go and see the Olympic Marathon?

I pigged out like a piggy thing today, I don't know what's going on with my appetite today. But I'm not having dinner to try and do some damage limitation. We're in the middle of trying to move house, we found a dream house to rent and the owner changed her mind at the last minute and decided not to rent the house out. So we're living out of boxes. Not fun! I think I may be over eating because I'm worried. How I wish I was someone who lost their appetite when stressed....

Good luck today everyone.

Hi Cora,
I'm just quite disappointed with myself but we have got so much going on

Oh no - what a pain re the house? Is there a chance she might change her mind again? I'll join you in being a stress eater, perhaps we should look into CBT?!

I know how you feel Choos, I'm fed up now and on the verge of giving up and learning to love my jelly belly instead of trying to get rid of it!! I'm so annoyed with myself that I can't even lose a few pounds :(

What a nightmare about the house Cora, how awful she changed her mind at the last minute. Fingers crossed she'll change her mind again!

Hello all,

I hear you about the disappointment, I feel so annoyed with myself when I over indulge but some days I really feel like I've earned it. I'm trying not to buy any junk to bring in to the house, because I always eat it. I may also return to making points free soup when the weather gets a bit cooler.

Try not to lose hope ladies, we can do this. I haven't any inspirational words or quick fixes, but can you imagine being happy with yourself if you stay the same size and weight? I can't.

We're moving to a different house on Saturday, I have been busily packing. It's not as well suited as the other house but it's lovely. And if we don't take it we'll be homeless!

I realised while packing that I am seriously unfit. I think I may have to actually start exercising, bleurgh! I was exhausted after a days packing and cleaning, not a good sign.

Hows everyone? Are we all avoiding the scales at the moment?!

Cora - I hope your move went well.

I'm not going near my scales until Thursday and I'm dreading it. I've had another weekend of takeaways,going out for lunch and lots of wine so I'm guessing I won't have lost any weight.

I am however being good this week to try and repair some of the damage. I've got a night out this weekend and a lovely dress to wear so I was hoping to be slimmer by then but I may just have to invest in some skinny pants instead.

Hope you're all doing well :)

Hi all,

I'm back in the land of technology,just got our internet hooked up again. What have I missed? How is everyone getting on?

The move went well,we're unpacked and out and about searching our new locality. There's lots of places to walk so I'm hoping to fit more exercise in to my day. Our scales got a bit banged up in the move so I'm not sure I'm reading it right, but it says I still weigh the same, which is good enough for me.

Did your dress fit you SayHello? Maybe a pair of magic knickers could help?

Hope everyone's getting on well.

Have a good weekend all!

Hello ladies,

I hope you are all having a good weekend. Glad your move went well Cora. How was your night out SayHello?

I have been hopeless, I am definitely avoiding the scales. Have decided to low carb for 2 weeks so will weigh i at the end. So cross with self but also terribly unmotivated.
Good luck this week!

That's great your move went well Cora, hope you enjoy your new house.

I weighed in on Thursday and I've stayed the same, will try again this week. Would love if I could even just lose one lb.

Night out was fab though and my dress looked good even without some skinny pants so I was very happy. It's strange because I def think my tummy is flatter and "feel" thinner but I've been weighing myself and know I haven't lost any weight.

Hope your low carbing goes well this week Choos, think that's the way to go to see any results. I just find it so hard to stay away from carbs. It would be worth it though to see a difference on those scales!!

Yummy yummy yummy so much food in my tummy!

Well, not loads, but probably more than there should be.

I have been out and about doing lots of walking, buggy pushing and being out and about in the fresh air but due to my weird appetite I have lost no weight. I only seem hungry in the evenings and once I start eating I don't want to stop. I have gone to bed hungry for the last week but no good has come from it.

I ate alot today but I feel no different than the days before. I barely eat a thing all day (then snarf dinner in the evening) for several days then eat alot today and I'm still starving now. I am also rapidly expanding in the belly department and my new house has an enormous mirror in the bathroom so I get an eyeful of my naked self before, during and after my shower - it's gross. No wonder I had lost my appetite!

Weight loss is such a pain in my flabby arse. Oh what I would give to be a skinny girl. Have you any idea how many clothes I would have if I lost my pregnancy weight? My pre-preggy clothes are sitting in airtight bags of misery in my wardrobe because I refuse to believe I'll never be that size again.

I am typing this and all I can think of is the popcorn in the kitchen but I'm not bloody eating it. I am so hungry.

This post is seriously all over the place.

How is everyone else doing? I'm glad you had a good night out SayHello, I'm sure you looked beautiful.

Choos try not to lose heart, believe me I know how hard it is to stay focused! How goes the low carbing?

I've eaten far too much today, I'm usually good through the week but I've been a complete pig!! I'm going back to healthy eating tomorrow and it's meant to be sunny so I'll get out for a long walk too.

Cora I know exactly how you feel, I can be so good during the day then come night time I just want to eat. I am craving peanut butter chunky kit kats :( I'll never lose this weight!

I'm really not working hard enough, I'm just doing enough to maintain the weight I'm at now when I should be losing more. Must try harder so I have a new body by christmas :)

Oh God, I have gained 2.5 lbs :( This is def the kick up the bum I needed to get serious though. I am determined now to lose this bloody weight.

So far today I've had a banana for breakfast then went straight out for a walk. I'm now home and feeling hungry but I'm going to keep busy and ignore it. Lunch will be salad then I'm going back out, take the girls to the park so I don't have a chance to think about food.

Hope everyone is doing well and comes back soon because I may need some help staying away from chocolate and crisps!!

Hi SayHello,

Don't feel too bad, use it as a learning exercise. I can't believe you've eaten so little today, I would be passing out. You must be starving.

My weight has remained static even though I have been exercising alot more. However I kept a list of what I eat and added up the propoints and I'm shocked. I'm eating nearly 15 more points a day than I should. I am back on propoints so I'm hoping to see a change. I can't believe erratic eating can cause such damage!

I think there's many reasons I didn't realise for my weight issues but I need to get my shit together. I found an out fit in the back of my wardrobe that I want to wear for Christmas so I want to keep on track.

Good luck everyone!

This morning I am determined that I will stick with weight watchers. I have worked out my points for the day and I feel positive about the whole thing. I even gave my hair a trim using the Mumsnet haircut to cheer myself up.

Despite some heroic eating in the last few weeks my weight is still 14 stone so I am using that as my starting off point. I have decided to use Tuesday as my weigh in day as it's what I'm used to.

I'm off to figure out how many points I'm allowed daily.

Will post back later.

I'm allowed 31 points per day. I had to google everything as I don't know cms and kgs. I'm sure I wasn't taught that at school. I love stones and feet, much easier to work with.

I hope everyone is having a good day. I know it's hard to stay focused but our second Christmas as weight loss wannabe's in trundling towards us and I really want to look different in this years pictures. My goal is to lose one and a half stone....Then get pregnant next year and put it all back on!!!!!

Good luck everyone!

Hi from me,

I'm not weighing myself!!! I am trying a bit harder but not being good enough.
Anyway, no excuses must try harder!
Good luck with starting ww again Cora- I think I may start again too. Here's to a skinny Christmas and lots of babies next year :)
Don't worry about the 2.5lbs SayHello, you can get that off easily. It's harder for you as you have less to lose.
Very busy at work and home, sorry not posted much, will try harder, need you ladies to keep me on track!

Hi Choos,

When in doubt stay the hell away from the scales. Are you still low carbing? Focus on the skinny Christmas and the enormous tins of chocolate we can scoff to re-fatten our skinny asses.

I discovered a little trick which I don't know if it's low carb but it's very points friendly.

When you're having a meal that requires rice, finely grate or chop up a few carrots in the blender, leave to dry in a sieve so the excess water drains off and ta-dah! Fake rice that is points free. The carrots are raw so they have a bit of bite to them but it's delicious. I did this tonight because I was making burrito's and it was gorgeous (plus I'm not as bloated). So that's my tip for today.

If anyone has any idea how to take the calories out of wine I would really like to know.

Drink it quick?

Ah Choos you are a diet guru!

The weight watchers malarky is going well, I think I went 4/5 points over today (spent on dry cream crackers I might add) but I was 3 points under yesterday so it all works out.

My niece called me her favourite "chubby chubby" today. I have no idea what she was on about but everyone's a critic!

Hope you're all doing well today.

:)

I am soooo fat, I feel that everyone is looking at me as I have put back on the whole 12lbs I lost last year grrr!!!
My friend at work is 11 weeks pregnant and is a lot thinner than me...
Well done on ww Cora. I am going to low carb and do ww (one day!!)
Thanks for the carrot tip.
I will be avoiding the scales until at least 1 week post strict dieting. Must must start!

Oh Choos, don't feel so bad. We all go through phases of putting the weight back on. Everyone's not looking at you in a bad way (they are checking you out!) and your friend is thinner due to morning sickness. As a weight loss tool morning sickness is ace but it's horrendous.

I think you should stay away from the scales if you feel it's going to worsen your view of yourself. If you can't stick to a diet I think low carbing might be the way to go, when I do weight watchers I find I think about food all of the time. At least low carbing is easier to find food you can eat.

I.AM.SO.HUNGRY.

I actually have the shakes.

I didn't realise how all over the place my eating habits were. Due to the fact that I'm no longer stuffing myself in the evening I am bloody starving by 10am. And weight watchers is making me think about food all the bloody time because I have to plan out my points for the day. However, I am aware that the first week is the worst so I am clinging on to the hope that this feeling will pass.

I also forgot how points heavy alcohol is so I'm watching what I drink very carefully. I have one bottle of wine for the weekend and I am NOT buying anymore.

I have noticed that I'm posting here more often now that I'm back on my diet and I think that's to stop my hands reaching for the chocolate cake that is in the fridge (it's DP's, I haven't touched it.....yet). But I am noticing some positive side effects. My muffin top is slightly reduced and I don't feel as bloated. I weighed myself today, I do it religiously every morning, and I'm still 14 stone, so obviously the big weight loss is going to happen over the weekend [lying to myself emoticon].

I hope you're all getting on well and you have a great weekend. I'll probably post more hunger inspired drivel on here later.

Hi Cora,
Hope you haven't eaten your arm :) Well done on the diminished muffin top!
I am going to start ww again, must veg for my soup!
I want prosecco!!!!