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".

Watched Masterchef last night (the Irish one has just started) and ended up having more rice cakes and hummous. Damn! But watching all that delicious food gave me a real case of the telly munchies. So in future I will tape it and watch it when I'm having my dinner.

Just a quick post.

I tried on dresses today for the wedding I have to go to in January. I went in to Coast and a size 16 sat beautifully on me. I nearly hugged the shop assistant I was so happy (she had convinced me that I would not need a size 18).

So I regimented in my low-carbiness. I'm definitely seeing results. I think I'll order my dress in a size 14 to keep me on track. Woo-hoo!

Hope everyone's having a good weekend!

Yay how exciting! You are doing so well to fit in a 16. Did you love the dress you tried on?

Hi Choos,

I was so excited to fit in to a size 16 because Coast dresses can be a little on the snug side. I didn't get to try on the dress I wanted because, as is the norm with me, I picked the one dress that isn't available in Ireland. So the lovely Louise from Coast Dundrum helped me source one in the Coast Flagship store in Oxford Street so I've ordered it from there.

Louise did get me some dresses in similar cuts and made from the same material so I could try them on though. I am on such a high from it all. I'm definitely sticking to low carb, it works alongside the weight watchers point system.

How did everyone else get on?

Was your takeaway nice Choos? I LOVE indian takeaway mmmmmm.

Oh.My.God.

I just made black olive tapenade that only works out as 2 pp. It is delish.

20 olives, clove of garlic, splash of water - blitz the living day lights out of it in a blender. Yum!

It made my night time celery very tasty. Although I reek of garlic because I put 2 cloves in. It's a bit over powering. So, so tasty. Weigh in tomorrow. Hope my scales aren't acting the arse.

So today is weigh in day and I wasn't expecting much. However, I have lost 5 lbs!!!!!!!

I am ecstatic. All the celery munching and soup slurping has been worth it. I am definitely going to stick with the low carb - weight watchers hybrid I have been doing for the last week. I want another 2 lbs gone by next week and that will be half a stone in 2 weeks.

Yes it is difficult because I don't eat meat and that seems to be a huge part of low-carbing, but I'm getting there. I have a feeling I won't be able to sustain a world without pasta for too long, but I can do it for now so I will persevere. I'm dreading buying the Christmas food though, all those lovely crisps and cakes....Can you tell I'm hungry?

Hope everyone else is having a good day!

Cora - yay to dress! double yay to 5lbs!!!! Totally deserved and over the moon for you. How much have you lost in total now? Keep going - what terrific results.

You have spurred me on, so I weighed myself and have put on 2lbs, no surprise as I have not been dieting and had a few stresses going on which means I have been comfort eating +++
So I now have 30lbs to lose :( (why does that sound so much worse than 2 stone?).
I am going to weigh in on Wednesdays. If I get pregnant again, I will aim to keep healthy and not gain too much weight. So starting again, again!!

How are you doing SayHello?

Wow Cora that is amazing, well done to you!! That must be a great feeling to see all your hard work is paying off.

I feel bad still posting here when I'm not doing well at all :( Last week I was feeling so ill I could barely eat anything but I've now made it up for it in takeaways and treats so it's no wonder I don't lose anything. I'm joining you on starting again, again Choos. If only I didn't like my food so much!!

Hi Choos, don't stress. You have had so much going on in the last while so don't beat yourself up. Take your time and do the best to eat healthily, at the end of the day, it's only a few extra pounds, you can do it. Do you mind me asking what you weigh? 30 lbs sounds easier for me. I have the numbers 30 down to 1 written in the back of the book I use for working out how many points I eat in a day and I tick each one off as I lose weight.

SayHello are you feeling better? That must have been a nasty bug you had. I'm with you with it being annoying that I love my food so much, why is it so tasty? Last weekend was the first weekend I didn't crave Doritos. It took 4 bloody weeks to stop craving them. It's not fair.

Are either one of you an inventor? Chocolate flavour lettuce could be a winner.

Hi All,

fell off the wagon a bit this week due to a ridiculous hangover. I had 2 vodkas and diet coke and a glass of wine and I was hungover like a bad thing yesterday. There was a celebration in the house and I over indulged and I was in bits and had to have carbs yesterday to ease my woes. I am back on the low-carb wagon today but I have come to know that low-carbs and no alcohol are a hideous mix.

How is everyone else doing? Hopefully better than me.

Howdy,

ate a ton of crap yesterday due to some intense celebrations. I had intended to be much stricter with myself today but I just had choccy bickies for breakfast.

Ok, so, you know the way I was saying that I needed to lose weight for a wedding I'm going to in January? Well, the wedding is my wedding. I'm getting married. And I have a rather fabulous yet unforgiving dress that I need to look great in. So you all need to kick my arse when I start to slack off!

Ugh, better go and make a pot of points free soup.

Hope everyone's having a good weekend!

Super super congrats Cora and we will keep you motivated and so STAND AWAY FROM THE BISCUITS!!!!!!

I am so excited for you. So is the aim about another stone?
I have been sort of ok ish although we had tapas last night and I had lots of lovely cheese. I think I will have a loss of 1-2lbs this week.

I have soup for my lunches this week too - zzzzzzzzzzzz!

Thanks Choos! I'm really excited.

Due to much celebratory merriment (we told our families we are getting married) I ate like a piglet this weekend. And I drank so much booze .But I weighed myself and no damage has been done. But today I was back on the low carbing with lots of veggies and hummous.

I also have soup for lunches this week, I was freezing them all this evening, it's so cold here though so it's nice to have a hot lunch. Tapas isn't that bad is it Choos? I always convince myself that Spanish food is very healthy - even sangria! Two pounds will be a great loss, I'm hoping to stay the same after last weeks over indulgences.

Hi all, I help people to lose weight using www.hypnoband.com It really does work and there are practitioners all over the country. I'm in Potters Bar hertfordshire and can help people reasonably close to me.

Hi all, I help people to lose weight using www.hypnoband.com It really does work and there are practitioners all over the country. I'm in Potters Bar hertfordshire and can help people reasonably close to me.

Aww Cora, huge congrats that's brilliant news!! And probably the best reason ever to stick to your diet. Just think how beautiful you're going to look in your dress :)

I've still been staying away from crisps and chocolate during the week but I really think I need some proper exercise to make any difference, I seem to be stuck at the same weight. I want to join a cub but it's so difficult as I'll need to get childcare while I go to it as dp usually works til late.

Hope you're all doing well and we all have a weight loss this week :)

Thanks a mill SayHello. I'm so excited. We've been planning it for a little while and I couldn't say anything 'til we'd told our families. It's a very small affair but I still want to look fab.

The low-carbing isn't going great but I have been a bit wary of what I'm eating. I forgot the sluggish feeling that comes with eating carbs-I feel like I could go for a snooze right about now.

What sort of exercise are you thinking SayHello? Would a dvd to do in the evening make any difference?

Of course you want to look fab and you will :) Have you been wedding dress shopping already?

I don't mind what kind of exercise but I really need something. I'm going to try do a dvd when my youngest is having a nap, hopefully if I give my eldest her leappad or some paint or something she'll give me peace to do it! I have quite a collection of exercise dvds from over the years so I'll have to get back in to them.

Hi all.

I've fallen off the wagon a little and have just scoffed some crisps and am chugging the wine. Having the week from hell. My immediate family are giving me hell about getting married-we're doing an immediate family only ceremony and reception because it's what we want and all we can afford-and they think it's "weird and embarrassing". My Mum said that. I've pretty much spent the entire day crying. My brother said much worse.

If it didn't mean so much to me I would cancel it. I'm on the verge of telling them to feck off.

Sorry for being very off topic. I'm very upset. I don't want to rant and rave at my DP too much, I'm mortified that my family are so thick.

I am in love with my dress. If you go on to coast and look up the Angelica dress, that's my wedding dress. It's very old Hollywood and I feel so pretty in it.

I know what you mean about having a collection of exercise dvd's SayHello, I have quite a few. They're all gathering dust. I think I might join you in some daily exercise. What sort of exercise are you going for?

I also meant to say, my family are being critical in a very jokey way so they can say they're only kidding if I get offended. Except I know they're not.

AAAAAGGGGGHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!

Bloody families. I'm going shopping with my Mum tomorrow and I think I'll make her buy something that looks crap! That's the humour I'm in today.

Wow your dress is gorgeous (just had a peak at it now) bet you can't wait to wear it! As for comments from family, I know it's hard but try to ignore it. It's what you and your dp want that matters, no one else. I think your wedding will be lovely, myself and dp want a small wedding too, nothing weird about it :)

Oh Cora you poor thing, how bloomin insensitive and rude. I am so sorry you are upset and that your family are behaving this way. I hope they pressurise you into having a day that you don't want. Stay strong and remember it (should be) all about you, DP and LittleBear.

I have stayed the same but I have not been at all focused. Onwards and upwards. Head space not quit in right place, hoping to get there!

I have eaten crap food all weekend in a bit not to slap members of my family. I have been in a carb-coma for the last 48 hours. Will try better from tomorrow. I say this eyeing up my unforgiving satin dress and think think I better try bloody hard.

Thanks for all of your kind words. You're right, I will stay strong. All that I care about is saying my vows to my lovely DP and having my little boy beside me. Screw everything else!

Sorry, I forgot to ask- how are you guys doing?

Absolutely Cora! Hope you are managing to stay away from the carbs now - I am still a bit half hearted but hoping something will click in place again for me, I did it last year - no reason why I can't again!