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".

We seem to be the most prolific posters, but are ramblings do get fairly spectacular. Come on other new Mums-we're all in this together. I know I'm glad of the support.

I have been having a fairly carb-tastic day.
Breakfast: Bag of crisps (day not really started on the right foot.)
Lunch: Noodles with veg, spices and soy sauce.
Lunch No.2: Point free soup.
Dinner: Pasta with tomato sauce.

Oh btw have you seen how much pasta 40g is? It's ridiculous, like a kids portion. So I'm having an extra large portion- 120g which is 12 points. I don't have alot in the house so I'm trying to make do. It's shopping day tomorrow so I don't want to buy stuff just for me out of the shopping budget.

We bought Baby Bear a garage, it's 2 foot tall and is designed to encourage children to stand. My son is very active so I figured there was no point in getting him a very baby-ish garage that he would wreck in a few weeks. He's really tall-the size of an average one year old-so the taller the toys the better!

I've been trying to do random acts of exercise throughout the day, it's really difficult to get a full un-interrupted 20 mins to exercise. I was doing lunges up and down the hall while the baby was settling himself and while I was having lunch with my niece I was doing back lifts with my hand weights. I think this is the only way I can do fit it in.

Oh, just to point out- I was at home when I was having lunch with my niece at home. I'm not some sort of weirdo that brings weights to a restaurant.

Cora - help!! DH suggesting Indian takeaway tonight. Am starving so losing my mind. Have 25 points left. Could have plain Naan 12 points and Tandoori Prawn 6 points and 2 glasses of Prosecco (6 points). Need the Prosecco, having family pressure at mo re christening issues.....!!!

Should I be strong?? Not used any weeklies so far...

I might be a bit late with this. I think you should get the naan, prawns and booze in to you. If you're worried it mightn't be enough and you might pick at the popadoms can you cook a half portion of boiled rice for yourself to add to it?

The weeklies are there to be dipped in to and if you use 10 in a controlled fashion that's better than waking up tomorrow and realise you have blown the budget of your points.

Plus you have activity points that you accumulated when you were out walking earlier in the week.

Enjoy every bite of it. You may be watching what you're eating but you also have to live.

Thanks Cora, I actually changed my mind as I din't want to risk going over my points and think the gorgeous fluffy and enormous naans we get would be well over the estimated 12 points.
So I had smoked salmon pasta - 12 points
2 glasses of Prosecco - 6 points and came in under 5 points for the day.

I am going to find today harder to point as we are going to a friends tonight.
Bfast: weetabix & ss milk - 6 points
Lunch: Ham Salad & yogurt - 6 points
Dinner: Steak pie & veg - will approximate at 20 points, won't have any potato, not sure what she has for pudding but maybe 10 points? This will take me into my weeklies, but feel fine about it as didn't dip into them last night!

The garage sounds great. Little Choos is very long as well. How is Little Bear getting on with solids? Not such a great sleep night here but don't feel too bad.

Well done on the lunges! and all the exercise attempts. My 90 min walk was 7 points. Will go again on Monday weather permitting.

Good luck today! We're off to fireworks tonight, and I think we are going to clean the carpets today - my life is full of glamour.

Hi Choos,

you have some resolve. I bow down to your steely determination. I dipped in to my weekly points and had some wine last night but that is my one and only dip and the rest of the week I have been coming in under points.

Little Bear was up pretty much the entire night, he was luring me into a false sense of security the previous night. He is out for a walk with his Dad at the moment to give me a break. He loves his solids, I haven't found anything he doesn't like yet. He is mostly on vegetables at the moment, I use cous cous and quinoa as the carbyness, you don't need to blend it as it's small and kind of mushy. He's had some meat but I'm taking it slow on that front.

I'm dreading today, we're out all day shopping so it could be a disaster points wise. I'll be doing more random acts of exercise if I go over.

Fireworks sound great, I love them. As for the carpet cleaning-doing jobs like that reminds me that now I am a Mother. That's the sort of the job a Mum does.

Cora - I am hanging my head in shame. I think I used about 30 of my weeklies on wine, Baileys, Ameretto, Crisps and ice cream......

I am going to be very frugal today to try and make up for it. It was fun while the calories lasted though :)

Hope you had a good day shopping and that Little Bear slept better. Little Choos has not been in his cot much the past 2 nights but he is full of beans this morning.
My plan today:
Bfast: fruit!!
Lunch: Roast chicken, Lots of veg, gravy, 1 yorky. Will try and avoid pudding.... although we have GP's over and so have lots of tasty treats in.
Dinner: chicken or ham salad.

Choos, thank God you used some of your weeklies.

I was beginning to think you were some sort of diet cyborg who would not break the rules. I think cutting back for the next few days is the way to go. Did you have a good night last night? I have been sticking to about 29 points a day, filling up on fruit and vegetables, that way my dips in to the weeklies aren't as damaging. I know it's not the proper way to do it but it works for me. Actually, I'll find out on Tuesday if it works.

I foolishly went shopping on an empty stomach yesterday, I was panicking in the supermarket because I was so hungry and didn't want to snack. So I ended up buying tons of ready made fresh stir-fry veg and making quite possibly the worlds biggest stir fry.

I am in a state of exhaustion today. Not only did my son not sleep, he woke up my niece who was staying with me last night, I was up nearly every 30 minutes last night with Little Bear,then had to get up at 6.30am with my wide awake niece as my DP and son snoozed happily in bed. Do you sleep in the same bed as Little Choos? I was seriously considering that to help my son settle. If you do sleep with him-where does he sleep? In the middle?

Cora, you made me laugh, I have been on and off a diet for about 20 years so I wouldn't be a very good cyborg. I had loads of fun at the fireworks, although we had to stand quite away with Little Choos, he loved the lights but not the noise.

I am hope Little Bear slept better? Yes, little Choos sleeps in the middle of us frequently sometimes. I did have the cot next to the bed with the side down but this isn't safe now he's rolling and so we just put him in the middle and he loves it! He sticks his little hands out to check we are both there. We are going to try and get him to self settle more starting this week. Once asleep, sometimes he's not too bad in his cot, last night he slept 2130-1200, had a feed, then went back in his cot form 0100-0600. Does Little Bear self settle? Think we are going to have a tough time with LC, he feeds to sleep or in DH's arms normally. Any tips?

I kept to my points yesterday although it was tough going. My plan today is:
Bfast: yogurt and fruit
Lunch: Prawn stir fry
Dinner: Meatballs and Veg.

I'm still starving though. I want cake. I hope to lose at least a pound for tomorrow and as I am losing the will. The only thing that's keep me going is I do think I look a little thinner - bizarrely as not much movement on the scales!

Hi Choos,

Little Bear slept better, but it was his Dads night to get up with him so I pretty much slept through. We do a 2 night on, 2 night off system of looking after the baby at night.That's so cute that Little Choos put his hands out to check you're both there. LB self settles most of the time but he is a baby so just when you think you have it sussed he won't settle himself at all.

My tips are to put him in to bed awake and leave the room. Go back in and talk to him calmly if he's upset (but give him a minute when he starts to cry. My son will give out for a minute, roll over and nod off)and pat his back if he's crying but if he gets hysterical pick him up, soothe him until he's ok and then put him back in bed preferably awake. If it looks like he's getting too upset, leave it for that night, settle him in your arms then try again the next night. LB threw up one night because he got over tired and hysterical, it was dreadful. Never again. Don't make bedtime a battle, it's supposed to be a calm time, some babies need to feed to sleep, it's just their way.

My diet went to shit yesterday, my lovely DP bought me a gorgeous bottle of wine and I didn't think I'd had alot but the entire bottle was gone by the end of the night. That means I had 2 bottles this week!!! That's 40 bloody points. Stupid over sized wine glasses. My goal for tomorrow is one pound- I had been hoping for two but I have resigned myself to the fact that that's not going to happen. I'm so annoyed at myself so I plan to have gallons of point free soup today and try and do a bit of exercise. Next week I will be extremely strict.

Today's plan is:
Breakfast:2 quorn sausages, mushrooms and 3 quorn nuggets (7 points)
Coffee with 2 sugars (2 points)

Lunch:Point free soup.

Dinner:Roasted vegetables with spicy cous cous. (6 points)

That's 15 points, so I'll have a few for snacks like a cup of coffee or some options hot chocolate. I REALLY don't want to have put on weight this week. I am so hungry today, thankfully Quorn has really low points so I can eat quite alot of it. Step away from the cake Choos, you will be so mad at yourself if you eat it. Give it to your DP and then it will be gone.

Thanks for the tips - we have been sort of doing that - we'll try and persevere!

Lets hope we have both lost tomorrow. Hope some of the other mums join us for the weigh in!
Dieting is so boring isn't it - I want to drink wine and eat cake.... I fear I am starting to lose momentum. What can we do? Before/After pics?

Do you find being at home hard? I get a bit bored sometimes and then won't to eat nice things? Really I should be cherishing these weeks as I'll be back at work soon!

I am definitely losing momentum, that's why I miss the old weight watchers system, because I used to lose loads in the first week and that kept me going. I get quite bored at home, I was saying that to my friend about how housework has become my responsibility and how bloody depressing it is to do. I love spending time with my son but the conversations a bit one sided!

I've just dragged myself to the shop to get a few foodie bits, I fear that may be the most interesting part of my day.

I was going to do before and after pics but what if someone saw? I would be mortified. I think they would be a great motivational tool-sort of a reminder of how truly chubby I am, but that might lead me into the loving arms of a packet of crisps as I'll wonder what the point is as I've got such a long road ahead. My target is Christmas, I keep saying to myself that I only have to go without 'til Christmas and then I can have a week off and eat and drink what I like. This is actually quite an embarrassing thing to admit, but I've started to stockpile goodies just for myself for Christmas. I don't feel like I'm depriving myself because I'm buying the nice things, but I hide them out of sight on the top shelf of my sons wardrobe. I'm like an addict hiding my little fixes all around the house.

Cora going to PM you.

If I can work out how to!

Last night before weigh in. I'm deliberately not watching Masterchef so I don't get the munchies. Good luck tomorrow.

Todays weight in: 1lb loss. I am a bit disappointed, I wonder if dipping into my weeklies on Saturday meant I didn't lose more, also going to check my portions sizes (although hardly having any carbs), also wonder if I am holding on the blasting fat as I am still part breast feeding. Going to have a long hard think about what I am eating. If I continue just losing a lb a week (or worse), I feel the temptation will be to give up!

Good luck everyone for the weigh in today.

Todays plan: Banana and yoghurt
Lunch: Ham salad, Grapes
Dinner: Chicken fajita (1 wrap only).

Hi Choos,

Sorry that you're disappointed with you weight loss. I put on weight when I was breast feeding so I think there could be something to your theory. Try not to be too hard on yourself. Portion sizes can be a big factor, I felt hungry in the beginning because I was still eating my huge portions from when I was breast feeding.

My weigh in is tonight, just had a massive brekky to stop me picking in the afternoon. I'll post the results later.

Hello hello!
I'm sorry I posted then disappeared - had planned to start the healthy-ness on return from holiday a week ago but literally 2 hours after we returned ginger junior spiked a temperature then was horrible with a cold and fever for a week. She's just starting to come out of it now. So sleep deprivation hell (maximum 3 hours broken sleep a night for 6 nights) meant I was not in a place to start. But I now am!
Am determined to lose a stone between now and Xmas. Weight today was 12st 7.5lb.
Well done on the losses so far!

Hi Gingerbubs, sorry to hear about ginger junior, that must have been scary. I hope she's feeling better. It's awful when babies get sick. Welcome back!!!

I went along to my meeting last night and came home to a computer doing some sort of update, hence the lateness of my post. The weigh in went great. I am 4lbs down (does a little victory dance). So here's my stats:

Start weight: 15 st 2 lbs
Week 1: lost 1 1/2 lbs
Week 2: lost 4 lbs.

Still such a long way to go but I feel motivated. This week I'm trying not to eat after 7/8pm.

Good luck this week everyone.

Hi Ginger and Cora.

Ginger Glad to hear your little one is better and hope you are getting some sleep now. Good luck on your first week.
Cora I feel like doing a victory dance for you! Well done, that's just so fabulous, it's almost 1/2 stone in 2 weeks!!

I have to say I lost some motivation yesterday and had 2 chocolate biscuits but I didn't go over my points. I was thinking about having a couple of days off as I am so fed up about the rubbish weight loss, my ww friend also wonders if I am not eating enough. I am going to try and be good though as I know I will only feel worse if I go over my points.
I was having 2 pieces of fruit a day but going to cut this down to 1 and I am going back to Weetabix in the morning to see if any of this makes a difference.

So the plan is:
Bfast: Weetabix, ss milk 6 points
Lunch: Veg stir fry- 2 points
Dinner: Beef with mushrooms and veg in tomato sauce. 10 points
Snack: grapes and hot choc 1 point

Good luck everyone!

Oh my God, just did a lot of googling and found koka noodles are 11 points per pack. I can't believe it, they used to be a snack for me. Explains why I have so much weight to lose.

Has anyone else any other everyday snack items that are shockingly high in points?

Hi everyone,

Have to say found today a bit tough. After discovering that Koka noodles were 11 points per pack I threw the rest away and found it hard to recover control of my points as I had a plan in my head of what I would eat. Let's just say that no more noodles will be coming in to my house.

So today I had:
Brunch:2 Quorn sausages, 1 quorn fillet, mushrooms, 4 quorn nuggets and a coffee with 2 sugars. (11 points)

Snack: 1/3 of a packet of noodles (I rounded it up to 4 points)

Dinner: Cous cous, tofu, veggies and herbs and spices. (16 points)

Half a cup of coffee, an Options hot chocolate (2 points)

And that's my 33 points for the day. I hope you all had a good day!

Hi newchoos and cora,
Cora - well done on the weight loss, that's fantastic! Rubbish about the noodles. I hate it when you find out something like that is worse than you thought.
Choos - 2 chocolate biscuits doesnt sound bad to me if you stayed within your points.
I have done slimming world before but never WW so no idea about the whole points thing.
Well my first day was a total disaster as last night was the worst yet with bubs and her temp was right back up today so, with no sleep (again) and poorly baby I ate far too much badness. She's now on antibiotics for an ear infection so hopefully will be better quickly and I'm starting afresh tomorrow. God, I sound like such a whinger! Promise I'm not normally - it will stop very soon.
My plan for tomorrow:
Breakfast - porridge with ss milk and a cuppa
Snack - banana
Lunch - soup (probably shop bought veg, may make lentil)
Snack - satsumas
Dinner - not sure yet but healthyish and no dessert
Snack - options hot choc
Exercise - hour long walk with pram

Good luck to you guys - keep it up!

God Ginger you poor thing, that sounds so worrying. Tbh any good eating plans of mine would go out the window in that situation too. I hope Little Bubs is ok. I hope you get some sleep too. You don't sound like a whinger at all. Are you following slimming world now or are you just doing the healthy eating thing?

I have a day full of running around so I'm hoping to be able to stay on track, my resolve goes when I'm starving. Hope everyone else gets on well today.

Oh no poor Little Ginger, hoping she is much better very soon. Well done on trying to start again today - very hard eat well when tired and stressed. You don't sound like you are whinging at all.
Bad luck on the noodles Cora. Fresh egg noodles are 5 points for 1/2 pack in case you like those.
Well I had a rubbish day yesterday, think I am not going to even attempt to point as it will just depress me and make me want to reach for the biscuits - so I too will start afresh today.

I am off out Christmas shopping again, I'm not normally so organised but I am back to work soon and also have DS christening and have not made any arrangements so far. I have a busy next 3 days and so bit worried about food choices available, I find it much easier sticking to my points if I am not going anywhere.
Anyway the plan is:
Bfast: weetabix and ss milk 6 points
Lunch: Will plan to have something like chicken salad approx 10 points??
Dinner: Beef stirfy and noodles 12 points
Snack: Latte 4 points and grapes
Total= 30 points out of 36 point allowence

Good luck today!