Babys 12 months old and im still 12 Stone!!! (Should be 10)

[DevonshireDaisy]

I am a busy mum, as im sure everyone reading this is. Until now when ive worried about my weight my partner reassures me by saying "dont worry youve just had a baby" But next week my baby will be 1 year old and I dont feel that I can keep hearing the excuse my partner has made me adopt. I am in a quandary though as I tried going running, like I used to and my sciatic nerve in my right leg started playing up and the following 3 days i could barely walk. This was no good as it meant i could hardly look after my walking 11 month old and the dog! I went to my doctor who told me to rest (like that's possible). What do I do??? I dont really eat sweet and high in carb food. I was very healthy during my pregnancy and im still breastfeeding once a day. I feel like ive done everything right but still i can barely fit into a size 10!! I want to wear my old clothes and feel like me again.... can anyone help

Thanks

I never lose my baby weight quickly. Its taken me a good 18 months to shift it each time. There is nothing for it but exercise. Dieting alone isnt sustainable when you are breastfeeding, or even if not bf-ing - just the running aroud after a baby requires food!

I got an exercise DVD - the 30 Day Shred, which is very popular on MN - and did it religiously Mon-Sat. It only takes 20 mins and I found it really effective. I lost 10 lbs the first month I did it (and didnt change my diet at all, really). I also did pilates at home once a week (aain, a DVD - the Darcey Bussell one). Really helped tone up my tum.

You can get both DVDs on Amazon fairly cheaply. I found DVDs the only way I could fit in focussed exercise.

You'll want to be taking your time to lose weight. I'm 13st and meant to be 11st. Many of us are in the same boat. Please don't rush losing your weight, take it slowly and do exercises that you enjoy. Running is high impact and tough on your joints. Probably best to try something that is low-impact to begin with and then work up to high impact. Are you able to join a class, or do a DVD in the evenings? It is tough but you need to stay focused.

Hi Xanadudoo

Thanks for your post. I did pick up an exercise DVD from the £ shop and it is pretty good but my little boy keeps climbing on me whist I do the sit-ups etc and tries climbing up my legs when I do the work-out..we also have an x box and I got a dance game thinking that might help and again he suddenly becomes clingy during my routine! He's not a particularly clingy baby - he is of course a mummy's boy but when I start trying to work out he suddenly wants cuddles!!

I will just have to persist I suppose. Or wait till he's in bed but then I will have my partner as a spectator - not sure which is worse?? :)

At the moment I do a mix of brisk walking, lane swimming (evenings) and using my exercise bike at home (when DH is nightshift). There are loads of choices out there, it's just a case of choosing exercises that suit you. Best to choose more than one or two otherwise you'll get bored easily though!

Thanks LoveChoc :)

shred is hard but good. I know how you feel, I had 2.5 stone to lose after DC1 and really struggled. It took me months to lose 10lb then I stopped BF at 10m and 10lb fell off in about a week! i wasn't quite where I wanted to be when I got pg again but was back in my skinny jeans and half a stone would have done it. You might be holding on to some, not everyone loses loads of weight from BF.

Aim for healthy diet and moderate exercise and accept that while you bF you may probably just be bigger than you'd like. Don't get down about it, we're all different. I posted on here (serial namechanger) about it and got pages of smug cows going "oh I lost 10 stone from BF whilst eating a stone of lard every hour, you must be doing it wrong" but you are not alone!

I can relate to that. I didn't even try losing weight whilst I breastfed my two DC - it seemed pointless tbh so I just ate whatever I wanted. After I gave up breastfeeding however, I feel I have the freedom to push myself with exercise, make sure I don't have any excuse for not doing it. And so far so good. The sky is the limit! :)

I was also one of the one who did not lose weight whilst breastfeeding - I just gained gained gained the weight. It wasn't until I was focused on eating healthily, and doing regular exercise that I noticed the 2st just drop off in a matter of weeks (not intentionally) but I felt better for it, so much fitter. It may take longer second time around but I'm in no rush. Slow is good!

I was 13 and a half stone when I had dd2 and I was still 12st when dd2 was 4yrs old I then lost a few stone with ww within 6mths and 4yrs on I am now 10st hth and trying to lose half a stone

Thanks to everyone for their comments. It's nice to hear I'm not alone. I had planned to stop b/feeding when he reached his first birthday. I think the best attitude is just stop worrying and just see how things pan out. I will keep trying to exercise where I can and I'm sure I will get there sooner or later. Spose I shouldn't worry too much as I do hope to have another baby in the next few years and when I do I will only put the weight back on anyway :)