New Mums still seeking new bodies - this time we'll do it.

[SolitudeSometimesIs]

So a new thread, a new more motivated state of mind.

We will be skinny. No more excuses.

Oh my word Solitude That sounds like a disgusting dinner! We got pavlova at 11.30am followed by a dried up turkey dinner at 1pm. There was supposed to be veg soup too but it never appeared. All I'd had to eat in two days was loads of white toast as they had forgotten to give me dinner on Christmas Eve. Luckily my family brought me up a party plate with brie and smoked salmon etc. And lots of fruit to combat the effects of all that white bread... On boxing day the lady giving out the dinners fired a cracker on to my bed with a 'Here, take this. we were supposed to give them out yesterday but forgot!' I did put on my hat and DH and I laughed hysterically at the whole situation for quite some time

Thanks green for the doc. Have added my target. Yeah, there is no glamour in having a baby so close to Christmas. It'll be great fun and fucking expensive in years to come though! Delighted we have the same weightloss goal..we can encourage each other right through to the end then. I printed out a table with 1-39lb and stuck it to the fridge door so I can mark off when I lose. DH thinks I've lost the plot slightly but is very sweet and encouraging.

Hi curious Your goal sounds very doable. Good luck!

Here's to sexy asses and slinky dresses by next Christmas

Hi Curious - Welcome! What method are you using to reach your goal? There's a few different diet and exercise ideas flying around this thread.

Yeah Winter - the hospital food was foul. We had our dinner at 4pm then nothing until breakfast the next day at 8.30am. I was desperate to get home.The shop and the cafe in the hospital were shut because it was Christmas, it was miserable. And you're right - it's going to be mega-expensive having a birthday on Christmas Eve. I dread thinking about it when he starts getting in to x boxes and all that stuff.

I had a very restrained day yesterday, we were out and went to a food court and I had a diet coke while DS and DH had a Mc Donalds. There was a chinese buffet there that smelled amazing but I resisted and had nothing. I went home and had a salad. And for dinner/munchies in front of the telly I had a massive selection of chopped up veg and hummous. I better lose a frickin ton of weight this week.

Hi, I am new to this, not sure if I'm on the right thread??? I have three children and right now, I'm not trying so much to lose weight, but more to grow some muscle. I gained a lot of weight through my pregnancies and my skin has lost a lot of elasticity, so I feel like I need some muscle under there to hold everything in place a bit better! I'm eating clean, doing plenty of walking and doing weights, does anyone have any experience with this???
Thank you :)

Welcome to Curious

winter good idea to stick chart to fridge door- may steal your idea. Sol I admire your restraint and will pre tent I didn't have a magnum.

Motivation is back. Had fruit for breakfast and soup for lunch. Roast chicken later but I don't have any potatoes or yorkshires. Will probably have some chocolate after DC in bed as my treat.

Sorry mummy I don't think I had any muscle tone pre DC Hopefully someone else will be along soon with advice.

not pre tent - pretend!

Green going back to work in May. Long term I know it's right, but just wish I could put it off for a year. Such a hard decision, I am an older mum and so DD will be my last, I think we would have wanted another if not for my age and also I had difficult births. I feel like I don't want to miss anything and she still seems really tiny and bf's. DS is 3 soon and loves nursery so I feel more ok about him going.

I am going to request to work 3 days, unfortunately my immediate line manager (who I don't have much contact with usually) is unpredictable so not sure what her response will be. I don't need to ask just yet so working myself up to i!

I tried to add my stats to the spreadsheet but I can't write on it. I am technically inept though.

My goal: To lose 56 lbs (4 stone).
So far I have lost 5 lbs. (only 51 to go, I think I might faint).
Start weight was 200 lbs. (14 st 2 lbs).
Current weight is 195 lbs. (13 st 9 lbs).

That is the first time I've really written down all of my weight and hopes for my weight. Eeek!

I'm going back to work in April. DD2 will be 10 months. Don't judge me but I'm looking forward to RTW. I've had an EXTREMELY difficult maternity leave (I'm not exaggerating, we've been through the kind of thing you read about in magazines...) so I'm in a different place than I would've been if things had been normal.

Beyond - sorry to hear that you're wobbling about returning to work. I hope you get your 3 day work week. Since I've had the kids I've worked from home, believe me there is guilt whatever way you do it. If I stayed at home as a Mum I was worried I wasn't setting a good example and I missed earning my own money, when I worked from home I was worried that I was forcing them to share their home (I was a childminder) and if I work out of home I'll feel bad leaving them. Instead of antenatal classes you should be given How to deal with Guilt classes when you're pregnant.

Hi MummyTummy - I had no muscle either, but Worship is doing a 30 day plank challenge, that might be one to try.

Worship - I don't know what RTW stands for, but I'm pretending it means Rule The World. No wonder you're looking forward to going back .

Sorry you've been having a hard time, I hope things are on the up.

Beyond - I hope you get the days that you want. It is so difficult to figure out what's best for you and your family. Don't let it spoil the rest of your time off. Sol is right about the guilt thing.

Worship- hope everything improves for you. I liked going back to work after DD1. It was nice to feel normal again and have a different routine.

Sol- I added your Stats to the spreadsheet. Hope that's okay? If you want anything changing let me know. If anyone wants to change anything on it feel free.

I didn't eat too much yesterday and i've been pretty restrained today. I did my nails tonight so that kept me busy instead of picking at food. I have a weight loss snake diagram on my fridge. Me and SIL made them in January, we did lots of 'weight loss maths' (technical term) made our snakes and coloured them in. We are pretty sad. I'm 1.5lb away from losing 5% of my body weight.

Thanks for the responses!

Solitude, resisting Chinese food takes superhuman strength! Well done :)

Thanks for doing that Green. I couldn't write in the little boxes.

So, confession time.
Last night I had an Indian takeaway. It was Saag Paneer with boiled rice. I had 1/4 of a poppadom and a tiny corner of garlic naan (it was a tiny shred). I pointed it all (it doesn't make for happy reading but my 49 points are gone) but I ate very little yesterday in anticipation and I have points free soup and salad for dinner, I'm having salad for lunch too. I don't want to be derailed by my takeaway, but I thought I should confess.

However, I think I should also point out what I didn't have.
I had none of the vegetable stuffed naan.
I had none of the coconut naan.
I had none of the creamy and sugary dips.
I had none of the ice cream and fresh cream pecan roulade.
I had no biscuits or coffee after the meal.
I didn't have a second glass of wine (even though one was poured for me, I hid it behind the bottle of wine and didn't drink it. I know this sounds really wasteful, but I begged the MIL not to pour me anymore and she ignored me. She also got the hump when I refused dessert and biscuits, but that's a whole other thread!).

When I look at all the bits and pieces I could have had I can see that the meal could have been a points disaster. I think having to count points has made me very careful about what I want to "spend" them on. Didn't weigh myself today but I don't think I did too bad.

How's everyone else getting on?

Green, that's amazing that you're so close to losing 5% of your body weight. You must be so proud of yourself, it's such an achievement. I also like the sounds of your arts and crafts snakes, not sad at all .

Can I join, youngest is three still not regained the old body.

So I'm going to bootcamp myself for two weeks to see just how much I can tone this flabby body.
I'm shredding daily (level one.) Doing Tracey andersons arm workout. Swimming and I'm just about to start some light running. I'm watching calories also. I've 3 inches to losses from the waist to be the old me. No mean feat.
Today shred done, arms done.

Hi Mothergothel,

You sound like you've had a really busy morning! I think of having a shower in the morning as a job well done, you rule. Congrats on the three inches.

I'm seriously tempted to do The Shred, is it really only 20 mins long? Is it any good? Tell me about Tracey Anderson arms workout. I have bingo wings that could fly us all on holiday, I'm VERY paranoid about my upper arms, is the workout good?

Sorry for all of the questions. I need some exercise but I'm so lazy about it.

Hi, yes the shred is great, hard work but very effective, I have done it before. Tracey arm workouts are very good, but again hard work..no pain no gain

I get the "no pain no gain" ethos, but I would much prefer "no effort yet looking amazing". Now that's the dvd I would buy .

I might take a look on Amazon for the shred. See if I can do it.

Hi Mothergothel. You sound very dedicated. You'll be toned up very quickly doing all of that. I would need to be resuscitated after boot camp. Do they shout at you and stuff? There seem to be loads round my way at the moment. My copy of the shred is still in the wrapper. It has just celebrated it's 2nd birthday. I'm thinking of investing in that Miranda exercise DVD with the maracas. I think that's more my level at the moment.
Sol- that is amazing will power. I can never stop at one glass of wine, and to resist all that Indian food. Wow, I would have had everything, seriously. Well done. I was dreaming about the 'Sunday night special' yesterday afternoon. Had steak and salad instead.
I checked last night and I'm only 0.5lb away from 5%. So I hope I can colour on another box on Wednesday.

Hey Mother (great name, Tangled is my fave!) and bienvenue
I'm doing Shred too - never finished it before. Got to day 3 last time and found out I was pg so gave up. I'm still on L1 but amazed how much easier it is now than day 1. Think I'm seeing some results too Am making my mum do it with me this afternoon as she found my efforts so hilarious on Saturday...

Green - I really fancy the Miranda DVD too but I'm still undecided on whether I can stand her or not Looks fun though!

Ok. I had a look at the Shred dvd and I think I'll bite the points free bullet and get it.

Do I need weights to do it?

Worship- that's what's putting me off. She just seems to fall over all the time. I thought DD might like it and join in. I might have to unwrap the shred.

You need weights, it's free on u tube.

Green - I find it very hard to stop at one glass of wine, so I imagine that it's a glass of fat, like the sort you'd drain off a chicken or the grill after cooking sausages. I can't drink it after that. I focus on how slimey and warm and stomach churningly revolting it would be to drink a glass of fat and after that I can't do it.

It takes a bit of practise but I find it works.

Worship - I will join you in shredding in an entertaining fashion.