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    Ok so last night I decided that I REALLY to finally get off my ASS and do something about this baby weight I am still carrying . My daughter is 7 months old now and I am absolutely dying to go back to work . The reason I am posting here is because I need some support , even is no one listens I want to put it all down everyday . I really think that by putting myself out there I may be more likely to succeed !!

    I am just going to put down what i do each day or that I did something and when I get lazy or depressed I will think of how I have to come here and tell the world that I failed and that should help get me back on track .

    I used to have a very fast metabolisim and before I got pregnant I worked out everyday . I have a pretty good idea of what i need to do to get my old self back and hopefully my struggle will help any of you that are struggling too . I have ALOT to lose and don't feel confident enough to post my weight just yet BUT before I got pregnant I was 130lbs , which is a little heavier than I like , I like to be around 123lbs and 5'5" and it looks healthy . However I am not too worried about what the scale says I am more interested in how l look . After having a baby I am sure I will not look the same , how knows I might look ever better !!!

    Yea!! I am so excited I hope some of you are not completely bored by this . Later tonight after I have worked out and my day is pretty finished I will re-post about my workout and how I feel . I have to warn you sometimes my body can get me pretty down on myself even though today I seem so positive . Ok well here I go , wish me luck xoxo
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    Good luck!! Remember the best way to lose weight is tightening up the diet, and alternating weight training and cardio days!!

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    yea thanks , i am so excited ....i really need to move , punk ass little kids in my neighborhood ....ugh ,, lol.

    Are you in labor ?? Are you ok ?????????
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    As far as we all know, VG has a few days to go... 5-6 I think she said, then it will be, hopefully, babytime!!!!

    Good luck on your workout/diet plan, keeping a log of sorts is a fantastic idea.!!!

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    you said it "getting off my ass"
    honestly from my experience that is just what one has to do
    Its weird when you get moving alot of other things fall in place
    when you work out you dont want the junk as much because you dont want to undo all the work you just did.. you become more body aware and want to "feel good" all the time..
    good luck!!

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    Ok so after I posted this thread I went and got some water took my vitamins ( st johns and super B's ) and I took my suppliment . I did my Ab Jam workout , 10 mins standing abs then 10 mins on the floor abs . I started to do my pilattes and then the baby woke .....

    That day made me depressed and let me tell you I binged .
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    Quote Originally Posted by pennygirl View Post
    you said it "getting off my ass"
    honestly from my experience that is just what one has to do
    Its weird when you get moving alot of other things fall in place
    when you work out you dont want the junk as much because you dont want to undo all the work you just did.. you become more body aware and want to "feel good" all the time..
    good luck!!

    I use to LOVE working out , its so addictive . I don't get addicted to anything but I sure got into working out !! Its been a couple of years though since I have been hard core into it .

    Here I go .....
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    Just start doing a little at a time, so you are into the habit. Doing something is better then none at all. and 20 minutes is fine!

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    Ok so today , I took all my pills again and started my pilates . The pilates I do is from Crunch fitness and it is 3 ten minutes segments , abs , buns , thighs ......

    Then today 1/2 way through my pilates same thing baby woke , so try try again BUT today I have been very good on my diet . I had for breakfast egg white omelet with tomatoes and cheese ( for protein) and I had a salad for lunch ......

    Every little bit helps so even though I did not get in a great work out I did something and I feel good about it , yea me ! Lol
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    Congrat's on trying to do something. I had a baby a year ago and it's hard to get that baby weight off. So keep doing pilattes that is a great workout!. You will def lose the weight. Just try to fight cravings and don't over eat, because my problem was after i gave birth i went straight back to my pre preggo weight but since i was nursing i had to keep my calories up so i took this as an invitation to eat all i can and in 2 months i gained about 50 pounds. I have lost about 45 of that but it was hard. You can do it just don't do what i did. Workout as soon as you put baby to sleep that way you can avoid baby waking up in the middle of an work out. Actually if you don't mind staying up late what I do is work out after I put baby down for the night. and during his naps but you know you will have to decide on what comes first cleaning, laundry, cooking, getting bottles together etc... So hang in there if you have on demand cable were you are try there fitness section they have great workouts that last anyware from 10-60 min. They really work and there quick.

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    I'm glad you've been motivated Jenny...the hardest part is making it a routine instead of a sporadic thing. I'll be rooting for you!

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    Okay Jenny I'm going to just be very honest on here because I was in your shoes just about a month ago sweetie!

    I had like 3 miscariages and one deadbaby that had to come out of me it was horriable I hated myself and my husband at that time. I was mad at everyone even God because I wanted nothing but be a mother and wife and have the dream life that every dancer and women want once they retire but I felt cursed so I put on my frame which is 5'2 60 pounds of fat due to my horriable depressed stages and guess what it was just that stages in life that you learn!

    I'm not ashame of my current weight because I know I'm going to get rid of this body fat. I'm 189 and was 135 which was sooo perfect for me my abs were tight I had that cut that all women love and I was on top of the world at least I thought I was until today when I took some time out and really think about what I was doing to not only myself but my health and family. My mother needed a kidney and she told me I couldn't donate to her because I was soo heavy and I swore to God and to myself I don't ever want to be too heavy or overwieght to do help her or any of my family again. So I took action...

    I'm in church because without God I'm nothing. I started my diet and my workouts again and boy did it feel soooo good to sweat and have that 2 hour time to myself. I divorced my husband who would only feed me bad self esteem and I was breaking up with that kind of lifestlye.

    So now I'm breaking up with my old weight and my old thinking. I'm going to start dancing by Feburary and I'm soo excited. I lost so far 25lbs and treated myself to a massage and a day of beauty. Just know that yes you are not alone and yes we are here to support you sweetie!

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    Ok so I have been Waaayyyy off my plan of action here !! Until yesterday I had been being very bad . Yesterday though I eat better and even though I did not have even 5 minutes to work out I did dance around alittle while I was loading the dishwasher . Today my mom is home with me so she can watch the baby if I have time to work out at all . I am eating better so thats a start anyways . For a whole week I ate right and I excersie like maybe 10-20 mins most of the days that week and lost 5lbs ! I know alot of people would like to be able to lose 5lbs half assing their diet so I am grateful . It will happen .......heres to a better week this week , even though with X-mas coming it will be even harder to find the time and stay on the clean food track .

    Thanks for all your support xoxo
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    here is a tip that works for me
    i dont have a baby but i do stay home alot with my son who is 12
    when he is home im homebound and just doing mom stuff.. no real me time to slip in excersize so..... when im home with him i wear yoga clothes.. no big frumpy things but skinny little black yoga pants and tight tops .. you feel naked... which makes you aware of your body and want to move it more.. so when i sit on the couch with him and watch cartoon network these clothes encourage me to move and stretch.. ill even get on the floor and do leg lifts and stuff
    the clothes are the motivators.. if i was just in pajama type clothes id just want to sit in a slump

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    Good Idea!

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    That is a good idea ! I am having a better a day today , kind of . The baby was being really fussy so I put her in her crib and just shut the door to get my mommy time ....Which I know may sound messed up if you are not a mom BUT I am pretty sure we all need to take a few minutes for ourselves when things get rough , anyways . She fell asleep so I grabbed my workout clothes and tossed in my pilates DVD and did the whole thing !!! The she woke up so I grabbed her and tossed in my AB Jam DVD and while she was playing on the floor I started that too !!!! I am VERY motivated today ............I NEED to get out of the house ,lol ....the baby is driving me C R A Z Y and that I have found is the best motivation there is .......
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    ^^^^^ Honestly, that's how you have to do it. Multitask, multitask, multitask!!!! My 22month old is a maniac and my newborn gets fussy and gassy, it's tough, but you'll get the hang of getting some me time too. I seriously plan in my mind how and when all the things I want/need to do get done. I'm a stay at home mom right now and, alot of times I feel it is mind numbing and frustrating, but all that ahead planning helps alot. Although I can hardly wait until I get back to work- I'll be waitressing/ back rub girl @ Foxy in Brockton. I brought that up cuz I know from your previous posts you're from the northeast. I also seen your pics in the pp section and you had a kickass body if I do say so myself. Hopefully you'll get that back, or close enough. I had 2 kids in 2.5 years and I still look damn good except I have to actually work out a little now,lol! If you can lose 5 lbs in a week half assing it, then you'll be at your goal in no time. Keep up the good work. You can pm me if you want- I've followed your posts and see the things you've gone through on here in the past. Keep strong

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    Good job!. I am a mom and i've done the same thing and believe me as she gets bigger you will do it even more. As long as shes safe, dry, and full she is ok let her scream it's good for her lungs. Anyway keep on working it out. Enjoy baby while she's young because when they start walking you will never be able to hold and snuggle with her again unless she's asleep!.

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    Yeah !! I just got in a 1 MILE walk that I have on tape , I did half holding the baby and the OMG she got sleepy and I put her in the playpen and she FELL ASLEEP !!!!! Can you belive me luck ??!!?!?!? So I got to finish the walk in peace and then I tried to finish my AB JAM .....I did really good , I did not finish it but I did really good . I had a salad today and it was really lite , lettuce with little bit of feta for flavor and some vinager .....I eat when I am hungry and not when its "time" so thats all I have been hungry for even though I "know" I should be eating more and usually I do .

    Thanks so much for all the love girls oxxo
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    OK so on the 14th I did pretty damn good and I felt pretty damn good about myself . I worked out not as much as I could have but I had company so oh well


    Then TODAY !!! OMG I wake up and the power is off ...fun fun . THEN my Mommy walks in the door with TWO PUPPIES , one for me and one for her !!!!

    It was an early X-mas present . My puppy is a Min Pin and I named her Heidi . I will be posting pictures as soon as I get some xoxoxooxox

    So clearly today was an off day , power is back on though ,,,well duh since I am online it must be
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    Ugh , damn . I really meant well today BUT I got bored ......I just started my little routine and I got so bored I had to stop .....so I came here .

    WTF , I am so dissappointed in myself . Plus I really need to get off my ass and get back to work to help out around here ...ugh .

    I checked out the classifieds to see if I could get an excerise machince CHEAP but I haven't found one yet . I wouldn't use it all the time BUT on days like today when I am bored with my everyday routine it would be helpful . I was thinking a treadmill or a mini tramp ?? I dunno , I feel like I should just kick my self in the ass and say JUST DO IT ( no Nike pun intended )


    Oh well poor me blah blah
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    Hey give yourself a break. You don't have to workout every single day!. You will eventually get back to where you want to be. Hey it took me all 19months which is how old my son is now just to get back to a size 10 and I still have a ways to go because I was an 8 before pregnancy. Also if you guys have a ymca there try getting a membership. They have a daycare were you can leave baby for 2 hours while you go to the gym, swim, or do the aerobic classes. That how i got a start back into getting fit I went to the classes everyday I loved them, and dropped baby off. That way he got playtime with other kids and I got mommy time. I always used my 2 hours even if it meant doing 2 classes or doing a class then going to sit in the locker room or outside and read a magazine it really helped me to feel good about myself and gave me time to clear my head. You should try it.

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    I've got a Tony Little Gazelle, which was $100 at WalMart. It's nothing special, just a strider (see below - yes, Tony Little is really creepy looking), but even if it doesn't give any resistance, it can be a terrific cardio workout, and it folds up pretty flat. I keep it folded up in the corner of the living room, then tell myself that if I want to watch TV, I can use the Gazelle. Even if I'm not pushing, I can usually feel the burn by the end of an episode of an hour-long show or two of a half-hour show (on DVD). Or, you know, an entire season of Robot Chicken.

    Just remember, you need to give your muscles time to recover from your workouts. If you do a heavy weight workout one day, give those muscles a rest the next day. If you run one day, do some low-impact or an upper-body workout the next. If you exercise too much, you can actually lose muscle tone.
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    Quote Originally Posted by aries1 View Post
    Hey give yourself a break. You don't have to workout every single day!. You will eventually get back to where you want to be. Hey it took me all 19months which is how old my son is now just to get back to a size 10 and I still have a ways to go because I was an 8 before pregnancy. Also if you guys have a ymca there try getting a membership. They have a daycare were you can leave baby for 2 hours while you go to the gym, swim, or do the aerobic classes. That how i got a start back into getting fit I went to the classes everyday I loved them, and dropped baby off. That way he got playtime with other kids and I got mommy time. I always used my 2 hours even if it meant doing 2 classes or doing a class then going to sit in the locker room or outside and read a magazine it really helped me to feel good about myself and gave me time to clear my head. You should try it.

    I don;t know if I trust anyone to care for my child .....unfortunetly I can not afford to go to a gym , even the YMCA . Things are tight right now .

    Not you BUT alot of people keep suggesting things that cost money and it sucks because if I had money losing weight would be so much easier .......someday someday ......
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    Quote Originally Posted by ChloeTheRed View Post
    I've got a Tony Little Gazelle, which was $100 at WalMart. It's nothing special, just a strider (see below - yes, Tony Little is really creepy looking), but even if it doesn't give any resistance, it can be a terrific cardio workout, and it folds up pretty flat. I keep it folded up in the corner of the living room, then tell myself that if I want to watch TV, I can use the Gazelle. Even if I'm not pushing, I can usually feel the burn by the end of an episode of an hour-long show or two of a half-hour show (on DVD). Or, you know, an entire season of Robot Chicken.

    Just remember, you need to give your muscles time to recover from your workouts. If you do a heavy weight workout one day, give those muscles a rest the next day. If you run one day, do some low-impact or an upper-body workout the next. If you exercise too much, you can actually lose muscle tone.
    Thanks , I use to work out alot before the baby so I have a little system worked out that seems to work ok for me . I wish I could afford to buy some type of equpiment right now but I can't , really can't . I just use my tapes/DVD's for now though .....pilattes , walking , yoga , Turbo Jam (which is SOO damn hard) Someone on myspace gave me a circuit training routine ( a PT) I would LOBE LOVE something else though like even a little Trampoline ........ maybe Santa will bring me one
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