October - Nursing Mommies
 

I think we need a new thread!
Welcome to the new mommies joining us - from England and Hawaii were the last 2 I saw.
I maintained in Sept, so I guess that's something, though I really wanted to lose 4 or 5.
Baby is doing great and my milk supply seems to have evened out. I can't believe she'll be 4 months the 18th!
For October, I am getting religious about recording every bite and maintaining the other good habits I started this past year.
What're your goals for October?
Kim

okay my first goal is to aim to weigh not more than 185lbs by Halloween (although if I could get down to 182lbs that would be wonderful [that would take me to an even 13 stone in UK weights you see] but I'm not counting on that. So 185lbs is my goal really).

My little boy is 8 weeks old today. This past 8 weeks has gone by soooooooooo fast!

okay I just weighed myself - I appear to be 184lbs lol - serves me right for not weighing in a month.

Okay new goal - to weigh 180lbs by Halloween :)

Hi! I'm Meredith. I've actually been on this forum 4 times now! Pregnant with my first, nursing my first, pregnant with my second and now nursing my second. I always get depressed while pregnant because I end up with pre-term labor and on bedrest. Looking at these threads makes me feel down when I can't be healthy. Now I'm back and will be here for quite a while!

My son, Brody, is 9 weeks old. I weighed in at 205 the day he was born and now I'm down to 174! It helps that I am nursing and apparently making cream instead of milk as my little monster is a whopping 15 pounds 10 ounces. I just started exercising again last week, very slowly. After about 6 months of restricted activity, my body was pretty out of it. I am just doing 20 minutes on the treadmill every other day. Quite honestly, with a 2.5 year old and 2 month old, that is about all the time I get anyway! My goal is to be down to my pre-pregnancy weight by Christmas, about 4.5 months post-partum. That is 15 pounds to go. I have an additional 20 to lose and would like to do that over the following 6 months. I just really want to be able to wear my old clothes ASAP. I have bought a few things in this bigger size and I can't wait to sell them. :p

I haven't done much for diet yet. I'm trying to cut out dessert. I realized that I got in the habit of having something sweet after every meal, even breakfast. Cutting out a cinnamin bagel bite in the morning, a cookie after lunch, and an ice cream treat after dinner has definately shaved off that magic 250 calories a day that has helped with my 1 pound a week weightloss.

I guess enough about me! I can't wait to get to know everyone. I teach breastfeeding class at our hospital and I am very passionate about it. It is always nice to meet another group of nursing moms. I also sell real estate full-time and I'm opening a meal prep business with my mother in December. Life is busy and my diet and exercise often take a back seat, especially to my family. Hopefully the support here can keep me motivated.

Xena - how exciting to get down so much and not even know it! You rock! Congrats on your boy.
Meredith - Congrats on your son too! Bedrest must be awful. My daughter's name is Kate too!
DD will be 4 months this week. I can't believe how fast it's going. My weight loss has really stalled, so I am re-committed this week to my eating plan and to get the loss going again - without jeopardizing my milk supply.
I really dislike pumping at work, but it's only 3 days a week since I telecommute 2 days now, so I can do it for Kate.
I had a ton of bloodwork done this morning, so hopefully we will see if there's any metabolism issues. I expect it's more mouth issues - too much going in! :-)
Kim

hello I'm back.
Doing calorie counting. I was on bedrest/restricted activity, too, which was a bummer for a mountain-climbing, treadmill-running, step-class-monster like me! THe only thing that kept me going was my lil' baby girl inside. :D
I weighed this morning and was 184, then this afternoon and was 181.4. Does this happen to anyone else? Is it the breastmilk?

Helloooooo.....????

I'm still around too. Not doing much in the weight department, but still nursing. I've been having back problems, so my exercise is limited to stretches. My son is 7 months old today, so I'm happy he's still nursing! My goal is 1 year and can't believe I just have 5 months to go. :)

I'm here. Just been stagnant the past 2 months, hovering around 199 + or - 3 lbs. Ugh. My knees are bothering me this weekend. Wish I could get re-motivated to stick on the plan!
Baby girl is 4 months now and still 75th percentile height/weight and 98+ for head size. So the breastmilk is working for her! Having to supplement some, because I am so tired I don't pump as much as I should.
Kim

momtomollie, that is how I am too. On weight day, I weigh twice and take the average. Between milk, food, constipation, and lord knows what else, I vary by 5 pounds in any given day.

I'm sitting at 172 and feeling happy about it. I'd love to be below 170 by next week, but I just can't get the exercise time in. I will get to it eventually. The weather has stayed nice, so I'm sneaking in a few extra steps a day while at work. Walking errands instead of driving. I work downtown close to everything so I'm within three blocks of the three banks we use, the post office, even the chiropractor's office. I'm still wearing a pedometer and need to get back into the 10,000 steps a day. I'm averaging around 6,000. :(

Hope everyone has a great week!