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Originally posted by buzybee+Dec 18 2004, 05:23 PM--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(buzybee @ Dec 18 2004, 05:23 PM)</div><div class='quotemain'>Okay, this is just too cool. I am going on 32 in a few months, I also have a 9 month old baby, and also I love Pilates!
I have never tried weightloss 4 idiots before so I can't give you any advice there. I do have quite a bit more than 5 lbs to lose (30). I have done Body for life before and that has helped. Right now it is not working because I just don't have time to work out 30 min to 1 hour 6x week. I am trying the 8 minutes in the morning program.
I was doing well for 2 weeks and it was working, then my baby got sick, wouldn't nurse or sleep for 2 weeks. I have 2 other children to take care of, a part time work at home job, and many other responsibilities, that I had no time for myself. Now things have settled and I am working on getting back to it. It's difficult getting back on right now with the holidays. My biggest goal right now is to not gain any weight. Then I hope to be cruising along. I am hoping to find support from others through this website.
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Thank you all for your replies! It is nice to know that there are others out there going through the same battles. This week has been aa good week for me, I lost 9 lbs this week and have doen my exercises everyday. I am very glad that I found this site!
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I have such respect for all mothers now. Of course everyone has respect for moms, but now that I have a baby, I realize what it really means. I understand how there is no time for yourself, although I can't even imagine having more than one child! I come to work each day and relax! It is so much more work taking care of kids than a full-time job is. I completely understand how your priorities for yourself are almost impossible to fulfill. I stopped doing the 20 minute Pilates video b/c I needed that 20 minutes at home for other things. I couldn't find just 20 minutes! I completely understand that there is no time for exercise. I love how I feel when I'm doing it, but it's so hard to give up some extra sleep, or cleaning up a big mess in the kitchen, or chaninging the Diaper Genie, or assembling bottles, or feeding the pets, etc. I admire anyone who can exercise at all!
My weightloss for idiots diet is going very well. I've lost 3 lbs. in 4 days, and I was beginning to think that I would never lose those 3 lbs. I think the best part of it for me is that I'm having success early, and it makes it much easier to continue. I know that I'll do the same thing today that I did yesterday, and not just try, but actually do what I know worked the day before. Without following a diet I can lose one pound in one day, but I know deep down that I can't continue that if I'm deciding what to eat myself. I have one good day and then screw up for 3 days. So, following this menu works great b/c it takes my own poor judgement about what to eat out of the equation. It's also a very do-able menu, even with a baby.
We can do it! We carried babies for 9 months, got them out in an excruciating process, healed from that while feeding and caring for our kids! I am certain that we are more powerful than we, or anyone else, appreciates. |