A friend recently confessed to me she is having trouble shedding the pounds she gained from her second born. Breastfeeding isn't working as some claim it does, and she would like to avoid a membership to Weight Watchers.
Personally, I weighed less those first six weeks after delivering than I do today. However, muscle weighs more than fat. So while the scale read low, my pants size was double. If only I could get to the weight with the muscle of those early six weeks, or even 10 pounds lighter!
We all see the Hollywood moms slim down to smaller than prebirth weight in as little as three weeks, but we can't afford personal trainers, nannies and chefs. How do we do it? If you've lost the weight without a struggle, we want to know how. And if you're still hiding your waistline under your belly band, we want to hear from you too!
I have heard that the second pregnancy and birth can be a lot different. Now that I have son to look after, I don't think I'd have time to do yoga everyday if I were to get pregnant.
I think I read that breastfeeding burns 400 calories a day, but you're also still "eating for two."
I know some women who can squeeze in a half hour or hour of exercise at home after their child goes to sleep, but not me! When the day's over, I'm too tired to do much. Plus, I don't want to boost my energy by exercising right before bed.
The eating well thing can work during pregnancy too. I think a lot of women use pregnacy as an excuse to eat whatever they want for 9 months. I admit that ate whatever I wanted during pregnancy, but I had a rule: no oreoes until I'd eaten 5 servings of vegetables.
I was pretty fortunate, too. I craved cantaloupe all day long when I was pregnant. Even if I did crave something "bad," a sense of guilt kicked in almost automatically: "Eating that 3rd doughnut isn't good for you, Tina, but, more importantly, it's not good for the baby."
Thanks for hosting another great discussion, Lindsay! Hope to see you here next week. My son slept this entire time and he doesn't usually do that.