I have recently had a son and am finding it very difficult to lose that baby fat - what can I do?
128263
Put the baby in its pushchair and go for a walk - baby gets fresh air and you get exercise - this coupled with a healthy breakfast of high fibre cereal with fresh fuit / OJ will help
634485
I think you can loose your baby weigth by exercising every day 45 minutes but walking fast not runnig cause that hepls you burn more calories than runnig but do crunches like 40 every day and that will help you also eat a healthy diet
113330
If you have six weeks try Slim in 6. With my second baby I lost 47 pounds I gained and then 5 more. You might think that is not alot but when you are 5 feet it is. The stories on the website are really inspiring.  Also I'm reading Total Body Makeover by Bob Greene.  All the stories in the book are inspiring checkout the websites.
321401
Try pilates type exercises...my daughter had a baby 3 months ago and is slowly getting back into shape using the pilates system...but realize that it takes time as well as exercise and diet changes to get the shape you want!  You need to consume less calories than what you burn as well as tone up the areas that have been stretched to their limits during the pregnancy!  Don't despair!  I have had 5 children...still have the love handles and earned every inch of them!
265433
You should start by talking to his various coaches and trainers and see what they recommend. If you can't get something concrete from them, it would probably be worth it for you to invest in a session or two with a nutritionist, one that's worked with children before.  She can explain the plan to YOU in adult detail and to your son in ways he can understand.  You'll probably learn something too.
564146
Excercise!\nis not the same way as taking care of your chores at home. I guess you have low metabolism that your body wont burn calories compared when you were younger!\nYou need to exercise like jogging, walking, treadmill, swimming etc and discipline is the key,depending how bad you want it! With exercise you sweat, burn body fat much more! Keep on your diet but exercise as well- not only good for your weight but could release stress and toxic inside your body, too!
522299
Ok, first of all don't panic. You are not overweight or anything, like people said you are maybe only 5lb over your 'ideal' weight. You are only 14 and still growing, the last thing you want to do is start dieting. You just need to reduce snacks and eat more fresh fruit/vegetables and try to have at least three portions of oiliy fish a week like salmon, tuna or mackeral. Get involved with sports and you will soon notice the baby fat dropping off. Please try not to worry and start telling yourself that you are beautiful every day. Take care : )
453717
Maybe try a new program that gives you more options..  From what i have learned..  you should never make anything off limits  but instead take in small does things you like..   Diet should not be an awful experience.  I wish you luck..
489067
What a good mom!  :thumbs up:\n\nYou're absolutely right that you have to start them young.  If your kids grow up in a "healthy" home, they don't know any differently.  This is how I raised my kids.  They love vegetables for example, because that's what they know.\n\nYou can begin feeding your son minced chopped foods and wean from the Gerber Graduates.  I made my own baby food from steamed adult food whirled in a mini-processor.\n\nYou may have gained from extra water weight due to carbs.  Or maybe you've added a little extra fat (butter on bread) or a bit larger portions?\n\nIt's probably not fat, just fluid or undigested food.  If you had been eating less fiber and are now eating more (whole wheat bread), the fiber acts as a "dam" in the colon.  Keep eating high fiber food, maybe take a softener like Milk of Magnesia capsules and see if that helps.
480788
Well, he can start out by changing the way he eats.  Help him out, both of you make it a point to eat healthy.  He will start to lose weight from a better diet.  As far as exercise, he should just walk as far as he can, a few times a day.  He will gradually be able to go for longer and longer.  He should shoot for 30 minutes of activities a day, even if he can only do it 5 minutes at a time.  Also consider getting a stationary bicycle, once again, he can do it for very short periods of times and slowly add on more time and intensity.  It won't happen over-night, but I bet within a couple of weeks he will be feeling better and will have lost a few  pounds.
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It's actually a common problem for anyone who has had a dramatic weight loss. The part your doc went wrong was not making you aware of this in the beginning. My sister went in for gastric bypass surgery, and the first thing they told her about was the excess skin. She's currently saving up for cosmetic surgery. I had the same problem after I had my second son. My chest was 32c before I had my son, and by the time that he was born they were a 42DD. After I stopped producing milk, they shrunk back to their old size only they hung like two water balloons in tube socks lol. I did have surgery done to bring them back up. It took me a year to save up the money for the surgery. But I couldn't be happier. So try throwing all your extra change in a coffee can, cut out the unnecessary things in your life (like I cut out my Starbucks coffee and cigarettes) and put that money in the can. Before you know it you'll have the money to get it done.
265390
I have found that joining a class..like aerobics helps the best!!  That way you arent doing it alone, and when you have a class to go to, you are more opt to keep at it. Of course, with 3 kids, I know it can be hard..I have 3 myself. And keep track of what you eat in a daily journal.  Good Luck!!
14152
Excessive eating?Usually children do not have that, unless they are over-eating.Take him to the doctor and get him on a proper diet.You should be watching him more carefully.Have him exercise as well.These days,parents let the tv be their babysitter,as well as video games.I would advise you to do something about it, because as we age, it gets much harder to lose the weight.Maybe you can get involved more with his activities to encourage him.I would start a.s.a.p., instead of pondering what to do.
76224
Eat smaller portions. You have to think about this seriously, imagine you and your perfect figure in your head and let it stick or else you'll just indulge! I never thought of weight loss in a healthy fashion, so if you don't either, be motivated by what you can fit into later on. The best exercise I can suggest (am i getting a little too into this?) is standing and holding on to your husbands hands, and bending 5-10 times a day. Add on 5 more every day. Good Luck!
227033
I wouldn't dream of cracking jokes on you!\nI'll write more in a minute sorry\n\nHoney, take it easy don't be discouraged because 60 lbs is not that much if your baby is 6 months. You took 9 months to put that weight on, remember? Now it may a good time to start shedding those, but  your precious baby comes first (BTW, congratulations!!) so you don't want to take diet pills or anything that might get you nervous, anxious or stressed out, or also starving and weak. \n\nSo please go slowly, forget those brownies for a while, go for fresh fruits and veggies, whole cereals, skim dairy , lean meats, fish, forget the seasonings, mayo, heavy cream, ice cream, cookies, cakes, etc. You can have some occasionally, for example on Sundays, but don't eat them on a daily basis. If you fill up on soup, veggies and lean meats, you won't feel the need for sugaries and if you do go for a yogurt or baked apple with just a little sugar, or a sundae made with fruits, you'll be needing all the vitamins you can get! \n\nTry to walk a little, for example stroll down with your baby, remain as active as you can, be dinamic and joyful. You have to be at your best not only for you and hubby but especially for your girl, she needs you at your best. No one will be judging you for your baby fat, I assure you! Just go slowly, take it easy and don't obsess (I am repeating myself, sorry...) \n\nLife is beautiful! Your daughter is beautiful! You are beautiful! Just forsake processed foods, cut just a tiny bit from each of your portions, be active, and you'll start seeing some progress, I promise you.\n\nGood luck! All the best for you and Baby!!
14131
I personally haven't had a baby, but cardio at the gym does wonders when you want to lose inches. Eliptical trainers will do it fast. I've lost lots of weight that way and I know others who have lost baby fat that way also. It's the fastest healthiest thing I know to do. Also if you do it regularly it gets easy and the results last.
223799
I'm in the same situation -- almost there but not quite.  Dairy really helps me lose weight.  I drink lowfat chocolate milk in place of a meal.  It fills you up and it's nutritious.  Good luck.