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Hi everyone:waving: My name is Caroline, I am 32yrs old and I have 3 kids aged 10, 9 and 2yrs. When I got pregnant with my first I weighed around 95lbs. I was always skinny and thought I always would be but I gained 56lbs with my 1st pregnancy and have been battling it ever since. Right now I weigh approx 160lbs, Im not sure exactly because I dont own a scales, kind of scared of them lol. Anyway I cant wait to get to know you all and hopefully this will give me the will power to try harder:)
 
Hey Caroline!

I'm Christine, and though I don't have kids of my own, my mother's story mirrors yours. She never had the protruding mid-section she has now and has had for years prior to having kids, and she's never lost it (other than that my mommy is very sexy!). I hear baby weight is the toughest weight to lose, so I wish you the best of luck in doing that!

:D
 
Hi and welcome.

The first thing I'd suggest is registering for a free account on FitDay - Free Weight Loss and Diet Journal or Calorie Counter, Diet Tracking, Food Journal, Nutrition Facts at The Daily Plate and starting to log your food. This will let you see how many calories you're eating and how your nutrition levels are breaking down. Once you know that, you'll be able to see more clearly where you can make adjustments, cut back, change your nutrition, etc.

The next thing I'd suggest is checking out the various sticky posts in the exercise area of the forum (Weight Loss Through Exercise - Weight Loss Forum). There are some very good posts on exercise, both cardio/aerobic and on incorporating weight lifting into your exercise plans.

I'd also suggest starting a diary in the weight loss diary area (Weight Loss Diary - Weight Loss Forum) as well as reading and participating in other diaries. This is a good way to make updates to your progress and to get support from others. It helps to find the diaries of people who have successfully lost weight (or are losing weight) and reading through them as well. Following the diaries of those who have been successful is both inspiring and informative.

Finally, I'd say you should read as much as you can of the posts on the board, especially anything that's marked "sticky". There is a ton of good information around here and a lot of times questions that new folks have has already been answered very thoroughly - so do take the time to look around and read. :)

Hope that helps you to get started.
 
Thank you both for the replies:)

Superstar-I know that protruding midsection well, that is where I always gain first!

Kara- Thank you so much for taking the time to post those links. Im going to start a post in the diary section as soon as I get to weigh myself, so that I will have a start weight to work from.

Thanks again:)
 
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