hows the weight loss/fitness going?

[moogie]

Well Asha is now 9 weeks old and my milk supply established so i figure it'd be good to get into shape especially since i'd like to look good at BIL's wedding.  i have approx 4 kg to go to get to my ok weight.  is this an unreasonable amount to lose in 3 weeks?

Oh and i got an old double jogger to get myself motivated.  how is everyone else going with their plans?

[skeettafic]

Ugh!  That says it all.  My weight is still holding steady but I haven't been exercising at all so I feel like a mushy slug.  I went to the gym this morning so I am determined that I am going to get myself fit.  I am sick of feeling flabby.  And I've decided I want to TTC in the spring so I would really like to be in better shape than when I got pg with Jocelyn so that's my motivation!

[jnezmama02]

Well, before I found out I was pg, I had gotten down to 140.5 lbs, just .5 lb from my original goal of 140...just 8.5lbs from my final goal of 132. Unfortunately, since finding out I was pg I have already put on 6 lbs...ugh, it hasn't even been 3wks!! Obviously, I'm not dieting now...just trying to eat healthy. I also cut back my exercise from 45-60min of interval training (combo high & low impact aerobics) to 30min of low-impact cardio. I'm also skipping days that I don't feel well, so I'm only avg 4 days a week, rather than 7 days a week of exercise. I figure if I can keep what I'm doing throughout most of this pg, it will make it easier to get back in shape afterwards.

Megs, if I did my calc right, that's almost 9lbs to lose by the wedding. I think that's a little too much to lose in 3wks, given how much milk your body needs to make. I'd try to lose it a little slower, more like 1lb per week...which means it would take you another 9wks to lose the weight. Sucks, I know, but better to do it in a way that's healthy for you and the baby.

On another note, I'm curious what everyone thinks is the "perfect" clothes size to be is.  I know everyone's body composition is different...different height, weight, muscles, etc...so that's why I ask about clothes size. I saw a thing on tv recently that discussed what people think is the perfect size. It used to be an "8" or a "6", then it was a "4", now it's a "2"?  I think there was some discussion that what used to be a "6" in the 50's is really a "4" now, but I'm not really sure if that's true across all manufacturers.  What do you guys think?  (for those not in the US, sorry, I don't know how sizing translates overseas).

[kokonutmama]

how interesting that you should bring that up now.  I've been giving myself the "day off" from my diet to recover from womanly hungers, and it seems like I'm loosing less than a pound a week which is infuriating.  being home and busy, but not too busy o eat, all day has really been making it a struggle.  my goal is to get between 140 and 145 and not go over 145 again, ever, unless I'm pg of course.  The "ideal" weght for my height is something like 125 to 140 depending on what charts you're reading, but I've always been a solidly built woman. 

to me, the best size is an 8.  That's what I'm shooting for.  10s good, too.  6 is good if you're slender by nature.

[moogie]

well i'm approx 150 pounds and a size 10.  i look lighter than i am.  I'd say my ideal size is an 8.  it would be pretty hard going given my bone structure to be a 6.

Adrienne, remember Tristan saying i could get down to a 6 and me saying not likely and then him saying it just takes will power, well he thinks he never said and now says 6 is an unreasonable goal.  he's funny.  he's losing his brain.

btw, a US 10 is a 14 here.