When Dallin turned 6 weeks old, Kevin and I started doing the Weight Watchers program at home. I had read all the pamphlets and gone to meetings after the twins were born, so I already knew what we needed to do.
We went to WalMart and filled the grocery cart to the brim with WW friendly food. I scoured the internet for WW recipes that I could use for dinner, and created some spreadsheets to track our daily points. Every Monday morning was our designated "weigh in," and week after week we watched as the numbers dropped. Since I am a nursing mom, WW has you take in more calories so that your milk supply won't be effected. Because of this, my progress was slow. I was only suppose to lose about a pound a week, and that made it hard because I couldn't see immediate results. Even so, we stuck to the program, and kept losing the weight, even when the holidays came around. At about 6 weeks in Kevin stopped tracking his points, and I followed suit a few weeks later. We were still losing weight, but we were focusing more on eating what we knew was better for us instead of counting the points. I started going to a Zumba class one night a week, and Kevin started biking to work and back.
By week 17 we had both lost about 13-15 pound each, but things started to slow down. Just as it was after I had my girls, once I was about 5-10 pounds from my pre-pregnancy weight, everything suddenly came to a hault. So here I am again, about 8 pounds away from my goal and at an annoying plateau in my weight loss. I'm happy as a clam that I can fit into more then just one pair of jeans, but frustrated that I can't fit into all of them. And while I love muffins, I am not a fan of muffin tops, so this one has got to go. Most days I dread picking out an outfit because nothing quite looks good on me. Not yet atleast.
So I'm looking for any suggestions you've got. I'm game as long as it doesn't involve diet pills or cutting out carbs/sugars and everything that tastes good. Oh, and it needs to be nursing mom friendly. I make it real easy don't I? What has helped you when you are stuck in a weight loss plateau? And if you are one of those whose baby weight just melts off right after you have your baby, then count yourself lucky and don't rub it in!
