I wanted to say a big thank you to the Lose Baby Weight team and I wanted to share my post pregnancy weight loss story.
I have struggled with my weight since high school, and before becoming pregnant my weight was 82kg, a few kgs above the normal range for my height. At 8 ½ months pregnant I was up to 102kg and had a very healthy baby girl.
When my baby was 3 months old I was back to 90kgs and then I started putting on weight and knew that I HAD to do something about my weight before it spiralled out of control. In May 2011 my dad passed away after being in and out of hospital for 7 years with major health issues stemming from his weight.
Every day I am so devastated that he is missing out on seeing me and my sisters grow up and he has missed out on my engagement and more upsetting, missed out on meeting my daughter, his first grandchild. I wanted to make sure that I can be healthy and will be here for my baby as she grows up, and any other siblings she may have in the future. I had to find a way to do this but knew that heading back to the gym 5 times a week like I did before was probably not an option.
After ‘liking’ the Lose Baby Weight Facebook page I went over to the website and read the amazing stories of mums just like me. My fiance was 100% supportive and encouraged me to order the healthy mummy smoothies and 28 day plan straight away.
I started the plan at 92.5kgs and set my goal of 78kg, the lightest I had been since high school. After dropping 4kgs in the first week I revisited my goal and set it for 75kg, which will put me in the healthy weight range, something that had not felt achievable before.
The Lose Baby Weight plan was easy to stick to and the smoothies and food are so yummy! My fiance started eating the dinners with me and even dropped a couple of kilos himself.
And bubby loves getting in the pram and going for walks with her mum and dad. It wasn’t just the weight benefits of the plan… my energy increased, we were eating new and different things, my skin improved and my favourite thing, there were less dishes to wash up after making the recipes on the plan!
6 weeks later and I have dropped between 300g and 1kg every week and lost a total of 25.5cm and I am back to my pre-baby weight of 82kg, and I will definitely be at my goal by our wedding in March (and I can’t wait to see how much the size 18 dress I had to order will need to be taken in)! Since finishing the 28 day plan I have the confidence and feel like I have the tools to manage my eating and exercise.
Thank you LBW for providing plans and advice that are not a short-cut, fad diet, but are a long term, sustainable, sensible and healthy option for mums. You have helped me to ensure that I will be here to see my gorgeous girl grow up.
Thank you,
Kate English
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