after baby

Today’s featured success story: Nicole lost 23 pounds. She was not able to fit into her Navy uniform after returning back to work after the birth of her child, so she knew she had to so something. She is now smaller than when she got pregnant. Check out what she did below.

“When i got pregnant I was 173lbs by the time I had the baby I was 210lbs. When I went back to work I was 188; struggling to put on my military uniform. finally I have lost a total of 23lbs. I tried on my own but it didn’t work. I love to exercise but my eating habits were horrible. I grew up being told to eat everything on my plate and happy when you asked for seconds. I finally decided to join Jenny Craig, where I lost 19lbs, I took a fiber supplement for two weeks while not being able to go to Jenny and lost an additional 5lbs. My exercise consisted of insanity, weight lifting and running 1.5 miles or more. Just when I thought I would never see the 160’s I’m here, thank you Lord! My goal is 150lbs. If I can you can too! Break those old habits.”

Today’s featured weight loss success story: Kiesha lost 50 pounds after the birth of her 3rd child. This is a great success story for those who are losing post-baby weight.

Here is what she had to say about her weight loss journey:

“After giving birth to my 3rd child I was at the heaviest weight of my life: 208lbs! Immediately after giving birth, I lost around 20lbs of water weight from preeclampsia, but over the last 2 months doing P90x I’ve lost an additional 30 for a total of 50lbs!! I’m still not at my goal, but pages like yours REALLY help keep me motivated to keep going!! This black woman’s losing weight!!!!!

When I started P90x it came with a nutrition plan. I don’t follow it to a t because I’ve never been good at being told exactly what I can and can’t eat but I used it as an educational guide and it taught me how to clean up my diet. I’m now eating more protein than carbs and when I do eat carbs they’re complex rather than simple. I’m also eating clean now..if you can’t grow it or kill it I don’t eat it. I’m working out 6 days a week and just really staying focused on my goals.

I’ve also cut all beverages from my diet except for water and green smoothies. When I get bored with water I add flavor packs to change it up, but I’m not drining anything else.”