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hi brooke...jbear i think i am going to start 1500 cal then the first of the year

oh and i have 2 boys 4 and 2 in a half..and i think i want a 3rd. i know i am crazy but i would like to loose the weight before i get pregnant again. i think it would make it easier. would it be better to do 12 or 1500 cal? how much weight were you loosing?

I was losing the weight pretty fast, like 20lbs a month. I had to buy new pants after 2 months because the others would fall right off. I think I'll probably do 1500 calories this time. I tried 1200 when my baby was 6 weeks...I only stuck with it for two weeks and I was miserable. It does make sense to lose weight before a pregnancy. I was 285 when I got pregnant with my first, and we tried for 3 years and then I had a lot of problems during the pregnancy. I was 245 when I got pregnant with my second, and that didn't take any effort at all...one night of too much Christmas cheer...my pregnancy was still complicated but I didn't have to have as many tests. My recovery was a lot easier.

i didnt have any problems with my other 2 except for c sections but my pregnancies were fine and so i hope the 3rd goes the same way. but i just feel like loosing some weight first could make it a healthier pregnancy.we should stay in touch for support for each other!

That sounds like a great idea! We can keep in touch here or my email is mommyjbear@yahoo.com

i recorded your e mail and i will keep in touch!

Hey Jbear, I am in the same boat. I am about 260, I don't have a scale, but, I am going to buy one. Cap, Jbear Would you mind if I was able to kept in touch as with you guys as well? I want to start a diet on the Jan 1, too.

the more the marrier TC i know i need a support network!

Sounds good...if I could figure out how to do it, we could start a little yahoo group. The way that works is you post messages at the group page, then they get sent to everyone in the group, either as individual messages or as a daily digest.

Well, Jbear I am clueless on how to do something like that. My email address is pinkbrooklyn@yahoo.com. If you figure it out please let me know. Thanks a lot!!!

Hi ladies, you all are my favorite posters on here! I am not able to personally tell you about diets for weight control, but I can tell you a powerful will-power activity I did to help me quit smoking...Every time I got the urge to light up a cigarette I had to pull out my jumprope (I bought a good one from my gym) and I had to jump until I was out of breath or the urge pa__sed...maybe this might work if your health permits? I got so sick of that jump rope but my skinny thighs got so rock hard and when I was officially cured of those d__n cigs I burned the thing!!! If you can't jump rope for health reasons, find something physical you MUST do before you cave in to a craving or more food than you need. I am sure this wouldnt work right after my c-sections either, but when you are ready it is a healthy form of aversion therapy :>)

OMG...I think if I tried to jump rope I'd probably knock myself out with one of my b___bs! But it is a good idea. I've been thinking that every time I get hungry, I'll make myself drink a gla__s of water, which I really hate.

i would love to loose weight too. i am going to try and cut down starting the 1st. my biggest problem was at night i was going to nursing school and taking care of my 2 boys and at night when i would sit down to study i was craming my face! well i am done with school and maybe i can change that. i am looking for a part time job so maybe that will occupy some of my time

Okay, I figured out the yahoo group thing. Here is the link: http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/b___terfly_in_a_cocoon/ (delete any dashes, leave the underscores) Sorry about the corny name...I get intimidated by blank white spaces and had to come up with something.

Jbear you are hillarious. It is almost 4 o'clock in the morning and you got me lauging out loud thinking about your b___b knocking you in the face!! LOL!! Thanks for the yahoo group. BTW, I think my b___b would do the same thing.