fitness help: My baby is going to turn 5 months in about a week.

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My baby is going to turn 5 months in about a week.

I gained 35lbs with the pregnancy and have about 7lbs to go (I was 127 when before I was pregnant) . I thought that I was doing pretty well with loosing the weight, however I just realized that my husband doesn’t feel the same way about my progress. He says I should be working out more to drop the lbs and that even his brothers have noticed that I’m not back down to my pre-pregnancy size yet. Now this just makes me feel uncomfortable. I feel like I have been trying hard. I started a indoor cycling class a few months ago that meets 3X a week for 45 min… I definatly don’t slack in that class and I also do toning on Fridays. Now I don’t feel motivated because I feel like my efforts are going un-noticed. I guess I could hit the gym longer and harder but I’m already so tired with taking care of the baby. Any ideas to re-motivate myself and how to express my feelings with my husband. I’m very angry that he cant love me for me and for the wonderful miricle I sacraficed my body for.

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An Undisclosed Location | 3 months ago (5 minutes after post)

You are doing so good and don’t let them discourage you!! Men think it’s so easy to lose weight, but it isn’t always so for women. Plus I don’t think they’ve ever had to get rid of baby fat. You are doing great and it really isn’t any of your brother in laws business. You take care of a baby and workout, if you up your workouts it won’t do any good because then you’ll just be too exhausted and stressed, which isn’t good for cutting the pounds.

Keep up the Great Work!

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An Unknown Location | 3 months ago (34 minutes after post)

men are stupid sometimes… actually most of the time… but dont let that discourage you. keep up with what you are doing, that is enough, with a new baby im surprised that you do that much. i think that you are doing great and just keep it up. but dont get discouraged keep at it, and soon enough you will be down to where you want to be, if you give up then it’ll never happen and you will just feel worse, but dont put yourself through more than you can handle, remember that your baby is still your priority and maybe you need to explain that to your husband.

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An Unknown Location | 3 months ago (45 minutes after post)

stop cooking and tell him you’re on a diet.

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An Undisclosed Location | 3 months ago (1 hour, 13 minutes after post)

I think you are doing what you need to do to be healthy. Maybe your husband needs to have a talk with your doctor about his expectations. I hope he is better educated about child development than he is about the changes a woman’s body goes through to produce a baby. Unrealistic expectations are often the source mistakes parents make with their children as well as in their marital relations. You husband needs facts. I am sure he will be more understanding once he has them.

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