OP, I am doing crossfit twice a week and running twice a week and I dropped all of my baby weight. I also quit sugar (except for one day a week). I found that this work out and diet really work. Crossfit is more expensive, but cheaper than getting a gym membership and a trainer (what I used to do). Plus, since the classes are at regularly scheduled times, it's easy to plan to work out at 7am every Monday and Wednesday, or whatever. This was also great, in that my husband and I could plan on me working out in the morning, so he'd do all the baby stuff then.

I also BF, and I found that days when I work out I can pump more ounces, so that's a bonus too.

You can definitely get rid of those last few pounds, and get in really good shape! Good luck!

I lost all my baby weight plus 10 lbs doing Mommy Bootcamp. It is a great class and I got to bring my little girl with me so she was next to me the entire time I worked out. They have classes in five locations and the classes are a lot of fun and challenging. Check out MommyBootcamp.org!

OP-- My boyfriend is a certified personal trainer and does private and group sessions. He has had many success stories with people losing weight and staying fit. I have a 20 month old and am actually below my pre-pregnancy weight. He can come to your home, outside, or at the gym. Let me know if you want his information!

Recent NYTimes column states that exercise is not the way to lose weight...mainly it is dieting. You will probably have to be very strict to lose the weight quickly or less strict and plan to lose very slowly. Exercise is of course good for many other aspects of health, but if you need to lose 15 pounds you must focus on the food.

http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/08/01/dieting-vs-exercise-for-weight-loss/

I did crossfit right up until the end of my pregnancy (the last workout was 2 weeks before delivery) and I'm back at it only 7 weeks later. If you are interested in an intense workout there is really nothing like it. But like someone said, its not for everyone. You'll want to have your doctor ok you doing this kind of training during pregnancy (like I did) or immediately afterwards, but as long as you have a base fitness level you should be fine to start.

I work out with a personal trainer in Northern Virginia who leads group crossfit classes on Saturday mornings. If you are interested in joining our group, feel free to email me directly and I can put you in touch with my trainer. You can reach me at jennifercallaway@gmail.com. Otherwise, if you have questions about crossfit during pregnancy in general and my experiences with it you can also email me and we can take the discussion offline.

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Anonymous wrote:you need to be honest with yoruself, it is not chub, it is not baby weight, it is fat. The only way to get rid of it is burning it by increasing your heart rate. You need your heart rate to be at a min of 80% of it's max for a min of 45 min. You need to get it up to that rate and keep it there non stop

good luck

Most non professional athletes cannot sustain an 80% or above HR for that length of time.

I'm an endurance runner and I have done Ironmans. In order for an endurance athlete to sustain HOURS and HOURS of intense cardio activity, we must keep our HR DOWN BELOW 80%. At 80% and above your are buring stored glucose that burns fast and leaves you exhausted, this is where sprinters preform best. There is a window that is between 65-80% of your max HR that uses and burns fat as energy. Even marathon runners with 6% body keep in this zone in order to continue to burn fat and NOT glucose.

If the OP wants to become a sprinter then she should run at 80% and above, but if she wants an efficient use of her time and to literally melt the fat away, she needs to stay below 80% for sure.

Huge difference between a 45 minute workout at 80% and "HOURS AND HOURS."

Of course, but why if you are wanting to lose FAT would you instead burn all of your glucose reserves and not your fat reserves? Seems like a waste of time if your goal is to burn fat.

Your body burns glucose first. When there is no glucose to be taken up for energy, it turns to fat stores. Then muscle stores last.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:you need to be honest with yoruself, it is not chub, it is not baby weight, it is fat. The only way to get rid of it is burning it by increasing your heart rate. You need your heart rate to be at a min of 80% of it's max for a min of 45 min. You need to get it up to that rate and keep it there non stop

good luck

Most non professional athletes cannot sustain an 80% or above HR for that length of time.

I'm an endurance runner and I have done Ironmans. In order for an endurance athlete to sustain HOURS and HOURS of intense cardio activity, we must keep our HR DOWN BELOW 80%. At 80% and above your are buring stored glucose that burns fast and leaves you exhausted, this is where sprinters preform best. There is a window that is between 65-80% of your max HR that uses and burns fat as energy. Even marathon runners with 6% body keep in this zone in order to continue to burn fat and NOT glucose.

If the OP wants to become a sprinter then she should run at 80% and above, but if she wants an efficient use of her time and to literally melt the fat away, she needs to stay below 80% for sure.

Huge difference between a 45 minute workout at 80% and "HOURS AND HOURS."

Of course, but why if you are wanting to lose FAT would you instead burn all of your glucose reserves and not your fat reserves? Seems like a waste of time if your goal is to burn fat.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:you need to be honest with yoruself, it is not chub, it is not baby weight, it is fat. The only way to get rid of it is burning it by increasing your heart rate. You need your heart rate to be at a min of 80% of it's max for a min of 45 min. You need to get it up to that rate and keep it there non stop

good luck

Most non professional athletes cannot sustain an 80% or above HR for that length of time.

I'm an endurance runner and I have done Ironmans. In order for an endurance athlete to sustain HOURS and HOURS of intense cardio activity, we must keep our HR DOWN BELOW 80%. At 80% and above your are buring stored glucose that burns fast and leaves you exhausted, this is where sprinters preform best. There is a window that is between 65-80% of your max HR that uses and burns fat as energy. Even marathon runners with 6% body keep in this zone in order to continue to burn fat and NOT glucose.

If the OP wants to become a sprinter then she should run at 80% and above, but if she wants an efficient use of her time and to literally melt the fat away, she needs to stay below 80% for sure.

Huge difference between a 45 minute workout at 80% and "HOURS AND HOURS."