Sam is 6 weeks old now, so Operation Lose Mum Tum is about to begin! I am 26lb heavier than my pre pregnancy weight, and I’m now determined to shift it. Pre pregnancy, I was wearing a size 12 in most shops and a size 8 on the odd occasion,  thanks to my tiny chest. Now, I am wearing a size 16 all over, and still have a tiny chest!! My back, on the other hand… has some hideous flab!

Operation Lose Mum Tum

Before getting pregnant, I lost over 60lb and went from 14 stone 8lb (204lb) to 10 stone 2lb (142lb). The below photo is me at my biggest.

I followed a low fat, vegetarian diet and did 30 minutes of Wii Fit every day, and got down to 142lb (10 stone 2lb). The below photo is me, the night I found out I was pregnant with Sam. My best friend was emigrating and this was her leaving party, so I had to pretend I was on antibiotics, to explain me not drinking. I’m wearing a size 8 dress here, and really wish I’d worn nude tights!

Operation Lose Mum Tum – The Plan

My plan for Operation Lose Mum Tum is the same as far as food goes, but exercise will be more walking based – as I now have a pram to push and a son to entertain, finding time to myself to do Wii Fit or Kinect will be difficult. I’ve almost finished my daily injections, so it’ll be a bit easier once that’s over with.

I have taken full body measurements and am going to be brave and include them in my blog here, as I think honesty will be the key to my successful weight loss.

My current measurements

So…. here are today’s measurements
NECK: 35.4cm
CHEST: 104.5cm
UNDER CHEST: 96cm
WAIST: 92cm
HIPS: 103cm
CALF: 40cm
THIGH: 60cm
UPPER ARM: 30.5cm
LOWER ARM:26cm
STOMACH (at belly button): 102.5cm

I am 5 foot 9, and weighed 174lb last Friday, this puts me in the overweight category, with a BMI of 25.7

Obsessive History

When I was 10 stone, it was difficult to maintain without being very strict (almost obsessive) about what I ate and what exercise I did. To the point my Mum told me I have an addictive personality. I don’t think this is a healthy outlook to have on food – especially now there’s a baby to consider. I want him to see me have the odd treat and not worry about it. I also want him to see me eat a healthy diet, and not see me obsess about food. With all of this in mind, I have set my goal at 11 stone (154lb) so I have 20lb to lose.

I aim to do this by the start of November – just in time for the holiday season!
I hope to be comfortably fitting into a size 14 then, but won’t lose sleep if I’ve not got all 20lb off.

What Not to Do

I’m not going to google a tummy tuck under local anesthesia uk, or even check the 360 tummy tuck cost. Brazilian tummy tuck London is definitely not in my search history. Although a friend was googling tummy tuck cost London from her hospital bed, less than 12 hours after a csection! None of these things will help lose my baby weight – especially not without changing my exercise and eating habits. So I am going to do this the right way.

Tools to help

Along with the low fat diet, Pram pushing, Wii Fit and Xbox Kinect, I have a couple of other things to help me on my way – I have a pair of Fit Flops to try to tone my legs and bum up, and my Slendertone belt to
try and shrink my mum tum.

I bought both of these when I was losing weight last time and saw some amazing results with them, so I am confident they can work for me again, along with a low fat diet and exercise.

I’m starting using the slendertone belt tomorrow, and will try to get hubby to take some before photos so I can show you’s the overall difference it makes. I’ll upload new photos once a month so you can see the changes over time too.

I will weigh in every Friday too, so watch out for that, and check back soon for my operation lose Mum tum progress. My next update is HERE.