Hi. I’m Joy
I have birth June 2018 and I didn’t know how to treat my postpartum body, so due to not wrapping and taking care of the lose skin I picked up 15kgs and I’ve been struggling for a year to lose it. I’ve tried everything Herbalife, lazer liposuction, pills and the list goes on. Nothing helped and I starting feeling depressed and I hated myself. None of my clothes fit me. And buying new ones made me feel horrible and sometimes I regretted ever having a child, but I love him so much. Since I started fasting I couldn’t fast properly in the first few weeks but I pushed and everyday I just tried again and again. I’ve lost 3kgs so far and I’ve got 12kgs more to go
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Hi Joy! Thank you for sharing! I can totally relate. Mom of three daughters here. With my first two pregnancies I gained a whopping 100 pounds. I did eventually lose the weight. it took five years, but I have kept it of. And with my third pregnancy I hardly gained any weight, I think the total was about 22 lbs, and by baby way a little over 9 lbs. That was a little over three years ago. The weight WILL come off! Consistency WILL pay off. Hang in there, you came to the right place! We will reach our goals! You have made such dent already! Just think where you can be by the end of the year. Although it took me awhile to lose the weight, I know what could have sped it up: A VISION. It wasn’t until I could truly picture myself trim that the weight really started coming off. And that was really hard for me because I gained 100 pounds! I was unrecognizable to myself! Don’t lose hope, you will continue to reap awesome results fi you keep with this.
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Thank you so much Rebecca, that is very motivating. I’m planning on having a 2nd child in a year and a half so I want to be the same weight that I was before having my first child 65kgs. I now know what to do and what not to do after having a child
Exactly! That is the perfect way to look at your past experience: a learning experience. After my first, I was so traumatized by the experience (The doctor forced me to have a C-section) I did not want anymore, on top of that, I was morbidly obese. When I unexpectedly got pregnant with my second daughter, I was TERRIFIED of getting fat. And because weight gain is what I obsessed over, weight gain is what I got. I remarried before having my third daughter. When I found out I was pregnant (this time I had all the weight off and was feeling great about myself) I was again terrified of getting fat. But my friend said something to me that radically changed my thinking. She said to me “this time is different, you’re with a different man, a man that loves, you won’t gain weight like you did before.” I really believed her. And I do believe that my belief is what helped me gain a healthy amount of weight. I ate right, drank lots of water and worked out. Not to sound puffed up, but I looked beautiful when I went to the hospital to have my baby. Unfortunately, the doctor would not let me have her naturally, resulting in yet another C-section. This doctor was from a hell, a total b****. I lost A LOT of blood during the surgery, almost needing a transfusion. It took me about 18 months post surgery to regain my full strength. I was not able to work out at all for abut 8 weeks post-delivery. My body composition changed as a result, muscle lost in exchange for fat. So although I didn’t really gain weight, I looked BIGGER. I too hated how I looked, none of my clothes fit right. I felt so ugly. It was awful. My husband at the time and I were having issues, I was left alone to raise this baby. I was at such a low!! I thought, how can I ever get into a healthy body again? Everything felt, and was SO HARD. Anyway, I just never gave up. So it’s kind of weird. I have stayed right at 172 lbs (78kg) for ALL this time since the delivery of my third daughter. But then I wore a size 14 pant, and XL shirt, and now I wear 8/10 in paints and a medium in tops, but still weigh right about the exact same. I am hoping that this extended fast will bring the numbers on the scale I want to see 
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Wow you really went through so much and I applaud you for everything you went through that was meant to break you down but yet you keep picking yourself up and having children is not easy. We need as much help as possible and to rest before we lose our mind but you made it through it all. I’m very grateful to have come across you. It’s very motivating
Today the 29th of October I’m officially starting the 21 day challenge. I’m weighing in at 77kgs. Im 160cm tall
My goal weight is 65kgs but I’m giving myself a short term goal of 70kgs by the December. I’m being patient with myself
Okay day 2 for me. And I’m doing great, I feel good and completely motivated to stay on track
I took pictures in a certain tshirt so this is a reminder to myself that after the challenge to take another picture in that same tshirt and compare the 2
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Taking pictures is very motivating. I also took some and will compare at end of fast