Gung Ho! Then It Fades....

Oh goodness, why are you so worried about 6 pounds? I was expecting to read you were 40 pounds overweight, or something. Then I read 6 pounds and thought, "How nit-picky!" I would say, stop focusing on those pounds. Walk frequently (or whatever exercise you prefer), eat healthy with junk in moderation, and you will start looking the ay you want. You might find when you stop obsessing over a handful of pounds, you actually DO like the way you look!

What in your life will change if your scale reads 6 lbs less?

Think about the amount of time and energy you spend on this. Then find something else to spend it on. Go accomplish something, make something, help someone, or improve something.

I don't mean to minimize this but 6 lbs? Really? What will 6 lbs less change for you? If you're not gaining weight, I wouldn't worry about 6 lbs. Stop stressing about this, accept this as the price of motherhood and enjoy your life.

6 pounds???REALLY?? You're upset about 6 pounds! I wouldn't worry about 6 pounds.Try walking everyday and not obsessing over how much you actually weigh. Are you in your pre prego clothes? If so then why worry about the number on the scale. I would love to have only 6lbs to loose yet I have 20 and I am pregnany with my fourth child so to hear someone freaking out about 6 is a bit ridiculous to me. Good luck with your "mountain"!

Read "The Rules of Normal Eating", and quit beating yourself up.

The last few pounds are the hardest to lose. You have to realize that even though it's "ONLY" six pounds, it's going to take a while to lose it, averaging less than 1/2 pound per week (so you're looking at over twelve weeks). Don't crash-diet, those never work and you won't stick to it. Eat sensibly and exercise regularly. Calories in, calories out. Make sure you restrict your salt because water weight can mess you up on those last pounds. Most importantly, give yourself a break- relax- stress can really make you hold onto those last lbs too. No rush! Good luck!

I struggled too with the last 5-8 pounds until I found the Belly Fat Cure.....I knew I was craving sugars and carbs and I am motivated by information....so when he gave me great recipes and specific numbers to watch, it worked like a charm. I lost 5 inches and 5 pounds in one week......I have kept it off too!!! Good luck.

Get with a workout group (meetup.com) or find a buddy!!

I've been in, and still am, in the same boat! I finally find a group of girls to work out with in the morning.

I just want to say that I understand your wanting to lose "the last six pounds". You have a goal and you want to reach it--plain and simple. Whatever you have been doing, you need to do something completely different. Doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results is the definition of INSANITY!!

Be sure that you are doing cardio and weight training as well as making smart food choices. Interval training is a great way to go--P90X and Beachbody's INSANITY dvd's will get those last pounds off and change your shape dramatically.

Basically, you have to decide how bad you want it and be willing to do what it takes to get there. But you already knew that, huh? : )

Good luck to you!! YOU CAN DO IT!!!

For 6 lbs even I would give myself a break, and I can't stand the sight of me!

Just walk around the block once or twice a day, that'll take car of it.

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It's far more important to eat well and feel fit than to worry about what the scales say. Pregnancy changes most women, broadens the rib cage, alters the metabolism a bit, and hormones shift patterns of deposited fat in the body, breasts, hips, belly. If you gain 6 pounds a year, that becomes a problem. If you are simply 6 pounds heavier since your last pregnancy, that's entirely within the range of normal and healthy.

Forcing off a few pounds is not a lifestyle change, and keeping weight off requires a lifestyle commitment. Othewise, we fall into a yo-yo pattern which is ultimately very unhealthy.

I would stop focusing on the pounds. Find something active you like to do, it will be easier to stick with it.

My boss started a boot camp class 2 years ago and had quite a bit of weight to lose. The instructor told her over and over to stop worrying about the weight, just be consistent in her routine and measure herself every 2 - 3 months to gauge her progress in inches and BMI. What she found is that the weight eventually leveled off and stayed the same, but the inches dropped and her figure changed. She is in great shape now. She doesn't diet, but tries to make smart choices in her food..but doesn't deprive herself. The key was finding something active that she liked and doing it regularly and consistently.