What’s next?

I just finished the Fuel series and am wondering what I should do next. I started Fuel postpartum lose weight and get back some of my pre-pregnancy muscle. I have really enjoyed the cardio weight combo so I am wondering what other programs she has that you all enjoyed if you really liked Fuel, or should I just do Fuel again and try to “perfect” it so to speak?

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u/gabagoombah — 3 days ago

Best high volume low calorie Mexican restaurant order?

What are some good go to orders for high volume lower cal options at a Mexican restaurant? I am thinking fajitas no tortilla but I am down to mix it up!

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u/gabagoombah — 5 days ago

Getting there finally

35 lbs down 7 months later, 25 left until I am back to my pre pregnancy weight. 40 lbs left until I am at my goal weight. Down 5 inches in the waist.

Really didnt start seeing any real progress until I stopped breastfeeding

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u/gabagoombah — 8 days ago

Fuel knee pain

Did anyone else start to struggle with knee pain towards the final weeks of fuel? I feel like it is so lunge-esk heavy the repetition is catching up to me.

I run everyday also (short distance) which hasn’t helped I am sure…

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u/gabagoombah — 10 days ago

“Chia seeds have a neutral flavor” my butt

I made chia seed pudding (with vanilla extract and maple syrup) and it tastes like I am eating grass gloop? How are you all making chia seed pudding not taste like lotion?

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u/gabagoombah — 29 days ago
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Progresso creamy tomato with penne soup plus a box of frozen spinach-390 cal

added about a half cup extra of water

overripe banana for scale

u/gabagoombah — 1 month ago

I will just be having pizza on my cheat days thank you😭

I tried the cloud pizza. It looked beautiful it really did. but you guys I cant do it😭 maybe i did something wrong but it was just so wet. and the flavor of all the egg was just not hidden at all. I wanted to love it. I love that you all love it. I ate the cheese off mine for dinner and will stick to my thin crust from pizza hut on my cheat days from now on 🫡

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u/gabagoombah — 1 month ago

My favorite easy dinner

15 oz can of pinto beans

10oz can rotel

Mccorkick HOT chili seasoning

16oz ground chicken

3 jalepenos for a lil extra ~jazz~

I use an instapot, but you dont have to!

saute the chicken, add everything else, sometimes needs about a half cup water to keep from getting the burn notice, and then pressure cook for 30 min!

230 calories ~24g protein per serving (I usually have two serving) optional top with a lil blended cottage cheese because I am a texture hater

u/gabagoombah — 2 months ago

Cottage Cheese Alternatives

I want to love cottage cheese, I really do but I just cannot get past the taste. Its one of the very few foods I just can‘t stand.

It is such a good add to make dishes lower cal though, does any one have any other suitable options?

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u/gabagoombah — 2 months ago

Easiest meal preps for a working mom??

hi all! I am trying to shred some baby weight and looking for some good recipes for lunches I can pack for work!

What are your favorite low effort lunches??

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u/gabagoombah — 2 months ago

Not an artist, just a hobbyist. Digital watercolor of the Stardew Valley night market :)

u/gabagoombah — 2 months ago

No one warned me about how over stimulating the hair loss is.

I don’t even care about the baldness but the hair is EVERYWHERE. It is all over me in the shower. All over me when I get out the shower. Doing dishes? Hair on the bottles. Changing the baby? It is tangled up in the diaper cream like playdough thats been rolled across a hair salon floor. Someone has cast entanglement on me and I am one restricted movement away from shaving my head.

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u/gabagoombah — 2 months ago

I’m 6 month postpartum and I still look 6 months pregnant.

I am really struggling with the weight loss. Breastfeeding did nothing for me. I had a great workout routine at the start of postpartum but now there is always SOMETHING that keeps me from the gym. I’ll get one workout in and then baby gets sick, I get sic, daycare closes, etc etc. I see all the other fit moms come in and out of daycare and it crushes me.

I was in the best shape of my life before pregnant, ran half marathons and power-lifted. Now I look in the mirror and see a shell of my old self. I have the worlds most perfect baby so of course it is worth it and I would do it all again for him in a heartbeat, but I am really, really struggling with myself.

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u/gabagoombah — 2 months ago

After battling with immense guilt, I am finishing this sojourn

After a 5.5 month battle I am ending my breastfeeding journey. I had a semi-emergency c-section which in the end lead to a lot of issues nursing resulting in me exclusively pumping for 3 months. Thanks to Reddit and a prayer, I was able to miraculously nurse for a month before having to return back to work full time and go right back to pumping.
After about a month and a half of that I have finally decided to pack it in. I have been sick for weeks straight and have just been so mentally and physically drained that I have finally realized breastfeeding was taking so much out of me the pros no longer outweighed the cons.

My goal before the OR was ever even a thought was 6 months of breastfeeding. Through all the midnight pumps, crying over spilled milk, and wet shirts from poor planning, I am proud to have gotten this far.

Thanks to everyone on this sub for letting me lurk all this time, I couldn’t have made it this far without you.

u/gabagoombah — 2 months ago

When you don’t want to pay for WizKids figurines..

dollar store toys and some paint will have to do

u/gabagoombah — 3 months ago