OctoMom: I Lost 145 Pounds in Nine Months

on October 26, 2009 at 12:04 PM

octomom in usweekly

In this week's issue of US Weekly, OctoMom Nadya Suleman explains how she lost 145 pounds a mere nine months after giving birth to octuplets. And she says she did it naturally all by herself—without a trainer or plastic surgery. Definitely click the link to see a larger photo—she looks fantastic!

According to the magazine, Suleman weighed 270 pounds while pregnant; now the 5 foot-7 single mom is down to 125.

She lost 40 pounds instantly upon giving birth to the octuplets. Afterward, she says she joined a local gym where she works out three times a week at midnight (while a nanny watches her kids). Her workouts focus on strength-training—not cardio—because she gets enough exercise running after her kids.

She also follows a healthy diet: five protein-packed meals or snacks a day including oatmeal, sushi, turkey, and homemade baby food.

Are you impressed by OctoMom's weight-loss? Do you believe her when she says she didn't have any "help" losing weight?

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About the author Kim Conte

has shoes that make people stop her on the street and ask "Where did you get those?" but it doesn't work for taxi cabs as she was hit by one ... and lived to tell the tale. She has more freckles than Lohan but way less attitude. And she's a fierce cook with tons of recipes to share -- and wishes she could share some with Bourdain.

Filed Under: exercise, weight loss

Comments (17)

girl_in_the_D

on Oct 26, 2009 at 12:20 PM

how can she have time to eat?

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MomIWant

on Oct 26, 2009 at 12:29 PM

I think the cup of crazy she drinks every morning helps speed up her metabolism - haha

ddran143

on Oct 26, 2009 at 12:33 PM

Ok ...umm..homemade baby food on a diet(scratching head)

2babybats

on Oct 26, 2009 at 1:31 PM

I actually don't find it that impressive. Especially since a lot of the weight loss came from giving birth to eight children. Plus...like someone else said, when would she have time to eat? And working out three times a week WOULD really help her.

So yeah...it's not unbelievable to me.

cafemama

on Oct 26, 2009 at 1:33 PM

She also said she only gets 3 hours of sleep per night. How does she function? I have to prioritize sleep over exercise at this point in my life.

aurorabunny

on Oct 26, 2009 at 2:43 PM

I don't know about all of that. I lost 90 lbs. the healthy way and it took me a year and a half. And that was literally NEVER cheating. I didn't eat over 1200 calories on any given day for an entire year, not one cheat (honest). I had a cheat day when the year was over, LOL, but I didn't gain from it. Oh and also daily exercise. So if it took me that long to lose 90 lbs., even with no screw ups, I have a teeny bit of a hard time believing her.

Not to mention that I can barely find the time to workout with 1 child, don't even wanna think about 8. She's freaking nuts though so who knows.

AgentBrez

on Oct 26, 2009 at 4:07 PM

i think its pretty midleading. it says she topped 270 when pregnant and lost 40 just by giving birth. i dont think that should be counted towards her weight loss. i have lost weight since my son was born in April 08 but i dont count my "starting weight" as what i weighed when pregnant, or even directly after giving birth. i waited until my 6 week check up and was cleared to exercise and "diet."