almost a year pp and not one pound lost...

alexandria921

I'm really depressed about the fact that I weight exactly the same amount I weighed after giving birth which also equals my end of pregnancy weight minus dd's birth weight. Ive spent the entire time either trying to control my appetite and/or trying to find time to get in the gym and do what I could to lose the weight but absolutely no results. Ive breastfed and supplemented occasionally with formula but not even breastfeeding helped, it just made me hungrier. I can't believe I'm so overweight. My entire pregnancy I had trouble gaining to the point where I barely looked pregnant until the end and now I can't even lose it no matter what I do. Its wearing on my self confidence especially since I'm a single parent who would really like to start dating again and to feel comfortable in my old clothes which are all super cute. I'm near considering hydroxycut or something 

nbatchen

I am with you! I unfortunately lost the weight and then gained it back though. I know it is my own fault and I need to buckle down and start running again. I am just exhausted from chasing LO all day. Just remember we all need to give ourselves a break. Yes it has been a year but our bodies may take longer to bounce back. Plus we all made some really cute babies!

Shoecrazysarah

I've read on the BF Forum that some women don't lose the weight until after they wean. GL!

Oohgurl

Welp, I gained 25 lbs while pregnant. Lost it all almost immediately. Gained 12 back after quitting breastfeeding. 

jesselayne8

I had trouble losing weight after my first baby. I gained 44lb plus 20lb going through IF treatments. I was one of those people who instantly lost 8lb when I weaned then I immediately got pregnant again.

mommatotwo2

I was overweight to begin with, and went back to my pre-pregnancy weight pretty much right after birth, I think I only gained baby and pregnancy related weight (fluid, placenta, etc), but I'm still overweight and exactly the weight I was within a few days of delivery.  I EBF (plus solids at 6 months) and that has done nothing to burn calories, because I just eat more. It burns 500 calories a day, but I replace that easily and have made no attempt to reduce calories because I didn't want it to effect my supply.

HZ2012

Don't be so hard on yourself. Take it from someone who has struggled with weight her whole life - tomorrow is a new day for a fresh start.

Have you tried weight watchers? I've been successful with it over the last few months and have lost the baby weight - without exercising at all. I'm just now starting to go to the gym. Their new program simple start is great - no counting points, measuring or weighing. It makes it a bit easier and a bit less time consuming.

JoJo716

@mommatotwo2 I feel the same way! Sometimes I think I overcompensate because I am so worried it will affect my supply. I am hoping when he turns one, we can find some happy balance between continuing to nurse on a limited basis and me starting to limit my caloric intake. Sometimes I feel like I have a tapeworm! 

mommatotwo2

@JoJo716, I'm right there with you! We're so close now, just a little longer My supply has never been super, it's always been just barely enough, and now that my always tiny freezer stash is completely gone, I just can't risk it!

FmrAFBrat

I never lost weight until I weaned. I weaned DS1 at 5 months and weighed less when I got pregnant with DS2 than DS1...although not to my pre-loss weight. I've been on a massive diet since New Years and although my weight was down it didn't really start going down until I weaned in February/March. I would like to weigh what I did before my ectopic surgery when all is said and done. So still about 30lbs (15 was from the loss).