I am 6wks PP with my first baby. I was cleared for normal activity this week, but I had a large 2nd degree tear and an episiotomy and I've noticed that if I do some form of cardio two days in a row the scar tissue gets a bit sore so I haven't been as active as I would like (not to mention some days it's hard to find time!) I did 30DS on Wednesday and went for a walk yesterday, so probably not going to be doing anything today. Luckily (?) I have lots of stairs in my house so I do get a bit of a workout going up and down them all day.

I have lost 20lbs of baby weight, but my body fat % is higher than normal right at the moment, so I am wearing pants that I wore when I was at my highest pre-pregnancy weight. I've been losing slow and steady (about 1lb/week), eating 1470 calories plus 500 breastfeeding calories per day (and exercise calories). Like others, I have friends who dropped a ton of weight from exclusively breast feeding, but I don't think that will be the case with me.

5'9"
Pregnancy starting weight: 139
40 wks: 175
6wks PP: 155 (but wearing pants from when I weighed 169, my heaviest non-pregnant weight) :ohwell:
Goal: Get to pre-pregnancy weight and eventually to 135 (or a nicely toned higher weight that fits into my favourite jeans)

I'm 9days post partum and I know I need to be patient. But it's hard when I see other people's weight loss or compare it to my first pregnancy. I was at my fittest and healthy weight when I got pregnant this time and gained a total of 49lbs this pregnancy which is way more than I wanted. But I ate right and exercised three days a week, even day before I had my daughter. I've only lost 8lbs in 9 days which is frustrating since my daughter was 7lbs 2oz. I don't get it!! I know there's other stuff lost during birth right? I've been breast feeding, drinking a ton of water and eating healthy. Anyways, just wanted to vent. I'll keep doing what I'm doing and hopefully it'll just come off all of a sudden. I'm anxious to exercise but my dr said no way until 6weeks. Anyone else experience just a lil bit of weight loss post partum?

I'm 5' 4"' and was 134 lbs. (just got back from vacation and a few lbs up from 130 goal, lol) when I found out I was pregnant. I weighed 176 at my last midwife appt prior to birth (46lbs). Four weeks postpartum I was 156. If I don't drink and eat ENOUGH my weight stalls. If you are breast feeding and trying to lose you should be consuming at least 1800 calories or more. I'm fairly active chasing two other kids, so I need around 2000 and I'm not exercising. If exercising I'd probably need more. It is also important to get enough protein 70 to 100 grams. Also, a good ratio of carbs to protein is 2:1. It's not the best time for a low carb diet. You can also use MFP to track your calcium, which should be at 120%. Many women find if they add in more calories of QUALITY food, they start dropping weight again. Also during 4-6 months, the baby will demand more of your calories and if your weight stalls you again may need to add more calories.

Friend me! And keep me accountable to all I've said lol!

I delivered about 12 days ago and already have lost 24lbs. Only gained 7lbs the whole pregnancy so I am excited to lost the extra weight so far I definitely needed to.

I lost all my baby weight with both of my kids within 5 days of giving birth. However I gained back 7 lbs after my first.

Me too!! I lost 25 pounds in two weeks, put about 10 pounds back on since then, and cannot seem to lose it. I am really buckling down now to lose this baby weight.

I gained 45lbs during my pregnancy and within the first 2 weeks i lost 25 of it...still have 20 to lose but havent been cleared for exercise yet, hopefully wednesday i will be!

I had c-sections with all of my kids. Youngest (4th) is 15 months old. I remember that I weighed more the day I left the hospital the day I came in, even though he weighed 8 lbs. I am sure it was from retaining water during the surgery (not sure if that happens as much with a vag delivery). I don't remember how much I had lost in the first three weeks but it was probably right around what you have lost or less. With each baby I lost all but 5lbs of my pregnancy weight by at least 5 months post partum. The hardest part was keeping it off, especially when I stopped nursing (or they started eating more solids).

I think you are doing well!

height 5'2
pre prenancy weight 120
9 months pregnancy weight 155 (so 35 gained)
6 weeks pp weight 135
and the scale didnt move at all till 12 weeks until i decided to order insanity by shaun t.
im now 4 months and 2 weeks pp and back to my pre pregnancy weight which is 120..
but not stopping there coz my goal weight is 108 to 105..
oh and i'm some breasfeeding too and this is my 3rd child so hopefully by that weight im achieving will result my tummy pouch into a nice killin abs by summer :happy:
goodluck to our journey.. :bigsmile:

I'm now down 27 pounds and I'm 10 days pp, but I think that's all my water weight lost, which means I have 30 pounds of good solid flab to lose ;-) grrrrr to all those burgers ans chips I ate throughout!! It's going to be so difficult not to get impatient with it, especially after such a hefty weight loss in my first 2 weeks!! but I shall get there slowly slowly!!

My early loss l far:
2 days pp: -10 lb
1 week pp: -6 lb(-16 lb total)
2 week pp: -3 lb(-19 lb total)
3 week pp:-1lb(-20 lb total)

This week I only experienced 1 loss, which corresponds to my calorie deficit based on my odymedia/MFP . This means the easy pp loss is done , anything left is pure fat, and need to work on it at the hard way creating calorie deficit . I gained 60 lb with the pregnancy, which means I gained 40 lb pure fat, and it will take me 40 weeks to lose it. I ' ll go back to school around the time my dd will be 9-10 months, so my goal is to lose the chub by then.

Well ,it took me 9 months to gain it, it will take me 9 months to lose it. I am totally ok with that.
The problem I need to lose an another 20-25 lb on top of that. I guess that is my goal for my girl first birthday.

My son was 10 lbs, and I gained 49 total. Today marks 2 months PP, and I am back to my pre-pregnancy weight!!

I'm 6 days pp and so far lost 14lbs. I gained 34. I assume my weight will stabilize soon cause my appetite is increasing.
My pre pregnancy weight was 124 and I was 158 day I delivered.

Ugh...I lost almost 20 pounds by three weeks but now I've gained 9 of those back so I am about 40 pounds from being at pre-baby weight! It's hard enough finding time to exercise when I feel like I am nursing nonstop! LO is 6 months and I feel like a fat lazy slob because I see other moms who've lost their weight (granted they aren't nursing)... I guess I need to stop comparing myself to others?

With my first son, whom I nursed for 16 months, I really didn't lose any weight at all until we stopped nursing, which was truthfully quite depressing.

I now have a five month old and am finding the same to be true.

Well this makes me feel better. It is truly so difficult to lose weight without having the milk supply drop!