My halfway point today! While Breastfeeding and Post-Partum!

savemama
savemama Posts: 105 Member
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So I'm not getting much encouragement IRL save hubby. (Maybe other people are afraid to be offensive if they comment since it's 'baby weight'? lol)

I had a baby in Sept and after the initial baby weightloss, found myself GAINING (when he was only 2 months old) and at the heaviest point in my entire life. I was and am breastfeeding, and when he was little I was afraid of hurting my supply. So I began trying to slowly lose weight while working through several holidays and celebrations.

September- baby born, initial weight loss
November- after gaining tracking calories for slow weight loss
March- baby began adding solid foods and so I felt more comfortable restricting calories more aggressively
April- Joined dietbet. Best accountability ever! Already won my first!
May 1- Halfway point! (lost 23lbs of 46)

Here are my pics:
From left to right, top to bottom:

September- 200lbs+ (postpartum) January- 189 lbs (lost 9 lbs purposefully)

March- approx 185 April- approx 178

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TODAY- halfway- 173
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My future goals are to reach my "Pre-All Baby and Fertility Treatment" weight. (23 more lbs)
Then I wanna work on muscle/body fat %.

I'm so excited to see myself beginning to change. Thanks for looking! :D

Hope this can encourage other recently PP moms and breastfeeding moms!

ETA- gonna work on those pics!
ETA2- $#)(&%(*&#% I know how to upload pics... usually. Why is it so complicated on this site!?!?!?
ETA3- PIcs up! :)
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  • ambermomof2
    ambermomof2 Posts: 3
    awesome job! and don't worry about ppl not commenting - i have lost 100lbs and hardly anyone says anything:) keep up the great work and u will b at your goal in no time!
  • savemama
    savemama Posts: 105 Member
    awesome job! and don't worry about ppl not commenting - i have lost 100lbs and hardly anyone says anything:) keep up the great work and u will b at your goal in no time!
    What's up with THAT!? 100 lbs is a major achievement!
  • abeare
    abeare Posts: 504 Member
    Thank you for reminding me this can be done while breastfeeding! I`m a little late in actively trying to loose after baby and only started now because i was so afraid to loose milk supply while breastfeeding. I hope i look half as good as you after only a couple months, congrats!
  • savemama
    savemama Posts: 105 Member
    Abeare- feel free to add me as a friend. I've got several BFing mamas in my friend's list. I don't think others can understand- it really is a tricky balance. I definitely stalled a few times because I felt it affected my supply- and so I held off. But by tracking, I at least STOPPED the GAIN! And was able to set myself up to be aggressive now that he's older!

    You can do it!! :) It turns out, if I am careful about what I put in my mouth- breastfeeding really has HELPED my weight loss.
  • sweet_ally84
    sweet_ally84 Posts: 9
    Congrats on your success. I am also a breastfeeding mama. My lo is 4.5 months old. Its hard trying to find a balance. I'm making sure that I am eating all the nutrients that I need without too much reatriction so far. Feel free to add me :)
  • jakidb
    jakidb Posts: 1,010 Member
    You're doing gr8t!
  • sweetheart1982
    sweetheart1982 Posts: 15
    You look great..congrats on meeting your halfway point :)
  • larsivy
    larsivy Posts: 21 Member
    good job !how many calories a day you were eating?
  • arains89
    arains89 Posts: 442 Member
    I had my baby in September as well :) I am down 30 pounds 16 were on purpose the other 14 came off within my 6 weeks recovery after birth. And am one pound away from pre both babies weight!! I still have another 21 pounds I want to lose and tone up though. I'm 156 now. Good luck you look fabulous! I can't wait to reach goal!
  • jaynepickle
    jaynepickle Posts: 47 Member
    great job! I just had my 3rd kiddo in March and am trying to lose the rest of my baby weight plus another 30 pounds while nursing. It's hard when you're motivated to diet but have to keep your calories up to sustain your milk supply. All together I need to lose about 54 pounds...
  • savemama
    savemama Posts: 105 Member
    good job !how many calories a day you were eating?

    I have to guess because they have changed as I lose more and get more aggressive with my goals. I am 5'7" and I believe my initial goal was 1450+ breastfeeding calories. Initially I gave myself 500 breastfeeding calories because he was exclusively breastfeeding around the clock (made an educated guess based on online googling).

    Now that he's nursing a bit less (6x a day) and I've lost weight, my goal is 1300 + breastfeeding calories (350).

    it's a rough formula but it is working for me.

    I will say, I often hit less than that (by several hundred calories). But then sometimes I will notice a supply drop, so I'll increase my calories for a few days and my water. It's a balancing act for my body.
  • savemama
    savemama Posts: 105 Member
    great job! I just had my 3rd kiddo in March and am trying to lose the rest of my baby weight plus another 30 pounds while nursing. It's hard when you're motivated to diet but have to keep your calories up to sustain your milk supply. All together I need to lose about 54 pounds...

    My total goal is 46lbs. Although really that is a conservative number.

    I agree- it is a hard balance! I think it takes patience because there were weeks (especially at the beginning) where I had to stop trying to lose because it was affecting my milk supply and my baby's health needed to take priority. Those days were hard- messed with my head. I doubted whether I was making excuses... whether I would keep it up when I could. I looked at my frumpy post-partum figure and just struggled to be kind to myself.

    I found that plenty of supplements (especially a prenatal multivitamin, calcium, and magnesium supplement) plus TONS of water were a big help in maintaining supply. Oh, and I still can't *push* it with working out. It throws my whole body out of wack and suddenly I'm starving and have no supply.

    So I'm having to aim for a moderately active lifestyle and really consume NUTRITION (and not just "diet junkfood"). Which is a change of mindset that has been long overdue for me and it is good for me overall!

    As I type this, I'm downing my 32 oz water jug ;)

    eta- Oh also I wanted to add, I think that our bodies have their own mind in post partum weight loss. There were times I fought HARD and didnt' lose and then times when it was near-effortless. I think there are hormonal things happening and it takes patience! Congrats on your third! :)
  • svgarcia
    svgarcia Posts: 592 Member
    Hang in there! I too was being conservative because of breastfeeding exclusively. In October (she was 7 months old) I started to really watch calories and working out. She is a year old now and still breastfeeding but it seems she only wants me as a paci for naps and night time. U don't even count the breastfeeding calories now.
  • JustCallMe_Tanya_Eh
    JustCallMe_Tanya_Eh Posts: 954 Member
    You are doing Awesome!!! You look great
  • savemama
    savemama Posts: 105 Member
    Thanks:)
  • keriberi9
    keriberi9 Posts: 159 Member
    You are doing great!! Also a BF mama here :) My daughter is 10 months old. I still have 30+ lbs to lose. It's hard finding that number that works while BF! I just raised my calories because I was stuck, and I started losing again! :)
  • UrnAsh
    UrnAsh Posts: 207 Member
    Awesome!! I'm also still breastfeeding my little one. She's almost 4 months old.
  • curvykent
    curvykent Posts: 140 Member
    That is fantastic! You're a yummy mummy :laugh:

    I too had a baby in September and have been dieting religiously since February. I gained 65 pounds and only have another 7 to go till I am at pre-pregnancy. But that was 200 pounds... so needless to say my goals go beyond that. I would KILL to be 173 pounds! You look fabulous. Good job!
  • JenniCali1000
    JenniCali1000 Posts: 646 Member
    Wow!!! Congrats, mama! :) I'm also a bf mama with a 17 mo and I know how tricky and challenging and frustrating it can be to balance bf and trying to get healthy and lose weight. You have done an awesome job so far and I can see you are going to reach all of your goals!
  • savemama
    savemama Posts: 105 Member
    That is fantastic! You're a yummy mummy :laugh:

    lol! I like that ;)

    Thanks for all the ecouragement ladies... and all the friend requests. I love it! :D We can do this!
  • DuckDynastyMakesMeLaugh
    DuckDynastyMakesMeLaugh Posts: 363 Member
    awesome job! and don't worry about ppl not commenting - i have lost 100lbs and hardly anyone says anything:) keep up the great work and u will b at your goal in no time!

    You have done an outstanding job! Your dedication is inspiring! :flowerforyou:
  • flitabout
    flitabout Posts: 200 Member
    Great job!!!! Congrats!
  • Mountaingirl33
    Mountaingirl33 Posts: 80 Member
    Great job! Keep on taking care of yourself and you'll definitely reach your goals! I'm ebfing my 10.5 month old and it's been tricky navigating how much to intake to keep supply etc but I think it's about progress and staying motivated. You'll get there!
  • nicolej1016
    nicolej1016 Posts: 89 Member
    Beautiful! So impressed by your work!!! :smile:
  • sooblest
    sooblest Posts: 2
    Hi! First want to say you look so fabulous! Seeing your pics is defiantly encouraging. I'm the proud mom of twin boys. They are4.5 months old. I'm breast feeding exclusively about 7x a day. How do I add this to the equation successfully. The app gave me 2200 cal a day, but with 50 lb to loose this seems like a lot.
  • sooblest
    sooblest Posts: 2
    Hi! First want to say you look so fabulous! Seeing your pics is defiantly encouraging. I'm the proud mom of twin boys. They are4.5 months old. I'm breast feeding exclusively about 7x a day. How do I add this to the equation successfully. The app gave me 2200 cal a day, but with 50 lb to loose this seems like a lot.
  • jqh23
    jqh23 Posts: 311 Member
    Hi! First want to say you look so fabulous! Seeing your pics is defiantly encouraging. I'm the proud mom of twin boys. They are4.5 months old. I'm breast feeding exclusively about 7x a day. How do I add this to the equation successfully. The app gave me 2200 cal a day, but with 50 lb to loose this seems like a lot.
    you can add in breastfeeding to your food.. just search for it! the general rule of thumb is 20 calories per oz of milk you are expressing!
  • jqh23
    jqh23 Posts: 311 Member
    You look fabulous! Keep up the good work, mama!
  • dixiewhiskey
    dixiewhiskey Posts: 3,333 Member
    bump!

    You look stunning! Keep it up!
  • mellynat
    mellynat Posts: 345 Member
    Awesome job! I'm currently nursing my 3rd and it is quite triccky maintaining a good supply and trying to lose weight. Good job keep up the hard work!

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