22, 2 babies, and 50 pounds to lose

emabooo
emabooo Posts: 15 Member
edited November 22 in Health and Weight Loss
I'm 5'7" and I have a 13 month old and a 11 day old. So no, I'm not looking to start vigorously losing weight tomorrow, my body is still on the mend from having a baby! Plus I'm nursing my newborn. But I would like some tips from other moms on what has worked for them for weight loss- calorie deficit? Exercise app? Changing up your macros, and to what? I should also mention that I had pre-eclampsia with the first (I gained 72 pounds with about 35 being fat!) and I had GD with my second so watched my food much closer and only gained about 20 (which I believe I'm close to losing all of that already).
Because I had GD, I learned 2 things: my body doesn't handle carbs well, especially processed ones or carbs without much protein, and if I don't lose weight, I'll get Type 2 sooner rather than later which is obviously NOT ideal, plus it runs in the family.
So with this info in mind, can any moms out there share what they have done to shed pounds and get more muscle? I feel so flabby and I've got 50 pounds to lose! Thanks!

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  • jessicarobinson00
    jessicarobinson00 Posts: 414 Member
    I would say this: RELAX!! Nursing is a big job all in of itself, so focus on eating healthy and getting as much sleep as you can considering you have a newborn to take care of and a toddler to chase. Also drastic changes in your diet can cause huge problems with your milk supply..which can cause huge stress on you and your freshie down the line. And CONGRATULATIONS on your new little one. :)
  • captgalactic
    captgalactic Posts: 11 Member
    For me it was eating at a deficit. I had to be really careful about that. I was eating 2000 calories a day, and loosing 10lbs a month, but that ended up affecting my ability to produce enough milk. This time around I am eating 2400 calories a day, and I'm still losing about 1lb a week, but my milk production has been better. I changed up my macros to being about 45% from carbs (veggies count as carbs btw, not just grains and fruits, and I try to consume a lot of veggies a day). My dietitian suggested limiting my grains to one cup a day of grains, and that seemed to work well. Exercise certainly has health benefits, but for weight loss, diet is the way to go. About 80-90% of your success in weight loss comes from diet. Since you are breastfeeding, let your milk supply help you with making some of the diet decisions. If you try something and it negatively affects your supply, change back. Good luck!
  • emabooo
    emabooo Posts: 15 Member
    jessicarobinson00 wrote: »
    I would say this: RELAX!! Nursing is a big job all in of itself, so focus on eating healthy and getting as much sleep as you can considering you have a newborn to take care of and a toddler to chase. Also drastic changes in your diet can cause huge problems with your milk supply..which can cause huge stress on you and your freshie down the line. And CONGRATULATIONS on your new little one. :)
    Thanks, and like I said, I'm not trying to lose the weight tomorrow. I'm not stressing about it, either, I'm just doing my homework I guess you could say, so I know what to do When I am ready to start seriously losing. The weight I've lost by just nursing is great, though ;)
  • emabooo
    emabooo Posts: 15 Member
    captgalactic wrote: »
    For me it was eating at a deficit. I had to be really careful about that. I was eating 2000 calories a day, and loosing 10lbs a month, but that ended up affecting my ability to produce enough milk. This time around I am eating 2400 calories a day, and I'm still losing about 1lb a week, but my milk production has been better. I changed up my macros to being about 45% from carbs (veggies count as carbs btw, not just grains and fruits, and I try to consume a lot of veggies a day). My dietitian suggested limiting my grains to one cup a day of grains, and that seemed to work well. Exercise certainly has health benefits, but for weight loss, diet is the way to go. About 80-90% of your success in weight loss comes from diet. Since you are breastfeeding, let your milk supply help you with making some of the diet decisions. If you try something and it negatively affects your supply, change back. Good luck!

    Thanks for the tips!
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