Breastfeeding Moms and Weight Loss

feedmedonuts
feedmedonuts Posts: 241 Member
edited November 25 in Health and Weight Loss
Hello. Looking for nursing moms who have had success with weight loss, or even just other nursing moms to support each other! I would love some breastfeeding friends on MFP especially with open diaries so I can get a feel for what seems to work. I feel clueless, I want to lose weight but I don't want to harm my milk supply either. My baby is 10 months and it's time to crack down but my appetite is unreal (especially carbs). I take long walks with baby all the time and jog outside every other day but that's not doing the trick. I'll be joining a gym soon so workout tips for nursing moms would be helpful too. I'm within 3 lbs of my pre pregnancy weight (gained 22lb total) but I don't feel good at all. The difference was before it was muscle and now it's flab and I had some weight to lose before baby anyways. Help! Add me nursing moms!

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  • susanmc31
    susanmc31 Posts: 287 Member
    Hi, I am still nursing my baby girl - she's 16 month now. I only nurse her in the evening. You are more than welcome to look at my diary and add me as a friend. I go to the gym regularly and do strength training and a little cardio. I have lost 35ish pounds now.
  • sw6709
    sw6709 Posts: 60 Member
    I'm nursing my son, he's just over 5 months now. I gained 40 lbs during my pregnancy and to date have lost 50lbs. I was not intending to lose to much so quickly because I was worried about my supply but my little guy eats a ton. He's gaining weight appropriately (actually a bit faster than average) so now I'm just trying to maintain my weight. I generally eat between 2000-2500 calories a day (not all logged because sometimes I forget or too busy with the little man)
  • KourtneyChristine
    KourtneyChristine Posts: 33 Member
    I am nursing my daughter she is 7 1/2 months old now. I was only working out at first and not counting calories. I then started logging my calories and I found out that I was consuming 2000 calories a day! Yikes! So i slowly reduced my calories and I'm now down to 1300ish and my milk supply has been great! No problems here! I just make sure to drink plenty of water and if I feel like I reallyyyyyy need something I don't deprive myself I just eat it. I choose healthier snacks now and I AM vegan. I have been vegan for 5 years! I gained 100lbs during my pregnancy because I had an healthy obsession with carbs and other junk. Now I cut the crap and have lost 56lbs in 7 1/2 months but I didn't start MFP until recently. Since I started MFP I have lost 16lbs and I am doing it extremely slow now. Feel free to add me! I would love other nursing mom friends!
  • mgraciellem
    mgraciellem Posts: 13 Member
    So crazy! I just typed in breastfeeding moms to find some support as well. My LO will be 10 months on the 19th. I'm always hungry and I haven't lost the weight like my other friends while BF. I gained 55 lbs during pregnancy and I've got 20 lbs to lose. I'll be adding everyone! Hope we can motivate each other!
  • amandalyn26
    amandalyn26 Posts: 24 Member
    Hi ladies! Can I add any of you to stay motivated? I just made an intro post, I'm a FTM of an almost one year old girl who is still breastfeeding.
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