New mum and struggling to lose weight. Advise please?

My biggest tip: Move more. Take baby for walks. While she's this little, you can either pop her in a stroller or wear her. Most babies *love* being worn by mum. I took up playing Pokemon Go and it helped motivate me to get out of the house and go walking. My husband and I have also implemented a tradition of taking the kids out for a walk (usually involving a stop at a playground for them to play) every night after dinner.

Because I was on my feet, I never ate anywhere close to as low as 1250. When I started counting, I was told to eat 1600 cals/day (set to "lightly active" and "lose 1 pound/week"). I couldn't get that low and actually ate 1750. I was losing 2 pounds/week. Which means I was burning about 2750 cals/day by being on my feet a lot and being fairly heavy. So, grab a cheap pedometer or step counting app on your phone and try for at least 10,000 steps/day. This may, of course, need to wait until you're healed from the infection. I had a C section with my first and didn't start caring about my weight at all until I was fully healed from that. Calories from "just moving around" can really add up, and I find it a *lot* easier to stick a slightly higher calorie goal.

In terms of food, it doesn't have to be complicated. Use vegetables to bulk up your meals (especially if you're on a lower calorie goal). When I lived on my own, I'd measure out 2 oz pasta, toss that in boiling water, toss in a big pile of chopped broccoli 5 minutes later, drain 5 minutes later and grate some cheese on top. Now that I have to eat husband-friendly and kid-friendly food (and have a husband who loves to cook), we eat more "typical" meals: grilled meat or fish or sausage, starchy side and vegetable side. I watch my portions of starchy side (and of the meat if it's a fatty one) and make sure I have lots of vegetables. I'm slowly convincing my husband that baked beans counts as the starch not the vegetable. We'll cook up a giant batch of pasta sauce on the weekend then have that with pasta and salad during the week. Bacon and eggs with toast are one of my kids' favourite dinners. The Dr Oetker thin crust pizzas make a great dinner for 2 adults+2 toddlers with some sort of vegetable side (salad or kale chips or edamame).

Basically, figure out what you like to eat that fits your calorie budget. You want to be generating good habits. I have the same breakfast every weekday. It's easy. I don't have to think about it. And I know it fits the calorie budget. When I remember to pack my lunch, same thing. Very little variety makes it easier to plan and stick to the plan. I get my variety at dinner and on weekends. I also eat out a lot less than I used to and I've made the effort to find a few "safe choices" at a few local places.

Pay attention to which foods help you feel full and which foods tend to leave you hungry. Satiation varies from person to person. But, in general, most people find some combination of fat, fibre and protein to be the most satiating. So, make an effort to get enough protein and fat in your diet if that's difficult for you. I naturally gravitate to a very carb-heavy diet, so incorporating things like almond butter on my toast, guacamole to dip my veggies in and protein bars have helped me immensely.

Slow down. Its only been a month. It took you 9 months to put on the weight, it should take 9 months to take it off.
Congratulations by the way.

Hi I totally understand where you are coming from it's depressing putting on so much weight I have been there twice!
Some women just put on weight when there pregnant I didn't eat loads perhaps 2000 cals a day 500 more than what I do now but I balloon from - wait for it- 10 stone 12lbs fairly trimmed did weights - to after baby 13 stone 7lbs

Just read your other post
Shakes smoothies are great they are packed with nutrients and keep you full for longer. You can add spinach coconut milk frozen strawberries Banana yogurt as you won't be able to use protein powder ATM due to BF.
Snack on berries as they are low in sugars and hummus with carrots or cucumber rice cakes.

Protein chicken fish steak lamb will satisfy you cravings
(As tiredness will case hunger) with vegs and veggies can be boring so add some coconut oil to give them some taste and sweet potato is great also.

And don't feel bad if you have a cheat meal we are human and it's allowed.

Take vitamins make sure it's one you can take when BF also cod liver oil.

Sugar sugar sugar if you don't burn it you wear it however because your breastfeeding you will need to research on what's your allowance.

Please don't worry enjoy your baby as they grow up so fast before you know it baby will be 1. Congratulations by the way
G x

As much as it sucks, it's totally normal to still be wearing maternity clothes 1 month after giving birth. It takes 9 months to gain the baby weight. Expecting it to come off instantly when we give birth is unrealistic, and I hate that the media pretends that's how it works.

Congratulations on new baby

Congratulations on your new baby!

OK, first of all, stop. Your baby is a month old! You're just getting started on this astonishing new journey that will be both the best thing you ever did in your life, and, which will occasionally feel like the worst thing you ever did.
Your body just did the most amazing thing that a human being can do: created life. When you see that weight that bugs you, reflect on that. Astonishing! You created life! Your body got big to help sustain that life. It took nine months to get in that condition. Allow yourself at least nine months to get back to where you were.
Focus on snuggling, naps, loving your baby, and loving yourself.
I had a C-section as well, and it was about six weeks before I really could get around very well. I lived in a big city though, and did have to walk places because we didn't have a car. But I walked very slowly, strolling, with my baby in the Baby Bjorn.
Everyone will ask you if you are breast-feeding. It's a little bit neither here nor there if you are or are not. The one good thing that breast-feeding does for all women is release hormones that not only make you feel really good, but also allow your uterus to return to its normal size. A lot of people find that breast-feeding helps them lose weight, and that is what I was counting on. LOL! Before my baby was delivered I had intended to give like a Guernsey and have a baby who was as wrinkly as a Shar-Pei! He ate like there was no tomorrow, stayed skinny--even today at 14--and I gained weight. The joke was on me.
So, slow down. Around 40 days it's not uncommon to really crash, especially if you don't just laze about like the brand-new mom you are. Take a little stroll with your baby just to stay in touch with the world but live in that amazement of what you just did.
Mazal tov!