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I'm in the same boat - had my baby Nov 1. I've been doing Fitness Blender workouts since 2 weeks postpartum (with my midwife's blessing) because they are free, I can do them at home, and workouts range 5 min to 90 min in duration. You can search by workout type (yoga, kickboxing, pilates, HIIT, strength training),…

Two things: 1. I agree that this was a weird backwards attempt to connect with you. It means he's been noticing you for a while. 2. Some people don't have real insight into what "20 pounds" actually equates to. Not that he should have been allowed to comment on your body, AND where you're at is already super healthy and…

Here is one of the best responses to your original question of why you're not losing weight on a low-cal diet: https://gokaleo.com/2014/01/13/why-youre-not-losing-weight/

This. I am in recovery from an eating disorder and can tell you - even when I was 87 lbs my stomach wasn't flat. Some of us are short-waisted and your "pooch" is actually just your organs. They have to go somewhere.

I got it after an attempt at eating Paleo. I'm the first to admit I ate Paleo as a way of justifying anorexia - and I didn't do it "right" - I cut out all carbs and most fat. I dealt with extreme low blood sugar when I started adding carbs back in - including a night where I fainted three times in a row trying to get back…

Unfortunately nobody can give you specifics. Maintenance requires experimenting for what works for your body. That might mean looking into weight lifting or swimming or running or yoga or some combination. It could also mean deciding you want to be able to eat 1800 a day and adding 50-100 cals every 1-2 weeks to your daily…

4 lbs could be anything. Is this a steady upward trend of water weight, TOM, weighing at different times of the day? Also, it's not uncommon to hit a goal weight and then rebound a few pounds. That's why some people suggest losing to 5 lbs UNDER your goal weight, so when it creeps back up, you're at your actual goal…

I went into Insanity with a high level of fitness (albeit, coming off a powerlifting competition, so less cardio based workouts prior) and although challenging, I was able to keep up with Shaun T from day 1. And guess what? No dramatic transformations. Zilch. I didn't skip workouts or modify moves and I did not have any…

And look at this woman's experience of how clean eating and overexercising led to a suppressed thyroid and weight gain: http://www.thegreatfitnessexperiment.com/2013/10/how-my-exercise-addiction-suppressed-my-thyroid-and-made-me-gain-10-pounds-in-one-month-research-the-relationship-between-exercise-and-hypothyroidism.html…

Absolutely - the doctors or counselors who are not experienced can be so triggering, and in some cases, harmful. I forgot to mention - aging is the other thing to consider. My body maintained a certain low weight for a while with x amount of calories until I turned 24, and then suddenly, it didn't. I had to dip even lower.…

No you don't need to starve yourself forever just to maintain your weight. Full disclosure - I was actively anorexic for 8 years before committing to full recovery. You are, and have been, in quasi recovery. Full recovery means eating a normal amount - at your height and activity level that's a lot more than 1000-1300 -…

Forgive me if I'm completely off base, but are you gaining weight after disordered eating / an eating disorder? As in, it is medically necessary for you to gain weight? If not, ignore the following. If yes - because some of what you are saying is what many of us, myself included, say in the beginning stages of recovery…

Yes, you can consider your calories in terms of a weekly allowance instead of daily. But more importantly, you need to factor in your psychological reaction to saving up calories. After a weekend of eating more, will you feel satisfied and happy that you had a couple of treat days, or will you be looking ahead at the week,…

It's not necessarily a problem. I suggest you monitor your performance and adjust accordingly. If you're training and you notice your speed decreasing or stamina not improving, then you have empirical evidence suggesting you need to eat more. How much more? That's something you'll have to experiment with. I trained for a…

Haha, that's George, my partner-in-crime.

Beautiful! And somewhere sunny...Florida?

No, this is not true necessarily. Conditioned athletes regularly exercise for hours on end and are supremely healthy and fit. However, assuming you have a life and do not want to be spending hours on working out, aim for efficiency over duration. I did Insanity; I know what you mean about having some left in the tank after…

Actually, I totally get this. I trained for a powerlifting competition for one year, and won my weight class last June. In the course of training I put on muscle quickly and easily, even when not eating a huge surplus. My coach said I was a genetic exception, because he was measuring my progress monthly. I am shorter,…

What do your workouts consist of? I hate running on a treadmill but like going for a jog outside. I HATE spin classes but love weight lifting. Maybe you haven't found your preferred workout yet?

30 Day Shred is circuit training, which Jillian Michaels favors to combine strength training and cardio. You are supposed to do it - according to the program - 5-6x /week for 30 days. On her podcasts, Jillian says since becoming a parent she just looks for people to exercise 4x/week around 30 minutes (in terms of…

P.S. Your doctor is foolish to tell a person recovering from an ED that they need to lose weight. Any professional knows that it is common for a person recovering from an ED to originally overshoot their body's set point and THEN, after a little while of eating ENOUGH and exercising a reasonable (not excessive) amount, the…

When you were actively anorexic your muscle mass was depleted, if not completely wasted away. Lean muscle mass is what determines a higher or lower BMR; you put on weight at 1500 calories a day because your body adjusted to maintaining on a tiny bit of fuel. You need to reverse diet, not cut calories further. Meaning, you…

I should add - the order of recovery is 1. Restore weight and then 2. Deal with the feelings. Restoring weight means improved cognitive function, along with keeping your body from shutting down. Don't worry about gaining too much too fast - the sooner you reach a healthier weight, the faster you will see all the benefits…

I was actively anorexic for 8 years from ages 19 to 26. You need to get off MFP. People mean well but recovery is a very dangerous situation. No, 1800 is not enough. See "I Need How Many Calories?!!": http://www.youreatopia.com/blog/2011/9/14/i-need-how-many-calories.html Keep in mind if you elect to recover yourself you…

I'm guessing your mom sees meals out as your way of spending time together. You can't make her want to make the same changes you are - including eating at home. But you do have the right to start cooking for yourself. That is a life skill! So perhaps say, "Mom, I love hanging out with you. Right now it's really important…

Another thing that might be helpful is to learn how to cook a few simple meals. A protein, carb, and vegetable. Do you have access to a kitchen? It will save you money, as well as give you a useful skill. As for exercise, try all sorts of things until you find the one activity you love. You will stick to something if you…

If you'd been dieting for a long period, the week of eating above maintenance elevated your leptin levels (which are suppressed when dieting), plus some of that was water weight from sodium and alcohol (if you were partaking). Then, when you returned, your body shed the water weight, plus was more relaxed about letting fat…

I'm going to be straight up honest with you - you are in quasi-recovery, not recovered. I speak as a person who was actively anorexic for 8 years, and sincerely believed that as long as I ate 1200 calories it was "enough," and I was weighing and measuring my food to make sure I was eating "enough," and I needed to exercise…

Girl - you just told my story. I'm 5'4" - at 19 I went from 170lbs to 87lbs. Continued to restrict and toe a healthy weight between 100-110 lbs for the next 8 years. The year before I got married I relapsed back to 90 lbs. I promised my husband I was decisively done with undereating and for the first time, I actually cared…

I did Smolov Jr for squats and it works, but I didn't run the full program because it crowded out everything else. You don't have energy to do much else. For reference, I'm a 5'4", 112 lb female who does competitive powerlifting, and brought my squat up from 95# to 135# in about 5 weeks. My 1 rep max for bench is 95# (so…