Hil12188 Member

I held onto to 25lbs for dear life while breastfeeding!! Then my period started when I was 14 months pp and I thought "yes maybe now I'll finally be able to loose weight" but instead I gained another 7lbs, 4 inches on my belly and retained water like crazy. I constantly looked bloated and felt tired even though I was…

I would like to lose at least 20.

thank you! I think I should see a doctor and get my thyroid checked.

Thanks everyone! Since I posted this I actually ended up gaining about 7lbs..a lot went straight to my stomach. I also gained a lot of water weight and my ring is so tight now! My daughter is now 22 months old and just stopped Nursing 2 weeks ago. I'm about 2 pounds lighter (just water weight I'm sure) I'm sad about her…

3 small meals a day. All organic veggies, little fruit and organic grass fed hormone free meat on occasion. I recently cut out dairy, grains and gluten since I'm not nursing I'm not as hungry.

I really think its a hormonal issue. I've read that some woman don't lose any weight until they wean, while others lose it while breastfeeding. I wish there was some solid research as to why its different for some women.

It really is depressing : ( I feel like no matter how hard I work nothing will change. I gained 2 pounds last month so I started running and have noticed no difference. I just stopped my jolivette lo dose bc yesterday in hope that I'll start my period and maybe that will get my hormones back on track. I don't know if it…