Postpartum

[userYVWGOSLKZHW]

I am currently 5 months postpartum and am down to 165 lbs, from the 191 lbs on the day of delivery. I am pumping/BF, 6 ft tall and exercise 5-6 days a week. I lift weights, run and do Pilates. My weight has stayed at 164-167 for the past 2.5 months. I’m getting frustrated. Any ideas? I am trying to get back to my original weight of 150

[Evantus]

Intermittent fasting. 2 days in the week. While breastfeeding you will loose weight fast, so I expect you will be good by week 5 latest. If this doesn't suit your style, only have 1 big meal around 5pm every day, no other food, only liquids. This will take around 6 weeks. Your choice.

[userYVWGOSLKZHW]

Intermittent fasting. 2 days in the week. While breastfeeding you will loose weight fast, so I expect you will be good by week 5 latest. If this doesn't suit your style, only have 1 big meal around 5pm every day, no other food, only liquids. This will take around 6 weeks. Your choice.

So iF 2 days a week? What length of fasting? I have not been losing weight fast while BF! Everyone says you should- but it hasn’t been my experience

[faithbrah]

are you counting calories? if so, literally just eat 300-500 calories less than you currently are

[xsquid99]

If you're trying to lose weight and not then its very simple, you're not in a calorie deficit, meaning you're taking in roughly the same number of calories that you're burning every day. Otherwise known as "eating at maintenance".

There's lots of "fad diets" (intermittent fasting, AKA "skipping breakfast" being one of them) that are designed to help you get into a calorie deficit, but really it has no advantage over any other diet that puts you into a calorie deficit.

But if you don't know how to count calories using a calorie tracking app and a food scale (need to weigh everything to the gram) then now is probably the time to start. This is the best, most effective way of learning how to eat to put your body into a deficit without skipping meals or without cutting out entire macronutrient groups, which is really not a long term solution.

https://forum.bodybuilding.com/showt...hp?t=173439001

[Evantus]

So iF 2 days a week? What length of fasting? I have not been losing weight fast while BF! Everyone says you should- but it hasn’t been my experience

yes 2 whole days eg. Tuesday night until Thursday morning. And Friday night until Sunday morning. There will be 2x24hr fasts in your week. You can still drink non sugary/milky fluids. You may not have been losing weight while BF, but you will be able to a lot easier on fasting, as your glands will sap up lots of excess fat. Don't be surprised if your mid abdominal region and neck fat is the first noticeable areas of weightloss. Your buttocks and thighs are bigger from 9mnths of carrying extra weight, your breasts will still be engorged for some time, this will leave after 12months time. After the 5 weeks of fasting, if weight is still an issue strive to continue a 1 day a week fast.

[spradish]

yes 2 whole days eg. Tuesday night until Thursday morning. And Friday night until Sunday morning. There will be 2x24hr fasts in your week. You can still drink non sugary/milky fluids. You may not have been losing weight while BF, but you will be able to a lot easier on fasting, as your glands will sap up lots of excess fat. Don't be surprised if your mid abdominal region and neck fat is the first noticeable areas of weightloss. Your buttocks and thighs are bigger from 9mnths of carrying extra weight, your breasts will still be engorged for some time, this will leave after 12months time. After the 5 weeks of fasting, if weight is still an issue strive to continue a 1 day a week fast.

OP, if you want to continue to be able to breastfeed your child, do NOT follow the above advice


If you want to start losing weight again, log what you are eating for 2 weeks (weigh the food and count the calories) and then decrease your calories by 10-20%

[snailsrus]

yes 2 whole days eg. Tuesday night until Thursday morning. And Friday night until Sunday morning. There will be 2x24hr fasts in your week. You can still drink non sugary/milky fluids. You may not have been losing weight while BF, but you will be able to a lot easier on fasting, as your glands will sap up lots of excess fat. Don't be surprised if your mid abdominal region and neck fat is the first noticeable areas of weightloss. Your buttocks and thighs are bigger from 9mnths of carrying extra weight, your breasts will still be engorged for some time, this will leave after 12months time. After the 5 weeks of fasting, if weight is still an issue strive to continue a 1 day a week fast.

horrible advice and harmful. She’ll stop lactating. I’d ban you if I could…

Listen to spradish ^

[Evantus]

horrible advice and harmful. She’ll stop lactating. I’d ban you if I could…

Listen to spradish ^

RIP snails. I wish you could have banned me too. I did give potentially harmful advice and she would have been in too much of a calories deficit. Still thinking of you and treating my fish super well in memory of you.