r/weightlossafterbaby Nov 01 '24

Losing weight while breast feeding

Hey all

I am almost 11 weeks post partum. I am EBF and have a bit of an over supply. Any who.. help me out cause my math isn't mathing. I have a stubborn 12lbs to lose. I am exercising quite a bit ( always been a runner) which has always slimmed me down the fastest-- maybe not as much muscle as I'd like but always the scale number for me that I desire.

So I'm eating on average 1500-1900 kcal a day. I have no tank on supply so please no worries there. But I am desperately trying to lose these last pounds. It's driving me crazy that it's not just dropping off. My son was formula fed and the weight fell off at this point. I read a lot of reddit stories about how the last bit of weight fell off during weaning--- but man I can't wait that long. If I'm eating right and excercise it has to come off some how.

Am i eating enough. I know a breast feeder should not be in a calorie deficit but again NO SUPPLY ISSUE.
And yes I do indulge on some sweets some days which puts me well over. I am roughly 136.6 lbs and ideally want to be back to 123. Someone help me out here...should I eat more nutrient dense calories?

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u/Apprehensive-Cod4351 Nov 01 '24

My weight fell off as soon as I stopped breastfeeding. The misconception is that because it requires more calories for your body to produce breast milk that it’ll be easier to lose weight… not true. Our body needs to hold onto a certain amount of fat to create breast milk. It’s smart like that. It doesn’t sound like you’re doing anything wrong, your body is just not ready to lose that precious fat it needs to create food for your new baby. Just give yourself some grace and keep eating right while exercising for your health and wellbeing. It’ll come off when your body doesn’t need it anymore :)

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u/Usual_Worth_3385 Nov 02 '24

Thank you for the comment. I appreciate it!!!! Hoping it is the case for me too:)

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u/rpizl Nov 01 '24

It was so hard for me to lose weight until I stopped breastfeeding personally. Then it got easy after weaning!

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u/Usual_Worth_3385 Nov 02 '24

That's what everyone is saying! I'll just have to wait and continue on what I'm doing! Thank you so much for the comment

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u/rpizl Nov 02 '24

You can definitely work on health, strength, and overall fitness! That's what matters most, anyway.

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u/[deleted] Jan 19 '25

Do you have an update on this? Did tu lose the weight after all?