Of course you are going to be hungry. Your body needs to make the food for the new little one. I lost 25 lbs in the first 2 weeks and then it took another month to lose another 5 or 10. I stalled for awhile around 3-5 mths then it started up again without changing anything. I have now lost 65 lbs since my daughter was born 20 mths ago. It has been relatively slow and steady. It can come off. I needed to just lose weight, so I had lost all of my baby weight in the first week (16 lbs), the rest has been the bonus that I was hoping for. Remember that your baby needs you to have enough calories to make milk and so you need to focus on that and not the scale for awhile. You are doing great with 2 little ones! Good for you!
If it's only been 6 weeks since delivery, you have tons of time to lose 20lbs. I didn't get back to my pre-pregnancy weight for at least 18 months, and the last 10 or so took much longer. If you lost a good amount right after birth, more power to you, but you will lose the rest with time.
I don't know who you've been talking to but 6 weeks is not very long to lose post-preggy weight, esp if this isn't your first. You shouldn't be worrying about that for at least 6 months. Your body has been pregnant for almost a year--it needs to recover. Be kind to yourself. And remember this: Losing more than 3lb a month will cause the toxins in your fat to start leaching into your bloodstream and therefore your milk supply.
Just hang in there! I have a 7 month old and a 2yr old and it took 6 mos to lose all my baby weight. I definitely had the scale stand still for many weeks. I'm still nursing and have now started to be able to fit work outs into my life. It is hard when you are sleep deprived, to be motivated to exercise. Taking care of 2 babies is excercise! Just remember to eat healthy because everything you eat goes to your baby and they will benefit from your good choices. Good Luck and Congratulations!
Wow, there were so many great comments & responses by everyone. I totally agree with Laura, Elizebeth, & Monica.
For me, Breasting makes me even more hungry! I too didn't strt seeing the weight shed, until I stopped nursing completly. When I got got pregnant with my second child, My daughter was about 17months old & I still had about 10lb pregnancy leftover weight still hanging on.
Just eat healthly, drink lots of fluid, excercize if you can, & by the time your child turns 1, you'll see a difference, just be patient with your body!!!
It took you 9 months to get big & prego - it will take at least 9 months to "reverse it all". Drs usually say one year - the nursing helps too... drink lots of water & it will peel off before you know it.
Give it more time, and choose what you eat wisely.........stay active and it will slowly come off, remember a slow weight loss will stay off in the future!
If you have COMCAST (depending on where you live); you can go to FIT TV Ch 222 and they have workouts all the time on that channel. Or go to CH 1 and scroll to Sports and Exercises; find the exercises on there and you will find sessions of 2 minutes to 60 minutes. When your babies are napping or after they go to bed, try doing 15 minutes of exercise - being "active" with your children isn't the same as actually exercising. Plus, starving yourself is worse for your body. You need to be eating fruits and vegetables and if your scale isn't moving - you might be reaching for convenience rather than healthy snacks. Grazing is also better for you than full heavy meals.
i have 3 kids 4,2 and 1. also i did breastfeed all my kids until they were about a year old.i dont have much time to exersise either.i am 36 and only 5'1. it took me 1 full year to get back in my pre-prg clothes. i only gained 35 to 40 lbs w/ each pregnacy. i wouldnt strss out just yet your body is still in healing process.plus baby needs you to eat if you are breast feeding.my girl friend was back in her skinny jeans in a week we hate her of course.i got some pilates dvds and take the kids on walks when ever i can.i have a set of wieghts that i use occationaly and walk w/ friends while my husband has kids for 2 hours then he goes golfing later.good trade.
There are three factors that go into place when trying to lose postpartum weight. 60% is nutrition, 20% is exercise and 20% is a full nights sleep! The scale didn't budge for me until I started sleeping through the night after 6m. Yes, I even gained 4lbs from b-feeding too b/c your body is constantly working to produce milk 24/7 and it is quite a process for your body. If you can aim to eat 5-6 small meals per day, drink 2-3L water per day, or half of your weight in ounces, aim to walk with your babies 20-30min/ day, you are off to a great start. When you are b-feeding, you need to establish your milk supply first, then worry about weight loss, it takes about 4-6 months to establish and do not lose no more than 1lb per week when b-feeding, anything more, your supply will decrease. I specialize in pre and postnatal fitness, gained 45lbs and have my last 10lbs to get back to pre-pregnancy weight before my daughter turns one in 7wks, so don't fret too much. Let me know if you have any questions. Enjoy it, stress will not help with weight loss either. :)
As previous posteres have said, do not worry about this weight right now. You really shouldn't even be getting any where near a scale (admittedly, I'm the pot calling the kettle black as I am a certified scale addict!) but you can actually stop milk production if you are not careful about getting enough nutrition.
I did actually lose my preggo weight every quickly. (I define that as 3 months, like you, nothing budged between 3-6 weeks) I loved the book "The New Breastfeeding Diet". It was about eliminating toxins healthily from your body while breast feeding so it doesn't come out via your milk. The bonus to this book was weightloss. If you're focused on the right things, e.g. the right nutrition for your little one, it turns out... it's the right nutrition for you as well. I would not only see a boost in milk supply from following the book, I had more energy, and I lost weight!
now if I can only lose the weight from going back to work and being sedentary...
I just had my 3rd baby 3 weeks ago. I have lost 6 inches and 3 1/2 lbs in 10 days by doing a couple of things.
I don't have a ton of time for exercise -but I DO recommend doing the Tupler Technique exercises for the "mummy tummy" where your stomach muscles split from pregnancy (happens in 98% of women). They are exercises you can do while nursing or in the car, and can fuse your stomach muscles together and shrink your waistline by bringing the split rectus abdominus together and keeping the transverse muscle in.
I am a personal trainer and I Tupler Technique certified - one of only two people in the entire Chicagoland area- I teach the technique in Orland Park Park District and the Homewood Flossmoor Park District. Its listed under "Mommy Tummy" class.
As for eating, I do an Herbalife Soy Shake (and nutrition supplements) in the morning, and a protein bar for a snack. Then I have SMART lunches and SMART dinners - where I have LOTS and LOTS of veggies and a good protein source.
I omit the FIVE WHITES - white flour, white rice, white sugar, white pasta and white bread.
I have only small amounts of the whole grain versions above.
I can still have my cheat of the day - a small 70% cocoa chocolate bar from Aldi's (Mosser Roth).
Doing the Tupler technique and eating like this after baby #2 I went from a 32 inch waist to a 25 inch waist in 5 months. I nursed for 1 year - my milk supply was very nutritious and plentiful.
And I have fruit or a cooked egg as snacks throughout the day and LOTS of water.
Here is the website I refer my personal trainer and mommy tummy clients to:
Hi Jennifer,
Two weeks is not long enough, especially since you are breast feeding. You still have pregnancy hormones in your body. Be kind to yourself, it will come. As far as exercise, I recommend to my clients, I am a weight loss coach, to exercise for 15 minutes, just 15 minutes everyday. Brisk walk, dance, something simple yet cardio.
Send my your diet diary for three days and I will evaluate it. see what you are doing right and what you could do better. Pam RN PBS Coach
You will lose it as time goes on. Since you are breastfeeding your child you do need that energy. Walk, walk, walk and eventually you will be surprised. Get it out of your head that you have to get down the twenty pounds right now. Celebrate being a mom by eating healthy. We put the scale in the garbage for a few years. It felt good not worrying about how much I weighed. Life goes by fast and if you just take care of yourself and your children in a good healthy manner you will see what happens. Just hug those babies! They will grow up, move on and you can do all sorts of things.If you have the money go to a program that has babysitting when babies are older. And do not try to be like someone else who has an incredibly easy time losing weight. WE are all different and some people have different life circumnstances or they have more free time, more family who help take care of he children or completely different bodies. So just enjoy you and those little creatures you made and you will love life!
FYI, I'm a long term nursing mom and noticed a real weight loss at about 1 year. I did nothing different - no diet, no exercise - it just dropped! Even others noticed. Not sure why it happened. The initial weight does come off slowly for sure. Try not to stress about it. I had 20 lbs to lose too at your point. It will come off eventually. :)
I'm not going to read your other responses (there are a million!) but I didn't lose my baby weight til my baby was about 7 months. After that, I lost past my prepregnancy weight by about 7 pounds. Hang in there...you'll get there! Give yourself some time before you freak out though, 6 weeks? C'mon girl!
Give yourself some time!! 6 weeks just isn't enough. I found that it took a couple weeks for the scales to move much and there were times when it slowed down. I was back to a normal weight for me around 3-4 months after delivery. I'm not a very active person normally, so this was without gym trips, etc. I'm still a little over where I'd like to be 8 1/2 months post delivery, but if I'd put any effort into it I could be.
I am an EBF mom and I managed to get rid of post-baby weight through a home remedy naming mummy magic weight loss tea. I didn’t affect my breast milk production.