baby 4 mths im breastfeeding and exercising 4 times a week but cannot lose any weight?

Question

i was 11 stone and done to 9 stone 9lb now and im going to body attack body pump and body combat plus a circuit class every week i am toning up but not losing anything, tried to diet but im just hungry all the time due to feeding and exercising can anyone recommend a diet thats easy to follow i want to lose 7lb for my huubys birthday on 10 nov is this possible thanks.

Answer 1

my dear, you have just gone thru what is the most challenging change a woman's body goes thru, you are also nursing, I think you need to worry a great deal less about your weight a great deal more about your nutrition at this point. Both for your baby and for yourself. Do control your caloric intake, but not for weight loss, just to prevent further weight gain. Drink at least two liters of water daily to maintain milk production and to hydrate yourself adequately. Exercise is all you need be doing at this time. Once you ween the child, that would be the time to start a weight loss regime. Don't cheat your baby and yourself during this very special time.

Answer 2

Hi,

First I should congratulate you on how well you have done so far, you didn't give me enough info on the types of food you're eating, so I'll have to second guess where you could be going wrong. First thing is diets don't work because you cant sustain a diet, so it's pointless, dieting just confuses your metabolism, one minute it's getting no food, the next it's getting loads of food, this just sets you back to square 1 with a few extra pounds to go with.

I wouldn't focus on the weight too much because muscle weighs more than fat, but muscle is much smaller and doesn't take up as much space as fat does, so you are probably build ing muscle from the high intensity cardio and the body pump class, just in case you still want to lose more weight I've listed a few tips to help you along the way.

Tip 1.
Start doing cardio first thing in the morning on a empty stomach, doing this forces your body to use fat and muscle mass for fuel instead of carbohydrates, this helps with weight loss.

Tip 2.
Invest in a G.I diet book, it's more of a eating plan than a diet, so you can use it for the rest of your life, you'll learn how to pick foods which don't get stored as body fat.

Tip 3.
Eat carbohydrates only at Breakfast and after a workout, these are the only times when carbohydrates are not stored as fat.

Tip 4.
Use a Fat burner supplement, these natural herbs help your body burn a extra 25-50 calories a day, it might not sound like much, but add this up at the end of the month and it amounts to quite a bit, look out for titles like Lean system 7, Lipo 6, Tight by San.

Good Luck

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Answer 3

i know you want to lose the weight but remember your breastfeeding and your baby need all the nutrition he or she can get and by you dieting of over exercise and lower your baby's in take..i would say to wait till you baby around 9-12 months and is eating gerber baby food or cereal.. then start

Answer 4

My suggestion Find A weight watcher's meeting near you look on the inter net. go They can help with the weight , and safely You are tone up so you arent losing you are burning fat and building musle and you arent losing you have to have a good diet so you can lose wieght and not be hungry and continue to breastfeed.

Answer 5

It in all probability took me as much as a year for all of the load to come back off. I nonetheless variety a splash, i do no longer pay too plenty interest. I easily have had 4 childrens, breastfed all of them as much as 13 mos. you have performed large so a ways. you're nonetheless wanting greater nutrients, so concentration on your intake, no longer what you're dropping. there is a few weight which you're able to be able to desire to maintain on at the same time as nursing - greater water weight and whatnot. i'm constructive I misplaced 5-10 greater lbs as quickly as i ended nursing, each and every time. i'm 36 now and at my pre-being pregnant weight of one hundred fifteen lbs. i've got not performed something particular. I eat nicely and excercise. making constructive you're eating sufficient dairy, lean protein, wholegrains and frest culmination and greens is the superb thank you to confirm you come back down on your appropriate weight. healthful fat are substantial too - like olive oil, safflower oil and avocados! So, do no longer decrease those fullyyt. you would be nice! superb needs!!!

Answer 6

pick up a 5 or 10 pound weight at the gym and visualize that weight coming off holding the weight in your hands helps bring home just how heavy even 5 pounds of extra fat can be

Answer 7

hi my son mat was 10lb2oz at birth and cud eat u out of house and home ,,,,, i wood not worry about a chubby baby as most kids walk it off not long after they start walking my son is now 12 and 6 f tall and not fat iv had 5 very bonny babys and no fat adult hun so dont worry

Answer 8

Better to prepare slow to eat foods like hot soups whole fruites etec

Answer 9

just have patience the weight will go down slowly it is because of the pregnancy the breast feeding.sometimes it takes long for the weight to go down and do not stress yourself too much of losing weight.

Answer 10

Snap a photo of yourself once a week to know progress that will also increase your confidence level