Weigth loss and breastfeeding?

[BekZ]

Hi Everyone,

I am finding it difficult to move my pregnancy weight. I am still breastfeeding and would love to hear how some of you succeeded in losing weight whilst breastfeeding.

[Willow]

Hey Bek!

After DD I did Weight Watchers (had success with it once before when I was much younger). They have a points plan especially for b'feeding mums.

Only downer is that it's a lot more expensive now than it was then. I was looking at it a few weeks ago and not sure I can justify the expense...I know what I need to do, it's just finding the time to excercise that's the killer for me.

[skybie]

i didnt know until very recently that u need to eat about 5-600 more calories a day while breast feeding!
i lost 11kgs in 4 months but since upping my calories ive managed to level out and stop loosing. DD2 and i both get weighed at the mchn to see if we're both gaining, my BMI rocketed down to 17, trying to get back into a healthy 20 range

[BekZ]

Hey Bek!

Only downer is that it's a lot more expensive now than it was then. I was looking at it a few weeks ago and not sure I can justify the expense...I know what I need to do, it's just finding the time to excercise that's the killer for me.

Yep that is my problem Willow!!!

[tellytubby]

hey bekz,
i've just joined ww. they have a $1 joining fee atm.
bfing mums get an extra 7 points, so so far i dont even really feel like im on a diet, hehe. we'll see if i actually lose weight tho im only on day two - so a looong way to go!

[Sequoia]

Bek, I lost 8kg on WW Online, no meetings which suited me since I live in the boondocks.

Highly recommended. Good luck hun.

[kelebek]

Unfortunately I was one of those breastfeeding mothers that didn't loose weight
At first I figured that it took 9 mnths to put the weight on and I would give it at least that long to see if it would budge on it's own.

Well as it didn't budge on it's own I did Weight Watchers and lost about 5 kgs in 3 mnths...