Does any one else struggle losing weight after birth?

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My LO is almost 8 pounds. During pregnancy I gain 30 pounds and lost 20 with the 10 extra that I still struggle to lose. The past month I actually started to workout and watch what I eat but I have not lost anything plus gained couple more pounds. I’m also breastfeeding so I’m not very strict with my diet but we are mostly on keto. Not sure what’s going on with my body 😢😢😢I hate how I look.

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I gained 50 lbs with my son and daughter. After my son stopped breastfeeding I finally lost the last 40 lbs with clean eating and walking. 
This go around I was in the same position. I just stopped breastfeeding last week and lost the first 10 lbs in a week with keto, mostly water. I carb cycle every week and it takes an extra 3 lbs off every week. 
I find you really have to count everything if you want it to work for you. Scales are tricky and it's the measurements that count. 
Since you are working out you could be losing fat and gaining muscle mass which is extremely more heavy than fat is.

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I gained weight after I stopped breastfeeding really quick! I have been eating keto for 6 weeks and am down 16 pounds. I have to count everything that goes in my mouth. Every 10-14 days I give myself a break with tracking food and don’t track. Tracking helps me determine what’s working in my diet and what isn’t. I also am pretty strict on carbs and eat less than 30/day. I think also recognizing portions are important. I use my food scale for measuring everything! I use my fitness pal because it’s a free app. There are better tracking apps you can pay for. I also read a lot about keto to make sure I’m doing it in a healthy vs. unhealthy way.

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I am being really good with my food and walking every day, I either gain or stay the same, its so frustrating. Aparently some people have the weight drop off them while breastfeeding but others, their body stores the fat 😩 so wheres the cake at? 😂

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Yes. Gained 34 total, lost 20 by 1 week postpartum, gained 8 breastfeeding (exclusively for 4mos), struggled to lose after I weaned her, finally lost those 8 but still have the last 14 to go. Actually getting my hormone blood work final draw next week as I have a history of low progesterone which causes weight to stay on, so fingers crossed once we get that fixed the rest will fall off. (I work out - CrossFit - 5x a week and count macros so I know my exercise and nutrition is correct)

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I gained 44lbs (10kg) during my pregnancy and lost half the week after. As you I'm almost 8 months pp and have only managed to shift another 11lbs (5kg) since that first week pp. Also breastfeeding. I started running 1-2x a week at about 5 months pp but nothing crazy. We walk at least 5k every day. I don't really watch what I eat, though it's usually home cooked / whole foods every day. 
I have back fat. My boobs are huge and many of my shirts don't fit properly. BUT I fit into my old favorite jeans and that made a difference to my self esteem... I've heard others say they dropped the rest of their pregnancy weight when they stopped breastfeeding so I'm thinking / hoping that's the case. 👌🏼

Does any one else struggle losing weight after birth?

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