Breastfeeding and trying to lose weight?

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What is the trick to loosing the baby weight while continuing to breastfeed? I hate the way my body looks now and want to lose the weight but I kinda feel like my body is holding onto all the fat. It's so hard! I'll lose a few pounds and then gain them right back. I'm just frustrated I guess

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I'm in the same boat. Gained 40lbs during the pregnancy, dropped the first 20 almost immediately after birth, but the remaining 20 doesn't want to budge despite my best efforts.
I'm trying to ignore the scale and work towards toning my muscles but it's frustrating.

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I don't have an answer but I do understand. I couldn't lose weight at all while breastfeeding I lost ten pounds after birth and the rest stayed. I hated it. I was under the impression breastfeeding "literally" drops the weight off. Must work for others but it didn't work for me

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I’ve lost so much weight breastfeeding and don’t understand why some do and some don’t. I eat so much

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Sounds like some burn it off while others hold on to reserves. Probably best to focus on exercising to stay healthy rather than lose weight at the moment? Esp since the fat it serving a function right now 🙂 I had the opposite problem, everything burned off while pregnant and breastfeeding but i started gaining weight when i weaned and needed to reduce food intake/ exercise more to keep it off.

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Yeah, my body always holds onto that last five pounds. Cant for the life of me lose those love handles. 🙄 At least the husband likes them, lol.

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I’m in the same boat! Haven’t lost a pound! Sooooooo frustrating, but I guess my body is using the extra pounds/fat to produce the milk??

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Breastfeeding works to help lose weight for some. For others it makes you hold onto weight. I held onto 10 lbs till my son fully weaned and then it all melted off.

Breastfeeding and trying to lose weight?

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