How can I lose weight postpartum?

Question

Hi! I was just wondering if anyone has tips on how I can lose weight after having my baby? Any personal experience? I was 150 before I got pregnant, 2 months pp I’m 174 :( id like to get to 130. Any help? Thanks!

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Similar weight here. I did weight watchers for a bit to get my eating and portions under control. That helped me lose 15 lbs and I am still 155 (10 over my prebaby size) but I'm happy and healthy..and most of my clothes fit. I made the choice to put my baby first. I work outside the home so my time with him is limited and as much as I'd like to exercise more, I'd rather spend that time with my little one. And then the rest of my "free" time is spent being exhausted because what is sleep? 😂 be easy on yourself, take your time, reestablish a positive relationship with your body.

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Don’t stress about the weight. Give your body time to recover. It’s just been through something incredible. Eat well and enjoy that baby.
After your recovery time has passed, you can start light exercise. Just listen to your body.

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I went on a diet bc I thought my baby was super sensitive to foods I was eating (so it wasn’t really to lose weight or anything) but I ended up losing like 6 pounds in 3 days so I had to go off of it (I was already at my pre pregnancy weight) I just didn’t eat any soy, dairy, gluten and avoided sugar as much as I could and I only drank water or organic 100% apple juice. I was like 118 when I started it and on the third day I was 112

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Just take it slow and don't be hard on yourself. It takes 9 months to put it on so it can take a while to come off. Honestly just try to make healthier choices (cut fast food and sweets way down and eat tons of veggies, fruit, and protein like chicken) and make an effort to move as much as possible. It doesn't even have to be a true "work out" to make a difference over time (my little guy does not nap well so actual workouts are not possible for me at the moment as much as I would like to). I've found that I get a lot of steps on my Fitbit per day just from walking around my house with my little one, when it would be tempting to sit on couch with him. I carry him around and sing and talk to him and he loves it. When the weather is nice we go on long walks either with the stroller or with him in his carrier. Between healthy choices, walking, and breastfeeding I have lost all my baby weight in just 3 months (and I still eat A LOT of calories per day). I still want to lose another 10 pounds because I was higher than I wanted to be before pregnancy but I expect that to take a while.

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I'm almost 5 months pp and just now starting to diet and exercise. I blame the holidays lol but I gained 40 lbs during my pregnancy. The first 20 fell off. Now I'm working on the rest. I'm mainly watching what I eat while doing some strength training. I'll add in cardio after a week or two of my diet being on point. Baby steps lol

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