mommyto2ZZs
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I decided to start a new thread on this topic because I didn't see one yet. I also feel like I should post a little background: I am 8 months post-partum with my second child, who has just decided to wean himself from breastfeeding during this past month. With my first child I couldn't seem to lose the pregnancy weight until I was completely done nursing her at 13 months post-partum. It didn't seem to matter what I did--how many calories I cut or how much I exercised. I gained 48 pounds with her, btw. But I started out at 165 pounds at 5'9" tall. While I wasn't "thin" before getting pregnant, I was relatively "fit" and healthy in spite of being the heaviest I'd been for that 10 year period of life. Anyway, by 18 months post-partum and 6 months after being done breastfeeding, I was within 2 pounds of pre-preg weight, which is when I found out I was pregnant again!
I vowed not to gain 48 pounds again. And I didn't. I gained 50. Ha! It's not that I pigged out while pregnant. I just think my metabolism and hormones freak out while pregnant. I always seem to gain 8-10 pounds in the first three months without changing anything about my diet.
Well, this time post-partum I have really struggled. I plateaud while breastfeeding again, but this time about 6-8 lbs heavier than when I platued with my first child. I have really worked at losing the last 18 pounds and NOTHING seemed to be working...not even cutting 500 additional calories out of my daily intake. Now I am done breastfeeding, so we'll see how that affects things.
Also, I see an alternative enzyme practitioner who is very much about nutrition and health, but not highly focused on weight. I figured getting back to my pre-preg weight should be a natural by-product of being healthy. I still can't get my wedding ring on, for goodness sakes! He recently told me he feels my thyroid is sluggish and put me on some natural thyroid. This is in addition to the digestive enzymes I've been taking for 4 months. I've also been following some nutritional advice that is quite different from the standard low fat, low cal, restricted calorie medical advice (I won't describe in detail in this post, which is already getting long). He assures me this will "heal" my metabolism and that weight problems are really not all about how many calories are being consumed but about WHAT is being consumed (and I'm not just talking about junk food, either). Finally I am seeing a two pound weight loss again in the past six days. I'm crossing my fingers.
Any other post-partum moms who have had hypothryoid issues? It's apparently pretty common with post-pregnant women. I'm curious how it has affected your overall metabolism and if you've been able to correct it.
Sorry for the long post. Sometimes it's hard to be brief on a complicated topic.
I vowed not to gain 48 pounds again. And I didn't. I gained 50. Ha! It's not that I pigged out while pregnant. I just think my metabolism and hormones freak out while pregnant. I always seem to gain 8-10 pounds in the first three months without changing anything about my diet.
Well, this time post-partum I have really struggled. I plateaud while breastfeeding again, but this time about 6-8 lbs heavier than when I platued with my first child. I have really worked at losing the last 18 pounds and NOTHING seemed to be working...not even cutting 500 additional calories out of my daily intake. Now I am done breastfeeding, so we'll see how that affects things.
Also, I see an alternative enzyme practitioner who is very much about nutrition and health, but not highly focused on weight. I figured getting back to my pre-preg weight should be a natural by-product of being healthy. I still can't get my wedding ring on, for goodness sakes! He recently told me he feels my thyroid is sluggish and put me on some natural thyroid. This is in addition to the digestive enzymes I've been taking for 4 months. I've also been following some nutritional advice that is quite different from the standard low fat, low cal, restricted calorie medical advice (I won't describe in detail in this post, which is already getting long). He assures me this will "heal" my metabolism and that weight problems are really not all about how many calories are being consumed but about WHAT is being consumed (and I'm not just talking about junk food, either). Finally I am seeing a two pound weight loss again in the past six days. I'm crossing my fingers.
Any other post-partum moms who have had hypothryoid issues? It's apparently pretty common with post-pregnant women. I'm curious how it has affected your overall metabolism and if you've been able to correct it.
Sorry for the long post. Sometimes it's hard to be brief on a complicated topic.