very new mom, stalled weight loss

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So Im 5'5" and was 110lbs before getting pregnant last year. I went all the way up to 145, which would be healthy except I didn't go full term. My daughter was premature by a month and a half. Its now 5 weeks later, I'm down to 125. I lost all the way down to 120 very quickly, then started going back up. These lbs wont budge, I dont understand. I'm 22, I have always been an athlete, I workout at least 2 hrs a day. I was put on bedrest during my pregnancy and lost some muscle. Im wondering if thats making the scale stick at 125, or maybe if Im losing a little fat, but putting on muscle. I don't see how that could be possible though, since I eat only 1200 calories a day (more interested in LOSING fat than gaining muscle.) It doesnt make me feel better, I need to be back where I was so I can train for this years marathons, I missed last years, and Im tired of not being able to fit in my wardrobe, I feel like a cow when I try to get into my jeans now. I dont care if Im only losing 1/2 lb a week, just as long as its coming OFF, and its not. I dont breastfeed, so I have no weight from milk, I have no problems with extra skin or anything. I dont see why I can get this weight off! What do I do?? I'm not one of those people who needs to wait 9 months, this weight should be coming off faster than it is, because I was so fit before the preg.:mad:
 
You sound like soooo much like me.
I'm a marathon runner as well, got pregnant and went EEEEeeeeek!
I was older though about 25 at the time but put trained hard, competed etc.

I was put on bedrest this time around and wondering how it's going to go in the end.

I will tell you that it took a loooong time for me to lose the weight after my first BUT I unlike you, I wasn't ready. I had WAAAAAY to much to do, a loooot of sleepless night with my daughter etc. So I waited, when I was ready, I realized it was harder than I was expecting. I ran the same, lifted, ran a 1/2 and a full and still couldn't go down to my normal weight.

I had to shock my body. I didn't want to change up my routine bc running is my priority but I had to. I took up boxing and ju-juitsu. I started fucusing on a lot more on speed work. I decided to do some 5K trianing (vs the distance I always do), hill repeats, intervals etc.
and for the first time I had to cut back on certain things I ate.
Worked like a charm. I lost those last 5lb in no time and lost about 5lb on top of that.

So I'm planning on approaching it the same way this time.

HTH!
 
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Thank you for the link! That is good information. Isamom...what do you mean cleansing...like the liver cleansing with herbs and things or like colon hydrotherapy or a combo?
 
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