To think it’s impossible to lose weight whilst breastfeeding?

[Latinorapida]

Everyone said that when you breastfeed the weight just falls off you. I’ve even heard some women say that they struggled to keep the weight on whilst breastfeeding. My baby is 10 months old now. I’m watching what I eat and go on a run 4 times a week. Pre baby even if I didn’t watch what I ate but was doing intense cardio a few times a week the weight would just fall off. This time I’m watching what I eat and doing cardio and the weight just will not budge. Anyone else had this? I was 65kg pre baby and Im currently 70kg - tired of everything feeling tight!!

I read online that for some women who are breastfeeding their body holds onto a certain amount of fat for ‘back up’ until they stop nursing.

I don’t want to give up breastfeeding but this is getting me down grrr

I'm still breastfeeding my 11 month old. I lost most the weight pretty quickly and I weigh a bit less now than I did pre pregnancy but I'm holding onto more fat/flab, everything is soft. DS is really reducing his feeds now so I'm trying to watch what I eat so I don't gain when he eventually stops feeding, not really sure what will happen weight wise.

I also was the thinest and li8gbtst I've ever been during the months I was breastfeeding. I think it was a combination of feeding and walking everywhere with a buggy that did it. Thinking about having a another baby just to see if i can lose the 3 stone I've put on since then?

*lightest

I lost almost a stone when I stopped and I didn’t even try , my eating habits were the same too and I wasn’t excercising. I was slightly underweight when I fell pregnant so I wonder if my body was holding onto fat to make milk. I’ve stayed at a healthy weight now I’m 5ft 8/9 (can’t remember 😄) and I’m 9 stone, pre baby I was 8 stone 7. Whist bfeeding I was 9 stone 13lbs! Couldn’t believe I lost all that when I stopped 🤷🏻‍♀️

Definitely wasn't the case that the weight dropped off for me.

I fed for 24 and 15 months respectively. I found I stayed rounded and soft during the time and plateaued when I stopped. I'm always so envious of the people who said the weight fell off!