Started eating better and exercising, have GAINED? Wtf

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Anonymous wrote:^agree. This thread is lunacy. You are two and a half months out and still nursing, even if only part time.

Eat the damned smoothie. Three pounds doesn't mean anything at this point.

Keep doing what you are doing.

Sugar bomb. Shaking my head at the complete nonsense.

You can't eat a smoothie, it's liquid. My kid who is trying to GAIN weight is having almost the same thing as she is, so it's hardly lunacy. Drinking your meal is stupid if weight loss is your goal. She should at least stop liquifying it and eat it instead--bet she'd eat less of it than she drinks.

Her smoothie as described is no more than 300-400 calories. She is basically eating yogurt with a small fruit salad and a side of spinach. If that is what your kid is eating to gain weight, then YOU are doing something wrong.

She didn't complain that she isn't full and while it isn't the absolute best option, it is NOT "stupid."
And everyone here with their crazy a*s advice forgetting she is only 2 months postpartum---wow. If it means she can work/care for her baby and have an easy handheld portable meal, then it is FINE>


We have gone down the rabbit hole when we start comparing fruit to refined sugars and demonize all carbs that a breastfeeding mother would need. Hell, ANY mother of a young infant.

but a breastfeeding mother doesn't actually *need* carbs. a breastfeeding mother (and the baby) does need a LOT of protein and fat and dairy. that's what the milk is going to be made of.

This... is not true. Human milk is: 3.8% fat; 1% protein; 7% lactose (the remainder being mostly water). If you break that down to just macros it is: 32% fat, 8.5% protein, 59.5% carbs.

you are turning lactose into carbs -- but she should get lactose from dairy products.

[Anonymous]

This is OP again, I appreciate all of the advice. This is my third kid but the older two are in elementary so it’s hard for me to remember my previous weight loss trajectories. I am going to stop weighing myself/stressing for a few months, but continue with the good habits, and then reevaluate.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:^agree. This thread is lunacy. You are two and a half months out and still nursing, even if only part time.

Eat the damned smoothie. Three pounds doesn't mean anything at this point.

Keep doing what you are doing.

Sugar bomb. Shaking my head at the complete nonsense.

You can't eat a smoothie, it's liquid. My kid who is trying to GAIN weight is having almost the same thing as she is, so it's hardly lunacy. Drinking your meal is stupid if weight loss is your goal. She should at least stop liquifying it and eat it instead--bet she'd eat less of it than she drinks.

Her smoothie as described is no more than 300-400 calories. She is basically eating yogurt with a small fruit salad and a side of spinach. If that is what your kid is eating to gain weight, then YOU are doing something wrong.

She didn't complain that she isn't full and while it isn't the absolute best option, it is NOT "stupid."
And everyone here with their crazy a*s advice forgetting she is only 2 months postpartum---wow. If it means she can work/care for her baby and have an easy handheld portable meal, then it is FINE>


We have gone down the rabbit hole when we start comparing fruit to refined sugars and demonize all carbs that a breastfeeding mother would need. Hell, ANY mother of a young infant.

but a breastfeeding mother doesn't actually *need* carbs. a breastfeeding mother (and the baby) does need a LOT of protein and fat and dairy. that's what the milk is going to be made of.

This... is not true. Human milk is: 3.8% fat; 1% protein; 7% lactose (the remainder being mostly water). If you break that down to just macros it is: 32% fat, 8.5% protein, 59.5% carbs.

People come up with the looniest stuff to try to justify the low carb nonsense. Absolutely clueless.

[Anonymous]

This happens to me, OP. My body just won’t shed weight. I eat healthy, exercise, do allll the things. My weight just won’t budge. I try to focus on feeling better, not just the number.

[Anonymous]

Someone may have mentioned this - but you said you are slowly weaning? that could be it. Breastfeeding burns a ton of calories. You'll gain weight when you wean unless you dramatically increase the exercise or cut back on your food.

This is (partially) why I breastfed/pumped for a year! LOVED that calorie burn....

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This happens to me, OP. My body just won’t shed weight. I eat healthy, exercise, do allll the things. My weight just won’t budge. I try to focus on feeling better, not just the number.

That's a good focus. And this is a good reminder that weight isn't simply a function of inputs and outputs.

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Anonymous wrote:What is “a few” and how often were you weighing?

3 weeks is a short time span. I wouldn’t trust any weight tracking for women that isn’t at least 8 weeks simply because of cycles.

Three pounds.

I’m not menstruating again yet, but I understand my hormones likely are playing a role here, but it’s still frustrating.

OMG THREE POUNDS IS WAHT YOU ARE WORRIED ABOUT?

-thats a big poop or because you are weaning your period may return or water retention or any other number of things.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:^agree. This thread is lunacy. You are two and a half months out and still nursing, even if only part time.

Eat the damned smoothie. Three pounds doesn't mean anything at this point.

Keep doing what you are doing.

Sugar bomb. Shaking my head at the complete nonsense.

You can't eat a smoothie, it's liquid. My kid who is trying to GAIN weight is having almost the same thing as she is, so it's hardly lunacy. Drinking your meal is stupid if weight loss is your goal. She should at least stop liquifying it and eat it instead--bet she'd eat less of it than she drinks.

Her smoothie as described is no more than 300-400 calories. She is basically eating yogurt with a small fruit salad and a side of spinach. If that is what your kid is eating to gain weight, then YOU are doing something wrong.

She didn't complain that she isn't full and while it isn't the absolute best option, it is NOT "stupid."
And everyone here with their crazy a*s advice forgetting she is only 2 months postpartum---wow. If it means she can work/care for her baby and have an easy handheld portable meal, then it is FINE>


We have gone down the rabbit hole when we start comparing fruit to refined sugars and demonize all carbs that a breastfeeding mother would need. Hell, ANY mother of a young infant.

but a breastfeeding mother doesn't actually *need* carbs. a breastfeeding mother (and the baby) does need a LOT of protein and fat and dairy. that's what the milk is going to be made of.

you are so incredibly wrong I CANT EVEN.

"The breast milk generally consists of 87% water, 3 to 5% fats, 6.9 to 7.2% lactose, 0.8 to 0.9% proteins, vitamins, minerals, and bioactive substances."

Breastfeeding moms need to increase- if bfing full time on -demand- by 500 calories split between carbs and fat you dumb four-letter-word. Thats on top of their necessary energy intake without any caloric restrictions until 12 weeks because of repair and rebuild from pregnancy and childbirth.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:^agree. This thread is lunacy. You are two and a half months out and still nursing, even if only part time.

Eat the damned smoothie. Three pounds doesn't mean anything at this point.

Keep doing what you are doing.

Sugar bomb. Shaking my head at the complete nonsense.

You can't eat a smoothie, it's liquid. My kid who is trying to GAIN weight is having almost the same thing as she is, so it's hardly lunacy. Drinking your meal is stupid if weight loss is your goal. She should at least stop liquifying it and eat it instead--bet she'd eat less of it than she drinks.

Her smoothie as described is no more than 300-400 calories. She is basically eating yogurt with a small fruit salad and a side of spinach. If that is what your kid is eating to gain weight, then YOU are doing something wrong.

She didn't complain that she isn't full and while it isn't the absolute best option, it is NOT "stupid."
And everyone here with their crazy a*s advice forgetting she is only 2 months postpartum---wow. If it means she can work/care for her baby and have an easy handheld portable meal, then it is FINE>


We have gone down the rabbit hole when we start comparing fruit to refined sugars and demonize all carbs that a breastfeeding mother would need. Hell, ANY mother of a young infant.

but a breastfeeding mother doesn't actually *need* carbs. a breastfeeding mother (and the baby) does need a LOT of protein and fat and dairy. that's what the milk is going to be made of.

This... is not true. Human milk is: 3.8% fat; 1% protein; 7% lactose (the remainder being mostly water). If you break that down to just macros it is: 32% fat, 8.5% protein, 59.5% carbs.

you are turning lactose into carbs -- but she should get lactose from dairy products.

wtf you are an idiot. THAT IS NOT HOW THAT WORKS!!!!!!!

[Anonymous]

Ten weeks is so early. Just give yourself a break OP. As we get older the baby weight may take longer to come off, so don't compare this to your other pregnancies.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I’m ten weeks postpartum and breastfeeding, slowly weaning. I eat sensibly all of the time, but over the last three weeks have stepped it up to do the following:

-drink 3-4 liters of water a day
-make smoothie with frozen spinach, bananas, some fruit (frozen berries kr frozen mango), low-fat yogurt, shredded coconut and water - that is breakfast every day
-make salad with lots of veggies and lean protein - that is lunch every day
-walk between 3-5 miles every day
-do yoga a few times a week
-stopped adding cream or sugar to my morning coffee

I am doing what I thought you are supposed to do to lose weight at a reasonable rate, but I have actually gained a few pounds. WTAF?? This is extremely frustrating.

This is probably 100-150g of carbohydrates - basically what should be your daily intake - sipped through a straw. If you are doing additional veggies at lunch and rice/potatoes/starch at dinner, that is another 150g of carbs. You are not going to lose weight that way. Drop the smoothie for hard boiled eggs or replace it with a High Protein recipe. Remove rice potatoes at dinner and replace with cauliflower rice or broccoli.

So you think that every other effort made is mitigated by half a banana and a handful of frozen berries or mango? I’m being serious

Yes! I am saying she is eating too many carbs. A 5 5 woman 160 pounds who wants to lose a pound per week should be eating only 130-180g of carbs per day. Alternatively, To Gain one pound per week, it’s 286g. For the uninformed, that extra 125g is equal to one banana, one yogurt, and one cup of rice. Google is your friend, Look it up. The good news is OP just needs to make small changes to her diet to start realizing the gains.

NP, but my yogurt has 4g of carbs and a banana is 25-30g. A cup of boring white rice (which OP didn’t mention) is 45g. Your numbers don’t add up.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m ten weeks postpartum and breastfeeding, slowly weaning. I eat sensibly all of the time, but over the last three weeks have stepped it up to do the following:

-drink 3-4 liters of water a day
-make smoothie with frozen spinach, bananas, some fruit (frozen berries kr frozen mango), low-fat yogurt, shredded coconut and water - that is breakfast every day
-make salad with lots of veggies and lean protein - that is lunch every day
-walk between 3-5 miles every day
-do yoga a few times a week
-stopped adding cream or sugar to my morning coffee

I am doing what I thought you are supposed to do to lose weight at a reasonable rate, but I have actually gained a few pounds. WTAF?? This is extremely frustrating.

This is probably 100-150g of carbohydrates - basically what should be your daily intake - sipped through a straw. If you are doing additional veggies at lunch and rice/potatoes/starch at dinner, that is another 150g of carbs. You are not going to lose weight that way. Drop the smoothie for hard boiled eggs or replace it with a High Protein recipe. Remove rice potatoes at dinner and replace with cauliflower rice or broccoli.

So you think that every other effort made is mitigated by half a banana and a handful of frozen berries or mango? I’m being serious

Yes! I am saying she is eating too many carbs. A 5 5 woman 160 pounds who wants to lose a pound per week should be eating only 130-180g of carbs per day. Alternatively, To Gain one pound per week, it’s 286g. For the uninformed, that extra 125g is equal to one banana, one yogurt, and one cup of rice. Google is your friend, Look it up. The good news is OP just needs to make small changes to her diet to start realizing the gains.

NP, but my yogurt has 4g of carbs and a banana is 25-30g. A cup of boring white rice (which OP didn’t mention) is 45g. Your numbers don’t add up.

Most yogurts are 27g. Add in Anything Else that isn’t protein - an apple, crackers, bagel, pasta salad. Sweet Potato, hummus, tortilla chips, quinoa and you are also over on your carbs PP. and that’s why you aren’t losing weight and leaning out either. You can keep trying to prove the numbers wrong or you can change your diet and go down a pant size idrc

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:^agree. This thread is lunacy. You are two and a half months out and still nursing, even if only part time.

Eat the damned smoothie. Three pounds doesn't mean anything at this point.

Keep doing what you are doing.

Sugar bomb. Shaking my head at the complete nonsense.

You can't eat a smoothie, it's liquid. My kid who is trying to GAIN weight is having almost the same thing as she is, so it's hardly lunacy. Drinking your meal is stupid if weight loss is your goal. She should at least stop liquifying it and eat it instead--bet she'd eat less of it than she drinks.

Her smoothie as described is no more than 300-400 calories. She is basically eating yogurt with a small fruit salad and a side of spinach. If that is what your kid is eating to gain weight, then YOU are doing something wrong.

She didn't complain that she isn't full and while it isn't the absolute best option, it is NOT "stupid."
And everyone here with their crazy a*s advice forgetting she is only 2 months postpartum---wow. If it means she can work/care for her baby and have an easy handheld portable meal, then it is FINE>


We have gone down the rabbit hole when we start comparing fruit to refined sugars and demonize all carbs that a breastfeeding mother would need. Hell, ANY mother of a young infant.

but a breastfeeding mother doesn't actually *need* carbs. a breastfeeding mother (and the baby) does need a LOT of protein and fat and dairy. that's what the milk is going to be made of.

you are so incredibly wrong I CANT EVEN.

"The breast milk generally consists of 87% water, 3 to 5% fats, 6.9 to 7.2% lactose, 0.8 to 0.9% proteins, vitamins, minerals, and bioactive substances."

Breastfeeding moms need to increase- if bfing full time on -demand- by 500 calories split between carbs and fat you dumb four-letter-word. Thats on top of their necessary energy intake without any caloric restrictions until 12 weeks because of repair and rebuild from pregnancy and childbirth.

+1000

The misinformation in this thread is out of control.

[Anonymous]

I love that smoothie. Gonna make it tomor for breakfast.

[Anonymous]

Hi, OP again: the scale is finally moving and I’m down five pounds since I posted this. Want to note that breastfeeding for me has never been a weight loss aid - it’s almost like I am fighting with my body to not hold onto excess weight.

I still drink wine, I still eat dessert occasionally. I don’t have any absolutes. I am focused on being more active generally, but don’t have a consistent workout routine - just fitting in workouts when I can. I still generally try to keep breakfast and lunch protein and veg based, and will eat a bit of whatever for dinner.

Thanks all for the suggestions.