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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]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.[/quote]

First and foremost, you are still very much post partum and your body is adjusting as it needs to repair and recover and you may need extra calories.

But what I found was that even when I SWORE I wasn't eating extra calories and I was eating "healthy" and exercising, I was taking in extra calories here or there in an extra snack, or oversized portions. Also, I thought I could eat freely on the weekends but really to lose the weight I needed to make it 7 days a week and watching everything I ate. I made portions smaller and ate much more intuitively. I logged everything I put in my mouth - and honestly! I used Noom to help me.

Once I got honest with myself, I lost 5 pounds in a month and have kept it off easily witb the mindset shift I learned from Noom.[/quote]

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