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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][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 [b]frozen spinach, bananas, some fruit (frozen berries kr frozen mango), low-fat yogurt, shredded coconut and water - that is breakfast every day[/b]
-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]

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. [/quote]

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[/quote]

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. [/quote]

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