I feel like it's been SOOO long since I've linked up for 5 on Friday!
Here are 5 things on my mind today...
1. Sorry to start off on a (kind of) negative note...but I am not doing so well with the whole breastfeeding "diet thing." Everyone told me the weight would just fall off after Ella was born...and the first 22 pounds did! Unfortunately though, I have not lost any weight since that first week. Not one single pound, in almost 3 weeks. WTF. It's a little discouraging to say the least. I'm hoping once I can run again, it will start to fall off, since I am still 20 pounds from my pre-pregnancy weight. Anyone have any encouraging stories? I feel like everyone I know has lost so much weight breastfeeding....of course I have to be the weird one!
2. Moving on to something more positive....I am ready for spring!! These pretties are blooming in my backyard...
..and I hope warmer weather is coming soon! I am SO over winter!!
3. You may remember my friend who taught with me this school year, and was only 4 weeks behind me in her pregnancy...well, she is in labor right this minute!!! Ella is super excited for a new friend!!
4. Ella had her first Chipotle experience (with Kathryn!) yesterday!!
I think it's different for everyone with the weight and breastfeeding. I didn't nurse, so I'm no help but it seems some people it worked for and others not so much.
ReplyDeleteHang in there!
My weight did the same thing and when S started eating more, I lost more of the weight. I also needed to watch my food intake - I was eating too much.
ReplyDeleteI am sure once you are cleared to exercise it will all come off - you were so active before. Don't worry too much!
I think it was around 3-4 months old that I really noticed my baby's breastmilk intake increase. I lost a few pounds and actually started feeling nauseous/shaky because I wasn't getting enough calories for the both of us. Hang in there and I'm sure your running will definitely help! :)
ReplyDeleteIt definitely takes a while for the weight to come off! Don't get discouraged! It will happen! I also started walking casually and I think that helped to get things started.
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