Fustrated...

[gottago 0]

Ok heres the deal...I was banded & lost 60lbs in 3 months then I became pregnant. I gained only 22 pounds during pregnancy. I lost all of that plus an extra 7 lbs. the week after giving birth. The bad thing is my baby is 4 months old and I have gained almost 15 pounds since then. I cant get back on track. I went and had a fill ($150.00) and it did nothing for me! Now I need to go get another one but this one has to work @ $150.00 each I cant just keep going back. It is sooo hard to get out and exercise w/ a little one. If you have any suggestions they would be greatly appreciated. Thanks

[Poodles 0]

Low carb. That is the only thing that has helped me start losing after 6 months with the band. I hate it, but it works.

[Jachut 487]

I can understand how you feel, I was a model pregnant woman, in my 3rd pregnancy I only gained about 4lb, in my first two it was under 20. But I absolutely piled on the weight in the period after the birth.

For me, it was related to breastfeeding. Whilst I was nursing, without an increase in appetite or noticeable increase in food, I just gained at least two or three pounds a month until my babies started eating solid foods at around 6 months each. I continued to feed them all for a good 18 months after that but didnt gain any more from that point on.

Most women find the opposite, full time nursing strips weight, but it didnt work that way for me.

There are appreciable lifestyle changes after a baby though - notably the amount of activity you do, the lack of sleep etc.