Anyone else have trouble losing weight after baby, WARNING!!! This is a long question..rant?

Prepregnacy I weighed 137lbs (I'm 5'4 btw) I was never big, I wore a size 2 and I was very active (I'm in the Army).





However now, even AFTER 18 months I have not lost much weight since I had my son.





It's really pathetic. I run 3-4x a week (usually 2-3 miles each time) I eat no different I just can't seem to lose this weight.





I began losing it when I had my son I managed to lose about 21 of the 35lbs that I had packed on while pregnant but then I gained about 10 of that back so now I'm in worse shape than I was immediately postpartum.





It's driving me nuts and really bringing down my self esteem. I weigh 162lbs which fluctuates (I don't really look like I weigh so much it's weird bc it's like all my weight shifted elsewhere, I mean my belly is super flat) but even when I do start to lose a little weight it stops once I hit 157lbs (I think that's my ';plateau';).





I am so damn frusterated..I have tried everything, dieting, colonics, going vegan (that didn't last long..hah), etc.





It's not like I am lazy and don't work out, I run every chance I get. It's never been this hard for me to lose weight. I could always lose it with no problem, no effort before my son came along.





Prepregnancy I could eat anything and everything I wanted but now I'm like obsessed with what I put into my mouth bc I know it will show.





I've gotten my blood checked, thyroids you name it..everything was normal.





I also might add that I was on the depo shot right after I had him but I don't know if that matters.





Anyone else out there have a hard time? I always hear about the lucky women who have their babies and then BAM! they're back in their ';skinny'; jeans like 2 months later..








I am wearing a size 10 now (ugh) and I just want to be able to fit into my old clothes again and look good..





How long did it take you (for those of you who had the same or similiar problems with your weight) to get back into your old clothes or is this it for me???





What worked for you?Anyone else have trouble losing weight after baby, WARNING!!! This is a long question..rant?
Its the birth control. I'm telling ya!





Depo is notorious for causing excess weight gain. As well as making it hard to loose weight. That was one of the reasons I opted out.





I went for Mirena instead..... bad choice, right after having my son I started loosing weight, right up until three months, when I got Mirena put in. Then I couldn't loose weight for the life of me. I got it removed two months ago and the weight just started dropping off.Anyone else have trouble losing weight after baby, WARNING!!! This is a long question..rant?
oh yeah! read mine........





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Breastfeeding did it for me.
your belly cramped ...because your uterus was shrinking back to normal from breastfeeding thats the easiest way to lose baby wieght..I would go try Vegan again decrease calories to 1600 a day and rollerblade or speed walk an hour a day evertyday . Your metabolism will turn around
I only gained 15 lbs during my 2nd pregnancy i weighed 145lbs but im tall.. and ive lost 30lbs.. Don't know how that happened but all i have been doing is walking and breastfeeding..





The depo shot sideffect is putting on weight you might want to ask your dr about that.. I hope things work out for you and your self esteem comes back im sure you look great


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I have the opposite problem. I can't keep the weight on! I swear I eat more. I've lost 17lbs and now weigh 102lbs. I wanted to keep more of the weight. I was 85lbs before pregnancy and my family all struggle with proper weight. I know the irratation. Good luck with your lossing weight and hopefully I'll be able to gain some.
I think some people just skim trough your question since they lack inf. that you pointed out





Yes it is very frustrating my baby is 3 months and I'm still wearing some of my pregnancy clothes my stomach is almost the way it use to be but my butt and thighs are huge I try to exercise when ever I have the chance but it is hard when baby needs most of my attention I hate how self consious I have become I want to wear my old clothes but they don't fit I feel fat discusting because my face look fatter than it use to me I have yet to find the cure for this I doubt you will too and alot of of mothers feel the same way you do I'm surprise that you can't keep of the weight for good since you exercise
i just had my twins about a month ago and i lost 25lbs, which was the weight i gained, in two weeks. alot of it was water Weight.





i've heard from friends that are on the depo shot, that you can gain weight from it. i asked because i'm looking into my birth control options.





as far as working out, Pilate's worked best for me and i love love the elliptical machine.





if it makes you feel better, i would love to be 162lbs. i'm a pound less than i was before i got pregnant, and i just started running and was losing weight but had to stop because i was a high risk pregnancy.