I had my first child 8.5 years ago and gained 90lbs while I was pregnant. After I had him I ended up gaining an additional 25-30 lbs. I was 250 lbs (I’m a 5’6” female) Finally one day (3 years later) I was just tired of being fat, I bought an elliptical and a Fitbit. I started researching every weight loss technique I could find. I was successful with intermittent fasting and low carb (not keto). I lost 90 lbs in just over a year. Then over the course of the next 6 months I lost another 10-15 lbs. At 8 lbs from my goal (I was 148) I got pregnant with baby number 2. I didn’t want to screw everything I worked for up so I managed to only gain 5-10 lbs the first half of my pregnancy. Then I started bleeding and having contractions off and on. I found out that my body was trying to go into labor. I got surgery to keep my cervix closed and was put on bed rest. I couldn’t work out or work full time anymore. I still tried my hardest to control my diet, but I ended up putting on 40 lbs that second half. I managed to keep my baby in until 38 weeks. After he was born I lost a quick 15 lbs in the first few weeks; I couldn’t nurse him because he was special needs and had feeding issues. I was able to get mostly back on track. It took me about a year but I got back down to around 155-160. AND THEN I GOT PREGNANT AGAIN. Initially everything was okay. I was eating a little more than usual but that was because I realized if I had multiple small snacks throughout the day, it eased my morning sickness. But those small snacks grew into full meals and 8.5 months of a high risk pregnancy later I was up to 215 when I had my baby. I had her this last January 2020. She is the first of my children I’ve been able to nurse, and at a year old she’s still nursing. I tried going back to low carb and intermittent fasting but nursing her makes me STARVING. I am so hungry all the time. I’m currently 206ish. I don’t see her weaning off from nursing any time soon and dieting is so difficult right now. I have my 8 year old in virtual learning. My almost 3 year old is disabled and takes up a lot of time, and then my 1 year old who still wants to nurse constantly even though she eats regular food now. I don’t have time to meal prep. I barely have time to make my husbands lunches and make sure dinner is ready. And sometimes I can’t even do that and he has to cook when he gets home from work. My entire diet consists of snack foods and toast. I’m lactose and egg intolerant so I can’t grab a quick yogurt or string cheese, or even hard boil some eggs. It’s just really frustrating and I hate that I let myself get back here again. If you read this all I appreciate you so much. There’s so much more unmentioned but I shortened it as much as I could.
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