I am currently 11 days postpartum with my handsome son, Ben. Prior to pregnancy I had a rollercoaster of a story with my weight, but to sum it up quickly I put on 50 pounds in nine months about 5 years ago. I then lost the 50 pounds and maintained around 130-140 pounds and was about there when I got pregnant. I was in the best shape of my life.. I’m talking six pack abs, deadlifting 225+ pounds, eating a ton of calories and feeling fabulous. Throughout my pregnancy I stopped tracking calories and wasn’t able to find time to go to the gym between the pregnancy fatigue, working full time and taking 18 credits at nursing school. I gained 40 pounds during my pregnancy.
Now that my little guy is earth side, I have a goal to get back to my pre-pregnancy weight (or a little less because ideally I’d like to be 125 pounds but that’s a long term goal) by my cousins wedding on August 21st. Immediately after Ben was born I dropped roughly 14 pounds over a period of about 5 days, which is totally normal for postpartum.
I am 5’3” and I currently weigh 159.1 pounds. My starting weight was 173.9 and my goal is 140 by august 21st. To make thinks more difficult, I don’t want to eat so little that it would affect my milk supply as I am breastfeeding, so my current calorie goal is 2200. Prior to pregnancy I would maintain my weight on 2000 - 2200 calories per day so I figure with the breastfeeding and the absence of the strength training that I might find success here. If anyone has any better input though I would love to hear it!
Thank you for reading and wish me luck!
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