Struggling with Postpartum Weight.

Before I start, I hope this is the right page. If not, any recommended subreddits for this?

I am starting to feel disappointed in myself. It has been a rough battle of trying to lose my postpartum weight while breastfeeding.

I am a vegetarian, and very particular with my meals. A lot of veggies, beans, squash, quinoa/rice, and tufu. I cannot have too much dairy, because I am extremely lactose intolerant. I mostly substitute with vegan cheese. I do love the occasional egg here & there.

We will have some cheat nights by having vegan BOCA chicken sandwiches or our famous vegan KFC bowl.

I make sure to stay at or below my calorie intake, but I don't know if maybe my portions are just too much..

I do admit that I have a tendency to forget to eat meals and drink water. I have been focusing on setting on timers to remind myself to drink & eat.

I am 22 (F), 5'4, and w/ 36 inch waist and 43/44 inch hip ratio. Too afraid to actually weigh myself, but estimating around 170+lbs.

Before pregnancy, I was 130 lbs and quite lean. This has been a new experience for me, and I cannot even look in the mirror..

I gained a lot of weight during my last month of pregnancy after battling hyperemesis gravidium. Regrettably looking back, during my first three months of breastfeeding, I was craving peanut butter. I just couldn't stop eating it.

Now, 14 months PP, I have not lost a single inch within 3 months. Been fluctuating. I have noticed when I drop my calorie intake, I just gain more inches....

I just never dealt with an issue where if I forget to eat that I gain weight?

I often wondered if this could be a thyroid problem?

Maybe I am just thinking too much about it, and it is my body's natural response to hold weight because I am breastfeeding. My body thinks that I am in survival mode if I am eating once or twice/day. I was terrible with it, but thankfully I am acknowledging it and let's say "forcing myself" to eat now.

We are starting to wean now with breastfeeding and I was crossing my fingers that I will start melting the weight... but, measurements have been consistent.

I bought myself an elliptical and been creating a routine by competing with myself each day by doing push-ups, sit-ups, crunches/situps, squats, and etc..

The only difference that I am seeing is thinning of my arms and muscle is building. I am proud for myself, because I have never had this type of arm strength.

My waist line/ hip/ thigh region is putting on a good fight and I am feeling extremely disappointed in myself.

I was hoping that I would be that type of woman to shed weight while breastfeeding, but it has just been a battle the past year.

Any tips/work out routines/advice on trying to lose the stubborn subcutaneous belly fat?

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