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I know this is going to sound crazy but is it possible for someone not to be able to lose weight? I have had 3 kids all c-sections and have gained about 40-45 pounds with each pregnancy. I had my third child almost 11 months ago and I have lost the 40 pounds that I had gained as of right now.
Problem is the scale will not budge anymore? I've had my thyroid tested and it is normal. I have no idea what is going on with me. I am on a medication called pristiq.
I would like to lose about 20 more pounds.
According to Einstein, no... it's not possible. Energy can neither be created nor destroyed. If you're using more energy than you're consuming, your body has resorted to turning some of your mass into energy. Dependent on how far you are from the Earth's core, that mass conversion will result in a certain amount of lost weight.
Yes its possible as long as your goal is realistic. Your body is just probably on pause because it lost so much already or you are now eating for your weight. You are lucky, some people pause every 10 lbs. You lost so much so your calorie needs are very different. Adjust accordingly.
Thanks for the replies. I lost the 40 lbs without even trying and now when I am trying I can't lose anymore weight? Am I a freak of nature or something
What type of exercise plan are you on?
How often are you working out?
What is your normal daily routine?
I was doing the 30 day shred and then stopped. I don't exercise regularly. I know I should but I am so tired from dealing with the 3 kids and so sleep deprived. Anyways, it is possible to lose weight without exercise apparently but its not working for me. Any more suggestions would really be appreciated. Thanks
I was in a similar situation to yours after my 4th baby. I had gained about 40lbs with that pregnancy and lost all of it in 5 weeks.
The next 40lbs came off easily over the next 7 months with diet alone. I was a gestational diabetic and just continued on the plan I was on while pregnant, still not exercising much.
After 80lbs I hit a plateau and could not lose anymore weight. I had also stopped nursing so I knew I had to adjust my eating and did that. Still, no results. Then it hit me that my metabolism was probably much better while nursing so I knew I could not make excuses anymore.
You need to exercise. I did and went on to lose another 20lbs over the next 3 months. At that time I had 4 kids ages 6, 5, 2.5 and 8 months old so I know how hard it is to find the time. My baby was not sleeping through the night and I was up late at night trying to catch up on all the househhold chores I could not get done in the day.
I'll say this too...I am NOT a morning person but I would get up with my husband and get myself moving (usually a walk, sometimes the elliptical). I added 15 - 20 minutes of weights in the daytime, whenver I could squeeze them in. Most of the times it was interrupted so I could wipe a butt, feed a mouth, fix a boo-boo...etc but I still made sure I accomplished my weight routine sometime during the day.
When my husband travelled (which happened a LOT) I would jump rope instead of going for a walk or just do weights in the morning before all the kids were up.
It sounds exhausting but I honestly had more energy during the day, even though I was getting up earlier.
Try adding even 20-30 minutes of some form of movement in a day to start...enough to get your heartrate up and produce a good sweat. That may help jump start your weightloss again. I know for me, once I start seeing a change in the way my clothes fit and a change on the scale, it motivates me even more.
I was doing the 30 day shred and then stopped. I don't exercise regularly. I know I should but I am so tired from dealing with the 3 kids and so sleep deprived. Anyways, it is possible to lose weight without exercise apparently but its not working for me. Any more suggestions would really be appreciated. Thanks
Because it's not possible, almost. The best approach is a controlled diet and regular exercise.
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