stopping bfing/weight loss

okay I know bfing is supposed to make you burn more calories everyday, however at about 3 wks pp I reached a certain weight and thats where I stayed the entire time! I am having to stop bfing for many reasons and my mom (trying to help me look on the positive side) said that when she was bfing my sis and I that she didnt lose the weight until she *stopped* bfing and then she lost it REALLY quickly.....just wondering if this was the case with any of you other mommies?

BFing gives me CRAZY cravings. I am ALWAYS hungry. I hope after I wean I can lose some weight.

Thats not true. You get to a certain point where you have to work it off.

I breast fed for a yr, and when I stopped I lost even more weight. The thing is breast feeding quickens your metabilism, and when you stop breast feeding your metabilism is still high, and your not consuming as many calories. So hence the weight lost.

Quoting Gabby311:“ Thats not true. You get to a certain point where you have to work it off.”

Studies have shown that your body stores more fat as an emergency supply for your baby.

I'm on WeightWatchers so it doesn't really apply since i'm consciously eating better to avoid maintaining an unhealthy weight, but like Cait, i had INSANE cravings lol like worse than when i was pregnant! And my mom said she was exactly the same way, only she just stayed fat till she was done nursing me lol

i lost most of my baby weight as soon as my son was born, but i was tiiiiiny. but i still ahd about 7 lbs to work off, and it was virtually impossible while i was bf. i was ALWAYS hungry-worse then when i was pregnant. and then when i stopped bf, i lost the lbs within a matter of months. it always makes me mad at the people who were like youll lose your weight as soon as you bf becuase you use up so many calories, well, you need to eat the calories you use too so now way did i loose my weight.  

Pregnant cravings can't even compare to bfing ones. I sometimes feel like I will KILL someone if I don't get chocolate.  

Quoting Tippie:“ i lost most of my baby weight as soon as my son was born, but i was tiiiiiny. but i still ahd about 7 ... [snip!] ... you bf becuase you use up so many calories, well, you need to eat the calories you use too so now way did i loose my weight.  ”

But think if you didn't breast feed, your metabolism would be all off, and you wouldn't probablly lose all the weight that you during and after breastfeeding. Just a thought...

Quoting Cait au Rait:“ Studies have shown that your body stores more fat as an emergency supply for your baby.”

I didn't lose anymore weight when I stopped . I am stuck. So some walking and not eating so much crap has helped.

Quoting Sweetchica:“ But think if you didn't breast feed, your metabolism would be all off, and you wouldn't probablly lose all the weight that you during and after breastfeeding. Just a thought...”

ya, that totally makes sense too. i was just expecting to loose all my weight while bf, but it didnt happen until a year later :/ made me mad.

Quoting Tippie:“ i lost most of my baby weight as soon as my son was born, but i was tiiiiiny. but i still ahd about 7 ... [snip!] ... you bf becuase you use up so many calories, well, you need to eat the calories you use too so now way did i loose my weight.  ”

Yea I hope I can shake these last 8lbs. My pre weight was 118 and when I delivered I was 153, then I got down to131 and stayed there from like 2wks pp to today, now I am 128 and I just want to get to 120. I think my boobs are probably 8lbs alone LOL and I know I will be losing them now that I have stopped ;(

and yes, I had the worst bf cravings too! like more then I had when I was pregnant, only now I can say "its for the baby" lol no excuse to put on extra weight if ya arent pregnant anymore lol

Quoting Cait au Rait:“ Pregnant cravings can't even compare to bfing ones. I sometimes feel like I will KILL someone if I don't get chocolate.  ”

OMG I know what you mean. I didn't even like chocolate a whole lot and since I have been breastfeeding all I want is chocolate all the time!!