I am having trouble with my weight and I desperately want to loose it. I have 2 beautiful children but with my youngest who is 3 months old I packed on over 27kg with her. I am a busy mum, I work full time, and also look after my kids whilst hubby works shift work. I eat a balanced diet, and exercise 3 times a week. I am still currently breastfeeding and don't want to stop but in the last 3 weeks I have put on as much as 1kg a week! I have been to the doctor and he told me to do more exercise and that there was nothing medically wrong with me as to why I'm gaining so much weight. Is there any form of weight loss pill or appetite suppressant that is safe whilst breastfeeding? I have tried weight loss shakes and they don't work as I still feel hungry and usually find that I will veg out on food even after taking them. I feel like a fat slob and my self esteem has hit a low, I know it is a contribution to my diminishing sex life and why my husband won't look at me the same.
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There is no safe weight loss pill or suppressant that's safe while breast feeding that I know of but your chemist and GP would be best placed to answer that. I'd be keeping a food diary and calorie counting. It's amazing how I THOUGHT I was eating healthy and realised I was eating a heap of hidden calories and fat. You also need to be doing 10000 steps a day for weight loss so perhaps a pedometer will help. Also if your not getting a full nights sleep yet that will make you hungrier. :(
I have been reading a lot into atypical depression lately and am organising an appointment with the psychiatrist to get properly diagnosed so that I am able to treat it. One of its very specific symptons includes increased appetite and weight gain. Other symptoms include the depression being overlooked because you are easily cheered up when positive events occur, being overly tired, and a hypersensitivity to criticism and rejection. If it sounds anything like you then please let me know. I am so annoyed that this subtype of depression isn't well known about because it is a long standing problem and it's something that I have always just coped with...