Ive always had a hard time with weight. In my younger years I could gain or lose weight very quickly without much effort. My best weight at 5′5 was 126. That’s the size where I felt my best. I could wear whatever I wanted and I had the energy for whatever I wanted to do. As the years passed, I became less active, continued eating unhealthy and my weight started to climb. At 30 I was 200 pounds and I hated it! To top that off, shortly after I became pregnant with my daughter and I gained another 20 pounds. Urgh!
It didnt bother me so much that I gained weight because I knew that I would be nursing my daughter and according to most sources including my doctor, I would burn 500 calories just by nursing daily. So I assumed the weight would come off fast. That wasnt the case. Instead, after having my 8 pound 2 ounce daughter, I nursed a lot and found that my appetite was like a bear before hibernation! I wanted to eat anything that I could wrap my lips around. So I found that I was eating more and more and instead of losing weight, I was gaining.
I knew that I had to do something. So I tried to go back to my old methods of losing weight. No more ephedra on the market so I couldnt do Metabolife… I tried the Master Clease (lemonade diet) and immediately my milk production slowed down which made my daughter incredibly cranky. Plus I felt like crap. I was starving and cranky because at work there were celebrations and potlucks that I couldnt participate in. I had to stop that right away and start taking Fenugreek to boost it back up. So I quit. I tried modifying my diet and that didnt help either because I really dont know what in the hell Im doing and there is too much confusing information on the internet so I was following all of the wrong things.
Finally, I decided to take a chance on Herbalife. I had seen people get results on it and over a decade prior, I had lost weight and stopped the program after a few weeks. I learned that they had new programs where you didnt have to take so many vitamins and they offered a variety of shakes so I wouldnt be stuck with the same flavor daily. I got the Formula 1 in Vanilla and Wild Berry, the Multivitamin Formula 2 and the Cell Activator Formula 3 to start from www.shopherbalife.com/dela1 . I decided I was going to give it my all because what did I have to lose but the weight? Lol I started off at 220.6 pounds and within 4 weeks, I had lost 20 pounds and nursing my daughter hadnt changed at all. If anything, I noticed, her energy was a lot better and she seemed more happy. It wasnt rocket science either. I simply would drink a shake in the morning within an hour of waking up and eat whatever I wanted for lunch. In the evening, I would take the baby for a walk in her stroller or put her on my back in her baby backpack. (Sometimes she screams in her stroller which I dont think my neighbors like very much) We would walk for about 30-45 minutes and at a normal pace. Nothing too fast.
Im still on the program and working towards going back to my weight where I felt the happiest and most comfortable of 130. I would recommend any nursing mothers to try this because it really works to get you the best nutrition for yourself and your baby while losing weight. As a single mom, it was tough for me to exercise on a treadmill or go to a gym because I dont have that support system to watch my baby. And on top of that, not to many people are willing to watch your child so you can get in shape.
Go for it moms! I was tired of fighting with the weight and feeling helpless and so far its working great for me. Since last week, Ive lost another 4 pounds which puts me under 200 pounds. Im super excited about it! They have a variety of different products from skin care (which Im decided to use as well and got good results) to basic nutrition for people that already are in shape or those crazy people that want to gain weight. Check it out at www.shopherbalife.com/dela1 I’ll keep updating with my progress.
Good luck everyone!
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