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@Rubies: My NP told me not to actively try to lose weight because the calcium loss can cause long term problems down the road that you won't notice now.
I'm 7w pp, don't know when I can actively lose weight

I am not a doctor. This is what I have heard myself. The thought of not to lose weight comes from the process of ketosis. This is why Atkins works. Essentially by not eating carbs, your body must access the energy in your cells. To do this it has to break those cells down and that process releases ketones. This is the protein in your urine that they always looked for while pregnant in case of pre-eclampsia.

For a long time it was thought that ketosis was a very bad thing. Now, it isn't as clear cut (much like everything else these days). But, I believe you can safely lose weight while breastfeeding without going into a ketosis situation if you are mindful.

On weight watchers they add extra points for breastfeeding moms, but they're still able to join!

@Rubies: I didn't lose weight because I was afraid of my supply being affected, but I got really sick of carrying around the extra 20 so I started doing Jillian's 30 day shred. It's SO easy and it helped me shed weight!
Each work out is only 20 mins too.. !