Lara, So have I. Actually, I have noticed our stats are quite close. I'm 5'3' and 124. In fact, I just went through the gain that results from restricting too much. I was down to 113 or so while nursing and was eating well but not making up for the calories used for that, so of course, when I stopped, I zoomed right up (seriously within a month) and past my usual weight. Since I was not eating a lot more while nursing, I did not have much to cut out once I stopped. Now I just want to do something where there will be no maintenance issues. I wasn't really ripped at 113 anyway bc I had probably lost some muscle too. I was just small. I definitely feel the most metabolically challenged I ever have in trying to lose weight - I mean, it's never been this much of a struggle to lose a few lbs, but I guess it's age and the past catching up. So now, I really do want to do it in a reasonably sustainable way.
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