Hey S.,
Good for you. I didn’t read the other posts but just so you don’t get discouraged – with both my LOs I breastfed for a little over two years. The initial weight did come off pretty easy but the last 5-10 were hard, especially with the last child. And OMG – the hunger with the last one was crazy. I could be sitting eating dinner and I would start getting hungry while eating!
I’m almost done breastfeeding the last one and finally after two years of 30-60 minutes of cardio 4-5 times a week I finally got rid of the last few pounds. Funny thing – I don’t “lift weights” because, well, my LO was about 8 lbs at birth and of course she just kept growing. I can’t even imagine try to add more “weight lifting” into my regiment considering how tired I am after a couple of days at home with the girls. However, we are also a pretty active family in general so I forgo the weights as I feel like I get similar exercise day-to-day.
My main form of exercise – jogging. I found that jogging has helped me more overall than the 40 minutes of stair climbing or swimming or jump rope. I also make sure to stretch afterwards. Yoga is great for overall strength and flexibility.
Of course good nutrition is good but if you are like me at that stage - I couldn't help but eat more. I still get cravings for meat... lots of meat. Nice thing about working out regularly is you can eat more =)