Weight loss woes...

I'm overweight. There, I said it. I wish that the weight I gained from having the baby and the weight I gained before I had the baby would go away. At my smallest ever, I was regularly weighing in between 135 and 140. Though I will admit that I looked very sick during that time period. However, I felt really good at 145! I would love to see 145 again, and not just as my scale quickly goes past it every time that I step on it.
Problem is, I'm one of the unfortunate ones who just doesn't lose weight while breastfeeding.
With my first two babies, I didn't lose a pound until I quit breastfeeding. Problem one, that there were only 2 months between the end of breastfeeding the first before I was a pregnant with the second. On my second child's first birthday and six months after he quit breastfeeding, I had lost all the baby weight from the first baby, and the second, and then 30 extra pounds.
My sweet one is now 7 1/2 months old and I weigh nearly the same as when I delivered her. The only thing that has changed is that my stomach is flatter and my boobs are ginormous. I do have hypothyroidism, but am controlling that with medication and regular blood test monitoring. I don't over-eat, I drink enough water to make fish feel at home in my bladder, and I get as much sleep as is possible with an infant and three other children. I have injuries to both feet/ankles that prevent me from exercising at this point, so I'm left to only be able to monitor what I eat. IT'S NOT WORKING. I can't lose weight.
In doing a little Internet surfing, I've learned that this is actually very normal and the old adage that "breastfeeding lets you lose weight very quickly" is not always true. True, my uterus went back to regular size in no time flat, however the rest of me...not so much!
But, I have to balance out my desire to be thin with my baby's nutritional requirements. I haven't found that balance yet. It's all baby needs for now.
I guess the point of this post is to hopefully help other moms going through this same thing realize that it's okay to not have a bikini body again after having a baby. It takes time, and some people take longer than others. For the time being, just worry about your sweet angel and making sure that he or she gets the nutrition that they deserve.