Always starving in middle of night and in morning!!!

JenniCali1000

Help! I am sticking to the calorie limit (usually, lol) and I think I'm eating healthy and balanced enough, I'm exercising every day, but I'm ALWAYS hungry when I wake through the night and in the morning when I wake for the day. Anyone want to check out my diary and help me figure this out? Or is this normal? Oh, btw, I am still breastfeeding my daughter about 2-3 times a day. I log it under 1 minute of cardio as burning 250 calories. I just feel like I'm burning way more calories than I'm taking in. Last week was my first week on here, and I lost 2.5 lb in that week! I won't weigh in again until Monday. My goal is to only lose 1 lb a week. As much as I enjoyed seeing the loss last week, it's just not healthy to lose more than 1 lb a week while breastfeeding.
Any suggestions? Thanks

supermodelchic

You seem to be eating enough calories, it may be hormone related to your situation, I've heard higher estrogen levels can give you increased hunger , you know like when you get PMS and you want eat more chocolate ect.. I would not worry to much while you are breast feeding , just try to keep your sugar /sodium levels lower..

mmddwechanged

I would up my calories and see what happens, and eat a snack with protein and fat before bed. I remember those days, I was starving and I ate whatever I wanted but still kept losing:) problem was I didn't reduce my intake when I began nursing less ::)

Eat for your precious one:)

JenniCali1000

Thanks, guys I will try eating more fat and/or protein later in the day and possibly eat a little more overall.