Hi! Like you I'm also BF and working on the weight. What is helping me is the book "Eat Well, Lose Weight, While Breastfeeding: The Complete Nutrition Book for Nursing Mothers" by Eileen Behan. It has solid and practical advice in there (and I'm a nurse, so I can attest that she's making medical sense). I'm trying to exercise, but that has been slow as I'm recovering from an unplanned c-section.

I started at 1600/day for the first week, but found myself too tired and hungry, as well has having some issues with my milk supply. I upped it to about 1850/day and have been feeling much better. I'm sure weight loss will be a bit slower because of that, but it's a tradeoff I'm willing to make to have a good milk supply and not want to ransack the cupboards every night

HI I am looking to lose about a hundred pounds here (between law school and getting pregnant right after with bed rest, lets just say I really packed it on!). I have been exclusively breast feeding so its been a slow go but its getting better as she is now ten and a half months and needs my milk less so I can workout and cut calories a bit more. I would love some support and would love to be there for you other ladies looking for some support losing weight. Please add me and good luck mamas!

Hi there, I'm a breastfeeding/pumping momma. I have an almost 3yr old (next month!! yikes!) and a 3.5month old. I haven't lost any post partum weight yet despite ALL my efforts. In fact I weighed 141 2weeks PP and over the next couple months I went up to 145-146. I am finally getting back down to my 2wk PP weight, around 142 now. I workout 5days a week and eat 1800-2000 cals a day. My pre-pregnancy weight was 123-125 and I am working to get back!

Hi! I have a 3 1/2 yr old and a 19 mo old. exclusively fed both while losing weight so friend me and we can motivate each other! I lost weight after my first, then fell off when we starting trying for #2 and since he was 6 months old I've been slowly losing the weight. I'm down 25lbs more than I was pre-preggo! Still would like to lose about 45-50 more lbs!

-- Allison:)
P.S. from past experience I never went below 1800 cals because my milk supply would suffer (also recommended by my LC)

Hi! I have a 5 year old and a 6 month old. My 6 month old is 90% BF and 10% FF. Always great to have mommy friends that understand my 'struggle' :-) Feel free to add me

I am running late (gotta get in the shower!) So I don't have time to read. But wanted to say, I'm BFing and have lost half my goal weight (and all THIS baby weight). Please add me!

I am EBF my 10 week old. I also am mommy to a 4 yr and 3yr old. I gained a ton of weight with this last pregnancy and am trying to lose around 50 pounds.

HI there! I am just starting back at MFP after being very successful with weight loss using MFP last summer after my son was born. I never got back to my goal weight because, I got pregnant when he was only 2 months old- so, I now have a 2 and a half year old, a 12 month old and a 5 week old. I am breastfeeding and I sure feel out of control with my hunger. I am trying to use MFP to hold myself accountable on eating healthy and to lose the baby weight and get back in fighting shape ;-) I am not sure how much I weigh because I have no scale (ordered one on Amazon, it's coming tomorrow- can't wait)- but I want to run a marathon next year, and this is a good place to start on tracking my fitness and diet!

Jenny

Hello everyone...I currently EBF & Pump for my seven week old LO. I work 5 days a week and I'm trying to start to get back on my workout band wagon. I have read the advice about calorie intake and that will be helpful as this is my first baby and first try at the post partum baby weight. I'm looking forward to having you all add me so that we can motivate each other and progress towards our goal together. I plan to do a half marathon in three months ..Any suggestions? Has anyone done this...I've ran before I got pregnant and I ran last week for Half mile intervals...if felt alright except the bounce in my breasts. Should I wear two sport bras? Will that affect my milk supply? Suggestions?

Hi I'm Jessica. I have a 2 yr old girl and a 3 month old boy. I ebf. I was sooo hungry in the beginning also but it's died down some. I weighed 310lbs when I got pregnant with my last and I'm at 280 now but still have a long way to go. Add me so we can support each other the only advice I have is maybe you should hold off on trying to loose weight till ur milk supply is established. About 10 weeks pp. you don't want the low cal to effect ur supply. They say ebf will help u loose weight just in its self. I so hope that I get that lucky lol

Hi Jessalyn!
I'm in a very similar boat. I have a 3 year old and a 7 week old and BF. Am looking for supportive friends that I can encourage along the way as we lose weight! Congratulations on the new baby!
Steph

Same boat here! I have a daughter who just turned 3 in April, and a son who will be one in June....BOTH are still breastfeeding! I only gained 23 lbs with each pregnancy (yes, exactly 23 with each one!) and that weight fell off almost immediately. Problem is, I started out around 165/170 with both pregnancies. I'm around 170 right now and determined to drop 25 lbs.
I aim to hit around 2000 calories/day, but don't focus as much on the numbers as I do my actual mood and feelings of hunger. If I feel hungry, I eat, but aim for healthy meals and snacks.
I just started doing the Couch to 5k app as well. I do that 3 x's per week and also do TurboFire. Although, now that it's nice outside, I prefer to be outdoors for exercise.
Feel free to add me! Always looking for momma friends for motivation!

Hi! I have a 13 month old, we are still nursing. I remember how hungry I was when he was a itty bitty newborn. I tried to stay around 1800ish cals a day. I just added 500 cals on to my calorie goal each day. Good luck! I am only a pound away from my pre-preg weight with him but I have 20-30 more to get to my ULTIMATE goal!

Hi there!
I'm a BFing mommy to an 11 month old boy. I've been here on MFP since after passing the point where I could safely breastfeed and restrict calories...but I don't think I ever really go below 1500 calories since I add back my breastfeeding calories even now that my son is eating solids. I still have a ways to go and would love to join and support you too!

I am in the same boat as a lot of you ladies. I used MFP to help me lose the weight after my first daughter and got to my pre pregnancy weight. I just had my second daughter 2 months ago, gained 37lb w/ the pregnancy. I EBF. I have 20 lb to go to get to pre prego weight. I try to eat around 2000 to 2200 calories per day for now and I exercise 4 to 5 days a week which is difficult b/c my baby has colic, and although the crying has been improving her need to be constantly held has not been improving too much! I literally can't put her down for more that 20 to 30 min! Luckily My mom comes to help hold her for a few hours a couple of days a week while my husband is at work so I can get some stuff done every day and my other daughter gets the attention she needs and deserves. I hear that around 3 or 4 months it improves drastically (I hope!) I will send you a friend request, and any other mamas can feel free to add me too