breast-feeding moms..???

I recently just stopped breastfeeding my 18month old a couple weeks ago. I have found that no matter what I did, that last few pounds was not budging as long as I was nursing. You have to be careful about dieting while nursing. You can quickly lose your milk supply. However that's not to say eat all day everyday. Try to make healthy choices and exercise a few times a week. If you feel your supply start to drop add some more protein to your diet and lots and lots of water is key to a healthy milk supply! Every woman's body is different and right now you gotta focus on feeding that little one!

My son will be four months on the 2nd of September. He is exclusively breastfed at this point. I've been thinking about getting back on track but I was advised to wait a few months until the milk was well established. I have, just this morning, decided that I'm ready to jump back on the wagon lol. I'm starting tomorrow since I need to go buy a new food scale. I'm gonna spend the rest of today researching about how much I feel safe to cut without compromising my supply. I'm thinking about a pound a week but we will see. Best of luck!!!

My son is 19 months stopped nursing at 1year. Lost weight 1st year by watching what I ate. I did get around 1800-2000 calories but I was not logging until I got to 7months. I ate when I was hungry and drank lots of water. Fruit and vegetables and a glass of milk everyday + regular sized meals not over portioned. Had gestational diabeties, found that I could have jimmy dean breakfast biscuit with sausage and egg for breakfast and sugars were in check or a hamburger no fries. But we cook a lot a home so that helps with weight loss. And we are not big soda drinkers.

When he was 7months I did 4 months of crossfit off and on during the holiday months and one round of paleo 30 day challenge, was great did not lose as much weight as my co-workers but I had been losing steady 10-4 lbs a month from first month he was born to 1 year respectively. What I did gain from paleo was that I need to incorporate more veggies and meat into every meal, which I am still working on. Crossfit was great in that I got a lot of the strength I lost back. I did not do crazy sized weights highest I got with kettle bell was 45lbs. The point for me is to tone and lose fat not lift more than 100lbs. In all honesty it felt like doing a regular workout just sweat more because I am pushing through instead of taking breaks.

My son is now in daycare so I can not fit the gym in like I did before, so doing youtube videos at home. Found 2 really nice programs...look up idealfit...recommend starting with the 15 day Mommy Challenge. The best part is that it helps you build up, and if you can do more you do more. It is free so worth a try and is something that can be done at home or take your phone to the gym and do it there if you need the time out of the house. They have a really nice facebook community and lots of moms on there are having trouble losing weight while breastfeeding so it's great for support too.

There is a food plan with option for nursing, they do advertise their protein product that is where they get their money. I did not touch and protein powders until I was done nursing because it made me sick while pregnant and figured my son would get fussy.

Hope this helps.

I should also add that I gained 50 pounds one pregnancy and 45 the next and weighed 160 before my last pregnancy. I am 5f 10 or so.

I did not diet at all for the first 8 weeks or so

Hi guys, I am currently nursing a 6 month old (many many many times per day!) and am trying to lose 10lbs. I am eating 2000 calories per day and expending at least 200 in exercise daily. I have lost about 1lb this week, but am hoping to hear encouragement. I nursed my first son until he was 27 months and couldn't lose that last 10lb until he weaned. I have this ugly spare tire around my waist that seems to want to stay put while nursing. How are you guys eating less than 2000 calories without insane hunger? I eat really clean, lots of fiber and protein and I am still often hungry! Good on ya!

"Clean" = unprocessed food. So, meat, fish, fruit, vegetables, nuts, seeds, legumes, grains, etc. instead of frozen pizzas, chicken nuggets and french fries.