Post partum/breastfeeding and needing encouragement

Try to eat at maintenance. The weight WILL melt off you because the breastfeeding is your caloric deficit.

While you are trying things, have a lot of compassion for yourself. It's really ok for you to be exactly where you are at. Aim to stay healthy, try not to let yourself become discouraged. You would unconditionally love your best friend if she gained weight. Be your own best friend and love yourself as you are right now. You created a miracle!

meesh88, Aparna3164

There are a couple things you both will have to consider while breastfeeding and changing your diet. You will want to track your meals and what ingredients you use. This is a time when you will start to see foods that could cause problems for your children when they get older. Certain fruits that are acidic may not cause you any problems but may cause colic. My wife loves orange juice and while she was pregnant with our son she would drink 2 or 3 glasses a day. When we had our daughter if she ate an orange or drank orange juice she would get really fussy. Now she is 14 and we recently found out she has acid reflux which explains the colic when my wife would drink it.
As far as meals go here are a few of my wives favorites.

Few things first.
1. If it comes out of a box don't eat it. If the first ingredient isn't what you are actually eating don't eat it.
2. Be open minded about trying new things.
3. Stop eating anything from cows. Milk, cheese, even beef.
4. The only dairy you should consume should be from goats. I know it sounds crazy but goat milk is better for you and easier for the baby to digest. Goat meat is leaner and is delicious. Once we switched to goat products my entire family actually prefers it now. We have since started our own goat and sheep farm.
5. No bread unless it's home made sourdough
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1 Pound Ground Turkey sausage
1 Bag of frozen vegetables or fresh if you prefer
1 bag of real brown rice ( no instant )

Season and brown the sausage, boil or steam the vegetables, follow directions on rice. My wife uses 1/2 cup for all her serving sizes. Mix and store in Tupperware. One pound of sausage should make 4 meals.

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Goat curry recipe

3 pounds chopped goat meat
4 tbsp olive oil
1 tsp black pepper
6 tbsp. yellow curry powder
1 large onion
1/2 onion ( diced )
1 jalapeno or habanero ( I used *1 * habanero seed and all ) ( **Leave out if you don't like spicy food**)
4 Garlic cloves
1 large sprig thyme
4 medium peeled sliced potatoes
Brown rice

- Take meat, pepper, 5 tbsp curry powder, 1 large onion chopped, diced garlic cloves, habanero mix in large bowl, cover and marinate for minimum of 24 hours.
- Take 4 tbsp olive oil and brown meat mixture
- add 2 cups hot water and bring to simmer for 1 - 1.5 hours ( add water as needed)
- add thyme, 1/2 chopped onion, 2 more cups hot water and bring to boil
- once its boiling add potatos, 1 tbsp curry powder and simmer for another 30-60 minutes or until meat is really tender and potatoes are slightly firm.
- boil rice of choice
- smother with curry and ENJOY!
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Banana pancakes

1/2 to 3/4 banana and one egg.

Mix egg and 1/2 banana in a bowl with a fork. **Do not use blender it wont work you want the mixture slightly clumpy*) You can add a dash of cinnamon. little olive oil or olive oil spray in pan an cook on low heat.

I'm 8.5 months post partum and have really struggled with the weight gain. A week after giving birth I was only about 5 lbs heavier than before getting pregnant, but then I gained like 12 lbs! That doesn't sound like a lot, but it's enough that none of my clothes fit now. I went from a size 10 to size 14 now!

So this week I've decided to work on fixing this! I bought a Fitbit and have started walking. What cals are y'all eating? I've read that you should stay at 1800, possibly going as low as 1500. I REALLY want to go to 1200 but absolutely don't want to hurt my supply so I haven't

What calories are you using?[/quote]

my daily calorie goal is 1900. and I won't typically 'eat back' any exercise calories I burn.

I love turbo jam, try all of the videos, they are so fun! Also look to see if you have fit for moms in your area. They have stroller strides and stroller Barre classes that you can do with your baby and also meet other moms.