Anyone breastfeeding while losing weight?

ugh me too! i feel starving half the time, my DD is 5mos, and she is growing like a weed. i have a to keep alot of apples, bananas, and tuna pouches in the kitchen or ill make bad choices when i get that rumbly tummy.

Make sure you get your proper nutrients. I was dieting while weaning and I suffered a few deficiencies from not eating properly causing joint problems. As soon as I started taking vitamins again and eating right I felt much better.

Keep taking your vitamins and eat healthy filling choices and you should be fine.

I am breastfeeding too.

heres a helpful link
http://www.ahealthyme.com/CalNeed.do

it takes breastfeeding into consideration..heres a little exerpt.

While you're breastfeeding, it will take about 650 extra calories per day to enable you to make enough milk for your baby without draining your body's reserves. Most experts recommend that you get 500 of these additional calories (that's at least 1,800 calories total) from your diet, and make up the difference with the fat you gained during pregnancy. This will help you slim down slowly, at a rate of about a pound per month. If you want to get back into shape faster, it's best to exercise more instead of eating less so you take in enough vitamins and minerals for both you and your baby.

Also...
http://www.kellymom.com/nutrition/mom/mom-calories-fluids.html

"An exclusively breastfeeding mother, on average, needs to take in 300-500 calories per day above what was needed to maintain pre-pregnancy weight. Since the recommended added calories during the last two trimesters of pregnancy is 300 calories/day, an exclusively breastfeeding mother will typically need either the same amount of calories she was getting at the end of pregnancy, or up to 200 additional calories per day. That's the equivalent of adding 1-2 healthy snacks per day.

Per Breastfeeding and Human Lactation (Riordan, 2004, p. 438), "The amount of energy needed by lactating mothers continues to be debated. The lactating mother need not maintain a markedly higher caloric intake than that maintained prior to pregnancy: in most cases, 400-500 calories in excess of that which is needed to maintain the mother's body weight is sufficient.""

However...
"The extent of breastfeeding:
Is your child exclusively breastfed, mostly breastfed, or breastfed 1-2 times per day? If your nursling is only partially breastfed (for example, an older child who is getting less milk, or a younger child who is getting formula supplements), calorie requirements would be proportionally less. "

I'm still breastfeeding my 11 month old once a day. I don't think it's a significant amount though, so I'm not adding in any extra calories any more for it. I think it would be less than 100 cals if I did though.

Okay, so I know breastfeeding burns calories, but my problem seems to be that it makes me HUNGRY. I have a really hard time keeping my calories in check, and I'm honestly hungry. I'm not bored, tired, or craving something. Anyone else deal with this. Any tips on getting past it?

I'm with you, breastfeeding and hungry all the time:grumble: . What I'm doing is I'm eating a healthy snack every 3hrs (there were times I had to do so every 2hrs). Just make sure you make a healthy choice (that's what I was doing wrong actually)and try to limit your portion size bit by bit..

Good luck!