Hmm, not sure. I am 5'5" and weigh 175. I also have a 2 year old and a 5 month old who is nursing exclusively. I walk a lot pushing the stroller, carrying the baby, etc. and I am active in general with the boys, such as going to the park and pool, but I do not do any other exercise. I eat about a healthy 1800-2000 calories a day. I have lost 40 pounds in the last 4 months (about 55 since giving birth in February). I am still steadily loosing weight. Feel free to add me.

Wow, a pound a week is pretty serious. I have a hard time believing you are consistently eating 500 cals above your needs while trying not to? How long have you been gaining that quickly? Maybe you should check a pregnancy test and take a serious look at what's causing you to overeat. You shouldnt be hungry past your calorie needs. Maybe you are misperceiving thirst or biredom or depression as cues to eat? I can't see your diary but make sure you are filling up on water (at least 1L), veggies, fruits, and proteins first.

I am 2 weeks pp from a c section and so far my biggest issue is being really thirsty and so busy feeding my LO that it can be hard to get away to eat. But when I do I want rich food like sweets, nuts, and heavy meats. This is going to catch up with me, definitely working on eating more veggies and drinking as much water as possible. I can't really exercise yet, at least you have that. What kind of routines do you do and is there someone that can watch the kids for at least half an hour so you can really sink your teeth in?

I think the key for all of us is to make sure you don't get TOO hungry. I will put whatever I possibly can in my body if I start feeling *starving*.

Also...remember you can pick a bunch of low-cal foods and scarf away. I always keep cucumbers. That way, if I eat 2 of them and it's totally not what I wanted, at least there's something more in my belly taking up space making less room for what I put in next.