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BambiKing2 Member

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  • 34 mother of 4. 16-4 months. 186 pounds 46 to go. I'm 5ft6. We got this ladies
  • Breastfeeding varies from 200-500 calories on average. These are negative calories logged as cardio as suggested by admin. ;)) I'm thinkin I need to adjust the negative calories. My baby will get adequate milk.. everyone is different though. So it really is a puzzle. Lol.
  • I try to always enter the larger amount of calories in my food diary if I'm not sure. To weigh everything out for me is too much for me honestly. Lol. I try to guess the best way I know how. Breastfeeding burns a different amount of calories for everyone. I just know that with my body when I started logging my…
  • Lol. As in I log breastfeeding as an excersize I try to over guess on my food. I suppose accuracy would help tremendously. ;) I'll try using measurements. Lol.
  • My daughter nurses mostly. She does drink 4-8 oz of formula a day. Not muxh to make a difference. She's 4 months old. Nurses quite a bit. My Dr did say hormones still play a huge part. I can definitely tell I do retain water for sure. Thank you for the advice.
  • Happy Mother's Day! Thank you! We got this! Do u breast feed??
  • Wow!! That's good advice on the protein! I didn't know that!! I'll keep that in mind for sure....
  • Thank you so much for all of the advice. I'm trying to lose moderately. I'm new to this app.. just learning.. how to you add breastfeeding to your daily diary?.?? I try to eat plenty of healthy foods.. lots of fruits n veggies... I need my body back. My hips and knees hurt immensely from all the weight gain... ;(( more…
  • She is about 90% breastfed. I did the cabbage soup diet and lost 9 pounds final weigh in after 7 days. I'm back to moderate eating. My diet calls for 1200 calories a day to lose two pounds per week. I have about 40 more tht I want to lose. I've done pretty well I think. Just don't want to deprive my baby. ;( she's doin…
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