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What a great idea! Thank you!

I don't, and I'm glad you said something. I would have never thought to ask. Maybe I'll ask her first before I do anything. I would hate to make her feel forced to eat something she doesn't like.

That sounds great! Do you have a recipe I could borrow?

Do you make normal desserts, just sub the sugar?

I have the same issue. I have found putting the sugar somewhere where it's hard to get at makes it easier to not over-indulge. I don't believe in eliminating things and that includes chocolate (: however, I try to fill up on good choices first, then reward myself after with a treat. Right now our extra Halloween candy is…

Interesting! Maybe that means it's a possibility for the future then!

Lol seriously! I just hate the time it takes me to log everything, especially inputting new recipes, although it isn't that bad in light of everything else (:

Thanks for the input! You may be right. I run at a 5.5 on the treadmill for an hour and a half and in mfp it actually says the exercise calories were more, but I may be overestimating. Maybe I'll try to only eat 50% back and see what happens. I am extremely short lol

Thank you! I totally agree. I would much rather have truth over self esteem lifting. I believe that if I had seen this post without knowing what I know I would have jumped on the same boat. What pulled at me was the comment about putting my weight over the health of the baby. I truly thought that she was trying to say I…

Thank you, we are working on it. (:

I still haven't gotten my period yet. I usually don't until I finish breast feeding. I think you are totally right about the water weight and hormones. I am so used to having water weight come off within a week so it did give me a little scare. I do tend to jump the gun and over react, which is definitely something I have…

I am going to speculate these things OP is eating more than they think they want to lose the weight badly but not bad enough to do what is needed the OP needs to stop and consider the health of her child before her vanity.[/quote] Ok, so I found out from the doctor that my thyroid has been having a lot of issues, therefore…

How would you know if your quality is bad? I'm checking all my nutrients to make sure I reach them and my baby is healthy, happy, and in the 80 - 90 percentiles for height and weight.

Thanks for the replies! I do have days where I'm ravenous and can't seem to get enough to eat, yet other days where I'm satisfied under my 1700. That is why I was curious about the 1900, for those days when I need some extra calories. My milk supply has not had any problems, a blessing I think I sometimes take for granted…

I love egg white omelettes with tomato, feta, mushroom, and ham. I can do two egg whites with all of the previously listed ingredients for less than 100 calories. Then I grate up a small russet potato and fry it in a pan (no oil, just a little cooking spray) for hash browns and my total breakfast comes in at under 200…

I'm set to lightly active. Therefore, I am losing at 1700. My question isn't regarding me losing at 1700. My question is, why is it that when I up my calorie intake to maintenance, or not even, why am I gaining like crazy? I've experimented for a few days in a row at 1900 and I gained 3 pounds (initially even more, but…

I read an article once that said that making foods off limit can cause binge problems later, so I tried a little experiment with my kids. I let them have sweets and junk food of their choosing, and not just on special occasions, however I do only allow two snacks in a controlled portion in between meals. I keep whole…

Yes! I am definitely not complaining, since 1700 calories is a ton for me, since I was so used to 1200 calories before I got pregnant, but I'm just curious how that works. Everyone says, " oh you must be eating more than you realize, or exercise is different, or it's just water weight" but I know exactly what I'm eating…

I measure all of my food before I eat it, on a food scale

Btw, I do run 6 days a week and eat all of those calories back, if that makes any difference...

I have found that when I snack, I can't stop. I exercise in the morning, which makes me not hungry until 11, I'm not sure why, so I normally skip breakfast. Because I skip breakfast I have a big lunch, usually between 500-650 calories, with lots of veggies and proteins. Because it is such a big meal, im so full I feel sick…

Thanks! I have been giving myself more breaks and I'm doing a lot better. It's not amazing, but I finally reached running 2.5 miles straight with no walking breaks, which is huge for me (: I've decided on days that I'm totally exhausted to just walk fast instead, and that seems to give me some recovery. I started eating my…

How old are the kids? Can the older ones start watching after the younger ones around nap time? I have a 7, 5, 3, and 4 month old. The seven year old is in school during naps, but helps a lot when she is home

Yes, I'm exclusively breastfeeding. I am eating 1600 calories a day, without eating back exercise calories

Im not sure the calories you are consuming with each sit down, but are you sure you're eating enough? You should be able to eat an extra 350 calories a day( I believe) on top of maintenance. I am a horrible example when it comes to eating healthy and pregnancy. I usually gain 50+ pounds because I get this horrible taste in…

I'm definitely not sleeping enough, but I don't know how to remedy that with four kids... ): I'm glad to know that there are off days though. I've found through running it helps me relieve stress for me, so I don't want to cut it out, but I can definitely slow down

Are you doing any sort of program, like C25k, or are you just winging it?[/quote] I'm just winging it...lol which is why I have no idea what I'm doing

Are you doing this (running) every day? [/quote] Mostly, maybe five days a week My break day is Sunday and one day I do a fitness blender full body workout with hiit, abs and obliques, and weights

Yes, I weigh in the morning before I eat, naked lol. I started at 138 and then I went to 140 then 139.5 then 142, then 144 then 142 over the course of a couple weeks

I measure everything to the gram on my food scale except individual packaged foods, but I figured for those if they are a little off, my exercise calories will make up the difference. I don't put anything in my mouth without recording first, so I don't forget later. I'm a little obsessive when it comes to tracking. My…