Virginia90 Member

So since I'm breastfeeding, and probably burning about 200 calories a day with that, theoretically, I could eat 1700 calories a day and lose a pound/week? :noway: I must have REALLY been overeating to have kept gaining weight. Especially since my daughter didn't slow down with her nursing until recently...

Thank you! I knew I had to of been missing something! It was the 1.2 factor! lol

Well, when you're nursing a toddler, it pretty much is! :laugh:

So...since I have a "sedentary lifestyle", I take 1669*1.2=2002.8, and then subtract 500 calories for 1lb a week? Which means 1502.8 calories a day would give me 1lb of weight loss a week? Correct?

Search breastfeeding in the foods area. It will add negative calories - pick the one that best fits your situation! =D You can look in my diary if you need to see what I mean - it is under drinks (lol). Try to pick one that takes away fat, carbs, calcium, etc. too so you can get a better idea of what you actually need to…

Ha! I don't think I'll do this...I'm sporting I's...

I pulled a pair of Kansas City Chief's sweatpants out of my drawer this morning, and was sad to find they didn't fit! Then I looked at the tag and they are larges - it'll be several pounds gone before they fit, but I'm determined to fit into them and then have them be too big!

Do you mean using chocolate protein powder with hot milk/water or making coco and then just adding in some powder? And hey, if it taste like *kitten*, at least it'll taste like a chocolaty *kitten*! :laugh:

Try to find one that also takes out the calcium, fats, etc. too - I didn't realize breastfeeding depleted calcium so bad! I have my entry as an "Older baby/Minimal feedings" and it STILL takes out an insane amount of calcium! I have to deliberately make sure I get enough!

I think you are talking about water chestnuts! As for the 4 oz thing, it depends. When something refers to a liquid, 4 ounces is half a cup because it measures volume, but when talking about solid things (like veges), 4 ounces is measuring weight, so 4 ounces could be 1/4 cup, 1 cup, or 100 cups depending on how dense…

Celery and peanut butter, broccoli and cheese (YUM! - I usually do like 2 cups of broccoli and 1/4 cup shredded cheese.) Basically a huge portion of a low calorie vegetable, with a small bit of something tasty along with it. If you have spaghetti squash, you can make a big plate of that with a little olive oil, basil,…

I agree with not taking what Dr. Oz says to heart...the guy advocates certain things that he doesn't use/refuses for his own family....he's all about the $$.

Oh my gosh! I totally just realized what my husband meant when he said, "There is a difference! The pink is there!" I got annoyed with him and replied with something like, "Yeah, I just got done with my workout! Of course I'm PINK!" Then I decided to sulk off...lol...oh gosh. Poor guy!

Really? The only one I really can see a difference in is my back one...but I was also wearing a different bra. :indifferent:

Okay....so I'll post some 1 week pictures. The first ones were taken on the 2nd and the second ones were taken tonight - both right after I got done with the workout. I don't know if I see a difference, but my husband said he did...Oh...and the stretchy, saggy belly? That's what a 10lb 11oz baby will do to it. :embarassed:

I thought there was over 200 grams of sugar in a cup of sugar and only about 17 grams of sugar in a banana, or roughly 4.5 sugar cubes. :wink:

Ah okay, good to know. That's why I'm exercising while doing this - I want to keep this tiny amount of muscle I already have.

I am eating most of my exercise calories back (and it's why I exercise a little extra sometimes, so I can eat a little more. LOL) I am measuring everything (it's annoying my husband. lol) and weighing things on my postal scale (until I get a kitchen scale) that need weighing. So I can't build muscle while eating less? Does…

I've been doing it since January 1st. That makes sense - I am learning more about my health and body than I ever did in health class in school. lol

I'm hesitant to believe it's water retention, because from the 1st to the 2nd, I dropped 5lbs overnight and assumed that was my water weight (probably from eating less carbs - unintentionally) . Since then, nothing. :frown:

I will change my diary to track sodium - I was astounded how much sodium was in soy sauce and instant mashed potatoes! I can't image how high my sodium intake was before I started to eat healthy!

So...protein...is extra good or bad? =/

I didn't know that about my muscles retaining water - good to know! And I also didn't know it was bad to workout more than once a day - I've been doing it because it feels good - my body apparently likes to be moving. :laugh: I will cut back on the extra exercise for now.

I'm not worried about the breastfeeding - it's definitely minimal - she only BFs before naps and bedtime and once at night, so I doubt I'm even using 200 calories for that (which I'm accounting for), and my lactation consultant said it was okay and to just keep an eye on my supply with my decreased calorie intake - so far…

Okay...I'm glad to hear it took a few weeks for some people. My sodium intake was high most day - I'm working on getting mos tof the processed foods outta the house, but have to do it slowly money-wise.

My diary is open. :smile: I eat a wide variety of stuff.

I'm so paranoid that I measured wrong though. :ohwell:

I have almost 100 pounds to lose though - I thought it was okay to have my goal set at 2lbs until I reach about 75lbs to lose? Then move it down a little?

I'm doing the 30 Day Shred, and also throwing in extra exercise some days (but not all because of lack of time with the kiddo). The extra exercise ranges from walking outside (on warm days) to Zumba on the Wii.

oo! We are almost twins! I'm 21 5 ft 1.75 inches SW: 224 CW: 215 GW: 135 (and then we'll see if more is possible) And also a tech-geek!!