Bethane2

My son hates peanut butter, so I use either cream cheese or butter- health fats are actually beneficial to kids, especially if they are not featured in high amounts elsewhere in their diet. We eat lean meats, so not a lot of animal fats. I'll make lunches of homemade chicken nuggets with organic ketchup, along with things…

Most of the time our uncontrollable urge to eat is brought on by our bodies seeking macro and micro nutrients. Try upping your protein levels, and adding in lots of fruit and veggies. Eliminating empty calories is also a good plan. Its hard as a new mom. You need a lot more energy just to keep up, than you might have…

Go with a good craft/micro brew beer. They are higher in calories, but are better quality carbs, most are made with lots of good great grains, hops barley... etc. A heavier beer usually takes longer to drink (for some of us) so you may have one instead of 2 or 3. As others have posted- go with quality- not quantity-

You may be consuming too few calories and putting your body/metabolism into starvation mode. Take a look at the portions of macro nutrients you are consuming, and consider lowering the carbs and increase the healthy fats (olive, coconut, grape seed oils). The HGC is a really tough/stressful diet (on the body) and your…