JMKelmer

Hi there - I also felt absolutely terrible when I was at this point about a year ago when my daughter was 11 months. I would get dizzy, extremely tired and irritable when trying to reduce calories to lost the last 10-15. While there are guidelines in place that you mentioned, I finally just decided that it was best to…

hey ya, I just read about this, your body goes into starvation mode if under too much. I believe if your net is under 1100 this starts... I read also you may gain a pound while your body transitions back into losing weight. good luck!

sounds GREAT! Bump!

you can do it!!! Kids are amazing and worth all the challenges you will face!!!!

Hey there - way to go! Nursing is such a great thing for baby and mom. You need an extra 300-500 calories a day while nursing on top of what mfp tell you is your daily allowance. A great website if you haven't gone to it is kellymom.com. Free site a great deal about nutrition while nursing. Good luck mama! Jen

Bloody Mary

Please don't get discouraged! You are doing GREAT. Keep it up it is all worth it. I go through periods of time when I have a corrot and gain 5lbs and then other times when I eat whatever and lose an lb. I really think the cyclical nature of hormones play a role. Hang in there sister your time is coming and when it does you…

Wow!!! I'm so thankful to all of you for your great responses. I'm going to try each one of these once a week for the next 5 weeks. Thanks again - what a great group of people on this site! Jen

I'm totally the same way, Vitabrownies (100 calories) or Vita muffins really help me out. They are in the frozen food isle. I have those plain or with a little fat free cool whip and its like having real dessert. I also like the WW ice cream bars. Hope this helps and good luck!