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Hey everyone, is anyone doing it now? I just signed up. Sounded like something fun. I'll be doing it with an online coach as well. Anyone starting now? Would love the additional support :)

I stopped around 12 months when I didn't see any changes in weight. I figure the slight adjustment is enough to offset any underestimating I may do with food because no matter how accurate I try to be, there will be some.

Height: 5'5.5" Pre Preg: 120 Preggo Weight Gain: 35 lbs (155 lbs total at delivery) Post Delivery:...I want to say 140lbs? 4 weeks PP: 135lbs 2 months PP: 130 lbs 5 months PP: 143lbs (yeah, I guess I was using BF as an excuse) 1 year PP: 133 lbs (lost 10 lbs in the last 3 months) 19 months PP: 127 lbs (lost 6 lbs in 4…

I'm 130ish and I eat roughly 1600-1700 daily (that includes exercise that ranges between 300 - 800 cals a day). I am still breastfeeding three times a day. And I am maintaining at this. So everyone is very different. For me to lose, I have to drop to 1400-1500 a day with same exercise. And it will be a slow loss. I'm also…

I'm also not quite certain why you feel the need to stop. If you are not ready and bambino is not ready, then just continue. I was being pressured by family to wean around 1 and I decided long ago that if I am ready, I will as my main goal was 1 year. However, my milk production is still there and I will basically continue…

I think there are a lot of women out there in a very similar position. I'm exactly 10 lbs away from my pre-preggo weight and no matter what I do, it doesn't budge...well, I guess I could try being more drastic but I'm not sure if that's going to come back to bite me in the butt if I do. Part of me constantly has a…

I only had a little one after mine (one child) and it went away. I've seen others do it, but it takes getting down to a pretty low body fat, lots of discipline in the kitchen, and working those abs. Hopefully others have more direct experience and maybe pictures to share.

Wow, I wish I had that problem (although the grass is always greener on the other side). Anyways, I have hypothyroidism, so I believe that is possibly a reason I may have a harder time losing than someone else. I think it is quite likely that you may have the opposite problem. Although, I thought that women with PCOS are…

I agree with sardelsa. It's super individual. I gained 35 lbs during pregnancy and dropped 25 of them within the first few weeks. Every day I would be like a lb less for a while (that was nice...) Then I got so concerned with lack of supply and establishing good supply that I did not watch how much I was eating and the…

I just added a new exercise in cardio. I started out with -500 cals when my son was under a year and nursing a lot. Then I went to toddler breastfeeding. I think there are actually some of these already prepopulated in the database so you can search for those. Then it just tracks these calories as exercise that you can eat…

Pre Preg: 120 Preggo Weight Gain: 35 lbs (155 lbs total at delivery) Post Delivery:...I want to say 140lbs? 4 weeks PP: 135lbs 2 months PP: 130 lbs 5 months PP: 143lbs (yeah, I guess I was using BF as an excuse) 1 year PP: 133 lbs (lost 10 lbs in the last 3 months) I hope to get down to 120 soon, but it's going to be a…

Awesome! thanks for the info. That would make sense. I think what I have read siting bioavailability and such talked more about up to 6 months of age and perhaps a little longer. It's very interesting to see the actual numbers you sited above. Thanks again! An no, I don't think cereals are pointless, even including rice…

FTM here and kiddo is nearing 10 months. We did the iron levels check at a bit over 9 months as I wanted it and our pediatrician is very conservative and was worried about no rice or other kind of cerial since we did BLW (which she has never heard of before). Iron levels were not sky high, but they were completely in the…

At 4 months PP I couldn't do much other than walk (I was still on maternity leave). Now at 9+ months, I have finally gotten into a routine. I'm a morning person as well. Tried night workouts but it's just not for me. Too easy to say I'm too tired, or it's too late, or I've got other stuff to do. And I didn't want to miss…

We started with Avocado and broccoli which he loved. He still loves avocado but isn't as crazy about broccoli any longer. In general though, he loves veggies and fruit, but is not as interested in fish and meats. Also, not so crazy about eggs yet either. He does try almost everything we put in front of him though and…

We've always stuck with condoms. Doesn't mess with hormones, idiot proof, and pretty effective.

We started at a week short of 6 months. But we did baby led weaning so the amounts of food were negligible for a while. Only as of a month ago is he really starting to consume a sizeable amount of food. Growth is all on track, so there are no concerns. Iron checked and that was good as well. I think some studies suggest…

Actually I went through this as well right around the age of your LO. I started freaking out thinking I'm having a nursing strike. And it probably was a bit. He would still nurse well at night and before naps, but not other times and would openly reject. I just used nighttime and nap time for productive nursing and within…

I have the same issue. And I have been working out like mad woman three weeks straight. In fact, I feel like my pants have gotten tighter :( I'm thinking I need to subtract less than 500 calories and probably try to cut out all sugars, including in my coffee. Ugly cry.

Hmm...maybe I should try counting 250 calories instead of 500. Worth a try. Right now it's not budging at all. And the daily calculator laughs at me showing what I'll weigh in 5 weeks. Yeah....right.

Had the same concerns as you and I started work right around when he turned five months. I believe it's just your supply adjusting to his needs. In my case I was producing 20-24 ounces in three pumping sessions and then it dipped to 16. Now it has evened out at 17-18 and he hardly ever eats that much when I am away. Don't…

Mine did the same thing. Still nursing well at nine months. But unless it's for a nap or night time he really hardly ever nurses more than 3-5 minutes any more. Started around 4-5 months as well. And he still doesn't sleep through the night and nurses twice at night typically. I would not worry if weight gain is good.