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Advise on how to deal with postpartum depression
Hi, I gave birth to my second son almost 5 months ago. I was happy, busy and losing weight with the support of MFP. 2 months ago, work started to get busy and I was starting to get stressed about all the things I need to accomplish. I stopped going on to MFP. I started emotional eating, gaining wait, and slowly feeling…
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how much calories do you REALLY need when BF?
I am BF right now. I have been having a difficult time losing weight. If I eat too little, I feel starved and end up over eat later on (which was what happened yesterday). If I eat more, I can't lose weight. Any suggestion on the optimal calorie intake level for BF mom? MFP tells me that I should consume 1,200 calories per…
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How long would it take!!!
I just recently started going back to exercising and now face this period that I always hate the most. Whenever I start to exercise again, my weight would plateau or even go up for a period of time. I get extremely hungry all the time, which makes it harder. I know that it is normal, as I start to build up muscles. It is…
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Talk about the "weakest hours"...
I am generally a very healthy eater. I enjoy a wide variety of food, fruit/vegetables and occasional sweets. Most of time, I do not need to eat a larger portion and I stop eating when I am full. BUT, things look very different during my "weakest hours", namely between noon and 3PM. This is usually when work gets more…
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eating healthy in parties?
I am at a bbq party right now and it is very difficult to keep my fitness goal in check right now, especially when surrounded with food and drinks. How do you keep eating healthy in parties, especially when summer is approaching?