I hope I can find some experienced moms on here who have BTDT! my DS is now 17 months old but still BF'ing a lot. I have been trying to eat fairly sensibly but not trying to lose any weight since he was born. I did lose around 6 lbs in June when we went on a trip for a week and I ate a lot less because I was in a non-TF house. (DS and I mostly ate what I had brought or managed to buy there, plus some meat and veggies that were served.) I must have been busy enough too that I didn't think too much about my appetite.
Well the weight came back and then some. I'm getting really fed up. Some SAD sneaks in there but we eat pretty healthily otherwise. I think it's the carbs. This seems to coincide with my baking of no-knead bread over the last 4 months, plus the once a week homemade ice cream. Carbs have always been an issue for me. I remember when I did Atkins for 2 yrs back in the day, feeling so amazing. And when I started TF I was single and ate very very simply, and that also made me feel extremely healthy.
I want to know what I can safely cut back on and by how much, without affecting DS. Is cutting out all grains too much while BFing? And all sweeteners? Do I still need to have a little, say, a slice of bread every day or two, and maybe some raw honey/coconut oil balls? The Paleo diet sounds intriguing and I know I'd FEEL good doing it but wonder if that's going too far. It's very, very hard for me to just eat a little less, I get sooo hungry and I MUST eat. My appetite is crazy. I really don't want to wait until he's weaned to start losing. I'd love to get rid of at least 10 lbs starting now.
You would think that with a 36 lb 17 month old, he'd be sucking me dry of every extra calorie I ate and I'd be a waif by now.
Maybe my body is keeping on extra fat as a famine precaution knowing it's got to feed that ravenous boy? TIA everyone, for any tips you can give me.
Well the weight came back and then some. I'm getting really fed up. Some SAD sneaks in there but we eat pretty healthily otherwise. I think it's the carbs. This seems to coincide with my baking of no-knead bread over the last 4 months, plus the once a week homemade ice cream. Carbs have always been an issue for me. I remember when I did Atkins for 2 yrs back in the day, feeling so amazing. And when I started TF I was single and ate very very simply, and that also made me feel extremely healthy.
I want to know what I can safely cut back on and by how much, without affecting DS. Is cutting out all grains too much while BFing? And all sweeteners? Do I still need to have a little, say, a slice of bread every day or two, and maybe some raw honey/coconut oil balls? The Paleo diet sounds intriguing and I know I'd FEEL good doing it but wonder if that's going too far. It's very, very hard for me to just eat a little less, I get sooo hungry and I MUST eat. My appetite is crazy. I really don't want to wait until he's weaned to start losing. I'd love to get rid of at least 10 lbs starting now.
You would think that with a 36 lb 17 month old, he'd be sucking me dry of every extra calorie I ate and I'd be a waif by now.
Maybe my body is keeping on extra fat as a famine precaution knowing it's got to feed that ravenous boy? TIA everyone, for any tips you can give me.
I can't make myself stick to them. I have to be accountable to someone...lol, like my DS for our walks. (He must have outside time or he's impossible to live with.) I used to take ashtanga yoga and kickboxing classes, and did a 9 week boot camp through the same health club. OH! Was it fun! But unless I've paid through the nose for a membership and have someone expecting me to be there...I won't do it. Bad bad me. lol
