Joined: 23 Jun 2004 Posts: 6594 Location: Planet Tampaxia,
Posted: 02-26-07 08:20am
1200 is *not* enough to be healthy while
breastfeeding.
if your starve your body it will hold onto
water (water retention makes you look
bigger) and also fats.
good fats are *essential* for cell
regrowth in the body.
also you should be more concerned with
shape than weight.
muscles is heavier and denser than fat.
so a soft untoned person with the same
clothing size as a toned person would
weigh less than the toned person but be
less healthy.
try to do 20 mins walking everyday - pop
brianne in the buggy/stroller and take her
with you.
make those 20 mins real walking - not just
ambling along.
as well as your 20 mins 4 times a week on
the gazelle.
in the UK we have a campaign for weight
loss - the basis is your get a pedometer
and you do at least 10,000 steps per day
walking while eating a healthy balanced
diet.
another thing to note is that at some
point a lot of people reach a weight
"plateau". and it seems as if the weight
stops coming off. this is the point most
people give up on their diets.
changing to an alternative diet at this
point can help.
drinking than 8 glasses (each glass is
250ml) per day is recommended.
if you are exercising (to a sweat),
breastfeeding you may need to as much as
double that.
but be sure you are getting natural salts
and mineral and electrolytes because if
you don't your risk hyponatremia/water
intoxication.
so you might want to consider replacing
some of the extra water with a sports
drink or gatorade
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Bridget
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Posted: 02-26-07 10:12am
megums1211
wrote:
IHeartMyBostonTerrier
wrote:
41 points is a lot, you
should have no problem! i do a different
plan where i have a different amount every
day of the week, today was 24 and i can
manage but i wish i got more.
good luck! feel free to pm me if you want
any snack or meal ideas.
oh, and drink lots of
water!
What plan do u
do?
it's called "the wendie plan", it's not an
official weight watchers plan but tons of
people do it. it's based on a really old
ww program, so i get a points range
instead of just a set number. on the
current plan i'd get 27 points every day,
but on the wendie plan i get between 24-31
depending on the day of the week
(yesterday was 24, today i get 31,
tomorrow is 29, etc) and on saturdays i
get 41 (and i literally eat all day).
throwing that high point day in is a way
of "tricking" your body and metabolism and
kind of keeps things going. if you ever
hit a plateau i'll tell you more about
it.
oh, and definitely buy a food scale! it's
pretty much necessary for weight watchers.
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eeyore46
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Posted: 05-13-08 22:30pm
Weight watchers works! Everyone at work
is on this diet and I have seen the
results first hand! You do not have to
attend meetings - just sign up on line as
you have done and believe me it works and
it is a healthy way to lose way.
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FL Charm
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Posted: 05-26-08 00:53am
Oh, How I feel for you! I know what it is
like to be that desparate. While it is
not a good idea to lose weight while you
are breastfeeding, you need some immediate
attention. Best wishes to you and I hope
you find the answer soon. God Bless.
