Posts by andi8983

I know this is an old post and not sure if the OP is even checking it but just wanted to add that you could try an e-cigarette, that way you'd get the nicotine without the smoke and extra chemicals that come from regular cigarettes.  I used to be a smoker/dipper/anything nicotine-er and have been a runner on and off since I was a kid..  I stopped smoking when I got pregnant 2 years ago but every now and then I'll take a few drags of an e-cigarette and it doesn't affect my running at all.

Are you breastfeeding?  Your calorie needs will be different if you're breastfeeding, check out the Pregnancy and Parenting section of these forums.

Original Post by bierorama:

Original Post by andi8983:

I am currently 141 lbs and 5'2. My goal weight is 120 lbs (for now).  I have already lost 30 lbs of pregnancy weight, but have been stalled at 141 for 5 weeks.

The calculator on this site http://nutritiondata.self.com/tools/calories- burned  gives me a goal of 2247 for sedentary ad 2489 for lightly active.  I am mostly in a small apartment taking care of the baby all day, plus housework.

I could have written this post after my son was born. I'm 5'2" and my weight loss stalled at 140 pounds at about 6 weeks postpartum. I was eating roughly 1,500 calories a day and not exercising at all (besides the occasional walk). My milk supply started to dry up and I was tired all the time.

I wasn't eating enough. As soon as I upped my calories to roughly 2,000 (give or take 100), I started losing again. I continued eating that amount until my son weaned off breastfeeding at 12 months. I made it down to 127 pounds by 4 months postpartum and then bounced between 120 and 125 until, well, now.

The Nutrition Data calculator is probably right considering the running.

Yeah we have the exact same stats!  Well, it's after dinner and I'm only at 1721 calories, and I ran today.   Guess I probably wasn't eating as much as I thought!  I will probably eat a little more to get up to at least 2000.

Thanks for the advice, maybe 2100 is still a little high.  I am EBFing and the little dude is in the 97% for weight (hes 2.5 months and already 15.5 lbs) so I need a lot of milk to sustain him.  Pre-preg when I was 117 lbs I was eating 1800 calories a day and still losing.  So I'm guessing I need more than that, but I am also not nearly as active as I was before I got pregnant.

I do not feel like I'm really overeating, just eating to hunger.  Is it ever OK to be hungry while BFing?

Original Post by bierorama:

For those asking about calorie intake while nursing, here is a calculator that takes breastfeeding into account:

http://nutritiondata.self.com/tools/calories- burned

Kalalu: But you have lost weight since your baby was born, right? Are you sure you're eating enough?

Pipnut: I'm also 5'2" and was eating 2,000+ while breastfeeding. I lost weight and did very little exercise. If you're resuming Zumba that does burn 1,000 calories per class (I'm a little wary of this. Do you wear a HR monitor to get this number?), you'll probably have to eat 2,500+ to keep up milk production and weight loss.

Andi: See my advice to Pipnut. Are you sure you're eating enough? My weight loss stalled around the same time yours did when I was trying to take in 1,500 calories a day while breastfeeding. As soon as I increased them, I started losing again.

Sorry, just saw this.  Thank you for the advice.  I eat to hunger and I'm pretty sure I'm overeating.  I'm not counting calories at all but I eat 3 meals plus snacks and have a big bowl of ice cream every night.  I eat a lot of fattening foods.  I'd be really surprised if my calories were lower than 2500/day.  I'll check out that link to get an idea of what I should be eating, I've just been too lazy/busy to even try to count.

I knew I wanted kids when I found out I was pregnant 

Hi! I used to be a regular on this site then got pregnant in February 2011.  I'm a nursing mom too.  My baby is almost 8 weeks old, and I want to get a head start on getting back into shape.

 Before I was pregnant, I was 116 lbs (after 2 years of calorie counting and running).   I got up to 172 lbs at the end of my pregnancy, and am now at 141.   My first goal is 130 lbs, then I will take it from there.

I am not counting calories at all right now, and just eating to hunger because I have a huge baby and I don't want my supply to suffer.   However, I've added in 2 mile runs every other day since getting the OK from my doc to start exercising.

Anyone have success with not calorie counting and just exercising while breastfeeding in order to lose weight slowly?

Eat more!  You are definitely not eating enough.  You need to fuel  your body to continue losing weight and to be active.    I'd say at least 1800 calories a day.

I'm in the same boat..can I join the group?  I'm 27, 5'2, around 117.  I'm looking to get down to about 110-112.  Currently on 1600-1800 calories, exercising 5 or 6 times a week. Just started trying to lose the extra weight last week.

What are you girls looking at for calories?  Since we're all around the same weight maybe we can help each other with realistic calorie goals.

Well I'm certainly not ripped, but compared to noodle arms like I had before, it seems to be doing something for me.  Did you do power yoga?  To me, that's definitely a workout.