HELP ME RE: FOOD

Have you considered doing the Weight Watchers lactation plan in 3 more weeks? I believe it's a 6 weeks you can start it. Someone is bound to have the info so you can do it at own instead of going to meetings. That's my plan anyway!

As for snacks....fruit is the obvious one but there are some others that I really enjoy and have found work for me...

baby carrots/celery and hummus (yum)
Rice crackers and salsa to dip
Weight watchers breakfast bars toasted

It's also not a bad idea to have a few sweet things on hand to have occassionally...that way you are less likely to binge!

Freeze snack size pinky bars...yummy treat and last longer frozen!
weight watchers biscuits
Low fat yoghurt ( the lite dessert ones are yummy!! there are flavours like apricot danish and lemon menguerine - again good for a sweet treat)

Hope this helps a little!

Good luck!

i havent heard of the weigh watchers plan for breast feeding mums.... i'd be interested to find out more too.. thanks for mentioning it paws
im no way near my pre pregnancy weight about 8 kg over at least.

the thing that got me is last time with emma, i breastfed and everyone said that it helps with weight loss afterwards, but for me even though i ate really healthy and walked heaps everyday i gained a HUGE amount of weight and it wasnt until stopping feeding at 5 months (and my periods returned) that the weight just fell off of me and i lost over 20kg.

intersting fact i just read about 10 mins ago in a baby book (treasures baby book) is " raised progesterone levels mean that a few women dont lose weight, and may even gain weight while breast feeding" i wish i had of known that back then because it really depressed me at the time, and im sure people were judging me, well it felt like it anyway. i hated the thought that people may be thinking i was lazy or something.

im not one of these people that "obsess" about their weight i was just upset that it was pilling on for what seemed like no reason and i wanted to feel good about myself and i do again now

mini pinky bars are a great idea, marshmallow in general is low in points so keep some on hand. Also the smaller gingernuts, not arnotts but that other brand are really low in points for a sweet treat. I have just had rice crackers with hummus, a yoghurt and banana for lunch and i think all up it was probably only 5-6points. Also i find i get fuller quicker if i prepare a meal/snack rather than picking all the time cos it looks like more sitting on my plate if that makes sense.

Linelle, bfing makes you really hungry. Drink heaps of water which helps a bit with the hunger, have a good breakfast (cereal, toast, fruit) and snack on the yummy things that the others have mentioned. Good luck

you do need to eat more when you're breastfeeding. and don't worry too much, if you're already down to your pre-pregnancy weight then you're doing fantastic! i didn't get back to that til mikey was about 6-7 weeks old.

yeah low GI food is pretty important, grain bread, youghurt etc.... I was on a low GI low sugar and fat (or should i say no sugar and fat) diet with the gestational diabetes and lost weight in my last trimester.

Holy cow - you're ALREADY back at your pre-pregnancy weight... legend!!!  I hope I'm like that (seriously doubting it, but hoping nonetheless!).  You lucky, lucky lade - just don't stress about losing any further weight, you're far too busy and important in baby's life to let yourself go hungry.