OMG Do NOT take metamucil while breastfeeding!!!! It's not medically harmful at all, but the ingredients pass thru to breast milk and can cause gas in the baby.
I know. I did it. Twice. I had 2 of the worst gassy babies before I discovered that was part of the problem. The 2nd two were not as bad, but since I still had a different part of a problem, they were gassy as well.
An obvious major problem with weight loss is over eating. The stomach is like a rubber bag - it's stretchy - and like a balloon, the more it's stretched, the looser it gets when empty. When you reduce your food intake, the balloon doesn't get as filled as it's used to. You don't feel full.
What to do? Make yourself feel full without food but by filling it with metamucil? Or over time, allow the balloon to shrink by restricting food intake and feeling the effects of hunger (even though you don't need those calories to survive)? At least, for a while. Until it shrinks.
I like to think long-term. This isn't a diet. This isn't temporary. We're here to change our lifestyle. Part of that lifestyle change is eating healthy portions. I don't think filling your belly with metamucil is a good long term method. I think you should make your food portions smaller over time, eating more frequently when needed, but eventually, eating no more than you can fit in both palms of your hand in any one sitting.
I'm not a nutritionist. Just a chick sharing my observations.
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