[Heather73]

I found this site while browsing. It seems like a pretty friendly and supportive group here and I thought that joining might help keep me motivated to lose that last 15 pounds of baby weight I earned during my recent pregnancy. Perhaps I can encourage others as well!

Although my usual method of weight loss is low carb based, I am not going there at this time since I am still nursing my little one and do not want to go into ketosis. Nor do I want to cut out whole food groups or reduce calories too low. So, my eating plan is to mainly focus on whole, healthful foods, with a moderate amount of fruit and starches and try not to snack too much as that seems to help me to digest and process meals better. Oh, and regular exercise is a high priority too!

I noticed there is a pregnant/breastfeeding forum here..can anyone also point me to a group that centers around eating natural foods, perhaps slightly lower in carbs? It would be great to be able to share thoughts or food ideas.

Thank you!

[Mollikins]

HEATHER ! And on taking that first step towards a HEALTHIER you !!

[hmtklein]

Hello Heather,
Welcome to the group and congrats on the baby. My name is Heather too. There is a section for low carb on here. I just started doing low carb my nutritionist has me subtracting fiber grams from my carb total - so it isn't hard to do low carb with fiber rich foods. Not sure that I will ever rich ketosis but I'm not starving either.
Good luck getting started and I hope you find a plan that works well for you!
Heather

[meowee]

Hi there . . . glad to have you joining us . . .

There's a forum dedictated to the Whole Foods Lifestyle over here . . . http://www.3fatchicks.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=209

You might also want to take a look at our Featherweights Forum . . . http://www.3fatchicks.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=197 . . . it's designed especially for those who are working on those last few pounds.