zeff, are you eating enough? Hard to tell for sure, but those look like under-1000 calorie menus to me. Your breakfasts are tiny. Particularly with breastfeeding I would think you'd be starving.

I've put my foods into fitday and I'm right around 1800 cals. I usually have 1.5 or 2 portions for lunch and dinner. I'm not really a breakfast person and eating a lot in the mornings makes me draggy for the rest of the day, but I do try to pick up extra calories elsewhere.

My supply has not been affected either.

I'll try to up the calories for a week or so and see what happens. I should also probably up my exercise - I started the C25K program and then quit when it got hot. DH and I are going to start walking in the evenings.

What is C25K??

couch to 5k -- it's a 5k training program available for free on the web.

Hi all!

Well, I am off South Beach for a bit. Had a stomach set-back and have to stay away from the raw fruits and veggies. BUT I am going to modify it so that I am still losing just won't be 100% SBD friendly. I will hang around though if that is ok?

I have a job interview tomorrow which is good. It was 5 weeks without an interview and 18 weeks on unemployment (which ran out last week). So yeah, I am wanting to binge like crazy but I haven't and won't gorshdarnit!

Hope you are all well!
Jenn

Hi girls! The dogs let me sleep.... almost 11 hours! :yikes: I can't believe it. It was almost 11 when I got up today. Looks like they're finally getting used to being here, since they only have 4 nights left.

Not much on the agenda for today. Just picking Little Guy up from school, otherwise it's a lazy dog-danglin' day.

Gonna get cleaned up and I'm super thirsty. Talk to you all soon! Hope you're all having a great day!!!

Lisa

Zeff, I don't have a Mirena, but I took Seasonale, which has the same active ingredient. That pill killed me! Doctor said one of its side effects is weight gain. Why did he give it to me??? The month I changed to Yaz, I lost 10 pounds.

Seasonale also made me very depressed, to the point of thinking my family would be better off without me. It was awful. Thankfully, I had a doctor who listened to me. Changing birth control made all the difference. Just be aware of your body and your emotions.

Chel - I haven't noticed any weight gain or emotional side effects. In fact, I really like it. I just wonder if my tough time losing any pounds has anything to do with the mirena or is more an issue of my diet/breastfeeding.

Zeff- I thought the same thing about your food- Looks like not much food to me... especially since most of the veggies are low cal...

I've been eating until I was full -- almost too full sometimes. I'll try eating more food.

I just had an apple with peanut butter for a snack.

this is my menu for tomorrow (keep in mind we're traveling)

Breakfast: 3 eggs, scrambled; 2 slices turkey bacon; strawberries; milk
Lunch: spinach salad with bell peppers, onions, mushrooms, broccoli, chicken breast, hard boiled egg, balsamic vinegar and roasted almonds; iced tea (unsweetened)
snack: string cheese; lentil muffin; milk
Dinner: turkey, roast beef and rf swiss roll-ups on collard greens (2); apple slices; grapes; water
snack: plain low-fat yogurt with chopped strawberries

I'm getting about 2,000 calories according to fitday with this menu. Since we're leaving for vacation tomorrow, I don't think it will be hard to eat more than I usually do. :)

Thanks, girls!