gaining weight
I lost way too much weight while I was nursing Mari. Now that we've pretty much completed the weaning process, I'm still not gaining enough weight (my periods returned for a few months...but now they are irregular at best). I eat really healthy (I think I might have a borderline eating disorder in regard to injesting empty calories...) I hate junk food. I can do some sweets; but they have to be gourmet, and I can only stand a few bites. I can eat enormous amounts of protein and not gain weight. I already eat a ton of cheese, whole milk yogurt, and olives.
Being too skinny makes me look old! Plus, regular cycles would be cool. Any suggestions?
Being too skinny makes me look old! Plus, regular cycles would be cool. Any suggestions?
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OK I guess I am no help, just relating lol.
@bahamamama4828 I estimated my calorie intake around 3500 too! I'm not severely underweight...I just look better when I'm above 125 (I'm 5'7")...and I have no butt unless I reach 130
@smcox yes some women are that way but the nice part is u probably had no problem getting pregnant and will have great milk supply. I'm having some hard time ttc right now and with my daughter my milk supply was horible and I did everything possible to try bring it up but it would only help like an oz I spent soo much money on it too. I wouldn't mind taking some of that weight I think if I got to 90 pounds that's the weight I was when I got pregnant with my daughter. Then that would be great!
@Jules if you are concerned about weight contributing to ttc & milk supply, cut out all empty calories. Eat healthy fats like nuts, avocados, olives/olive oil. I was dramatically underweight when I conceived my first. Only a little underweight when I conceived my second. Plus, I'm a famous over-supplier in my bfing group, despite my lack of body-fat. Even with my first (who was born 10 weeks early, spent 5 weeks in the nicu, and I had to artificially induce lactation [w/ a pump because he couldn't nurse because babies that early have to be tube fed at LEAST til 32 weeks gestation...even then, they aren't strong enough to nurse exclusively and have to be bottle fed part-time), and we conquered almost every nursing-obsticle afterward). I know body-fat does play a part in ovulation, but if you consume lots of healthy fats, it just might give your body the edge to start the baby-making process! (Plus, nuts and dried fruit are nutrient dense foods so they take up less room in your stomach and you can eat more!)
Even though your hubbs works a lot, the man-part of baby making is simple, just climb on top of him when he gets home from work (us skinny girls have a lot of energy too, lol)