BFing moms- hunger

[TrudyCampbell]

I am hungry like the wolf. 

I can never be fully satisfied. 

Does this ever end? If I wake up in the MOTN I have to eat or I can't sleep. 

[lauranicole91]

My nightstand used to be filled with granola bars, nutrigrain bars, crackers, and lots of other snacks. It was exhausting trying to keep up with the hunger. Especially in the MOTN.

[laurack]

well ruby is sucking a lot of calories out of you! Not saying she's fat or anything. Just... husky

But yes I am hungry a lot. Now I'm tracking my food to try to lose weight and I find that I don't have room to eat junk or drink a lot of alcohol because in order to eat less than 2000 calories a day I have to eat all healthy food to stave off hunger.

I feel like I'm constantly eating something.

[EnchantedSoul]

I'm hungriest at the end of the day. Like 9 or 10 o'clock. I think because I'm moving all day and once I settle, the hunger hits. I also think this is why my weight loss is slow. Since I'm dairy free, my usual snacks are off limits so I'm eating lots of peanuts and peanut butter.

And I will mention my bitterness at not losing weight due to BFing. Bah humbug!

[Deleted]

I remember being starving all the time for like 8 months. I used to have to keep food by the bed so I could eat in the MOTN. It does end though, especially when they are in solids and not nursing as much.

[helicase]

I'm starving all the time. I'm eating every hour. It's exhausting.

[sandj82110]

I am starved all day long. I am never full. I don't gain weight during pregnancy but I do breast feeding. I'm bigger now than I was after I have birth. I keep saying I'm going to eat better, exercise, yada yada but the hunger has a mind of it's own and I have no willpower while breast feeding.

[bean47]

I'm eating a lot too. I keep granola bars on my nightstand because I'm starving in the middle of the night.

[carawestt]

I'm always hungry. I'm constantly getting up in the MOTN to eat a bowl of cereal or something because it will wake me up.

[devotchka]

Jul 31, 2014 9:57:25 GMT -5 TrudyCampbell said:

I am hungry like the wolf. 

I can never be fully satisfied. 

Does this ever end? If I wake up in the MOTN I have to eat or I can't sleep. 

This is how I gained all my weight! Ok not all but half. I was hungry all the goddamn time!  

[Deleted]

I'm pretty much always hungry in normal life.
Add breastfeeding and that hunger is magnified x5.
Add running and breastfeeding and I am insatiable. I started running last week and forgot how much more I need to eat.
I think my husband is judging me, lol.

Breastfeeding also gives me a super crazy sweet tooth. (which usually means my body needs protein. I compromise with ice cream.)

eta: I am always hungry normally because I am pretty active and I really like food. I eat plenty and healthfully

[TrudyCampbell]

It's 11:30am.

I've already eaten 2 slices of cinnamon raisin ezekiel bread topped with almond butter and green apple, a large coffee with skim milk, a frozen meal for lunch that was pasta, chicken, veggies, goat cheese sauce, a WW ice cream candy bar, and about 6 glasses of water.

[sunshineluv]

Some days are worse than other for me. Today my hunger is manageable. So far I have had a kashi bar, an apple, 10 wheat thins, two cups of coffee, and about 30 oz of water.

It is a lot of work to try and eat healthyish, but stay full enough to not go out of my mind.

Our chunky babies need our milk though

Annabelle is 21 lbs 3 oz as of her doc apt yesterday, all that weight gain has to come from somewhere, haha.

[TrudyCampbell]

Jul 31, 2014 10:01:41 GMT -5 laurack said:

well ruby is sucking a lot of calories out of you! Not saying she's fat or anything. Just... husky

But yes I am hungry a lot. Now I'm tracking my food to try to lose weight and I find that I don't have room to eat junk or drink a lot of alcohol because in order to eat less than 2000 calories a day I have to eat all healthy food to stave off hunger.

I feel like I'm constantly eating something.

She seems less fat to me?? Still sporting some sizable breasts though.

[carawestt]

Calvin doesn't seem as chunky to me anymore either

[formerlyllizzyb]

G didn't *really* eat solids until 9 or 10 months, so my hunger didn't go down until then. Sorry

[jsillyfun]

May us almost 2.5 and I still basically eat all day long. She still nurses a lot though.

[fusion]

Starving! And I'm gaining weight I have a huge sweet tooth also. It seems much more excessive this time for some reason. Maybe because I cut gluten and my body is craving those simple sugars. I feel disgusting but really need the weather to cool down to be more active.

[Deleted]

Pretty hungry. Some days are much worse than others. I need a substantial breakfast to help. Either scrambled eggs with cheese and salsa or baked peanut butter cookie oatmeal. Eating a lot if protein helps but doesn't always sound that appealing. I mean I just snacked on a hard boiled egg white and a pickle. But what i really want is cookies. Always.

[beelove]

I am much more hungry now than when I was pregnant. I can be fine one minute then 30 seconds later I will be STARVING! I tried to join in the WLC conversation but I found that trying to diet immediately led me to make/crave worse choices. I'm weird in that way.

[spaghetticat]

So hungry. That's why I still have 17 lbs to lose.