New to SBD with question
Hi all,
My name is Lani. I’m 44 years old and have been overweight my entire
life. I look at my school pictures and I was a little weeble even in
kindergarten. I’ve tried diet after diet and I just loose interest
after the first couple of days. I was told about SBD and how
different it is so, I just got the SBD book. I’m in the process of
reading it and getting a shopping list together. I have a question
though …
I know what I am NOT allowed to have, but, I’m not as clear on what I
CAN have. I know that I can have eggs, lean meat, chicken, veggies,
low fat cheese and some seafood. My question is this - is there a
limit on the amount that I can have? Is there a max number of eggs
per day? A max amount of cheese? A max on meat? I would be a very
happy camper if I could eat bacon and eggs with cheese for breakfast
everyday (or a quiche); diced chicken, chic peas, cheese and bacon
bits on romaine lettuce for lunch; and taco salad for dinner every
night. Maybe it’s because I’ve been on a diet for my entire life, but
I just can’t seem to wrap my mind around this.
Please help me get a grasp on this new lifestyle concept.
Thanks,
Lani
June 30th, 2006 at 5:57 am
weigh in once a week with the same clothing [I do bra/undies] . Pick a day that you stay consistence with… I do every Friday. The SB website says this, and I believe it’s the best way to keep a record. Has anyone been watching NBC “The Biggest Loser” show? The second week weigh in was last night [Tuesday] and the gals averaged 2# per person. The guys are all over 300# so they lost more per se, but those gals were disappointed. You have to remember that this [2#] is a normal amount of weight to lose in 7 days. The main goal for me is to get healthy, and keep the pounds off… with HEALTHLY being my first priority.
July 9th, 2006 at 3:29 pm
“I am about to lose my milk. I’m having to give a couple of bottles now, and this makes me very depressed.. ”
Your body regulates the amount of milk you produce according to the amount of time that your child is at your breast. Your body does not just make endless amounts of milk. It is perfectly controlled by the baby. If you are giving bottles and not nursing your body thinks it needs to produce less milk because it thinks the body needs less milk. The best thing to do to increase milk supply is to NOT give supplements, but let your child nurse on demand. I know this from experience. The first two days will be hellish with your child crying and nursing constantly and then your milk supply will increase and you will be fine.
Your child also goes through natural growth spurts at 3 weeks, 6 weeks, 3 months, and 6 months. This may be slightly different for each child. During that time it may appear that your child is not getting enough milk because they seem like they are hungry without being satisfied. But if you will keep nursing through this period in a couple of days your body will start producing more. This is the way your body was designed to work.
Giving supplemental bottles is a downhill slide to having no milk supply because with each extra bottle you give your body will produce less milk. Take my word for it.
Jill Pettis
July 11th, 2006 at 1:32 am
I agree with what Jill said. I didn’t say it so directly, but I know that’s how it works…..
Chantelle
“I am about to lose my milk. I’m having to give a couple of bottles now, and this makes me very depressed.. ”
Your body regulates the amount of milk you produce according to the amount of time that your child is at your breast. Your body does not just make endless amounts of milk. It is perfectly controlled by the baby. If you are giving bottles and not nursing your body thinks it needs to produce less milk because it thinks the body needs less milk. The best thing to do to increase milk supply is to NOT give supplements, but let your child nurse on demand. I know this from experience. The first two days will be hellish with your child crying and nursing constantly and then your milk supply will increase and you will be fine.
Your child also goes through natural growth spurts at 3 weeks, 6 weeks, 3 months, and 6 months. This may be slightly different for each child. During that time it may appear that your child is not getting enough milk because they seem like they are hungry without being satisfied. But if you will keep nursing through this period in a couple of days your body will start producing more. This is the way your body was designed to work.
Giving supplemental bottles is a downhill slide to having no milk supply because with each extra bottle you give your body will produce less milk. Take my word for it.
Jill Pettis