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jennifuffa
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No Gain No Loss. The weekend was a success.
Hi guys! Thanks so much for the congrats on the 17lbs. I am still at 17lbs and holding strong. I did pretty good. You kinda have to plan your meals carefully when your camping due to lack of room. So we ate pretty good. And I didn't end up having any barley pops (aka beer, brewskies, cold one). I did have several diet root beers, and a lot of water. Come to think of it I probably ate better when I was camping then I do at home. Kidding
About the chips. We have baked lays here they are tasty. I should check for the light lays though. I'm not so much a salty treat snacker as I am a sweet treat snacker. We made banana boats. They are so sweet and tasty. I won't describe them unless you guys really want to know. But trust me you just might want these everytime you bbq or camp.
Anyway I had a wonderful weekend and didn't gain any weight. I didn't end up doing any exercising which might account for the no loss but as I have said before this is a new week. I really think I have a new attitude. I am working really hard to lose this weight.
Super great news. I have started the weaning process with my little guy. It's about time he's 8 months today. Anyway long story short he barfed up a bottle of formula back when I tried weaning him when he was 4 months and ever since then he refused formula and then bottles all together but I remained patient and persistent. The process is very very slow but I hope he will be weaned at the end of the summer. Which means that I can safely eat a lower calorie diet or less ww points and I will see more results.
Awwww to be back home.
Oh the mosquitoes and black flies loved me. I look like I got the chicken pox on my ankles. The get you before you can cover up.
Hi guys! Thanks so much for the congrats on the 17lbs. I am still at 17lbs and holding strong. I did pretty good. You kinda have to plan your meals carefully when your camping due to lack of room. So we ate pretty good. And I didn't end up having any barley pops (aka beer, brewskies, cold one). I did have several diet root beers, and a lot of water. Come to think of it I probably ate better when I was camping then I do at home. Kidding
About the chips. We have baked lays here they are tasty. I should check for the light lays though. I'm not so much a salty treat snacker as I am a sweet treat snacker. We made banana boats. They are so sweet and tasty. I won't describe them unless you guys really want to know. But trust me you just might want these everytime you bbq or camp.
Anyway I had a wonderful weekend and didn't gain any weight. I didn't end up doing any exercising which might account for the no loss but as I have said before this is a new week. I really think I have a new attitude. I am working really hard to lose this weight.
Super great news. I have started the weaning process with my little guy. It's about time he's 8 months today. Anyway long story short he barfed up a bottle of formula back when I tried weaning him when he was 4 months and ever since then he refused formula and then bottles all together but I remained patient and persistent. The process is very very slow but I hope he will be weaned at the end of the summer. Which means that I can safely eat a lower calorie diet or less ww points and I will see more results.
Awwww to be back home.
Oh the mosquitoes and black flies loved me. I look like I got the chicken pox on my ankles. The get you before you can cover up.
M2M
New member
Welcome back Jenn 
I love to camp, and any trip I come home with a zero weight change is a GOOD trip!
I did come home early from one camping trip with over 100 mosquito bites on me, not pleasant!
As for the weaning, are you sure you're ready? Have you thought about just reducing it, but keeping maybe the morning and the nighttime nursing?
The longer you both continue the higher the benefits are, both for you and for your little guy
Oh, and those banana boasts....ohhh yes, a must have during a BBQ/camp fire!
Welcome home,
I love to camp, and any trip I come home with a zero weight change is a GOOD trip!
I did come home early from one camping trip with over 100 mosquito bites on me, not pleasant!
As for the weaning, are you sure you're ready? Have you thought about just reducing it, but keeping maybe the morning and the nighttime nursing?
The longer you both continue the higher the benefits are, both for you and for your little guy
Oh, and those banana boasts....ohhh yes, a must have during a BBQ/camp fire!
Welcome home,
J
jennifuffa
Guest
M2M
Here is the lowdown about weaning
He is ready to be weaned. He is really showing signs of losing intrest in breastfeeding. I am doing it very slowly he is also 8 months and I only planned to breastfeed him until he was 6 months but the plan changed.
Right now I am only getting him use to formula because he use to gag at the smell and taste of it. I give him 20mls formula to 50mls breast milk at noon that I have worked up to from 5mls formula to 60mls breastmilk (30mls = 1 Ounce). He also gets breastfed at lunch along with his regualr solids.
This is a very very very slow process. Yes I am ready and he is ready as well. If I don't start the weaning process now he will eventually refuse the breast eventually I know that time is comming soon. When it does he won't be use to the taste of formula and then I won't be able to give him any milk because I don't want to introduce cows milk until he is a year. I myself am lactose intolerant and he could be as well. Oh it is a long long and convoluted story. I could go on for days and days about my son and breastfeeding. I know the pros and cons and he has gotten great benefits from being a breastfed baby that will last him a life time.
So essentially I haven't even taken away a feeding yet. That will come eventually and his AM and PM feedings will most definately be the last to go as those are his favourite feedings.
I'm thinking that maybe I gave the wrong impression here about weaning. I did not mean to imply that I want him weaned just because I want to lose more weight because if that were the case I would have stopped months and months ago regardless of what was in the best interest of my little guy. It is just the right time for both him and me.
I hope that clears up the breatfeeding thingy. Sorry if I gave a wrong impression.
Here is the lowdown about weaning
He is ready to be weaned. He is really showing signs of losing intrest in breastfeeding. I am doing it very slowly he is also 8 months and I only planned to breastfeed him until he was 6 months but the plan changed.
Right now I am only getting him use to formula because he use to gag at the smell and taste of it. I give him 20mls formula to 50mls breast milk at noon that I have worked up to from 5mls formula to 60mls breastmilk (30mls = 1 Ounce). He also gets breastfed at lunch along with his regualr solids.
This is a very very very slow process. Yes I am ready and he is ready as well. If I don't start the weaning process now he will eventually refuse the breast eventually I know that time is comming soon. When it does he won't be use to the taste of formula and then I won't be able to give him any milk because I don't want to introduce cows milk until he is a year. I myself am lactose intolerant and he could be as well. Oh it is a long long and convoluted story. I could go on for days and days about my son and breastfeeding. I know the pros and cons and he has gotten great benefits from being a breastfed baby that will last him a life time.
So essentially I haven't even taken away a feeding yet. That will come eventually and his AM and PM feedings will most definately be the last to go as those are his favourite feedings.
I'm thinking that maybe I gave the wrong impression here about weaning. I did not mean to imply that I want him weaned just because I want to lose more weight because if that were the case I would have stopped months and months ago regardless of what was in the best interest of my little guy. It is just the right time for both him and me.
I hope that clears up the breatfeeding thingy. Sorry if I gave a wrong impression.
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Epi1
New member
I have no kids. No room to talk or experience.
Your talking about the introduction of cow's milk reminded me about the article on here about milk - I can't even think about drinking a glass of cows milk. I'm still okay with my cheese, but no way cow's milk.
Anyway - good luck with the weaning and all that!
Epi
Your talking about the introduction of cow's milk reminded me about the article on here about milk - I can't even think about drinking a glass of cows milk. I'm still okay with my cheese, but no way cow's milk.
Anyway - good luck with the weaning and all that!
Epi
MissJellyBelly
New member
Hey Chica! Thanks for stopping by my diary today. What's this biz about breast feeding? I guess I'll have to go back a few pages. I know everyone is different, but my friends lots tons of weight by breastfeeding. If I ever have a kid, I hope to breastfeed for as long as the weight comes off. Can't you eat way more food when you breastfeed? Anyhow, I think 8 months is pretty good. I hear 2 years is the best, but man, kids get big by then.
I look forward to seeing you reach your goal! Once you ween that kid you'll have your body back! whoo hoo!
I look forward to seeing you reach your goal! Once you ween that kid you'll have your body back! whoo hoo!
M2M
New member
Oh Jenn, you weren't unclear, I was just 'popping' in Around 9mos to a year, babies often go through a 'disintrested/distracted' phase with nursing. It's the most common time to have a nursing strike, and why so many women wean about that time. Dr. William Sears has some great books, one of which is _The Breastfeeding Book_ if you're interested.
Moving right along...
I hope your day went well, and I'll catch up with you tomorrow!
Around 9mos to a year, babies often go through a 'disintrested/distracted' phase with nursing. It's the most common time to have a nursing strike, and why so many women wean about that time. Dr. William Sears has some great books, one of which is _The Breastfeeding Book_ if you're interested. Moving right along...
I hope your day went well, and I'll catch up with you tomorrow!
J
jennifuffa
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Initial C:
As I said I'm not much of a salty treat person but I am a sucker for those baked lays. My friend introduced me to them and I just love them. Yum Yum Yummy! Ok and I love popcorn too.
Ok so maybe I like salty but not 1/2 as much as I like chocolatey sweet.
MissJellybelly:
You could go back and read but I'll sum it up for you. Initially I lost like 25 lbs but they crept back on as I was eating non stop because I was hungry all of the time. I was pretty much eating around the clock and peanut butter on white bread sandwiches. I was like a drunk at an open bar wedding. Only noone cut me off. You only need to eat about 300-500 extra calories per day to sustain the milk supply and I'm sure I was eating about 1000 extra calories per day. Plus I was recovering from a Csection so I really wasn't up for exercise until about 8 weeks after he was born. So Yes I lost it really quickly and I felt awesome but my sillyness grew it all back.
As for feeding my child until 1 or 2. I think that is a personal choice. And personally it is not for me.
True story....My neighbour was still breats feeding her son when he was 3. He would run around the front lawn then run under her sundress take a drink and go back to playing. This was years and years ago, but I think that image has stuck with me and it is just not what I want.
Pineola:
Yes I do slip and get back into it simply because I have never done that in the past. I am losing it so slowly but I'm getting there. I find that coming here keeps me in check. I really don't want to disappoint myself this time. I keep imaginging what I am going to look like next summer and I see a happier slimmer me.
M2M:
Oh so many books oh so little time. I own so may parenting books that I was going insaine with the conflicting advice. Thanks for the suggestion though mommies are the greatest resource.
I think I have started a small library. I finally just had to put my books away and go with my own instincts. My grandma continues to remind me that she didn't need a book to tell her how to raise her children. LOL
Don't you find sometimes when you read those books that one book suggests this or that and the other book basically tells you the exact opposite. Oh well. As you said...moving on.
Epi:
I'm guessing you don't like milk. I can't stand milk either. I will drink chocolate milk and did when I was pregnant but otherwise YUCK.
Scarlett:
Yes I was very happy about the weekend as well. I guess I didn't eat as horriblly as I had original thought I would. We had great fun and plan to go again in July.
As I said I'm not much of a salty treat person but I am a sucker for those baked lays. My friend introduced me to them and I just love them. Yum Yum Yummy! Ok and I love popcorn too.
Ok so maybe I like salty but not 1/2 as much as I like chocolatey sweet.
MissJellybelly:
You could go back and read but I'll sum it up for you. Initially I lost like 25 lbs but they crept back on as I was eating non stop because I was hungry all of the time. I was pretty much eating around the clock and peanut butter on white bread sandwiches. I was like a drunk at an open bar wedding. Only noone cut me off. You only need to eat about 300-500 extra calories per day to sustain the milk supply and I'm sure I was eating about 1000 extra calories per day. Plus I was recovering from a Csection so I really wasn't up for exercise until about 8 weeks after he was born. So Yes I lost it really quickly and I felt awesome but my sillyness grew it all back.
As for feeding my child until 1 or 2. I think that is a personal choice. And personally it is not for me.
True story....My neighbour was still breats feeding her son when he was 3. He would run around the front lawn then run under her sundress take a drink and go back to playing. This was years and years ago, but I think that image has stuck with me and it is just not what I want.
Pineola:
Yes I do slip and get back into it simply because I have never done that in the past. I am losing it so slowly but I'm getting there. I find that coming here keeps me in check. I really don't want to disappoint myself this time. I keep imaginging what I am going to look like next summer and I see a happier slimmer me.
M2M:
Oh so many books oh so little time. I own so may parenting books that I was going insaine with the conflicting advice. Thanks for the suggestion though mommies are the greatest resource.
I think I have started a small library. I finally just had to put my books away and go with my own instincts. My grandma continues to remind me that she didn't need a book to tell her how to raise her children. LOL
Don't you find sometimes when you read those books that one book suggests this or that and the other book basically tells you the exact opposite. Oh well. As you said...moving on.
Epi:
I'm guessing you don't like milk. I can't stand milk either. I will drink chocolate milk and did when I was pregnant but otherwise YUCK.
Scarlett:
Yes I was very happy about the weekend as well. I guess I didn't eat as horriblly as I had original thought I would. We had great fun and plan to go again in July.
twinmom2791
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weaning
Hey, Jenn. You are right about following your instincts - they seldom lead you wrong. Only you and your baby know when it is time to move on. I admire you for being able to breastfeed for 8 months. I made it through 7 weeks pumping milk for the twins, and I thought it was going to literally kill me. Of course, since they were preemies, they were hard to feed and on a strict three hour schedule around the clock. Anyway, I admire any mom that is able to stick it out for more than a couple of months.
Hey, Jenn. You are right about following your instincts - they seldom lead you wrong. Only you and your baby know when it is time to move on. I admire you for being able to breastfeed for 8 months. I made it through 7 weeks pumping milk for the twins, and I thought it was going to literally kill me. Of course, since they were preemies, they were hard to feed and on a strict three hour schedule around the clock. Anyway, I admire any mom that is able to stick it out for more than a couple of months.
J
jennifuffa
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Twinmom
My friend had twins and she to made it to about 6-8 weeks if I do recall. She kinda felt like she always had a baby feeding. And she pretty much did. Knowing how those first few months were it's amazing that mothers of twins actually even bother trying to breastfeed. Kudo's to you.
As for making it 8 months I so did not plan that. Breast feeding was a nightmare at the beginning. But I was bound and determined to "Give the Baby the Breast. Breast is best". Such pressure.
Anyway the little guy was jaundiced and refused to eat. When I put him on the breast his latch was horrible. Needless to say the nipples got a little sore actually excruciatingly painful. I remember crying through a feeding at one point due to the pain. I actually had to take tylenol's to get through it. I didn't think I was going to last through the first week. But my midwife was wonderful and very encouraging but also didn't make me feel like I would be a bad mother if I decided to put him on formula. She said try to get throught the first two weeks. Well the pain was still there but after about 3 months his suckles grew stronger and his latch began to improve.
I was able to pump a lot and he took to the bottle. So I decided that I wanted to slowly wean him and have him completely weaned by 6 months. Which was what I planned to do. The weaning process was a nightmare the first time. He barffed up the formula that I gave him and rejected both formula and the bottle after that time. Bla bla bal I could go on and on but I'm jumping on the train now. He is showing me he's ready and if I miss this window I just might end up feeding breatfeeding that kid until he is 8 and that is just wrong. LOL. Awwwww but I digress.
My friend had twins and she to made it to about 6-8 weeks if I do recall. She kinda felt like she always had a baby feeding. And she pretty much did. Knowing how those first few months were it's amazing that mothers of twins actually even bother trying to breastfeed. Kudo's to you.
As for making it 8 months I so did not plan that. Breast feeding was a nightmare at the beginning. But I was bound and determined to "Give the Baby the Breast. Breast is best". Such pressure.
Anyway the little guy was jaundiced and refused to eat. When I put him on the breast his latch was horrible. Needless to say the nipples got a little sore actually excruciatingly painful. I remember crying through a feeding at one point due to the pain. I actually had to take tylenol's to get through it. I didn't think I was going to last through the first week. But my midwife was wonderful and very encouraging but also didn't make me feel like I would be a bad mother if I decided to put him on formula. She said try to get throught the first two weeks. Well the pain was still there but after about 3 months his suckles grew stronger and his latch began to improve.
I was able to pump a lot and he took to the bottle. So I decided that I wanted to slowly wean him and have him completely weaned by 6 months. Which was what I planned to do. The weaning process was a nightmare the first time. He barffed up the formula that I gave him and rejected both formula and the bottle after that time. Bla bla bal I could go on and on but I'm jumping on the train now. He is showing me he's ready and if I miss this window I just might end up feeding breatfeeding that kid until he is 8 and that is just wrong. LOL. Awwwww but I digress.
J
jennifuffa
Guest
Epi
OHHHHHH thanks for clearing that up. So you pretty much liked milk until you read the post. I'm not sure I want to know what is in milk then. Is it as icky as what is in hotdogs? Lalalalalalala (hands over ears) I don't want to know. lalalalalalalala
OHHHHHH thanks for clearing that up. So you pretty much liked milk until you read the post. I'm not sure I want to know what is in milk then. Is it as icky as what is in hotdogs? Lalalalalalala (hands over ears) I don't want to know. lalalalalalalala
M2M
New member
Hi Jenn,
You're right about conflicting info out there, and I agree with following instincts. The Doctor & book I mentioned is actually Megan's (my daughter's) pediatrition...he is amazing when it comes to believing in following one's own instinct.
As for long term nursing, I nursed Megan until 3, and trust me, she would NOT have been allowed for a sip and run under my dress! That's a boundary issue that needs to be learned! I didn't think I would nurse past 6 months either! Who knew
And since I was the one who posted a bunch of links in the Got Milk thread Epi's talking about, I wonder if I should pull out my info on hot dogs...
hmmm....
No, I better not
(and I do love a good Hebrew National Hot Dog sometimes)
:::covering my eyes right along with you Jenn:::
You're right about conflicting info out there, and I agree with following instincts. The Doctor & book I mentioned is actually Megan's (my daughter's) pediatrition...he is amazing when it comes to believing in following one's own instinct.
As for long term nursing, I nursed Megan until 3, and trust me, she would NOT have been allowed for a sip and run under my dress!
That's a boundary issue that needs to be learned! I didn't think I would nurse past 6 months either! Who knew And since I was the one who posted a bunch of links in the Got Milk thread Epi's talking about, I wonder if I should pull out my info on hot dogs...
hmmm....
No, I better not
(and I do love a good Hebrew National Hot Dog sometimes)
:::covering my eyes right along with you Jenn:::
J
jennifuffa
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Reflection
Ok Back to actually journaling
Reflection:
Well I really have been struggling with my weight loss since I decided to do something about my weight in February. I am now following both WW points and cal counting and I think I have been leaning towards the cal counting. I am really trying to watch my fat calories.
Since February I have wanted to lose the weight and have been going through the motions following points for a week losing weight and falling off food plan. It's like my heart was into it but not my soul. Anyway now I feel that a change has taken place in my core. It almost feels like a switch has been turned on and I finally feel like I am truly back on track.
One thing I liked about the last two days
I really stuck to an 1800 calorie diet both days. I also went to see Click which was a cute movie by the way and I didn't get a snack or a drink. I have such a weakness for those Wetzels Pretzels all warm and doughie with cinnamon sugar sprinkled on top. But I didn't get one. Nope no drink or treats!
One thing that I could have changed about the last two days.
Well I haven't been doing my strength training. I also didn't go for a walk yesterday. It was raining. Which is not an excuse because I could have walked on the treadmill.
Ok Back to actually journaling
Reflection:
Well I really have been struggling with my weight loss since I decided to do something about my weight in February. I am now following both WW points and cal counting and I think I have been leaning towards the cal counting. I am really trying to watch my fat calories.
Since February I have wanted to lose the weight and have been going through the motions following points for a week losing weight and falling off food plan. It's like my heart was into it but not my soul. Anyway now I feel that a change has taken place in my core. It almost feels like a switch has been turned on and I finally feel like I am truly back on track.
One thing I liked about the last two days
I really stuck to an 1800 calorie diet both days. I also went to see Click which was a cute movie by the way and I didn't get a snack or a drink. I have such a weakness for those Wetzels Pretzels all warm and doughie with cinnamon sugar sprinkled on top. But I didn't get one. Nope no drink or treats!
One thing that I could have changed about the last two days.
Well I haven't been doing my strength training. I also didn't go for a walk yesterday. It was raining. Which is not an excuse because I could have walked on the treadmill.
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valapalooza
New member
Congrats on going to the movies and not getting a snack... I went to the movies last week with my boyfriend and he heads to the concession stand- so I went with him and told him to order Diet Pepsi (which I hate the taste of) and an order of nachos with LOTS of jalapenos. I figured if I had to sit next to someone who was going to be eating snacks, it might as well be a snack that I don't find appealing!