What is the Best Breastfeeding Diet for You?

�The diet really worked! Thanks!�

Finding a breastfeeding diet that works for you might be easier than you think. I personally gain way too much weight while pregnant, but am able to take it back off by my one year check-up appointment.

How Do You Safely Manage Dieting While Breastfeeding?

That depends on your personality, your willpower and your preferences. Here are some examples of diets that work for breastfeeding moms who are considering dieting while breastfeeding.

Easy Do-It-Yourself
Breastfeeding Diet

This diet worked well for me when I had baby #1. It is this simple.

I could eat a per day maximum of:

*2 servings of starch (breads, crackers, rice, etc�) but only one serving at a time
*2 servings of protein
*2 servings of dairy

I had to eat a minimum of:

*AT LEAST 4 servings of vegetables (but you CAN eat as much as you want) but only 2 of the vegetables could be starch vegetables like corn or potato
*AT LEAST 2 servings of fruits (but not more than 4.)

Once a week I had a �treat.�

I also walked briskly � to the point where it is difficult to have a conversation -- (pushing my sweetie in a stroller)for 20 minutes a day five days a week.

I was able to safely lose the HUGE amount of weight that I had gained and be back in my pre-pregnancy size without giving up nursing.

Other Great Dieting Options

As I said, that was with my Baby #1. My Baby #2 was a different story altogether! She had �severe colic�� which means that for TEN MONTHS this child cried (even as I held her) from 4pm until 1 am every night.

I was exhausted. I was tired. I didn�t have the motivation to take on my breastfeeding diet alone this time.

If you find yourself in this situation, we recommend two options:

Option #1 -- Weight Watchers

Weight Watchers has a program designed for breastfeeding mothers. This helps if you need to be �accountable� to someone else in order to motivate you to stick to your plan. If you go to the meetings, knowing that you have to step on the scale and record your weight every week can be quite the motivator!

In my situation, the online program worked much better because I could use the online tools to follow the diet right from home and record my progress there.

Click here to go to Weight Watchers website.

Option #2 Diet to Go

I love this option!

Have you ever wondered how celebrities can look so good so fast after birth? It is because they have their own personal chef! I love Diet to Go because their low-fat plan allows breastfeeding mothers to have delicious food delivered right to their door.

New moms love it because there is no counting calories, carbs�or even shopping! So instead of just eating a PB&J with the toddler while nursing an infant�you can enjoy a treat of great food made just for you and lose weight too!

If you try this diet while breastfeeding, just make sure that you pick the low-fat plan 1600 calorie plan to allow enough extra calories to provide for your baby and still lose weight. I just wish they had had this breastfeeding diet sooner!

Click here for more information about the Diet to Go program (and even get a free dinner!)