I have yet to see anything in a textbook or other book about this, yet 
have heard a lot of anecdotes!  I was never able to lose weight while 
nursing without it affecting my milk supply, in fact I actually gained.  
I have talked to a lot of other moms who have found this to be true as 
well - despite eating well, they find themselves so hungry that they 
can't lose anything.  I went straight from nursing into my second 
pregnancy and DS is not weaned, but I have also talked to moms who have 
said that the weight came right off as soon as they wean.  For the 
record, I am significantly overweight to begin with - so being 
underweight is not a factor for me.

Yet I have also known moms who drop weight like crazy without even 
trying, when they are nursing.  I wonder what it is that makes us all 
different like that?  Any ideas from those of you who have been doing 
this a while?  This is just something I am wondering about, especially 
because it seems to happen to so many women yet I have never seen it in 
a book anywhere.

Thanks,
Liz Cammin RN

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