First, we have to acknowledge that the average western diet is MORE than sufficient. Second, mother Nature ensures that baby will get enough by maintaining a bit of padding on mom. It is a species protective mechanism. So of course when weaning happens, mom's body doesn't recognize the need to keep any extra weight and the diet and exercise have a better effect. (That is - if you do the diet and exercise :-) Sincerely, Pat in SNJ *********************************************** To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail To start it again: set lactnet mail (or digest) To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet All commands go to [log in to unmask] The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(TM) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html