Now before you all jump on me and say I'm irresponsible for doing so, I'm only thinking about it and I personally don't think it is as scandalous as it sounds.
I was following the Lipotrim diet when I fell pregnant in April 2008 (see my ticker - I haven't updated since then, I've suddenly remembered how well I did! )
My 'baby' is now 14 months old - I am still breastfeeding but she doesn't 'need' my breastmilk as such, she just enjoys it, it obviously does have nutritional value and medical benefits (for both of us) but if she decided to stop, I wouldn't be devestated.
So, I've booked a holiday in August to America. I've never been to America and it will be my daughter's first ever holiday - I'd quite like to look nice in the photos (and I reckon carrying less weight the heat won't effect me as badly! )
I didn't put on a huge amount of weight while I was pregnant and although I haven't lost all of it, I don't think I'm far from where my ticker says I am. So I think it is fairly feasible to achieve my target and have introduced food back into my diet and be eating normally and healthily in time for leaving to go on holiday (and I have no desire to eat 'the American way' when we are there! ) but, I'd need to start now really.
My daughter is pretty much down to a breastfeed just once in the evening, probably as much for the comfort as anything else.
Is there anything in Lipotrim that would harm her? I'm guessing, if anything, she will just get a small share of the vitamins and minerals (which can't be a bad thing) and if it does affect milk production she may choose to wean herself (which would suit me fine, I'm just feeling a bit uneasy at forcing her to wean... :sigh: ) Obviously, I understand why nursing mothers are generally told they can't diet, and specifically not VLCD, but surely my situation is different? I don't have a newborn baby who is solely dependant on me for nourishment, I have a robust toddler who would actually be fine if she decided to stop.
Any thoughts?
I was following the Lipotrim diet when I fell pregnant in April 2008 (see my ticker - I haven't updated since then, I've suddenly remembered how well I did! )
My 'baby' is now 14 months old - I am still breastfeeding but she doesn't 'need' my breastmilk as such, she just enjoys it, it obviously does have nutritional value and medical benefits (for both of us) but if she decided to stop, I wouldn't be devestated.
So, I've booked a holiday in August to America. I've never been to America and it will be my daughter's first ever holiday - I'd quite like to look nice in the photos (and I reckon carrying less weight the heat won't effect me as badly! )
I didn't put on a huge amount of weight while I was pregnant and although I haven't lost all of it, I don't think I'm far from where my ticker says I am. So I think it is fairly feasible to achieve my target and have introduced food back into my diet and be eating normally and healthily in time for leaving to go on holiday (and I have no desire to eat 'the American way' when we are there! ) but, I'd need to start now really.
My daughter is pretty much down to a breastfeed just once in the evening, probably as much for the comfort as anything else.
Is there anything in Lipotrim that would harm her? I'm guessing, if anything, she will just get a small share of the vitamins and minerals (which can't be a bad thing) and if it does affect milk production she may choose to wean herself (which would suit me fine, I'm just feeling a bit uneasy at forcing her to wean... :sigh: ) Obviously, I understand why nursing mothers are generally told they can't diet, and specifically not VLCD, but surely my situation is different? I don't have a newborn baby who is solely dependant on me for nourishment, I have a robust toddler who would actually be fine if she decided to stop.
Any thoughts?