WHAT IS THE SMALLEST AMOUNT OF CALORIES I CAN HAVE? FEELING DIZZY.. i dont want to stop bf..but

[dreamingalone]

hello please help! few days ago I had 3 coffees and 2 apples. and it gave me the shakes and made me really dizzy,. i dont understand. i used to not eAt for a week or so before i had kids and was completly fine.. so i am assuming its down to breastfeeding. so i need to know the smallest AMOUnt i can consume while breastfeeding without feeling dead maybe 500?? what foods keep milk supply healthy but not to fattening and give energy, also what vitamine supliments will help if i am restricting , so i can put them in my 'safe foods' list. please tell me what the answer is to my question . i dont want to stop bf but i am finding this tough( baby is almost a year)..I dont need LEcture i just need some advice. so far ive lost 2 and ahalf stones in 3 months. now im at a stand still..

Gamer chick also i listened to what people said and got myself some multi vitamines with iron. one step at a time thats better than nothing right?

leedy thanks so much for your responce. the weird thing is since the increase maybe a week ago of the tablets i have felt better. but the thoughts of restriction came back after the dosage increase... so im not sure its strange. so i dont want to change it now i think its starting to work? xx

leedy - your so right with what you said see people dont realise what there saying.. telling me to stop breastfeeding when breastfeeding is whats keeping me eating something. breastfeeding is whats making me not feel like a failure. breastfeeding makes me feel like i finaly got something right and im doing okay. breastfeeding makes me not want to get drunk. i dont drink because i want my milk to be good for him. breastfeeding is whats saving me now. if i stop. then there is nothing stopping me going back to burping air.

lol i love how people are saying " shes a lost cause im not bothering anymore lol" .. thanks :) some of you have really helped me. and i am trying... some of you are really making me feel like a waste of space. , i shouldnt have been so honest. i should have just said what you wanted to hear. on my way to the gp tommorow blabla.

if you want me to just delete this waste of time post just tell me how. i am sorry everyone.

Dreamingalone darling are you feel okay? Are you dizzy or faint? Are you alone?

I've had an eating disorder. I am NOT judging you or telling you how to raise your children, but I am so worried about you.

I just wrote a long post and lost it but here is a link to some ED self-help. It may just be worth a look.

For what it's worth, I don't think anyone is saying you're a bad person or a bad mother. EDs are really hard for most people to understand. Even though restriction makes you feel "better" it is not a long-term solution to your problems and I think from the things you've said therapy could really help you and your GP could refer you. Good luck with things, it sounds line you've had a rough time so far but have battled on

santanalopez- you are so sweet i feel fine today :) promise no need to worry xx

i feel like im not good enough. even people online who i dont even know has given up on me lol , i think i need to fast , just this last time. then i will sort myself out.. to be fair. im pretty sure thats what all you expected that i would be to weak to resist. well i am i think. il start a liquid fast tommorow. for a little while to make me think straight. then il sort some help.

better- thank you xx

You ARE good enough. Look at how many people have answered this thread, and keep coming back to try to help - they are doing that because they care about you - because you are worth that care. Please, please believe that.

If you can, please step back from fasting - I honestly think it is the last thing you need right now. Please find some lean protein that you can eat a little of - eggs are good, prawns or white fish would be good too. Even milk or yoghurt. Small amounts as often as you can manage.

And be for you say it anyone. your all right. i know i shouldnt be feeding him when fasting or restricting. so bought some aptimal the liquid readymade stuff and im having a night off tonight without the kids. so gonna have a bottle of wine. and start again tommorow. im even gonna have toast with lurpack my guilty pleasure

Glad I could help a bit. If you noticed the urge to start restricting again after changing your dosage, then definitely DEFINITELy talk to your doctor, it might be a transient effect while your body gets used to the new dose or it might mean it's not the right dosage/treatment for you. I really hope you get this sorted.

sdt you are so nice thank you somuch i ate so much today. i had 2 toast 2 eggs rice a 115 calorie yogurt! and some bread. i feel yuck. and i feel sick too

leedy-b you helped nore than a little bit you helped a lot alot xxx

You have done really well today - well done! {{{hugs}}}

Hi.
How r u today?

Well done, You are good enough. You are already making great steps forward just by posting here until you feel you can seek real life help.
In answer to your earlier question yes my ds2 is fine now thanks, he's my little miracle. I still eat less than I should but am working on it, as I physically improve. I do sympathise with the full/sick feeling it's awful but remember the long term goal, crap now=better further down the line.
How are you today?

Please get some help in real life. Of course you are welcome here but you need more help then just the internet can give.

How are you doing today? What you ate yesterday sounds great. Keep going with the eggs and toast in the morning.

I found that while suffering with PND that it was best if I ate with my child. So whatever he had, I had too - even if it was only three olives, some cheese and a few raisins. And whenever he had a milk drink, I made sure to have some milk, water, tea or fruity tea too. I may have had issues with food in the past and I don't want my son to have a skewed vision of food. I want him to have a healthy attitude towards food, and to do that, I need to eat appropriately in front of him.

Keep posting, we are here to support you.

Are you still there, dreaming?

Here's wishing you a good day - can you think of food as 'fuel' that your body needs to make the milk that your baby needs? You are doing such a good job with feeding her; it'd be a shame if your food issues were to sabotage that.

Have you thought about seeking help?

I agree it is too little. You need to see a gp. You can't replace food with vitamins. Watch embarrassing bodies and see the damage done by undereating. Affecting bones etc.
Are you still bf just to lose weight?
I understand it can slow down your metabolism, extreme dieting.
You may not need to eat more to bf 1year old but eat well.
Cut down on bread, carbs cakes chocolate eat more fruit veg , easy really
Just because baby is higher % doesn't mean his diet is good. You could be feeding a huge bar of chocolate,(I'm sure you aren't) it's just a gauge (my baby is 50% length 25% weight she is really active) but again her weight does not tell you exactly what I'm feeding her.

If you starve yourself, it's more likely that you will gain more weight when you start feeding again.

You do need to diet with the guidance of a nutricionist. And eat decent amounts.

You may not want a lecture, but you need one.

Just to put into perspective what you're eating...I quite often have toast with a couple of eggs, coffee and a piece of fruit for breakfast.

Low fat supernoodles or a baked potato with beans or something like that with fruit salad for lunch.

A plate (pretty much full) of pasta or chilli with rice and salad (if I didn't have any for lunch) for dinner and a yoghurt.

I then have supper - toast and phili light, grapes and sometimes an alpen light bar.

I have takeaways every so often, I go out for dinner, go out for drinks all on top of that - the odd packet of crisps or cake, things like that.

I lost 4lb last week and have lost 2 and a half stone since October and all you're eating is my breakfast.

If I'm eating so much more than you and losing weight well - what you're eating can't possibly be enough, can it?

I agree tab but op hasn't given her weight that I have seen.
At 20 st for example you could eat a lot and lose weight.
It's about eating less than you were eating.
If op is say 6st what you described could put weight on, which would be good.
I don't really agree with calories on some counts because say 2000 is for an average woman but a slight built woman a bit shorter would need a bit less.
100 calories a day is a lot over a year.
But everyone would be losing weight on so little. My 20m old eats a bowl of porridge sometimes with toast 1-2 boxes raisins, a banana, rice/ pasta(1/2 a toddler meal) rice cakes plus tea.
Ops 1yr old prob eats more and she has 2 run round after 2 kids.
I think if it was a diet you would be eating more salads, fruit etc not just nothing because if you have fat you can reduce your intake of it and carbs in order to burn off reserves but you still need other food groups like protein and natural vitamins