"This hands-on guide provides mothers with expert advice on losing weight and eating well, so you can feel good about your decision to nurse. Registered dietitian, professional nutritionist, and mother of two, Eileen Behan, shows you how to shed pounds safely and naturally while nourishing a happy, healthy baby. Learn what and how much to eat, what foods to avoid, the best exercises, plus ways to keep the pounds off after you stop breastfeeding."-- from Barnes and Noble.

Originally published in a different form under title "Eat well, lose weight while breastfeeding: the complete nutrition book for nursing mothers, including a healthy guide to the weight loss your doctor promised" by Villard books, 1992.

Right decision -- They are what you eat -- What every mother needs to know about nutrition while breastfeeding -- Putting it all together: a menu for mothering -- The nature of mothers' diets -- A natural diet for mothers -- Exercise: it's worth it -- No, no, not know: keeping breast milk safe for your baby -- Special problems: specific answers -- Eat well, feel well -- Questions, answers, and problem solving -- What's next?.