How My Client Transformed Her Energy, Mood, and Metabolism After Baby #2

“I Just Thought This Was Postpartum” – How Brooke Transformed Her Energy, Mood, and Metabolism After Baby #2

If you’re a postpartum mom who feels:

• exhausted no matter how much coffee you drink

• snappy or overstimulated with your kids

• constantly craving carbs and sugar

• skipping meals because you’re juggling tiny humans

• confused why you still feel awful even though you’re “trying to be healthy”…

…this story is for you.

I want to walk you through a real client case study from inside Nourished Moms Collective and show you exactly how we identify the root causes of postpartum fatigue, anxiety, weight struggles, low energy, cravings, and inconsistent meals…

…and how we build a plan that supports milk supply, mood, energy, metabolism, and nervous system all at the same time.

This is Brooke’s story. And if you see yourself in it, I want you to know: your body is not broken. It’s just depleted, stressed, and under-supported.

Brooke’s Story: “I Just Wanted This Postpartum to Feel Different”

When Brooke came to me, she was just one month postpartum with her second baby under two.

Her first postpartum experience?
Hard. Physically, mentally, emotionally.

She struggled with:

• weight gain

• exhaustion

• feeling like her body wasn’t bouncing back

• mood swings and irritability

• low energy and constant overwhelm

Going into this second postpartum, she had one clear intention:

“I want this to feel different.”

She told me things like:

“I don’t want to guess what to eat.”
“I feel like I try to eat healthy but still feel terrible.”
“I gained 60+ pounds over two pregnancies and I’m scared I’ll never feel good again.”
“I want to breastfeed without losing my supply.”
“I don’t have the energy to meal plan or cook.”
“I want accountability, structure, and a baseline of what my body needs.”

And like so many moms…

• She was skipping breakfast.

• Grabbing random snacks while wrangling toddlers.

• Skipping lunch.

• Crashing at night and overeating because she was starving.

• Living on coffee with collagen and survival mode.

Her meals weren’t intentional — they were reactive. Whatever was easiest in the moment.

Her symptoms matched that reality:

• exhaustion

• inconsistent moods

• irritability and feeling snappy

• 2–3 PM crashes

• cravings

• sluggish digestion

• headaches

• low energy

• feeling wired but tired

She didn’t just want to “lose the baby weight.”
She wanted to feel nourished, calm, lighter in her body, confident in her routines, and emotionally steady as a mom of two.

So we got to work.

Why She Felt This Way: The 4 Pillars I Always Look At in Postpartum

Postpartum symptoms almost never have just one cause.

With postpartum moms, I always look at four main pillars:

1. Mineral & Nutrient Depletion

Two pregnancies back-to-back + postpartum hemorrhaging meant Brooke was deeply depleted in key minerals like:

• sodium

• potassium

• magnesium

• calcium

• zinc

These are not “nice to have.” They impact:

• energy

• milk supply

• thyroid function

• stress tolerance

• blood sugar

• digestion

• cravings

• mood

• metabolism

• sleep

Her HTMA (hair tissue mineral analysis) confirmed it:

👉 high sodium loss + low potassium + low calcium

This pattern screams stress physiology, poor blood sugar control, and sluggish metabolism.

Her body wasn’t “failing.” It was waving a white flag.

2. Blood Sugar Stability

Brooke’s days looked like this:

skip breakfast → snack → coffee → no real lunch → crash at night and overeat

That pattern will wreck anyone’s blood sugar, but in postpartum — with the demands of breastfeeding, recovery, and sleep deprivation — it hits even harder.

This leads to:

• intense cravings

• exhaustion

• irritability

• anxiety

• weight gain or feeling “stuck”

• mood swings

She wasn’t eating enough early in the day for her metabolism to ever stabilize. Her body was constantly trying to play catch-up.

3. Nervous System Dysregulation

Two under two + birth trauma + C-section recovery = her body was living in fight-or-flight.

When your nervous system is stuck in fight-or-flight:

• weight loss shuts down

• digestion slows

• cravings increase

• anxiety rises

• milk supply can become inconsistent

• sleep is lighter and less restorative

• blood sugar swings harder

This is why postpartum weight loss doesn’t respond to just “eating less” or strict tracking.
Your body does not feel safe enough to let go.

4. Postpartum Metabolism

Brooke wanted to lose weight, but not at the expense of her milk supply.

Postpartum weight loss is not just calories in / calories out.
It is about:

• nourishment

• minerals

• stress physiology

• balanced meals

• protein intake

• thyroid support

• nervous system safety

• metabolism repair

We had to rebuild her metabolism so her body could respond safely and sustainably.

The Plan: Simple, Postpartum-Friendly, and Doable

Our strategy for Brooke was simple but powerful — because postpartum doesn’t need complexity. It needs clarity and support.

1. Protein-Forward Mornings

Non-negotiable: breakfast every day with 30g+ protein.

This alone started to shift her:

• mood

• cravings

• energy

• afternoon crashes

We focused on quick, real-life options:

• eggs + sourdough + fruit

• Greek yogurt bowls

• breakfast burritos

• protein smoothies balanced with carbs + fat

Nothing fancy — just consistent.

2. Lunches That Don’t Require Willpower

We created “grab-and-go” postpartum lunches so she wasn’t staring into the fridge at 2 PM, starving and overwhelmed.

Things like:

• tuna / salmon / chicken salads

• high-protein pasta salad

• prepped soups or chili

• Factor-style meals or freezer options

Her lunches shifted from chaotic → consistent.
That single change stabilized her blood sugar and mood more than she expected.

3. Mineral Repletion

Based on her mineral test, we prioritized foods rich in:

• calcium

• magnesium

• potassium

• sodium

Plus mineral mocktails balanced for potassium (not just heavy on sodium like many popular electrolytes).

This supported:

• milk supply

• nervous system regulation

• hormone recovery

• cravings

• mood stability

Her body finally had the raw materials it needed.

4. Nervous System Practices

We didn’t just focus on food; we focused on how her nervous system was doing.

She started incorporating:

• simple tapping sessions

• gentle breathwork

• slower mornings where possible

• protein before caffeine

• short evening check-ins to wind down

These might sound small, but for a postpartum nervous system, they are huge.
Her body began processing stress more effectively instead of staying stuck in “survival mode.”

5. Strength Training + Gentle Movement

We built movement that supported her, not punished her.

• Walks with her family

• Simple dumbbell workouts

• Eventually, gym sessions 3–4x/week

A balanced mix of:

✔ walking
✔ light cardio
✔ strength training
✔ nervous system–safe intensity

No “shredding,” no extremes — just rebuilding strength and metabolic health.

6. Rhythms, Not Rules

This might be my favorite part.

We didn’t obsess over perfection. We focused on:

• rhythms over rigid rules

• structure over strictness

• foundations over “hacks”

Food, minerals, and movement became predictable, repeatable, and realistic.
And as soon as her body felt that consistency, it responded.

Her Results: What Changed for Brooke

Within Just a Few Weeks

She started noticing:

✨ better sleep
✨ more stable energy throughout the day
✨ fewer headaches
✨ feeling less snappy and reactive
✨ better digestion and less bloating
✨ stronger milk supply
✨ less “bottomless pit” hunger while breastfeeding
✨ more consistent meals and more protein than ever

Her husband even started commenting on how different her mood felt.

Within 2 Months

Without focusing directly on weight loss:

✨ her body started to naturally lose weight
✨ her mood with her toddler felt calmer and more grounded
✨ she felt physically lighter
✨ her workouts felt stronger and more enjoyable
✨ blood sugar felt more stable
✨ less puffiness + inflammation
✨ more mental clarity, less brain fog

Within 3–4 Months

This is where we saw the deeper shifts:

✨ she felt better than she had in years
✨ she finally felt confident in her routines
✨ nervous system regulation became second nature
✨ more fiber, more color, more variety in her meals
✨ digestion + regularity greatly improved
✨ her second postpartum experience felt night-and-day different from her first
✨ she was lifting 4 days/week and walking/jogging on off days
✨ she could feel true shifts in her metabolism

Her exact words were:

“I can’t even express the night and day difference between these two postpartum experiences.”

The Biggest Lesson: Her Body Wasn’t Broken

Brooke did not need:

✘ intense tracking
✘ another diet
✘ restriction
✘ hours of meal prep
✘ pushing harder in workouts
✘ eating less
✘ guessing
✘ more random supplements

She needed:

✔ nourishment
✔ mineral repletion
✔ stable blood sugar
✔ nervous system safety
✔ simple habits that worked with mom life
✔ postpartum-specific support
✔ realistic, sustainable meals
✔ accountability
✔ metabolic foundations

Her body wasn’t the problem.
It was depleted, stressed, and unsupported — and as soon as we changed that, everything shifted.

If Brooke’s Story Feels Like Yours…

If you’re reading this and thinking:

• “That sounds exactly like me.”

• “I’m exhausted and living on snacks and coffee.”

• “I’m skipping meals and then overeating at night.”

• “I feel wired, anxious, and overstimulated.”

• “I want to lose weight but I don’t want to hurt my milk supply.”

• “I just want to feel like myself again.”

…then you don’t need another diet or tracking app.

You need support that sees your whole body:

• minerals

• hormones

• metabolism

• nervous system

• and your real life as a mom

That’s exactly what I do inside Nourished Moms Collective.

If you want your postpartum to feel different this time…
If you want support like Brooke had…

👉 [Click here to apply for Nourished Moms Collective] 

We’ll look at your unique situation, your symptoms, and your goals — and create a plan that supports you as a whole person, not just a number on the scale.

You deserve to feel nourished, calm, and strong in your postpartum body.
And your body is absolutely capable of that shift. 💛