Breastfeeding And trying to loose weight healthy

sexy_mamma89
sexy_mamma89 Posts: 2 Member
edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
advice please, I'm breastfeeding and I want to know how many calories do I need to eat so I don't reduce my milk supply?? Trying to loose the last of it but I don't know how. Thanks

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  • LKArgh
    LKArgh Posts: 5,178 Member
    Your milk supply will not suffer unless you starve yourself, do not worry. The simplest is to figure out your maintenance calories as if you were not breastfeeding and eat there. Breastfeeding will add an extra 300-500 calories burned, which will lead to losing weight. You do not need to eat these extra calories to make milk if you have weight to lose.
  • jmagdalena707
    jmagdalena707 Posts: 28 Member
    There are a lot of variables to consider. What is your start weight and goal? How much do you want to lose each week? How old is baby? Are you EBF or supplimenting with formula?

    Here is what I do:

    I determined my goal by setting MFP for a 1lb a week loss. I eat back 300-400 Breastfeeding calories as "exercise" to support milk production. This works well for me and I'm averaging 0.5-1 lb of weight loss a week. I have had no noticeable decrease in milk supply. My baby is 8 weeks old and I am EBF her.
  • Mountaingirl33
    Mountaingirl33 Posts: 80 Member
    aggelikik wrote: »
    Your milk supply will not suffer unless you starve yourself, do not worry. The simplest is to figure out your maintenance calories as if you were not breastfeeding and eat there. Breastfeeding will add an extra 300-500 calories burned, which will lead to losing weight. You do not need to eat these extra calories to make milk if you have weight to lose.

    So, would you base maintenance calories on current or goal weight? And how often would you reset goals?
  • LKArgh
    LKArgh Posts: 5,178 Member
    Mountaingirl33 wrote: »
    aggelikik wrote: »
    Your milk supply will not suffer unless you starve yourself, do not worry. The simplest is to figure out your maintenance calories as if you were not breastfeeding and eat there. Breastfeeding will add an extra 300-500 calories burned, which will lead to losing weight. You do not need to eat these extra calories to make milk if you have weight to lose.

    So, would you base maintenance calories on current or goal weight? And how often would you reset goals?

    Maintenance is maintenace. Where you are now. WIthout counting breastfeeding, you are losing.
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