Calorie intake? Insanity and nursing

cmr23jc
cmr23jc Posts: 2 Member
edited November 23 in Health and Weight Loss
hello, I'll start insanity soon. I have about 50-60 lbs to lose and I'm nursing which burns about 5oo calories a day. Any suggestions as to how many calories I need to take in?

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  • victoria_1024
    victoria_1024 Posts: 915 Member
    Set your MFP goal to lose 1 pound per week, enter your height and weight, and see what calorie goal it gives you. Then add 500 each day for nursing. I'm not really familiar with Insanity, so I don't know how many calories it burns. Maybe log it as circuit training or cardio?? Then eat back at least half of those exercise calories. Or if you have a heart rate monitor that would be even better, since MFP can only make a guess at how much you burn.
  • LKArgh
    LKArgh Posts: 5,178 Member
    Set your calorie goal to maintenance, whatever this is per MFP. Do not log nursing and do not try to reduce below maintenance either, and this will create a reasonable calorie deficit for you. When you exercise, eat back your calories.
  • loumay34
    loumay34 Posts: 18 Member
    I am a nursing mum too. be careful about injury with insanity as your body still has the muscle relaxing hormone's in its system. I have been visiting a chiropractor as this is my third baby and my hips are feeling it, when I asked about taking up insanity, she recommended I undertake Pilates for awhile as she has seen a lot of people coming in with back, neck and ankle injures due to insanity workouts.
    Just thought I would pass on the info. !
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