Anyone breastfeeding?

I was breast feeding when I first started tracking my eating. It is kind of tricky because you need extra calories while you are nursing. I did exactly what you did and I entered an exercise that added 500 calories into my diet. That way I could see how it affected all the other areas (sugar especially)! :laugh:

Or just search for breastfeeding in the food search. There is one that I'm using that I think is probably the most accurate that just assumes 500 calories for the day but also gives you protein and fat allowances. That is definitely in breastmilk. It is 500 for the entire day, so I just stick it wherever I want, like a snack.

I am still breastfeeding my 20month old daughter. I don't add any additional calories to my daily allotted amount. The key is how many months post-partum you are. If you are 0-6 months post-partum you do want to add about 300-500 calories to your daily calorie intake. There is a setting in your MFP in your account information that lets you indicate you are breastfeeding, and it will do it automatically. If you are 6+ months post-partum, you don't really need the extra calories any more. One of the lactation consultants I got help from said it is actually a myth that breastfeeding mothers need more calories. I have heard a lot of anecdotal evidence to support her claim. Most mothers I know who started Weight Watchers, for example, said they never lost weight when following their breastfeeding plan. Rather, they only started losing weight when they didn't add the extra 500 calories. Of course, this does affect some mothers' supply. I happened to be a low-supply mom, so I didn't bother trying to cut calories until I was closer to a year post-partum. Once I did, however, I stuck to about 1500 calories/day and exercised daily and I quickly lost the weight without any impact to my milk supply.

LOL!!!