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New to this question about breastfeeding?

aalyatim
aalyatim Posts: 2
edited September 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
Does breastfeeding count as an exercise? And also I know with breastfeeding I need to add 500 calories extra to my daily intake. How can I somehow show that?

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  • ajbeans
    ajbeans Posts: 2,857 Member
    You can add it in under exercise, or in your food diary (it will add a negative number, bringing your goal up by 500) or you can just manually adjust your cals. My Home > Goals > Custom, and then input your new number. If it were me, I'd adjust the calories rather than adding it every day, just because I would forget to add it every day. But some people like to do it daily. Whatever works for you.
  • chantalwhite
    chantalwhite Posts: 7
    Count it as 500 cals of exercise
  • bradbyu
    bradbyu Posts: 14
    i put it in my food diary everyday.
  • young1726
    young1726 Posts: 347 Member
    I put it in my food diary daily as well. Under breastfeeding - mom.
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