Breastfeeding and exercising

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  • KristenDTucker
    KristenDTucker Posts: 23 Member
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    Hey there mama! To be honest I just eat about 2000 cals, my LO eats a lot! I will just set my cals to 2000 so I don't have to add my BF cals in every day. I have three kids so I want to be as accurate on MFP as possible (ie not forgetting to log a snack or meal) . This is much easier for me . Hope this helps!
  • 3dogsrunning
    3dogsrunning Posts: 27,167 Member
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    Just a note, the breastfeeding entry on the food log wasn't working on the app, it didn't give negative calories. I did email them about the problem.
    It still works on the website.

    1700 is pretty low if you are exercising. The figures are anywhere from 300-500 calories a day from breastfeeding. So at 1700 calories, you are only leaving your body 1200 calories to survive on. On top of that, you are exercising. If you burn 300 calories, your body is left with 1000 which is lower than most people's BMR.

    I'm still doing fairly light exercise, EBFing and eat around 2000 calories a day, sometimes more.

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