Help?! Too much loss too fast?

AmyACKERS
AmyACKERS Posts: 49 Member
edited November 16 in Health and Weight Loss
Hey there everyone

I recently started dieting again 10 weeks after my little one was born and I am exclusively breastfeeding

I had cut my calorie allowance to 1300 and started burning at least 300 calories walking every day. I've now lost 4lb in 4 days and realise this is way too quick and probably not the best thing for me and my baby as breastfeeding burns around 300-500.

Can anyone give me a calorie count to follow aswell as exercise calorie loss so that I lose weight without risking anything interfering with breast feeding?

(Heard not eating enough slows milk supply).
Thanks

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  • Laurend224
    Laurend224 Posts: 1,748 Member
    When you signed up for MFP, and you put in all your stats, what number did it give you? How many pounds a week do you want to lose? Keep in mind that MFP does not take into account your exercise in that calculation, so you will want to eat back some of your exercise calories. Since you are EBF, you may want to put in .5 -1lb a week rather than 2lbs/week. (If you did that)

    If you want more specific help, provide age, height, weight, rate of loss you prefer, and it would be helpful to open your diary, if it isn't open.

    If you just started losing weight, or have a very large amount to lose, it is common to see big losses the first few weeks, mostly water.
  • Robbnva
    Robbnva Posts: 590 Member
    IMO you should be eating 1200 to 1300 after exercise. I'd try eating more like 1600 to 1700 calories a day and if you do everything else the same, you should have slower loss.
  • emmavagg
    emmavagg Posts: 27 Member
    Hello my baby is 17 weeks and I am exclusively breastfeeding. I try to stay at around 1700 calories and I eat back any extra exercise calories that I earn. Just make sure you drinks lots and keep hydrated. Congratulations on your little one and good luck :) I have sent you a friend request x
  • AmyACKERS
    AmyACKERS Posts: 49 Member
    Laurend224 wrote: »
    When you signed up for MFP, and you put in all your stats, what number did it give you? How many pounds a week do you want to lose? Keep in mind that MFP does not take into account your exercise in that calculation, so you will want to eat back some of your exercise calories. Since you are EBF, you may want to put in .5 -1lb a week rather than 2lbs/week. (If you did that)

    If you want more specific help, provide age, height, weight, rate of loss you prefer, and it would be helpful to open your diary, if it isn't open.

    If you just started losing weight, or have a very large amount to lose, it is common to see big losses the first few weeks, mostly water.

    I'd say it was a moderate amount I want to lose 2 stone, isn't that about 28 lbs?

    Well I'm 19, 5ft 8 and currently I weigh 13'4 and I'd prefer 2lbs a week but happy with whatever weight loss really.

    Thanks for your help
  • AmyACKERS
    AmyACKERS Posts: 49 Member
    Robbnva wrote: »
    IMO you should be eating 1200 to 1300 after exercise. I'd try eating more like 1600 to 1700 calories a day and if you do everything else the same, you should have slower loss.

    Thanks for the help :)
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