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Can someone help me as I am totally confused?
MzSophiaJ
Posts: 28 Member
I am 5 ft 2 mum of 3 young boys
I am breastfeeding my son about 80% exclusively (I estimated 400 cals aday)
I have 60lbs to lose and currently weigh 14stone 12.
I made a mistake with tdee and was eating my workout calories. Now I am stumped whether to just use mfp or continue with tdee.
I do fitness blender workouts x6 days a week a combo of cardio and weights.
Could someone help me work out how many calories I should eat?
I am breastfeeding my son about 80% exclusively (I estimated 400 cals aday)
I have 60lbs to lose and currently weigh 14stone 12.
I made a mistake with tdee and was eating my workout calories. Now I am stumped whether to just use mfp or continue with tdee.
I do fitness blender workouts x6 days a week a combo of cardio and weights.
Could someone help me work out how many calories I should eat?
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I should add I like the idea of tdee as I can just eat the same amount each day. I have yet to lose any weight.0
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I should add I like the idea of tdee as I can just eat the same amount each day. I have yet to lose any weight.
Bold is your clue. If you aren't losing weight over a period of four weeks (for example) then you are eating at your maintenance calories and you will have to reduce slightly to create a deficit.
Your body is a far better calculator than any online resource or formula!
One caveat - if you have only just started exercising you may have some soreness/inflamation. That water weight is temporary and may confuse things for a few weeks.0 -
Also, breastfeeding is unlikely to be as high as 400 kcal. I'm a midwife and my texts say 300 kcal with 100% breastfeeds
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After stopping breastfeeding I gained 9kg in 3 months... I'm sure most of it was psychological, but some of it was being used to being able to eat a lot more.
Most estimates of the extra calories needed for breastfeeding include a certain level of weight loss. Annoyingly I can't find the research from a quick google. It also depends on the age of the baby/child.0 -
Hiya I started to lose weight now. I think it was my body adjusting to the new workouts I was doing.0
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Lol sorry, wait breastfeeding can help you lose weight? I'm a total moron, sorry.0
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