Breast feeding and dieting??

I lost almost all my baby weight from breastfeeding, and I was NOT limiting my food consumption. Congrats on nursing your baby - that's such a good way to start off your child's nutrition!

Hey Ladies, new member here too! I'm a 29 yr old second time mom! Exclusively breastfeeding and looking to lose the remaining 40 pounds that I gained during pregnancy. I gained a total of 65 and my baby is now a month old. For two weeks now I have been eating roughly 1650 calories a day and it's had no negative impact on my milk supply. I have two weeks left until I'm cleared by my doctor for exercise! Currently weigh 204, hoping to get my to my pre-pregnancy weight of 165.

moo_imma_pig wrote: »

I'm a newb at this lol any advice or tips would be great thanks!

If you can enjoy all those extra calories.

I didn't start Mfp until I was 5 or 6 months pp, which was around the same time I started going to the gym. At this point I had about 10 lbs to lose. With working out and nursing I was able to lose .5 lb/ week and eat +/- 2300 calories. I did not limit any macros in anyway, ate healthy nutritious foods throughout the day then had some of the most glorious desserts I've ever had in my life. I loved eating so much and still being able to lose weight. Now a days a week of 2300 calories would probably have me gain close to a lb a week.

moo_imma_pig wrote: »

bathsheba_c wrote: »

Hi! So, a baby eats 500-600 calories of milk a day. If you're breastfeeding, those calories can come from 3 sources: you can eat more; your body can take them from your fat reserves; or your supply can drop. Which of those happens to you is an individual thing. I know people (myself included) who can't lose weight at all while breastfeeding. I know others who can lose all but the last 5 lbs. Right now, I'm on here to just make sure I don't gain weight from breastfeeding.

Yeah, i might be one of those who can't lose the weight with just breast feeding. My son is almost 4 months old & I've only dropped 3lbs. Figured it was time to try something more lol thanks for your help

moo_imma_pig wrote: »

janjunie wrote: »

moo_imma_pig wrote: »

I'm a newb at this lol any advice or tips would be great thanks!

If you can enjoy all those extra calories.

I didn't start Mfp until I was 5 or 6 months pp, which was around the same time I started going to the gym. At this point I had about 10 lbs to lose. With working out and nursing I was able to lose .5 lb/ week and eat +/- 2300 calories. I did not limit any macros in anyway, ate healthy nutritious foods throughout the day then had some of the most glorious desserts I've ever had in my life. I loved eating so much and still being able to lose weight. Now a days a week of 2300 calories would probably have me gain close to a lb a week.

Yeah, im pretty sure I have to cut back on calories. I've been eating as I please and not losing weight at this point. It's a bummer lol

Sounds like you haven't been accurately and/or precisely counting your calories. There are quite a few things to learn.

I recommend to beginners that they read the forum announcement Helpful Posts:

http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10300319/most-helpful-posts-general-diet-and-weight-loss-help-must-reads

Also, this flowchart by @lemonlionheart gives a great run-through on how to lose weight with MFP:



Enter your stats into MFP, set your weekly weight loss goal to "maintain weight", weigh your foods in grams and millilitres, and log everything you eat.