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To produce about 25 ounces of milk a day, it costs the nursing mother about 650 calories above her usual requirements. To meet this energy need, the Institute of Medicine recommends eating 500 calories extra calories a day. The remaining 150 calories are drawn from fat stores accumulated during pregnancy. Hope this helps…

I'm Jenn, and I am a mother to a 28 month old son. I gained a combined 50 pounds getting pregnant (fertilty treatments) and during my pregnancy. I have been lucky enough to basically lose my pregnancy weight but am still up all the weight from trying to get pregnant. At this point I would love to lose 20 pounds and be back…