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I am currently breastfeeding, but also trying to lose weight, and I have been tracking my food intake on fitday.
My BMR is 2456 (for Malkore - my adjusted BMR is 2231 ) accounting for exercise.
Now, subtracting 500kcal a day from that would give me 1956 (or 1731).
I have been keeping my kcals mostly in the 1700s, occasionally 1600, and sometimes over 2000 (mostly weekend days).
I have lost almost 7 pounds in 4 weeks, so that's on track pretty well, but I've noticed a drop in milk supply when I pump in the mornings, and my daughter sometimes doesn't act completely full after a feeding.
The standard thing is to add 500 kcal a day while breastfeeding, which would put me right back at my original BMR.
The thing is, although I am eating fewer calories than before, they are of much higher value. I am taking a prescription prenatal vitamin (that contains EFAs as well), and eating a good balanced diet, and always drink lots of water.
My question is, is it simply an issue of needing more calories? That just doesn't seem right considering before I was eating a lot of crap and now I got back on track and started eating more quality, which I would think would be better for milk production, even with fewer calories.
I am currently breastfeeding, but also trying to lose weight, and I have been tracking my food intake on fitday.
My BMR is 2456 (for Malkore - my adjusted BMR is 2231
) accounting for exercise.Now, subtracting 500kcal a day from that would give me 1956 (or 1731).
I have been keeping my kcals mostly in the 1700s, occasionally 1600, and sometimes over 2000 (mostly weekend days).
I have lost almost 7 pounds in 4 weeks, so that's on track pretty well, but I've noticed a drop in milk supply when I pump in the mornings, and my daughter sometimes doesn't act completely full after a feeding.
The standard thing is to add 500 kcal a day while breastfeeding, which would put me right back at my original BMR.
The thing is, although I am eating fewer calories than before, they are of much higher value. I am taking a prescription prenatal vitamin (that contains EFAs as well), and eating a good balanced diet, and always drink lots of water.
My question is, is it simply an issue of needing more calories? That just doesn't seem right considering before I was eating a lot of crap and now I got back on track and started eating more quality, which I would think would be better for milk production, even with fewer calories.