Breastfeeding how many calories should I be eating to lose weight.

[Emma1979]

hi there
i got a little lost in all the calculations, but just wanted to direct you to a site that may be of help... calorie king.... its free to join and will calculate how many calories to consume etc in order to lose weight, i think it also asks if you are pregnant or breastfeeding and will take that into consideration...

i'm 59kg and wanting to get down to around 55kg, anything under would be fantastic... i'm 5 foot 2.... i'm on 1100 calories a day, but can eat a whole lot more if i do any proper exercise....

you can record your food each day and it totals the calories, and you record your exercise and it then minuses the calories.... its pretty useful.... but you don't have to go that far, you could just sign up and use the calculator section...

anyways good luck!

[Emma1979]

crap i obviously didn't read your last paragraph!!!! i see you are already on calorie king...!!! sorry my mistake.... you should find some useful tools on their though that will tell you how many calories to consume...

[~Raven~]

6 weeks is too soon to be putting pressure on yourself to lose weight! There are more important things to worry about and you need to eat to both keep making milk and keep your energy up.
I did find though that when I ate less junk then the weight came off but that wasn't till bub was about 6 months old

[magisana]

6 weeks is too soon to be putting pressure on yourself to lose weight! There are more important things to worry about and you need to eat to both keep making milk and keep your energy up.
I did find though that when I ate less junk then the weight came off but that wasn't till bub was about 6 months old

I know it's probably to early, but I am a natural stresser and I am so worried that's it's just going to stick as I've had no luck when I had our 2nd child losing weight at all while breastfeeding or even afterwards, the weight just would not budge. I am going to see the doc on Thursday next week to see a dietitian which is why I've been monitoring my calories. I have found that I snack alot, so It's been a good little exercise to see where I am consuming the most calories and then make the adjustment to a more healthy option. I have been listening to my body though, If I am still hungry I do have an extra piece of fruit or a yoghurt. Calorie KIng tool says that I should eat 1950calories, but I did find this to low as I was still hungry. Thanks for your replys.