How can I loose it!?

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Is it true that breastfeeding helps you loose weight after baby is born? I'm confused, because I was also told that you have to consume enough(more) calories to keep milk production going, but cant work out, because it'll hurt your supply.. so how do you loose the weight? FTM here and I'm trying to understand how this works.. any experiences with this anybody?

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I’m an ultramarathon runner and started back into serious distance training when my twins were 4 months old. I started working out regularly when they were only 6 weeks old. Neither hurt my supply and I nursed for over 3 years. Abstaining from exercise is a myth and I hear it so often. Hydration however can cause problems as well as not nursing often. So much is based on supply and demand. And as far as calories are concerned you don’t need more than an extra 2-300 while nursing, and that is energy that is expended by nursing itself so it cancels itself out. The pitfalls many women find themselves in though is not tracking their nutrition or not tracking it accurately and consuming much more than they need, especially sugars. Nursing can make you WANT foods high in sugar, but that doesn’t mean your body NEEDS it. Basically, exercise is great and should be encouraged, stay plenty hydrated though, eat a balanced healthy diet, and nurse on demand and you should have no problems at all.

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Not true. I nursed for 1 year, didn’t help at all

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It’s very individual. 
The science is: yes you burn more calories to make milk. But, prolactin, the breastfeeding hormone, increases ghrelin (the hunger hormone) encouraging you to eat those extra calories. It also slows fat metabolism. It is designed to keep you and baby alive if food is scarce. It, unfortunately, is not designed to get us back in our pre-baby pants. Studies show less weight loss by breastfeeding moms at 6 mos and slight increase compared to formula feeding moms at 12 months. 
Its impossible to tell how your body will react. You might be able to slightly restrict calories without a dip in supply. You might not. You might now feel the need to eat those calories or you might be ravenous. 
I worked out 5-6 days a week (starting at 6 weeks pp, easing back in to my previous intensity and strength) and tracked my macros for 2 years of BF. I lost 25 lbs naturally in 2 weeks. I lost 7 more in 2 years. The last 10 never budged. My body just would not let go of those lbs. 🤷🏼‍♀️. (I was very lean before baby.) I still wouldn’t trade our two years of nursing.

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With both so far I couldn't loose while breastfeeding. It's like my body holds onto everything. My two cousins who breastfed also had the same issues. One was healthy active and great with her diet. No different though, still held weight until she was done breastfeeding. 
I'm hoping to try harder this time with my diet but I tend to loose best if I restrict carbs and anytime I did too much restricting to make myself drop some mybsupply bombed.
But you do not need double calories. As stated you only need about 200 to 300 more. You do feel hungry more often so eat good things. Though that's hard when you're learning to breastfeed and you're so tired. 
Go easy in yourself and take a few months to work it all out. Don't stress yourself into thinking you have tonor will go right back fast. Your body just went through so much. It took 9 months making that baby. It will maybe take 9 months or more to go back.

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My first I dropped 28 lbs (5lbs more than I gained) in 2 weeks. I had a csection and was really doing NOTHING but eating and feeding the baby. My appetite was much bigger breastfeeding than pregnant!

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Eat healthy and drink a crap ton of water.

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It is true for some people. I breastfeed my daughter for a year & lost all of my baby weight while breastfeeding. I was actually the skinniest I had been in years while breastfeeding & yes consuming more calories. 
However, after stopping breastfeeding & not changing my eating habits I gained it all back. 
Breastfeeding burns a lot of calories which for some women leads to loosing weight. If you are consuming way more calories than you actually need to your chances of loosing weight may decrease 🤷‍♀️

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This was a year pp and 8-9 weeks pregannt with this one. I mainly hula hoops during my son's naps and during his bed times. Along with a. Few home workouts I did from apps or youtube. Or made up a short routine myself. I watched my portion size (mainly not going back for seconds at dinner) and quit drinking pop and only drank water. 
Also kept some of my favorite fruits and veggies in the fridge  when I felt like snacking on something.  Or when I ate eggs on toast instead of 1 egg per toast I'd put the 2 on one toast. 🤷

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Everybody is different. Some women feel that breastfeeding helps them lose the weight easily, while others feel that their bodies hang onto extra weight until they wean. You can definitely work out and eat healthy in an effort to lose weight, but you generally want to do it gradually as quick weight loss can affect milk supply for some women. I got down to pre-baby weight after having both of my babies while breastfeeding well past 12 months. It's definitely possible!

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I think I gained an extra 20 lbs breastfeeding 😂 
You think hunger is bad now, when you’re breastfeeding you never want to stop eating. It’s like the baby is literally sucking the life out of you and you have to replenish it. 😂 
Some people get lucky. Never me.

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