Diet for lactating mothers to loose weight. During feeding you have to eat well balanced diet because the baby is also depended on you because the more nutritious food you eat, the more nutritious the baby will also get. So you will have to always think of the baby and you have to omit the food that is allergic to you and avoid fast food, junk food and sugary beverages , you have to avoid and you have to take more fruits and vegetables and freshly cooked food, vitamin and minerals for the development of the baby, you need more calcium during feeding. So including calcium rich foods like milk and milk products, white beans and cooked choy and you have to include a lot of protein in your diet because the baby’s muscles are also to be built and the baby gets protein from the milk. So you have to eat more proteins. For example whole grains, whole cereals dry fruits. Milk and milk products and healthy combination of fruits and vegetables. Drinking coconut water also helps as it is a complete food so drinking it gives all the nutrients needed and it will cut down the fat normally without making you deprived of any nutrients, the most essential thing is not to do any self-dieting and don’t do any fat dieting because they are nutritionally deprived. So eat healthy diet and stay healthy.
Ask Dr. Mike QnA: How To Lose Weight While Breast Feeding
Today’s question comes from a Facebook Fan. She asks:
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What can do for nutritionally as a nursing mom? Sometimes I feel like its not possible to lose weight as a nursing mom because I’m so afraid of losing my milk supply. Any suggestions?
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In these situations it is important to focus on metabolism enhancing activities and not metabolism decreasing activities (such as excessive caloric restriction).
In this video I discuss 2 calorie burning keys for losing weight while breast feeding and then how to estimate your calorie needs to elicit weight loss while breast feeding.
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