breastfeeding & WW

I know that's the standard WW advice.

When I joined WW I was still breasfeeding my daughter regularly, and got the same advice. Which I
ignored. She wasn't far off a year old - not a new born, and also on solids - and I was planning on
stopping when she was a year old anyway. I did however take it one step at a time. Had not eating
those points affected my milk supply at all, then I would have eaten them cheerfully. It probably
depends on you and your body, and how old the infant is, how much it (sorry - you didn't specify
it's gender) is feeding, how established feeding is and so on.

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krys

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Hi I have just started ww, day three , Im just wondering the leader said I

need

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to eat 32 points a day because Im feeding an infant at the moment and

thats

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what they reccomend .. this is an awful lot !!! and I I dont want to eat that much as I know I
couldnt lose weight like that . does this sound

right

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to any of you ? any advice appreciate d Lyndsay

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I know that's the standard WW advice.

When I joined WW I was still breasfeeding my daughter regularly, and got

the

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same advice. Which I ignored. She wasn't far off a year old - not a new born, and also on solids -
and I was planning on stopping when she was a year old anyway. I did however take it one step at a
time. Had not

eating

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those points affected my milk supply at all, then I would have eaten them cheerfully. It probably
depends on you and your body, and how old the infant is, how much it (sorry - you didn't specify
it's gender) is

feeding,

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how established feeding is and so on.

Hi:o) Breastfeeding exclusively burns off 500 cals a day, that is why you can eat 10 points more. I
bf'ed when I started but ateonly 5 points more and still lost 2 lbs a week:o)

It was more than 25 years ago when I breastfed my twins and I wasn't on a diet. So take those three
facts into consideration when reading my experience. I ate during that time than I thought was
humanly possible and drank a beer every night. I lost weight. Breastfeeding boosts your metabolism
in the process of converting your food into nutrition for your infant. Just as when you were
pregnant, your body feeds your baby first.

Prairie Roots On Sat said:

Hi I have just started ww, day three , Im just wondering the leader said I need to eat 32 points a
day because Im feeding an infant at the moment and thats what they reccomend .. this is an awful
lot !!! and I I dont want to eat that much as I know I couldnt lose weight like that . does this
sound right to any of you ? any advice appreciate d Lyndsay

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Hi I have just started ww, day three , Im just wondering the leader said I need to eat 32 points a
day because Im feeding an infant at the moment and thats what they reccomend .. this is an awful
lot !!! and I I dont want to eat that much as I know I couldnt lose weight like that
. does this sound right to any of you ? any advice appreciate d Lyndsay

Breastfeeding moms need more points. You not only need nutrition for you but your baby as well,
hence the extra points. The plan is designed for weight loss even in nursing moms so go with the
reccomendations. If you find you aren't losing, meet with your leader AND YOUR DOCTOR to modify the
plan while you are breastfeeding.

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Started Weight Watchers together February 2002: Chris
332.4/187.8/185 Lifetime since 12/13/03

When I eat under my target I gain, if you eat under you will put your body
in starvation mode, and as odd as it sounds your leader is right, your
points will drop soon enough, and if you are a milk drinker you can easily
eat/drink those points, help yourself and your baby, good luck and welcome,
Lee
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Quoted message said:

Hi I have just started ww, day three , Im just wondering the leader said I

need

Quoted message said:

to eat 32 points a day because Im feeding an infant at the moment and

thats

Quoted message said:

what they reccomend .. this is an awful lot !!! and I I dont want to eat that much as I know I
couldnt lose weight like that . does this sound

right

Quoted message said:

to any of you ? any advice appreciate d Lyndsay

Breastfeeding is uses as many calories as mountain climbing! Be happy you can eat! ;-)

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"lyndsay clement" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

Hi I have just started ww, day three , Im just wondering the leader said I

need

Quoted message said:

to eat 32 points a day because Im feeding an infant at the moment and

thats

Quoted message said:

what they reccomend .. this is an awful lot !!! and I I dont want to eat that much as I know I
couldnt lose weight like that . does this sound

right

Quoted message said:

to any of you ? any advice appreciate d Lyndsay