Our 28 Day Weight Loss Challenge includes thousands of healthy meals that can be included in any meal plan to create a healthy diet for you on your journey to lose weight. Work on your weight loss goals with The Healthy Mummy. Always listen to your body and adjust calories accordingly. If you are also full then you don’t need to force yourself to eat. *Please note that these are guides and you should listen to your body and if you need more snacks you should eat them and you should never starve yourself or go hungry if you are trying to lose weight. If you are breastfeeding, you need to increase your calories by approximately 300 – 500 per day to assist in milk supply production.Īs your daily energy expenditure typically increases when you are breastfeeding, as some of your calories are going to feed your baby, it’s best to review the amount of calories you are eating whilst you are breastfeeding. On the other hand if you are getting to the end of your meal plan for the day and just feel really full, or you aren’t quite eating it all you may need to consume fewer calories, and therefore adjust your meal plan accordingly. If you find you are still hungry most days and have hit your daily calorie intake as per your meal plan then you may have a calorie intake and you may need to adjust your plan accordingly. Our weight loss plans are based on approximately 1400/1500 calories a day and this suits most people. However, you plan out meals you should keep your BMR calories in mind, especially when trying to lose weight. Once you have worked out your BMR and looked gotten an idea of how many calories you need to consume each day the next step is to create a meal plan to help you reach those calories healthily.ĭepending you on your regular eating habits this could mean 3 meals and 2-3 snacks a day or maybe you prefer to just eat a selection of smaller meals rather than the 3 main meals a day.
How to use calorie intake number or BMR calories?