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It's a delicate balance for sure. You will naturally need a slightly larger calorie intake to support your milk production. That being said - if you focus your diet on things that are healthy for you (fruit, veggies and the like) you may lose some weight from dropping the sugar & junk. You can exercise like normal - that won't affect your milk supply, just be sure to gain your calories from healthy options - a drop in calories will affect your milk supply.

My midwife said not to *try* to lose weight while breastfeeding, because that could lead to low milk supply and under-nourishing you, but just to eat plenty of healthy foods and exercise (that, of course, depending on your own care provider's advice). You can check out my recent challenges for the ways I've been trying to ease back.