Post wo meal or fourth meal for breastfeeding mum

[Sio3]

I am breastfeeding a 7 month old and have been having the larger template meals...ie 3 eggs whole Avo and 3 veg as well as small fruit. I still seem to get hungry 3 hrs later. At first I was way over doing the fruit /nuts/nut butter and after reallsing food w no breaks for me am having more avo /olives/coconut oil rather than nuts w meals. Is it better to have 4 full meals or 3 w pre and post work out meal?

[jmcbn]

Four proper template meals is fine if you are breast feeding. Its much better to have four well composed meals than relying on handfuls of nuts etc here & there...

The composition of the pre & post WO meals are specifically for muscle repair & fat burning which is not going to suit your needs.

[Sio3]

ok so just to confirm when I train late morning (I do some HIIT for about 20 min and some sprints ) should I still just have the template meal 1 when I wake up. Then meal 2 after training, meal 3 in afternoon and meal 4 in evening?

[jmcbn]

Ah, apologies - I misunderstood your post. As there was no mention of actual training I assumed you were wondering if you should incorporate pre or post WO meals to avoid the need for snacking... My mistake!

No, I'd say you could probably do with including a small postWO meal (of a lean protein & optional starchy carb) IN ADDITION TO your other four meals. The postWO meal need only be a few bites...

Hope this helps!

[Sio3]

Thanks that's great! More food is good news for me