Most people focus on the smallest part of their daily calorie burn. 🏋️ Exercise: ~5% 🍽️ Digesting food (thermic effect): ~10% 🚶 Daily movement: ~20% ❤️ Basal metabolic rate (just keeping you alive): ~65% That’s why you can’t out-train a bad diet. You’ll typically burn around 3 to 5 times more calories through your daily movement than your workouts, and eating more protein can slightly increase the calories you burn through digestion. Building muscle also helps you burn more calories every sin

A gentle reminder that every feeding journey looks different, and a healthy, happy baby is always the goal. My poor girl was reacting to cow’s milk protein through my breastmilk, and after weighing my options, I decided to switch to formula instead of completely eliminating dairy from my diet. It was the right choice for our family, and she’s been doing so much better. 🤍 And if your baby isn’t reacting to anything at all, you’re still allowed to switch. You don’t need a “good enough” reason to