Weight Loss after Pregnancy

For many new moms extra weight gained with pregnancy is a big deal and they are desperate to get rid of it as quickly as they can, however, as any other weight loss process it takes time and patience. After some time the women can still fit in their favorite clothes which they used to wear before having the baby.

Most women gain 20-40 pounds during pregnancy, but the delivery takes away only 10 of them which include baby’s weight, placenta, and amniotic fluid. In several days fluids will leave the body too, but the weight stored in fat does not go away automatically.

When a mom-to-be expects her baby, she craves different kinds of food. This is the time when many women allow themselves to eat a lot of candies, cookies and many other unhealthy products. After the delivery the preferences should be changes:

1. Healthy food is the key to healthy life. It is needless to say that vegetables, fruits and grains provide vitamins and minerals for the body. They also contain a lot of fiber which is the main “building brick” for the body. Other healthy types of food which give nutrients and do not add to people’s fat are low-fat dairy like skim milk and low-fat cheeses, lean meat, and fish.
2. The times of “eating for two” are gone unless new mom breastfeeds. In order to lose weight, she should eat only when she is hungry and the portions should be smaller than they used to be. If it is necessary, traditional breakfast-lunch-dinner could be broken to more frequent little meals, but they should not last endlessly throughout the day.
3. Tempting unhealthy food is no longer welcome in new mom’s house. If it is so hard to avoid having a sweet snack, a young woman should think of healthier replacement: eat fruit instead of candies, drink juices to replace carbonated beverages, snack with granola bars, not potato chips.

A few exercises will be a good support to healthy food. It is normally recommended to wait for a t least six weeks, before starting exercises, but it is always best to ask personal health care provider when the exercises can be started.

• After having delivered a baby, a woman should start with a few easy exercises. It is important not to work too hard, letting the body get restored in all the aspects. Jumping and bouncy moves should be excluded.
• One workout should be broken into several small pieces. After some time the workouts will become longer and more complicated.
• The baby can be included in the exercises. If new mom cannot think of some good exercises with the baby, it is always easy to find a CD or DVD with sport activities for moms and babies.

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