How I Lost Weight after my Pregnancy

What you gained during your Pregnancy – what you should lose after your Pregnancy

“Nine months on – nine months off”

When looking at losing the weight you gained during your pregnancy, this is a very good rule to follow. If it took you nine months to put on the weight, isn’t it feasible and to expect to take nine months to lose it as well?

In general a woman will gain between 20-30 pounds during her pregnancy (some people say that you can expect to gain between 25-35 pounds, so ask your doctor which one he goes by, and which one is more applicable to your case).

Of that weight you gained, you can expect to lose about 10-15 pounds. This means that you are left with an overall weight gain of about 10-15 pounds to contend with.

And this is only the overall average weight gain that you can expect. But since average is only a number, some women can expect to gain in excess of these numbers although your doctor would have advised you as to the best possible weight you should have maintained during your pregnancy.

There’s also the factor that if you were not slim before getting pregnant, you might find yourself faced with a few extra pounds other than those which you gained during pregnancy, to contend with.

When everything adds up, it can be disheartening, but dedication and perseverance can do wonders for you.

You will also find that sometimes you have to deal with post pregnancy complications as well, which can significantly prolong the time you need to wait before you can begin a successful weight loss plan.

Then there is also the fact that sometimes your body just might protest at being put through additional strain in the form of needing to lose weight, and these factors will all come into the equation.

So although you might find that you want to lose weight as fast as possible, you body might not be ready for this additional burden.

Give yourself time to fully recover form the ordeal of giving birth, and if anyone tells you that you really don’t so much time to recuperate from a perfectly normal process, I suggest you ignore them.

Every woman’s body is different and the time it takes each woman to recover from the process of childbirth varies. Ask your doctor for the best possible time that you can begin your weight loss regime.

You should also keep in mind that although some people advocate that you need to lose weight in the first year to be truly successful this is not necessarily true.

You can lose the weight whether you have passed the one year mark or not. Either way it will just take time and dedication on your part to achieve successful weight loss.

Aim to lose about 1-2 pounds per week. This is a healthy and realistic goal for a new mother. You won’t be going on any fad diets, or stringent diets where you will radically lose weight, besides which, it is simply not healthy for you to lose weight rapidly.

A gradual weight loss, although sometimes frustrating, will give you better results. You will also find that you are better able to deal with keeping the weight off when you have finally reached your target weight, because you have incorporated a healthy lifestyle weight loss regime into your plans.

If however, you hit a plateau where the weight simply refuses to budge, you might want to consider using another tack to lose weight. Change things around so that your body doesn’t get too comfortable and settled into one routine.

This might constitute more work for you as you need to once again change things around in order to lose the weight but you can be assured that the overall result will be well worth the extra effort taken.

If after everything, you find that you are simply not losing weight in any satisfactory manner, you might want to consider changing your diet and weight loss plan to something else.

Or you might want to consider consulting your doctor to see if there is something else you can do, and also to rule out any underlying medical conditions which might be preventing you from losing weight satisfactorily.

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Have a nice day!

Vp