Post Pregnancy Weight Loss Rules of success

“25-35 pounds of weight gain”

“A belly so large that feels like you are carrying the Earth itself"

“Vomiting and then feeling nauseated, Vomiting again and feeling nauseated again”

“Going to washroom like 15 times a day and still feel like going again”

“Mood swings”

“Looking at all your clothes with envy as they aren’t gone fit anymore”

 “How can i forget the stretch marks?”

“Looking yourself in the mirror and realising how different you look now”

“Planning to get yourself back again as soon as it’s over” “Labour!”

Then the little angel comes in to this world and all the things that i have described above, though a universal experience of pregnancy, become instantly irrelevant as you hold your baby for the first time and become a mom!

Your instincts take over and motherhood is the driver now. Every part of you works towards taking care of the baby but it does stretch you to your limits!

The last thing a mother needs is to be thinking about weight loss or seeking a diet plan to get back her body like before. What you need is an integrated approach with no confusions.

The Post Pregnancy Weight Loss Rules:

The worst thing a female can do at this stage of her life is to indulge her body in losing weight, the wrong way.

Pregnancy, although, a natural process is still a stressful process, producing lots of changes in the body.These changes need time to recover and reverse. Some of you may have gone under surgical procedures for delivery. That’s an added stress!

Treating the body with respect and care has to be the most important consideration.

On the other hand, if done rightly, getting back to your previous self, maybe even better, is not that hard of a goal either.

Let’s see the rules that if followed, can make post pregnancy weight loss, a success story!

1-Get Advice When to Start:

The first and foremost rule of pregnancy weight loss is to get advice from your doctor regarding when you can start losing weight. Getting smarter will always involve cutting calories and if your body is not up for it, it will result in a weaker and naive health. Importantly, most women will be breastfeeding and require around 300-400kcal additional per day for a steady milk production. Cutting down on calories in an unplanned fashion may result in problems with breastfeeding. Finally, exercise is always an integral part of getting healthier and fitter. Your doctor is the best person to advice if your body is ready for a workout or not?

2-Priority Health, Not Weight:

When it comes to shedding pounds, this saying seems to be the oldest in the book but it has survived the test of time because it is absolutely true. All the changes during pregnancy reverse. You only need to facilitate them so crash dieting, fad diets, reserving yourself to few foods etc are methods that don't stand up to a healthy weight loss. As you are taking care of your child, the last thing you want is to feel weak while losing weight. Give your body the nutrition is deserves and requires and your journey towards a smarter figure will happen smoothly.

3-Tune up Mentally, it’s an Evolution, Not Revolution:

One of the worst things to do while losing weight is to put pressure of time on you. The mentality of “i have to lose 5 pounds in a week no matter what”, will definitely lead to unwarranted physical and mental stress and whoever said stress is good for you? It takes 9 months to be there. Give it its due time. As i said before, your role is that of a facilitator. Your body is actually trying to get back to its old self. Just help it. Losing pounds is never a straight graph. There are so many variables involved that it will always have an unpredictable character. Understand this fact. If you lost 3 pounds in the last week and only half pound this week, this should never bother you as long as you keep on doing the right things.

4-Cutting down on salt:

Salt is important in losing weight as it helps in retaining water in the body. As during pregnancy, the water volume of body increases, reducing salt to half its usual amount will help in reducing the water weight of the body.

 5-Choosing Foods, Smartly:

One of the main weapons in fighting weight is smart food choices. Against popular belief and if i may add, popular fear, smart food choices does not narrate foods that are bland and impose gustatory challenges.

Of course, our “on the go” lifestyle has tuned our taste buds for burgers full of condiments and fried patties but really smart choices are not that challenging. All that needs to be done is a little thinking and imagination and that’s all to it.

Let me give an example of a smart breakfast:

• Switching to a whole wheat dinner roll from white bread saves you 36 kcal approx.

• Instead of a normal jam, use sugar free jam and you save 40kcal per tablespoon.

• Using light olive oil spread instead of butter will save you 32kcal

• Switch to skimmed milk from regular and save 73kcal.

Just by choosing smartly, you save 181kcal in your breakfast alone.

Smart eating creates impact Period.

6-Improve your Meal Structure:

You are what you eat! But i will go one step further and will add that how you eat is equally important. Surfing the internet, you are bombarded by information regarding losing weight. I will not go into its details because what is important is the proven scientific principles that emphasise on control and eating at good intervals.

 Structure your meal intakes according to the following rules:

• Always drink 1-2 glasses of water before your main meals.

• 3 main meals with 2 snacks in between is a good and easily workable meal structure.

• Stop eating 3 hours before you go to sleep.

• Control portions. For example, for soups, gravy, rice, make tea cup your standard measure and always eat accordingly.

• Improve the cooking methods. Steaming is better than roasting and roasting is better than frying.

• Make the food lighter by switching heavy ingredients with lighter ones. For example, instead of butter, use olive oil.

Below is an example of how it all adds up: 

7-Be Physically Active:

Remember, every movement is a potential exercise! There is absolutely no need to start your journey by going to the gym. Give your body time to adjust and develop its stamina. There are plenty of small little things you can do to start increasing your physical activity levels. Examples are:

• Start going to the rest room on the other floor, a few rounds in a day will add up to make a difference.

• May be going to a grocery store that is a little farther.

• Never asking anyone to bring things to you. Doing it yourself always.

• Walking in small increments of 5 more mines each week.

These are just a few examples of how little things we can do to facilitate the process and get success. Why not get iSlimSolutions Post Pregnancy Diet Plan?

know more about Science rules for post pregnancy wight loss that helps to making our lives easier and more productive. 

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