Stick to these tips and don’t lose heart too early because initially you will find these ways very difficult as you were on rest for almost a year during your pregnancy and early post pregnancy months and your body is now addict to this rest instead of hard work. So without giving up start slowly and then you will automatically gain speed which will increase your weight loss efforts.
Some of the top tips are as follows:
- Intake as much as water you can, normally you should take at least 12 to 14 glass of water in 24 hours; don’t consider high sugar beverages as the replacement for water. Water has its own importance and no other beverages can take its place.
- It is very important to take light but healthy snacks instead of heavy junk food; you can go for popcorn, nuts and wheat. These would not let your body gain mass whereas these will also provide the necessary nutrition to your body and you can easily concentrate on other things instead of eating too much.
- Another important thing to consider is that you should eat well-cooked food (especially when it comes to meat, beef and chicken); remember whatever you eat; chew it well so that it digest fast.
- Add whole grains such as cereals, pasta, and bread to your diet during post pregnancy weight loss therapy and if possible make this diet a part of your daily routine throughout your life so that you can remain healthy and could live a longer life.
- While purchasing pre-packaged food make sure you go for authentic companies and retailers, because many companies label the product as fat or calories free whereas actually they are not. So beware of it before consumption, if possible use homemade products during this whole process.
- If you can not stop yourself to visit fast food centers, then it is recommended that you should go for the salad instead of burgers, finger fish, chicken rolls, fries etc.
- When you are in a position to walk freely, you should take your baby and go for a slow walk initially and then increase your speed day by day and keep on adding little exercise regularly. This will help your body burn more calories and you will achieve the results soon. Taking long steps while walking and jogging is considered to be the best exercise for weight loss. If it is possible take your friend or husband with you for walk or jogging so that you will be motivated and would not feel bore.
- Beside your daily routine of exercise, add more things into your daily life activities like, when you are out for shopping, park your car little away from the shop so that you can get a chance to walk or reach your apartments using stairs instead of elevators.
- The most important is breastfeeding; it burns more than 500 calories per day when you keep on with it. So breastfeeding also helps you in this regard.
- A month later (after consulting your physician) enroll in a good gym and perform exercises in front of a professional so as to make sure you put in the efforts in the right direction.
- You must take losing weight as an important routine of your life therefore you should work on it honestly. Remember it took your body 9 months to gain mass so be patient to see results, keep in mind you can not get a slim body in half or one month so keep working and working hard you will definitely get results.
I feel that an balanced nutrition, rich in fiber and proteins is essential. One should also have fat in right amounts, but unfortunately most women tend to consume too many fatty/sugary foods and land up gaining too much weight. I feel one should simply follow the advice of their doctor regarding nutrition. Also multivitamins are normally recommended during pregnancy. I am not a doctor, but consuming excessive junk foods during pregnancy cannot be too good for mother or child.