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Healthy Weight Loss After Pregnancy

Women are always looking for healthy weight loss after pregnancy. One question all women want answered is how quickly they can look forward to having their old shape and weight back after pregnancy. What is certain is she will lose upwards of 14 pounds during the first 14 days after birth as the weight of the baby, amniotic fluid, placenta and other fluid is taken into account.

After the baby is born the uterus gradually reverts to its original size and hormone levels which have been elevated during the pregnancy will also gradually reduce so any additional weight also begins to disappear and bear in mind that around 7 pounds of fat are added when a woman is pregnant. Energy is stored in this excess fat ready for breast feeding the baby but how quickly each woman loses weight is dependent on factors like genetics, the mother’s health, how much exercise they get and the type of food they eat.

You should expect that it will take a little bit of time to lose the weight you gained during pregnancy because it did after all take you nine months to put that weight on although many women have been successful with healthy weight loss in just a few short months after a delivery. Often the last few pounds are the hardest to lose and that may be because the body often holds onto a little weight to ensure the baby has sufficient milk but even this is not a certainty as every woman experiences this differently.

Fortunately our knowledge of nutrition has progressed and used properly with an exercise plan in place there shouldn’t be any reason why the weight won’t come off in time. The truth is that a large proportion of mothers will in fact have their old weight and figure back within that first year if they maintain a good exercise regime and healthy diet. However, some women will lose their pregnancy weight in as little as six to twelve weeks.

It is generally understood that after giving birth most women’s bodies make considerable adjustments; these adjustments can make healthy weight loss after pregnancy quite difficult. In order to lose weight after pregnancy both safely, and effectively; a new mother should undertake a program of slow and steady dieting along with exercise that will produce long-term beneficial results.

One aspect that must be considered is the health of the mother and baby as additional fat during the breast feeding stage is used to provide extra energy. A feeding mother may take upwards of six months for the hormone and metabolic rate to return to normal but for some people the changes they experience end up being permanent.

The initial weight loss after birth of around fourteen pounds will just about put a dent in the total of up to thirty five pounds in weight that was gained during the pregnancy.

With perhaps another twenty pounds or more to lose the mother should follow the previous steps and attempt to have healthy weight loss slowly but steadily within the following six to eight months.

Richard Mathiason

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