How do i lose my post-pregnancy weight?

Question

I gained 30lbs. when i was pregnant and its been 5 months since, how do i lose the extra weight?

Answer 1

Be your own trainer and nutritionist, the basic rules to losing weight are no soda, no fast food, lots of chicken, fish, fresh (not canned that’s bad) fruits and vegies, whole wheat stuff, yogurt. Not so many cakes and donuts and cookies. Basic common sense for eating, you just need to enforce it. Get all the bad stuff out of the house right away, just toss it or give it away while your still motivated. No alcohol and no smoking if that applies. Some juice but make sure its all natural, because the ones that aren't are loaded with sugar and a leading cause in diabetes in children and adults. Lots of water, 3-4 liters a day, not all at once, but spread it out. Its really easy to down a liter or two while your watching tv or on the computer. Also drink some after you eat the bigger meals of the day, it helps your body pick out the nutrients in food when your food is more spread apart. You also need to stay away from any sports drinks unless you’ve just had a long workout and then you need to limit yourself. Most atheletes mix Gatorade with water because its two complex for your body to get all the nutrients out of. It needs to be diluted. These rules may be hard to adapt to at first so start with cutting out the things you know you can live without. Then work from there. Remember these are perfect eating habits, it can take you a while to work into it. If you know you can’t live without your one treat a day, don’t fight it by trying to eat something else, just eat it and make sure that’s the only one you cheat on a day. Otherwise you’ll get depressed and quit. Another important point is getting the right amount of sleep every night. You need 8-9 hours of sleep each night for your body to function correctly. This is an important factor of losing weight. Set up a routine for yourself and go to bed at about the same time each night.
As for exercise, lots of cardio. Find something you like. If you have never exercised much before, start with walking 30 minutes a day at a brisk pace. Move on to different terrains that include hills and increase the time spent. After a week or two, try jogging the route. No matter what find an activity you enjoy. Walking to jogging is just an example, try hiking, rollerblading, biking. Once you get into a regular routine, if your not happy with the level of difficulty, try signing up with a gym. Spinning, pilates or kickboxing classes are great. It will also introduce you to working with weights. Talk to a trainer for instruction before using any weights. A cheap investment is a balance ball, it works you stomach while your just sitting on it, like at your computer and its great for posture. There are hundreds of exercises you can use it for for your entire body. I can give you some ideas if you want, just email me. Also for more info on the benefits of water go to www.watercure.com Good Luck! Honestly if you need anything else don't hesitate to IM me, krista_girl86 even if you don't pick me as best answer, i'd be happy to help. Also check out the website for the tv show The Biggest Loser on NBC. There are many, many helpful facts on there.

Answer 2

If you are looking to lose weight consistently and permanently you will find these 3 keys to success very helpful.

1. Create a "Diet for Life". A healthy diet that will give your body the nutrients it needs without a high caloric intake and also be satisfying for you to maintain for years or a lifetime. Try going to www.ediets.com for some help.

2. Just like your diet you should have a fun and interesting workout plan that you can do on an ongoing basis. Do the things that you like doing and it will be a lot easier to maintain.
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3. Persistance is probably the main key. Know that if you are doing 1 & 2 correctly then the results will come. Don't get frustrated if your not losing 20lbs in a week. Keep on working at it and in 3 months you will be healthy and well on your way to a perfect body.

Much Success to you!

Answer 3

I've been there...twice! The two things you need to do are consume fewer calories and/or burn more calories, i.e. diet and exercise. Most of your effort should actually be focused on diet, because it's much easier to cut 400 calories from your diet (skip that Starbucks or donut) than to burn 400 calories (run for half an hour). Contrary to popular belief, doing small amounts of exercise does not give you free rein to eat whatever you want, whenever you want. That said, it is necessary to do *some* exercise, to burn fat and build muscle (which will increase your metabolism, allowing you to burn calories faster). Also, exercise tends to make you want to eat less.

Cutting calories can be extremely difficult. Eating more fresh fruits and vegetables and drinking lots of water will help you feel full. I personally don't believe in fad diets such as Atkins, which may work quickly but do not have lasting results (and are unhealthy in the long run). If you seek the help of a program, I recommend Weight Watchers, which gives you education and support to maintain healthy habits *for life*.

Suggestions specific for a new mom: Exercise with your baby by taking him/her out for walks, or use the baby as a dumbbell (my girls loved this!). Breastfeeding helps, to a point. Make your own baby food by pureeing fruits and vegetables, and eat the same things (un-pureed) yourself!

Good luck, hang in there, and be patient! Remember, weight loss isn't easy, otherwise there wouldn't be so many people in the world with weight problems.

Answer 4

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Answer 5

Krista is full of crap:
"Some juice but make sure its all natural, because the ones that aren't are loaded with sugar and a leading cause in diabetes in children and adults. "
BS. Natural juices have sugar also. And there's no proven link between juice and diabetes.
"Lots of water, 3-4 liters a day, not all at once, but spread it out. Its really easy to down a liter or two while your watching tv or on the computer."
More BS. No proof that drinking water is helpful. All this is good for is making you pee a lot.
"Also drink some after you eat the bigger meals of the day, it helps your body pick out the nutrients in food when your food is more spread apart."
WHAT?? This is total crap. There is NO evidence to support this BS. (where does she get this?) Your body does NOT need extra water to "pick out" nutrients. What an absurd concept.
"You also need to stay away from any sports drinks unless you’ve just had a long workout and then you need to limit yourself. Most atheletes mix Gatorade with water because its two complex for your body to get all the nutrients out of. It needs to be diluted. "
More crap and BS. The science behind Gatorade has been going on for 30 years and there's NO evidence of any "need" to dilute it. It works just fine as-is. Again, your body does NOT need extra water to "pick out" nutrients.

Don't take diet advice from uneducated 19 year olds. It's full of myth and folklore, sadly lacking in truth and science.

Answer 6

Proper diet and exercise are key to successful weight loss and a long term weight loss.
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Answer 7

Set new goals even you lose 10 pounds

Answer 8

waist dance to the radio or tap out a beat on the steering wheel while driving

Answer 9

Exercise and stop your junk food diet that you had when you were pregnant. Give up the Peanut Butter and Marshmallow puff sandwiches and the 40 ounce frappacinnos

Answer 10

Don t go back to old eating habits even after you lose weight