The Safe Way To Lose Pregnancy Weight

During pregnancy, women tend to gain around 30-40 pounds. Half of that weight will naturally shed, but the other half can prove more difficult to lose than weight gained in other circumstances.

The excess weight that will naturally disappear is mainly due to water retention, and this is nothing to worry about. This weight can be identified as being the cause of at least some of the weight that gained if you notice that your fingers, ankles and feet are swollen.

Once the water weight has naturally shed itself, what remains is what you must work on to remove, as it will otherwise just remain. Here are some tips from a mother who used them personally to lose her pregnancy weight…

1. Drink around twelve glasses (8-ounce) of water per day. Doing this will help clear out your system, particularly your colon, which becomes clogged up during pregnancy.

2. Stock up on low-fat snacks (such as nuts, raisins, and rice cakes) and clear your house of fattening and sugary ones. You will feel the need to snack, and that is not a bad thing, so having the right snack foods on hand is essential.

3. Opt for lean meat varieties (skinless chicken, turkey, white fish, etc.) in place of fatty meats, such as pork and beef. You need the proteins that meat provides, so try not to cut meat out of your diet altogether.

4. Ask your family to support you by eating healthily too. It is always more difficult to stick to a healthy diet when those around you are eating unhealthy foods, so ask them if they can adopt your new healthy approach too, even if just for a few weeks.

5. Start walking as soon as you feel able to, with it being safe to do so, for most women anyway, within a week after giving birth. You should check with your doctor first, but they will probably be more than happy for you to take a walk for 10-15 minutes every day.

6. Breastfeed if possible, as doing so not only benefits your baby, but also helps to lose those excess pounds. In fact, it has been reported that breastfeeding burns about 500 calories a day.

Keep in mind that there are no shortcuts to losing pregnancy weight, and that the healthy way is the both best and safest. Skipping meals and diet pills may seem like an easy option, but they are unsafe, and only a short-term solution.

There is no excuse for not doing any of these things, as none of them are unsafe or overly difficult. If you consistently do them in the weeks after giving birth then you will lose weight, it would be almost impossible not to!

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