Wednesday, January 28, 2009

The Best Way to Lose Weight After Being Pregnant

By Ricardo d Argence

Getting back your pre-pregnancy body is a common desire after delivering your baby. The question is how? Now that you have a newborn, it's time to adjust to the new routine, and perhaps breast-feeding is part of that process. It can be very difficult to find an effective method to loose weight after giving birth.

You may be amazed to find that you are probably already doing one of the best things since breast-feeding is healthy for both you and the baby. Breast feeding burns up to 500 extra calories per day! Woman need to increase their caloric intake during pregnancy because of breast feeding which may cause an increase in weight.

If you are breast feeding you will need to carefully consider your diet and not lose any nutritional content the baby may need. Just be sure to keep whole grains, fruit, vegetables, vitamins and minerals on the table, if you decrease your caloric intake.

When you are trying to lose weight, there are some foods to avoid, No different is losing weight after pregnancy. You should avoid: fast food (did you know one famous value meal packs nearly 1000 calories?)

Create a diet plan filled with good nutritious food. Things like: Whole grain bread, protein (dont skimp on the meat, look for lean cuts of red meat), water and milk (particularly for breast feeding mom's).

Water is essential to properly function your body, and thus, should stay in one of your major food groups. If your body does not get adequate water supply for excretion of metabolic products, you suffer from dehydration and in case if you are feeding milk to your child, its production is likely to be affected.

Drinking 8 glasses of water per day will be enough to do the job. You will find that this can raise your metabolism and keep your body running well. Studies have shown that 500 ml of water a day can increase metabolic rate by 30%.

Drinking water will give you a full feeling and help curb your hunger. Actually the body requesting water is many times what you mistake for hunger. In addition, you will feel fuller longer after meals.

No talk about weight loss is complete without exercise. You should of course consult a physician before beginning any strenuous work out, because the body has just gone through a major ordeal.

If you are not quite ready for a full workout, you can begin slowly by adding walking to your daily routine. Get a carriage and take baby for a walk around the neighborhood, use the stairs instead of the elevator or simply park further from the door at the supermarket, anything that gets you moving and raises your heart rate.

Exercise is vital due to the fact that it increases your heart rate, which therefore raises your metabolism. Things like heart disease risk goes down significantly with regular exercise. - 15437

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