Losing Weight After Pregnancy

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Article Title: Losing Weight After Pregnancy

Author: Kirsten Hawkins

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You could be lucky. I was - just once. When my middle daughter

was born I actually weighed 10 pounds less than I had when I'd

conceived her. That's not something you can count on, though,

and I can tell you that from experience as well. Most women

start their lives as a new mom with an extra 8 to 15 pounds

that they didn't have pre-baby.

There's a very good reason for that. God designed our bodies

with nurture in mind. Part of that weight that you put on

during pregnancy was meant to nurture your baby AFTER birth.

While your body requires an extra 300 calories a day to keep up

with the nutritional demands of your baby during pregnancy, a

breastfeeding mother requires at least 500 extra calories a day

to produce enough milk and remain healthy. Your body stores up a

little extra nutrition for after the birth just in case there

isn't enough food for its needs when it's time to feed the new

little critter.

If you're breastfeeding, that's part of the good news. You'll

automatically be burning an extra five hundred calories a day -

which will make it considerably easier for you to lose the extra

weight. In fact, you may not need to do anything special at all

to lose weight. Just focus on eating a normal, healthy,

well-balanced diet. If you're not breastfeeding, you won't find

it quite as easy. Your focus should still be on healthy eating,

with moderate exercise to burn extra calories.

Here's more good news for new mothers. Exercising is easier.

Actually, that's not quite right. Burning more calories is

easier. Walking alone for an hour burns 200 calories. Walking

while pushing a stroller ups that figure considerably. Push a

stroller uphill, and it's even higher. You'll get extra duty

out of things you never thought of like lifting the stroller

and car seat in and out of the car, carrying the baby up and

down stairs and just plain carrying the baby.

Still. If you find yourself with stubborn pounds that simply

won't come off, exercise and a moderate reduction in calories

is the way to go. Just like pregnancy isn't the time for weight

loss, just after pregnancy isn't the time to stress your body

further with severe dietary restrictions. Aim for losing about

a pound a week, though chances are you'll find it coming off

faster than that. Being a mom is a high-energy proposition!

About The Author: Kirsten Hawkins is a nutrition and health

expert from Nashville, TN. Visit http://www.popular-diets.com/

for more great nutrition, well-being, and vitamin tips as well

as reviews and comments on popular diets.

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