How to Lose Pregnancy Weight – Part 2

Nourish Your Body

Now is not the time to fill up on junk food, as tempting as it may sound. Pregnancy is hard on the body, but you can speed up your recovery by eating several small, balanced meals per day. Your calories should come from lean protein, green vegetables, high-fiber fruits, dairy products, and whole grains.

If you are breastfeeding, you will require more calories than normal to keep you and the baby healthy. Also, remember to drink plenty of water. New moms could require 64 to 128 ounces a day, especially while nursing.

Get Moving

Sometimes it takes all of a new mom’s energy just to get out of bed. But cardio exercise is important for staying healthy, and it will also help you lose pregnancy weight faster. You don’t have to commit to a gym workout; you could work in the garden while the baby naps in a shady spot, or you could go for a long walk while pushing the baby in a stroller.

Whenever possible, get 30 minutes of cardio 5 times a week. You will notice that your energy level actually goes up, while the scale goes down! A little bit of yoga can also reduce your stress and your weight. Try doing stretches and poses after you wake up for a burst of energy, and do your breathing and meditative exercises before bed for more restful sleep.

Stay Energized

It’s hard when you have a newborn, but it is important to find the time to get an adequate amount of sleep each night. This can be done by enlisting help from others, or by catching naps throughout the day to keep your energy up. Try to sleep when the baby sleeps to maximize your periods of rest.

Sleep helps us function, mentally and physically. Just a small sleep deficit (one to two hours a night) can cause problems such as lack of focus, compromised immune system, and delayed healing ability. Unfortunately, most people don’t sleep enough – and that’s especially true for new moms!

Take care of your loved ones by taking care of yourself. With a combination of nourishment, the right exercises, and plenty of rest, you’ll be on track to lose pregnancy weight fast.

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How to Lose Pregnancy Weight – Part 1

Ladies, this one’s for you: If you’ve recently had a baby, you’re probably filled with the joy that a new life brings. Also, you’re probably exhausted and tired of hearing about celebrity moms who seem to lose pregnancy weight at the drop of a hat.

What those celebrities don’t tell you is that they have doctors, nutritionists, personal trainers, private chefs, and – if all else fails – Photoshop experts to help them look their best after pregnancy. What’s a regular mom to do?

There are plenty of things any woman can do to lose pregnancy weight in a healthy and sustainable way. Here are some helpful tips to get you started:

Call for Back-up

Private time is a precious commodity for new moms. To lose pregnancy weight, you’ll need to make time in your busy schedule for grocery shopping and exercise. That’s where friends and family come in.

Don’t try to do everything by yourself. Hand off your grocery list to your spouse, or ask Grandma to watch the baby while you exercise. Many recreation centers and gyms offer babysitting services, even for infants, to give you privacy while you get fit. Use the resources available in your community.

More in my next post...

How to Stop Emotional Eating - Part 3

Learn to identify your triggers.

   Every emotional eating episode has a trigger. Think

back to a time when you engaged in compulsive eating. Was

it a reaction to a particularly stressful day? Were you

consoling yourself with food to overcome loneliness or

boredom? Were you relieved that a stressful period in your

life had finally come to an end? All of these situations

can lead to an emotional eating binge.

   Discover your true needs.

   It's not always an easy process, but if you want to

overcome emotional eating, you must learn to recognize and

ask for what you truly need. Do you need food, or do you

need affection? Do you need food, or do you need to feel

appreciated? When your true needs are fulfilled, the

compulsion to eat will go away.

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How to Stop Emotional Eating - Part 2

   Recognize the signs of emotional eating.

   Emotional eaters tend to be guided by their emotions

rather than their hunger. Some eat when they are sad,

lonely, or bored. Others eat when they are stressed out.

   Most are simply carrying on behaviors learned in

childhood, when food was associated with comfort and

reward. Emotional eating has little to do with actual

hunger, and everything to do with unfulfilled needs.

   If you think you or someone you love might be

struggling with compulsive emotional eating, follow these

steps to start the recovery process.

   Emotional eaters tend to eat until they are

uncomfortably full, and they usually eat alone because

they are self-conscious about the amount of food they are

consuming. After an emotional eating binge, they might

feel disgusted, guilty, or depressed about their lack of

self-control.

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