The Secrets to Losing Baby Weight - The Facts You Need To Know

Losing baby weight is more often than not a concern for most new moms at some stage, but there is usually a misunderstanding of exactly what makes up this extra pregnancy weight gain.

During pregnancy most women will expect to put on an average of between 25 - 35 pounds.  However for every woman this weight gain will vary, some will put on more than others. The list underneath gives an average breakdown of where the extra weight is from.

• 7.5lbs is an average weight of a new born baby
  
• 7lbs can be put down to stored fat other nutrients
  
• 4lbs is from the production of extra blood
  
• 4lbs is retained water and other bodily fluids
  
• 2lbs due to increased size of the breasts
  
• 2lbs from enlargement of the uterus
  
• 2lbs amniotic fluid surrounding the placenta
  
• 1lb is an average weight of a placenta

Understanding what makes up your weight gain during your pregnancy allows you to know exactly how much post pregnancy weight loss you need to achieve and how much of it is actually body fat.

From the example above you will notice that only a minor percentage of the body weight gained throughout pregnancy is actually from storing body fat. It's this fat that needs to be the target of any agenda.

Losing baby weight must be tackled in a gradual and orderly way.

A diet high in natural wholesome foods and low in refined, packaged easy meals is the ideal. The key here is to be prepared, buy and prepare foods beforehand. Making bigger batches of each main meal and putting them in a freezer makes things much less of an issue at times.

Exercise ought to be very low impact and not very physically demanding. Try not to do any jumping or bouncing activities for a minimum of 12 weeks. Careful resistance training may be started quite soon after giving birth, but use only light weights with higher repetitions, try not to strain, twist or bend too much.

Losing baby weight fast will give you loads more energy, confidence and a much more content and happier outlook on life.

If you'd like to lose your baby weight quickly after having a baby, then take action instantly.  Make your health and fitness your priority so that you can be the best mother possible and face motherhood with confidence, energy and a vigour for life. Go here to find out more

Gentle Exercise After Really Is The Key To Looking Great

For a large number of women, exercise doesn’t play a role in their day to day lives. To get back in to shape after having children, exercise after pregnancy must be included in some way.

Many women think that the only type of exercise that works for losing weight after pregnancy is either going to the gym, fitness classes or some other type of high impact or competitive sport.

A more apt description, especially where post pregnant women are concerned would be to use the phrase activity.  Activity doesn’t sound as daunting.

Activity might include many things from cleaning, gardening and general household chores to walking, swimming or dancing. The crucial thing is to take it slowly, be consistent and find something you find enjoyable to do.

The ideal activity for new moms is walking with your baby in a pushchair, because you can work at your own pace, you have the support of the pushchair and you and your baby will get heaps of fresh air.

To commence with go for a gentle route that takes you from between 10 - 20 minutes and do this twice at separate times throughout the day. Slowly increase the distance or the tempo you walk at to keep it slightly demanding. Avoid too many hills at first as this may feel too tough, but add some in as time goes by.

• You should try to walk for 20 60 minutes at least 5 days a week.
• The abdominal muscles also need strengthening, but they are in a very delicate state and there are some particular movements that must be done, called pelvic tilting exercises. 
• Stay clear of sit ups, they could leave you looking at a pot belly every time you look at your feet.

You can perform a test called the Rec check which will reveal you when you can begin doing more advanced activities. You can find out how to do this in ‘The Baby Belly Fat Loss Plan.’

If your body shape is crucial to you, you need a plan to follow that includes: -

• Important exercise after pregnancy advice
• Pelvic floor tightening techniques and exercises
• A unique 8 week diet especially designed for new mums
• A straightforward walking program and
• Very important stomach tightening exercises.

You’ll find this and much more in my NEW weight loss program for moms. To find out more go here now – http://www.greatshapeafterbaby.com

How To Boost Your Cesarean Recovery

If you've given birth by a cesarean delivery, your body will have to be treated with care. Full cesarean recovery may take up to six months, but you ought to be able to start becoming a little more active within a few days.

Simply getting out of bed may feel daunting after the operation. Hospital staff will normally encourage you to get out of bed within the first 24 hours so that your circulation improves and to get the bladder and bowels functioning again.

Try moving around your room in hospital initially, taking very small steps and having plenty of rest in between. This can be moved on within a couple of days to walking around the hospital, be careful not to do too much too quickly, be patient.

Keeping moving at this stage is essential since it helps to increase blood flow to the wound, which speeds up recovery. Staying active will also prevent the build up of blood clots in the legs, which may potentially be very dangerous.

The key to any cesarean recovery program is to take things little by little. Work to a plan which includes constant but gentle exercise. Starting off easily and increasing the distance you can walk steadily over the following days.

Pushing your baby in a buggy provides a great opportunity to become more active. Holding on to the handle will provide you extra support, removing some of the stress off the tummy muscles. The pushchair will also help balance and maintain an upright position.

Steer clear of walking up hills or inclines when walking with a pushchair until after your six week check up, as this may place too much work on the weakened abdominal muscles.

Whilst you are in pain during your cesarean recovery you will be given medication to take away the tenderness. You should be aware that any discomfort you could feel will be masked so don’t make the error of doing too much, just because you can’t feel any discomfort doesn’t mean it’s ok for you to do.

To help in a quick cesarean recovery, it's important to remain active but also to work within your body’s own comfort zone.  Stay away from any stretching, twisting, excessive bending or impact movements, for the first six to twelve weeks in order to shield the injured area.

If you'd like to lose your baby weight quickly after having a baby, then take action instantly.  Make your health and fitness your priority so that you can be the best mother possible and face motherhood with confidence, energy and a vigour for life. Go here to find out more.

How To Change Your Body After Pregnancy - You Can and Will Look Great Again

The way your body looks before compared to your body after pregnancy will have altered in many ways.  It's possible that you will have put on some weight, more cellulite, stretch marks, less energy and lower self confidence to mention but a few.

As well as visible changes, there are many internal changes that affect the body after pregnancy that may affect your every day life.

• Your Pelvic floor muscles will be weak if you gave birth naturally and absolutely MUST be worked on a constant basis to return them back to their pre pregnancy strength.
• Your body creates hormones that helped your baby to grow over the last nine months could be your a hindrance and enemy now.  Relaxin is this hormone and it helps connective tissue to become more flexible allowing for changes in body shape and posture. Relaxin unfortunately leads to weaker joints throughout the body, especially the pelvis and lower back.  The muscles in these areas should be strengthened as soon as possible. Training your stomach and lower back helps to return stability to the core.
  

Relaxin levels remain elevated for at least six months after having a baby so be careful with the exercises you elect to do during this time.  Stay away from activities that require too much dynamic stretching or rapid twisting movements.

The Baby Belly Fat Loss Plan is a total rehabilitation and weight loss program created to help you repair your body after pregnancy.

The changes you have witnessed over the preceding nine months are all reversible and you are just as well equipped with the capacity to return to your pre pregnancy shape.  Unless you have serious problems, there is no reason why you can’t improve and change your body to the shape and size it was before.

The challenges you now face in improving your body after pregnancy are that you will have other priorities and demands upon your time which makes getting in shape even more challenging.

If you'd like to lose baby weight quickly after having a baby so you can have a body you can be proud of, then take action instantly.  Make your health and fitness your priority so that you can be the best mother possible and face motherhood with confidence, energy and a vigour for life.

Exercise After C Section

Exercise After C Section

Due to popular demand I have just launched a new c section recovery plan which focuses on essential and safe exercise after c section. My new system had to include all the major elements of c section recovery. It had to include ways to lose weight at home after having a baby, including which exercises and activities to do and when. Also it needed to include some important components vital to promoting a full and rapid physical and psychological recovery.

So I created - 'The Essential Guide To Exercising After A Caesarean'...a simple solution for all new moms who have just had a baby via a c section but want to start losing their baby weight safely and quickly during their c section recovery without having to wait for months or even years before they can really like the way they look again.

Weight Loss After Pregnancy

I was just speaking to a new client today about her weight loss after pregnancy and she said something that really made me think.

Her comments were..."I think I lost weight so quickly after having @@@@@ (her son) because I had so much time to get out and be more active"

I had probably better just fill you in on the reason why she was wanting to work with me. Basically she had gained quite a bit of weight during her pregnancy, but lost it straight away afterwards, only to start gaining it back when she was plunged back in to real everyday life...caring for children, family, working and attempting to look after herself.

That's some juggling act, but one so many mums have to go through on a day to day basis.

The point I am trying to make here is that if you think you have no time and feel tired when you have just had a baby, it will get much, much worse when you go back to work and life returns to normal.

If weight loss after pregnancy is a consideration for you, then the sooner you start taking action, the better your progress will be. Make the most of the time you have when your baby is still small, using the excuse of "I'll wait until things settle down a bit" is not a recipe for success.

To your health and fitness - Jago

Exercise After a C Section

I have just posted a new article titled - 'Exercise After C section, 3 Things You Simply Must Do To Speed Up Your Cesarean Recovery'. It's a useful little article which you may find interesting.

Click here to read the full article - http://ezinearticles.com/?Simple-Tips-to-Help-Speed-Up-Your-Cesarean-Recovery&id=1545371

Here is a snippet: -

Your Cesarean recovery plan may well be to lie motionless in bed to avoid feeling any pain or discomfort and at first any movement will seem like a huge challenge.

At this stage, getting out of bed and moving around is vital to your recovery. Exercise after c section or more specifically becoming active after the operation forms a significant part of the whole rehabilitation process. The reason for this is that movement and an increased heart rate helps to increase blood flow to the wound supplying oxygenated blood and essential cells for repair.