If you want to learn how to lose weight after pregnancy, chances are you have had a baby or are pregnant and you will know just how much change the female body can go through during this time.

For many women losing weight and regaining their shape after pregnancy is a difficult task, we constantly see celebrities having children and then within a matter of 2 or 3 months, their bodies are back in shape as if they had never gone through pregnancy in the first place.

Unfortunately the majority of us don’t have the time, money or resources to get ourselves back in shape Hollywood style. But we can employ the same underlying weight loss and diet principles that celebrities use and we can achieve similar results with a bit more time.

Women often become distressed by the fact that shortly after the baby is born their pregnant shape doesn’t appear to change much, this is normal, the body will take a couple of weeks to drop anywhere between 5 and 20 pounds due to fluid expulsion but initially changes can be slow, you need to keep in mind that your body has been undergoing massive changes for the last 9 months.

The good news is that from the time your baby is born, your body will naturally start finding its way back to your pre-pregnancy weight and shape.

After consultation with your doctor you may start to ease yourself into a diet and exercise program, you may have picked up some bad dietary habits during your pregnancy, now is the time to resolve to change.

If your breastfeeding your child, then you can burn as much as 500 calories a day feeding your baby.

After seeking advice from your doctor, you will have an idea of how soon you can begin to exercise again and how much and how strenuous your exercise regime can be.

Women often experience bouts of fatigue for some weeks after giving birth, so exercising in small, quick intervals a few times a day will be just as effective as less frequent longer sessions.

You  shouldn’t consider going on a restrictive diet if your breastfeeding, your baby will need all the nutrients it can get from you, changing to and undertaking a healthy eating plan is fine, but don’t go doing anything silly like crash dieting.

Whilst it’s not always practical with a newborn in your life, trying to get a good amount of sleep will help you cope with stress and keep weight off, stress has the side effect of releasing hormones that promote weight gain.

Most of all you need to be patient, your body has undergone a lot of changes during the pregnancy, with moderate exercise and a healthy diet you will lose the extra weight and regain your pre-pregnancy shape.

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