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Losing Weight After The Pregnancy

Your spouse will have put on weight gain
during the pregnancy. While this is normal,- Staying away from any 'fad' diets likely to
many women worry about this increase in theirharm herself and, if she is breastfeeding,
weight  following  delivery.the  baby
These are important things your spouse needs- Combining a healthy diet plan with a
to  know  if  she  is  trying to lose weight:sensible  exercise  routine
- Weight gain may be normal: It is important- Aiming for a reasonable loss that she can
for your spouse to determine whether themaintain, rather than a drastic loss that is
weight she has gained is within normalshort-lived
limits. Pregnancy weight gain of anywhere
between 15 to 30 pounds is absolutely normal- Consulting a dietician if her own efforts
and she need not worry about it. However, ifdo  not  show  results
she weighs over 30 pounds more than before
she became pregnant, she may need to considerReturning  to  normal
losing  some  of  it.
During pregnancy, your spouse's body went
- Weight loss needs to be gradual: There isthrough tremendous changes. Now that she has
no truth in the popular belief thatgiven birth, she will experience more changes
successful weight loss program has to beas  her  body  returns  to  its normal state.
speedy. Actually post-pregnancy weight gain
may take up to years to reverse and isThese are some of the changes that the new
dependent  on  many  factors.mom  is  likely  to  experience:
- 'Quick fix' methods do not work: Doctors do- Increase in temperature up to 100.4 F for
not generally recommend any quick techniquesabout  24  hours  after  delivery
or drastic diets to lose weight following
pregnancy.- Weight loss of about10 to 12 lbs.
immediately after the birth, followed by
Your  spouse  can effectively lose weight by:another five pounds soon after.



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