How fast can you lose weight after pregnancy?
i'm due anytime with my first, and i've gained about 50 lb this pregnancy. I was slightly underweight when i got pregnant, but i made up for it now. I've always been very weight conscious and extremely fit because up until the day i found out i was pregnant, i practically lived in the gym. However, when i did find out, all i did was walk to exercise and at pretty much what i wanted but didn't indulge in junk food or anything like that. Some say that weight gain while pregnant is hereditary, others don't think so. If it is, it would go with my family history because this is what all the women in my family gained as well (my mother, my aunt, and my grandmother) but they are also petite and small like me (im 5'1 and weighed 105 pre-pregnancy) and they all lost this weight within 2 months of delivery. HOW CAN I LOSE THIS WEIGHT THE FASTEST? Also, when can i start dieting and exercising because i plan on nursing. I have a beach trip planned about a month and a half after delivery. Do you think its possible to be back to my pre-pregnancy size by this time? You should know that i also lose weight very fast when i try.
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I worked with a woman who was smaller after she had the baby and I asked why, she didn’t exercise or do special diets & she told me it was breast feeding, that it took such huge requirements from the body to produce milk and the weight not only was gone quick, she was smaller than pre pregnancy (but to be fair, she had a premie & didn’t go to full term). I’ve never had a child or been around one, but I think I’d use a breast pump and bottle feed the child. Women talk about problems with breast feeding, I’m assuming it’s from kid’s chomping on them but have no clue. I worked with lady who would pump all day at work.
You will lose more body fat eating protein and fat (don’t eat protein alone) than not eating AT ALL. To lose weight fast eat all you want but nothing but meat, whole eggs, healthy oils, mayo, butter and half an avocado a day (you’ll need added potassium). Keep your fat percentage high. Adding in green vegetables & some cheese will continue weight loss but at a slower pace.
If you starve yourself, your body will freak out and will want to store every ounce in case it doesn’t get nourished again. You need to give it adequate nourishment so it doesn’t slow your metabolism down to adjust for lower calories.
Simple carbohydrates (sugar, flour, bread, cereal, pasta, potatoes, rice) triggers insulin which can store the calories you eat into fat. The more protein you eat the more the fat burning hormone glucagon is released. The more carbohydrate you eat the more the fat storage hormone insulin is released.
High insulin levels unbalance other hormones. Controlling your insulin level will balance out other hormones & allow human growth hormone (HGH) to be produced naturally so you will gain lean muscle even without exercise. Any exercise will greatly increase your muscle mass with high HGH levels.
Reducing body fat and increasing muscle mass will have you in awesome shape in no time. Good luck!