subject: Exercising Safely After Delivery [print this page] Even though you want to lose weight right after you deliver, you must consult with your doctor about when you can start exercising. Only exercising when it is safe and eat correctly.
After giving birth to a child, you may not feel like running on a treadmill right away. This is perfectly alright, but running on a treadmill can be a goal to work towards.
One of the major concerns in women who have recently given birth is getting their pre-pregnancy body back as much as possible. Beauty and what is perceived as beauty is a huge concern among American women.
The first year after giving birth to a child is very important to many women because they see it as their chance to lose the extra weight they may have gained. This can be a tremendous challenge because a new mother has additional new concerns that she must take care of.
Other people simply have to deal with losing weight, while young mothers have to learn how to care for their child, catch up on sleep when she can, and so forth. Those who choose to breastfeed cannot even hand of the feeding of their child to their husband once or twice throughout the day.
It is important that a woman who has all of these responsibilities has the support of family and friends if she is going to be successful in losing weight. Before you begin a weight loss routine while breastfeeding, it is important to talk to your doctor about things you should make sure you do.
One of the things your doctor will probably talk to you about is the nutrition you must have if you are going to be the primary food source for your child. A woman who is breastfeeding should eat an additional 500 calories a day, which adds up to 1800 calories total.
This 1800 calories should be made up of a good balance of complex carbohydrates that are low in fat and sugar, the necessary requirements for dairy and meat, and lots of vegetables and fruit. When you are providing food to your child, you should not try to cut back on calories necessarily.
You should eat until you are not longer hungry. However, when you reach that point, stop eating or you will continue to gain weight instead of lose it.
Never fill yourself until you are overly full. It is a very good idea to keep a record of what foods you eat throughout the day.
At the end of the day, you can review your log and decide whether you met your goals for nutrition and calorie intake. By reviewing this daily, you will be able to stay on top of your goals and lose the weight you want to.
You can still prepare meals that your family will like that will meet your nutritional and caloric goals. Specifically you will want to formulate a diet that is 60 percent carbohydrate, 20 percent protein, and 20 to 25 percent fat.
Very little of this fat should be saturated fats. Do not let yourself get hungry by eating several small meals throughout the day.
If you get hungry, you may lose your resolve and given in to unhealthy cravings. In addition, keep readymade snacks of fruits, veggies, and grains around whenever possible.
This way you will not have to grab a candy bar when you are at the store. Some women make the mistake of eating anything and everything they want, as long as it is labeled as a low fat or non-fat product
These foods often make up for the reduction of fat by throwing in a lot of refined sugar and calories. Even if a product is labeled low fat, it does not mean that it is healthy.
Another important part of your weight loss goals will be exercise. You can start exercising as soon as your doctor says that it is safe.
In general, you will have to wait six weeks to begin a full, intense workout program. This time period varies depending on the woman and the condition she is in.
At first, you should not push yourself too hard to stretch extensively or life heavy weights. If you notice that you have begun bleeding during exercise, you are working too hard and you should stop immediately.
Be sure to consult with a doctor before you return to exercise. After two to six weeks, you will probably be given the okay to begin actually running on the treadmill or doing crunches.
In addition, monitor your breathing while you exercise. Make sure you get enough air and that you are breathing out when you should and breathing in when you should.
