When you step on the scale just a few days or even a few weeks after having birth, you might be completely horrified to find out that you've hardly lost any weight at all.
The average woman gains 25-30 pounds during pregnancy and only about 12 of those pounds are lost during birth.
So you're stuck with many unwanted pounds hanging around inside your body.
However you don't have to be completely horrified or stuck with those pounds forever.
You can lose weight fast after having a baby, though it does take some determination, it is absolutely possible.
Don't feel discouraged! So what can you do to lose weight fast after pregnancy? There are a huge list of options at your fingertips! That can be overwhelming considering many of those are unsafe, unhealthy, and probably don't work.
Not only that but there are thousands of weight loss programs, many claiming you'll lose 40 pounds or more in just one week.
That's not possible, and you're probably making yourself even more unhealthy.
You don't want that, not with the little one around depending on you! As horrible as that sounds, it's the truth.
But don't fret, I can give you healthy alternatives to all the hype around, and provide real solutions to you're weight loss program.
Because losing weight fast after pregnancy is possible, and you can do it the healthy and right way.
Here are just three ways to reduce those unwanted pounds.
1.
Watch your portion sizes! The average American has no idea how much they should be eating.
A simple tip, is to put your food on a smaller plate, or in a smaller bowl.
With that smaller area to put the food, you will be tricking your mind into thinking you're eating more than you actually are.
Proportion sizes are smaller than you might think.
For example an ounce of meat is generally about the size of a woman's palm.
Remember you're not eating for two anymore, so watch your portion sizes and you can easily lose weight fast after pregnancy.
2.
Stop eating foods packed with sugar! Cutting out most of sugar from your diet can greatly reduce the weight you're packing around.
That means no more red bull! Energy drinks are packed with sugar, 12 teaspoons or more.
That is unhealthy especially if you're drinking more than one of these a day.
Sugar is great, but in moderation.
It's best to get natural sugars in fruit.
Instead of grabbing that red bull, grab half of a grapefruit with a packet of Splenda.
Or perhaps have a handful of strawberries.
Not only will cutting out the sugar help, but incorporating healthy fruits will reduce your weight even more! Not to mention, you'll probably have even more energy then you did before, with that can of red bull.
3.
Eat whole grains! Instead of having a sandwich on white or Italian, opt for a whole wheat bread.
Whole wheat has many fibers in it, which are crucial to every woman's diet.
Many diets claim you have to cut out carbs all together and that is not entirely true! So go with the whole wheat because believe it or not, carbs are an important part of every persons diet.
Remember, make reasonable goals, don't get discouraged and keep that determination.
You will soon see success in your goals.