Losing weight after pregnancy

"After giving birth, my husband and I decided to lose weight to help with the new baby. Being pregnant with our first daughter was a blessing, but it was also overwhelming and much harder than we expected, so we just started going to the gym.

We only had one go-around where we were doing a few sessions and did a reasonable amount of weightlifting. We made it a point to eat well and still get outside, but I got slightly distracted, which seemed to make me do some strange things, like eat all the snacks and sweets and eat food I wouldn't normally eat.

We still have a nutritional plan, but at the start of the exercise regime, I gained several pounds. Two weeks into it, we stopped doing the exercise session and then ate some of the meals we had been eating. A few days later, my weight started to drop back."

"The worst thing was after I put on the weight, I refused to lose it. It became a new goal to lose weight quickly. I will admit that for me it was easier once I started exercising.

However, I would not have finished a day with 10 pounds of weight. If anything, I was losing weight but I didn't want to lose the weight quickly.

I tried to pay attention to my calorie intake, but I also started eating snacks. I think that's what led to me being at my heaviest weight ever, 8 months after my daughter was born.

I eventually stopped eating snacks and I started to lose weight, but I kept putting on weight and also gained weight."

Losing weight after pregnancy

"This time, after weight loss, I tried to eat healthy meals and slowly lose weight. I began walking more, watching my energy intake, getting out of the house, and doing other forms of exercise.

I was committed and consistent and lost weight slowly. From 5 months after my daughter was born, I have lost 21 pounds. We, like many other people, have to lose some weight to gain more than they have gained, but we did not want to gain weight and do nothing to lose it."

Losing weight after pregnancy

"By the end of my first 3 months, I lost 10 pounds without putting a finger on the scale. My husband and I wanted to make sure we had enough protein and energy for all the activities of our daughter.

She came with 8 pounds of water weight and we paid for a service to have the water taken out of the water bottle, but we were still not able to lose enough weight. So, after losing some weight and before the water was out, we went to our gym and signed up.

We joined the gym together and I joined a group to lose weight. It was a male and female cohort, but since my husband was the one who requested more time than she really needed, it was only a group of women.

So, it took more time for her to join the group than it was for me. A few months later, she joined and so began losing weight better than I was.

We both had the same trainer since both of us agreed to go. We're also both trainers

for our children's soccer teams, so we met up once a week and did cardio exercises. Our trainer checked in on us all the time and monitored our progress.

At the end of our first month, I lost 11 pounds after about 8 weeks and lost another 9 pounds at the end of our second month, and that was the day that we decided to take it to the next level."

Losing weight after pregnancy

"Here are some important things to remember about lost weight from your body to your brain. The main weight that comes off is the first weight that's lost from your body.

First off, if you are doing it at a full-time, total time, your body is not ready for normal activity so you should do exercises that are 50% to 75% of your strength, but not too heavy.

Also, it's smart to ask your gym trainer or personal trainer if you have to walk around with a wheelbarrow or a small jug or something like that, so your body is ready for it.

In my case, I spent the first few months alternating the low-calorie dumbbells and doing weight training. When I started losing weight more efficiently and lost some weight, I upgraded to go up and down and back and forth.

This was great! Now you are ready. You can't feel light, but you can feel lighter. I was losing weight more slowly but I was still a few pounds back, a few weeks after, and it was time to start one week a week.

It wasn't as hard as I expected. We also did some exercises and learned new routines, so it was easier. When I started to lose weight, I told my husband I had to go to the gym.

By the end of it, I had done 15 days and had lost another 8 pounds. Since starting back up, I lost another 2lbs in.