How to lose weight while breastfeeding? This question torments many mothers long before the appearance of their long-awaited babies. And not in vain. Indeed, a huge number of women complain that losing weight when breastfeeding is very difficult, and sometimes simply impossible.
But is it really so? And is it really necessary to sacrifice the beauty of your body for the health of your baby?
It is very difficult to give a definite answer to this question. Indeed, despite the fact that pregnant women go through the same stages: pregnancy, childbirth, feeding, there are also a huge number of other factors that affect changes in their appearance. This is a way of life, and a variety of eating habits, and physical activity, and of course - metabolism.
But do not lose heart and think in advance that you will not succeed in losing weight during breastfeeding . It is more a myth than a reality. With due diligence, everything is possible.
There are several ways to lose weight while breastfeeding.
So, the first mistake that young mothers make, not only during feeding, but throughout pregnancy, is poor nutrition. Even while waiting for her baby, expectant mothers receive a lot of advice and moralizing from well-wishers. And one of the most frequently expressed, but absolutely untrue recommendations, is the recommendation to eat for two. Otherwise, according to the "experts", the milk will be "empty" and the child will not be full. And some believe that it will either be produced in insufficient quantities, or it will not exist at all. But you do not need to unconditionally follow these tips and absorb food in exorbitant volumes. For the full production of milk, nutrition should be moderate and varied, and there is absolutely no need to overeat.
The second advice on how to lose weight while breastfeeding is to try to ensure that physical activity is sufficient. Good physical activity allows the body to quickly burn excess fat.
Of course, few mothers in the first months after the birth of a child can afford to visit fitness centers, gyms and swimming pools. But even in the absence of such opportunities, you can find a lot of ways to lose weight while breastfeeding.
The first is walking. Yes, it is walking with the baby in the fresh air. This method is just perfect for you and your child. Agree, what kind of baby will hinder being in the fresh air. After a walk, many children not only eat better, become calmer, healthier and more seasoned, but also sleep much better. Therefore, a stroller with a baby can be successfully used as a kind of simulator. Even 30 minutes of walking at an intense pace will help not only to pump up the muscles of the legs, but also burn a lot of extra calories. To complicate the task, you can use not smooth walking roads, but having several ascents and descents.
And the second is, in fact, physical exercises aimed at specific muscle groups. With very little imagination, you can turn boring exercises into a kind of game with a baby. So you can not only not deprive the child of attention, but also, playing with him, put your body in order.
Which kid refuses to throw in the air, because it is very fun and exciting. As a result - a joyful little face for children, a squeal of delight, and my mother has beautiful, pumped up hands.
Want to pump up the press - also no problem. We put the child on his stomach, bend his knees and make a cradle out of his body. Now you can play hide and seek with the baby. We close our eyes with our hands and raise the case, bringing our face closer to the child, after which we remove our palms from our eyes and greet him. We train abdominal muscles, and we amuse the baby with an interesting game.
There are many such exercises. Therefore, your beauty is in your hands. A little zeal and a beautiful slim figure will become not just a fantasy, but a reality.