Thursday, July 19, 2007

Postpartum weight loss

Here is a million dollar issue - Postpartum weight loss!!! Mommies who have gone through the phase can understand. And I do envy those, who look exactly as they were before the baby without the hard work!!

Pregnancy is such a wonderful experience. And to top that, I had no morning sickness. We have all those food cravings and no one to stop you from eating and with no guilt whatsoever. We don't give a second thought to all that weight gain (shouldn't too, I suppose!) and put on the ideal pregnancy weight (25-35 pounds). After the delivery it strikes us that the baby weighs about 8 pounds and the rest of the weight is still in us!

The first 6 months you are too busy adjusting to the little peanut and the crazy routine. Then the struggle begins. I never realized it would be so hard to lose all that baby weight. I guess it also depends on the body constitution of the individual. Some take more time than others. I do try and workout about 2-3 times a week but diet is as important and definitely the tougher end of the bargain.

My battle for the weight loss is still on, so any suggestions are welcome.

-Shalini.

1 comment:

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