Thursday, August 28, 2008

How to lose weight after childbirth 7 days ago...? -

I had my 2nd child 7 days ago and having a hard time losing the weight. after giving birth i only lost 10 lbs!! lost 10 more lbs since have been home. i need to lose at least 25 more lbs to be at my maximum weight (in military). 50 more lbs to be at my pre pregnancy weight. any advice on losing 25 lbs in 3 months??

Go easy on yourself! After my first child I lost all the weight within a couple of weeks, after my second it took longer - and more effort! Your body has been through a lot and you are taking care of a new baby, plus another one. I was told not to do anything drastic as far as exercise or diet for at least 6 weeks after the birth.Are you breastfeeding? If you are that will really help. If not you need to watch your calorie intake - if you re tired (of course you re tired!) your body craves calories for extra energy. Take the baby for a walk every day if you can, if your other child is young you might need a double stroller. If you can t do that then walking around the backyard, dancing with the kids to the Wiggles, doing exercise DVDs etc should help.If you hadn t just had a child you could go a little more hardcore but you need to be gentle with your body and give it time to recover.

I ve been eating weight watcher frozen meals and just and just eating Semi-healthy for 2 months and I ve lost 21 pounds so far.

Wow your pushing yourself way to much, You ve just had a child seven days ago your body needs time to get back in order. Your going to mess up your body if you keep pushing yourself so much. relax, Give yourself a break. Your body will lose the weight on it s own and losing 10 pounds in a week is NOT good for your body even a doctor will tell you that! How old are you and how tall are you?