Postpartum: How To Lose Weight After Baby

Postpartum: How To Lose Weight After Baby Don’t focus on weight loss if you are still breastfeeding you are burning tons of extra calories and you want the highest nutrition to go into your baby from your milk! So keep eating the quality of foods you ate while pregnant. Make sure you are watching portion sizes but don’t ‘diet’ or limit yourself. If you are not breastfeeding, consider tracking portion sizes along with these next tips.Instead of limiting or dieting, try and get the most bang for your buck by choosing as many foods from the earth as you can. Get excited and look up new recipes full of vegetables and fruits. Cut out fast food and eating out in general. Stop eating processed foods and snacks and limit sugar. All of this will help your metabolism and is so helpful for your baby’s nutrition.  Increase your movement. Go on walks with or without your baby. Add in intervals to lift your heart rate! Practice deep breathing. Meditation or deep belly breathing can be great to start pulling back in the abs and building the core.Drink tons of water. Hydration is always key! Especially when sleep may be taking a major hit.Add in a new kind of fitness. Nothing crazy here, but all your focus is on your new life as a parent and it can be so beneficial for your wellbeing to take out time for yourself, and it will make you a better parent. Perfect time to hire a personal trainer that will create a perfect workout for your body where it is now!  Take it easy and give yourself credit! You gave birth and are now raising a human that is a huge feat and you should be very proud. Think about what you would say to someone else in your position and feed yourself those positive thoughts!