Contents:
- Medical Video: Pregnancy Tips : Signs of Pregnancy While Breastfeeding
- Tips for losing weight after giving birth to those who are not breastfeeding
- 1. Take care of your food consumption
- 2. Many moves
- 3. Get enough sleep
Medical Video: Pregnancy Tips : Signs of Pregnancy While Breastfeeding
After pregnancy and childbirth, the problem that is often experienced by mothers is related to their weight. Yes, the mother's weight after giving birth is certainly not as immediate as before - like before giving birth. This makes many mothers go on a weight loss diet after giving birth. For mothers who breastfeed, losing weight after giving birth may not be so difficult because breastfeeding can actually help mothers cut back on fat reserves in the body. But what about mothers who don't breastfeed if they want to lose weight?
Tips for losing weight after giving birth to those who are not breastfeeding
Some studies show that exclusive breastfeeding is proven to help reduce weight after pregnancy faster than mothers who do not breastfeed their babies. However, some mothers may not be able to give exclusive breastfeeding to their babies for various reasons. So, mothers who are not breastfeeding may have to work harder to get their body shape back.
Here are some things you can do to lose weight after giving birth.
1. Take care of your food consumption
Diet does not mean you have to eat very little. Remember, however, you must maintain your food intake after giving birth because your body needs a lot of nutrients for recovery and also energy for doing daily activities.
You can slowly reduce the calories that enter your body. For example, from fatty foods, sweets, and fast food. And, make sure you eat lots of nutritious foods, such as vegetables, fruits, and food sources of lean protein (such as lean meat and skinless chicken).
You can reduce up to 500 calories per day to be able to lose as much as 0.5-1 kg per week. However, make sure you get a minimum of 1600 calories per day and must not be less than that amount.
2. Many moves
Reducing food alone is certainly not enough if you want to lose weight. One more thing you have to do and no less important is a lot of moves or sports. Exercise helps the body burn fat so that weight loss will be achieved.
In addition, exercise also helps mothers stay fit so they don't get tired quickly after doing a lot of activities in taking care of babies and taking care of the house. With exercise, maternal stress levels can also be reduced.
Do exercise for at least 150 minutes per week or 30 minutes per day to help burn your calories.
3. Get enough sleep
When you have a baby, your sleep hours may change. You may find it difficult to get enough sleep at night. This is a natural thing. However, do not let this make you sleep less and become stressed.
Lack of sleep can make the body release stress hormones (the hormone cortisol) and make you tend to choose unhealthy foods, so that weight gain can occur. Lack of sleep also tends to make you more lazy to do various activities the next day. So, you might find it harder to lose weight.
A study has shown that new mothers who sleep five hours or less overnight tend to maintain more weight than mothers who sleep seven hours per night. For this reason, it is recommended that you keep trying to fulfill 7-8 hours of sleep per night. You can also follow your baby's bedtime during the day to save your energy.
