1 Month Weight Loss After Pregnancy
If you started out at a normal weight and gained the 25 35 pounds your doctor probably recommended it shouldn t take you more than a couple of months to get back to your pre pregnancy weight if.
1 month weight loss after pregnancy. What causes third trimester weight loss. A good rule of thumb is to lose no more than one and a half pounds per week which would be a calorie deficit of 3 500 to 5 250 calories per week or 500 to 750 a day. You may be at a loss to explain your weight loss or lack of gain by looking in the mirror. Baby s certainly not to blame.
Despite what many women s magazines and celebrity stories would have you believe losing weight after pregnancy can take time. Actually the truth is that weight loss after pregnancy can take a very long time sometimes a few years without signifying that something is wrong. Somehow many women feel that if they have not lost all the pregnancy weight by 1 year after delivery something is wrong with them they are not normal or they have failed in some way. Consider your eating habits eat more plant foods including fruits vegetables and whole grains choose lean protein from a variety of sources limit sweets and salt control portion sizes.
So what triggers this late pregnancy trend. According to the nhs the average woman gains 10 12 5kg 22 26lb during pregnancy and if healthy weight loss standards are heeded ie to lose no more than 1 5lb per week that should take. While you shouldn t expect quick postpartum weight loss you can anticipate losing a significant amount of weight right away. Take one seven to eight pound baby plus about two pounds of blood and amniotic fluid and you re pretty much assured a 10 pound weight loss in the hospital after you deliver.
Make sure you also take a before and after picture to see visual changes in your body s appearance after the first month of intermittent fasting. While many new mothers ditch the bulk of their pregnancy pounds by baby s 6 month birthday everyone sheds weight at their own pace. One study found that women retained an average 1 6 6 pounds 0 5. Many postpartum women can lose a good chunk of baby weight they gained during the pregnancy.