Everyone has a different relationship with their body and with their own fitness and weight loss. This becomes even more apparent after we have had children and have pregnancy weight to lose.
The good news is that it is possible to lose weight when breastfeeding providing you follow a breastfeeding safe diet. This means following a diet plan that is based on healthy eating principles and light exercise and is free from caffeine and any weight loss accelerants.
Some mums want to lose the weight straight away and many others don’t even think about losing weight for more than a year after their baby is born (and many don’t think about for many years later).
There is no right or wrong time to start thinking about pregnancy weight loss – unless you have a medical problem where weight loss is essential. But instead no one should ever feel pressured to lose weight and you should only do it when you feel 100% emotionally and physically ready to do so.
It is also very important not to follow any extreme diets which advise cutting out food groups or eating too much of one group – for example a diet that tells you to only eat protein each time you eat.
At Lose Baby Weight, we ensured that all our pregnancy weight loss plans were based on getting optimal nutrition into your body and being in the best health possible. Our plans are breastfeeding safe too and our plans help to nourish your body and ensure you lose weight in a safe and healthy way.
Our 28 Day Diet & Exercise Plan was created to be breastfeeding safe and the meal plan has been formulated by top nutritionists to help support your milk supply and ensure you do not go hungry.
And our Healthy Mummy smoothies were specifically designed to be free of chemicals, weight loss accelerants and caffeine so that as well as being the best possible product for all mums’ bodies, it is also safe in breastfeeding.
What else should you be aware of when losing weight when breastfeeding?
- Make sure you do not restrict your calories. Your body uses approximately 500 calories a day to create milk so it needs extra calories to produce milk for your baby
- There is no one size fits all calorie need each day – it depends on your own individual needs and what your BMR is – which you can work out here.
- Ensure that you are having lots of nutrients from all food groups to help your milk – aim for lean proteins, dairy, vegetables, fruit, wholegrains, omega 3’s, eggs, lots of water and eat regular snacks in between meals
- A healthy weight loss is between 500g – 1kg a week.
- Try and avoid processed foods and processed/sugary snacks which won’t give your body good nutrients and will send your blood sugar and cravings up and down
- Try light and gentle exercise and fit in what you can when you can. Don’t put pressure on yourself to do too much. Slow and steady wins the race
Love the Healthy Mummy team xxxx
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