It has been almost 9 months after pregnancy. Baby Tyler had already achieved countless milestones that I'm amazed at and cherish. He is growing up so fast that I find it hard to catch-up and before I could start wondering what's coming next. Bam! That's another milestone.
I often find myself catching up with other mummies on our little one and also share how much weight we left to shed after pregnancy. I think this type of conversation will sound awfully familiar for some.
During these 9 months of post-pregnancy, one of the most frequently-asked question is how I had lost so much weight so quickly. Actually I didn't notice it until I saw a recent photo taken of me by my sister-in-law (during Chinese New Year). Hmm, I look different.
Okay, other than looking like a mother (which some of my family and friends commented. Don't know good or bad :p), I had weighed lesser than my pre-pregnancy weight.
Pre-pregnancy Weight: 61.5kg
Weight before delivery: 78kg (Gained almost 17kg during pregnancy)
Current Weight: 59 kg
So here I share my thoughts on what had worked for me.
1) Breastfeeding
I recalled losing weight the fastest during my first 1.5 months after delivery. Say about 10kg.
I breastfed Tyler for 1.5 months. Almost had postpartum depression after confinement lady left. Feeling overwhelmed, I was concerned with how disruptive it'll get to pump while trying to calm him down from crying, doing housework and making sure my meals are settled, etc. Close to having a nervous breakdown, I heed husband's advise to stop breastfeeding. He said that the most important thing for me is to remain saint. And wow, it hit me. It's true! If I'm not, then how do I continue taking care of him? I thought I would feel less of a mom, but I got over it quickly because breastfeeding is not the only thing a mom has to do.
Anyway, yes breastfeeding. You'll naturally burn calories but also feeling hungry easily.
One should never go on extreme diet while breastfeeding to achieve ideal weight quickly, but control and maintaining good dietary habits would work too.
As long as the amount of calories burn is more than what is consumed, losing weight would not be a problem. So not only is it great for babies, we can also take advantage of it to lose away the pregnancy weight.
2) Eating right
I previously wrote about how I had lost over 20kg in 2 years and I couldn't emphasize enough on the importance of it. Here's the link.
So I re-adopted back the eating habits.
Morning: Either overnight oats or cereals (my favourite is the Post brand cereals and the Nestle Fitnesse)
Lunch: Porridge with vegetable, steam egg and fish (I'm just sharing my most common food intake for your reference)
Dinner: Salad with meat
One really important note: Do not eat food after 8pm. Supper is the killer for any weight loss regime.
To clarify, I still do occasional feasting with my family and friends and I believe in doing everything moderately.
Healthy food can also look delicious and mouth-watering!
Check out salad in a jar. Now everything can be in a jar :p
3) Exercising
Now that I have Tyler, I could barely find time to exercise. Currently my frequency is only 2-4 times a month and at each time I spend 30 minutes to an hour. Jogging, planks and push-ups are some of my workouts. I believe in exercising to keep fit and I hope I could soon keep up to my workout plan that will help in weight maintenance.
The truth is any weight loss requires discipline and how much you desire to achieve it.
Once you had achieved it, how do you maintain it? It's a long term goal but definitely achievable.
So persevere and be beautiful mummies!
Anyway, yes breastfeeding. You'll naturally burn calories but also feeling hungry easily.
One should never go on extreme diet while breastfeeding to achieve ideal weight quickly, but control and maintaining good dietary habits would work too.
As long as the amount of calories burn is more than what is consumed, losing weight would not be a problem. So not only is it great for babies, we can also take advantage of it to lose away the pregnancy weight.
2) Eating right
I previously wrote about how I had lost over 20kg in 2 years and I couldn't emphasize enough on the importance of it. Here's the link.
So I re-adopted back the eating habits.
Morning: Either overnight oats or cereals (my favourite is the Post brand cereals and the Nestle Fitnesse)
Lunch: Porridge with vegetable, steam egg and fish (I'm just sharing my most common food intake for your reference)
Dinner: Salad with meat
One really important note: Do not eat food after 8pm. Supper is the killer for any weight loss regime.
To clarify, I still do occasional feasting with my family and friends and I believe in doing everything moderately.
Healthy food can also look delicious and mouth-watering!
Check out salad in a jar. Now everything can be in a jar :p
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Now that I have Tyler, I could barely find time to exercise. Currently my frequency is only 2-4 times a month and at each time I spend 30 minutes to an hour. Jogging, planks and push-ups are some of my workouts. I believe in exercising to keep fit and I hope I could soon keep up to my workout plan that will help in weight maintenance.
The truth is any weight loss requires discipline and how much you desire to achieve it.
Once you had achieved it, how do you maintain it? It's a long term goal but definitely achievable.
So persevere and be beautiful mummies!
I am not that rich so that I never thought that I’ll be able to find a decent health advisor but thanks to lose weight which show me the way to a better and a safer life.
ReplyDeleteLosing weight the healthier way is definitely a more sustainable way. All the best!
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