While losing weight is never easy, getting rid of the "baby fat" from a pregnancy has a lot of study on it. It takes a bit of time, a change in diet, and sufficient motivation. It will take effort, but it's easily worth the effort. You'll feel better, and you'll be happier for it.

Weight gain is an inevitable part of pregnancy. For one thing, you are carrying a whole new world inside your body. Its not just fat. A pregnant woman typically carries an additional 1.5 pound for the placenta, 2 to 3 pounds of increased fluid volume for you and for the baby, 2 pounds uterus, about 1 to 2 pounds because of having a full breast, 3 to 4 pounds of increased blood volume and 2 pounds of amniotic fluid. Also, the body may store about 4 to 6 pounds of maternal fat, which is intended to sustain breastfeeding and recovery after delivering the baby. On the average, a healthy pregnant woman can gain up to 25 pounds of weight during the entire pregnancy.

That weight gain is one of the disincentives for getting pregnant. Lots of women have friends who had a baby and then never quite got back to their pre-pregnancy figures. However, getting rid of that weight is doable, if you do the right things and have the right attitude.

First, the dietary changes you made for the baby will need to adjust a bit after pregnancy. You don't need the extra 200 to 400 calories per day for the baby, though your body has probably gotten used to eating more. Cut down the calorie intake post haste.

In addition to eating right, you'll also need to increase your activity. Yes, we know, during that last trimester, the last thing you wanted to do was jog, or even walk any further than you had to. Get over it, and get a workout buddy. Start by walking more, then add aerobics and toning exercises as your doctor allows.

As soon as your doctor gives you the green light to exercise, do it! Fined an exercise partner, your best friend, sister or husband, to keep you motivated in working out. Start with light exercise loads. As time goes by and as your body recovers from the strain of the pregnancy and delivery of the baby, you can gradually intensify your work out exercises.

Make exercise part of your daily routine. Being a new parent is like nothing else in the world, and you'll run around frantically trying to be the perfect mom. Take the time out to exercise. It reduces stress levels, and gives you some important 'me' time to be an adult and to focus on your own health. It'll also boost your energy levels, and set a baseline. It's easier to chase after toddlers when you've had a year of getting more exercise waiting for them to crawl.

Pregnancy weight loss is all about getting more exercise and running your metabolism at a higher rate. That's what the diet and exercise changes are for. A hidden secret to getting more out of it is to breastfeed; this will help burn those stocks of fat your body conveniently placed for you to feed the baby with. It will also trigger a number of the internal hormonal changes that cause other weight losses to happen.

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