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If you are a new mom, you may want to shed your pregnancy weight quickly, but please aware that it is not possible to achieve lightning fast result like a celebrity mom who can get back her body shape in a matter of weeks. Why? Here’s the reasons:

1. You are by yourself, not surrounded by nutritional expert, diet professional, fitness expert, and fashion designer like she does (good designed clothes can hide excess weight).

2. Usually, it is going take months to regain your original weight after pregnancy. If you try to make it faster by reducing calories dramatically, you will experience a number of health problems, especially if you are nursing too.

Okay, I understand that losing pregnancy weight can’t be rushed; so what should I do to get rid of it in acceptable pace?

1. First, try to develop healthy eating habit complemented with mild exercise. Once you believe that your body has recovered and your period has went back to normal, get a healthy weight loss program to start cutting down your extra weight.

2. Walking with your baby is a fun alternative for simple exercises; Use a Snugli, swing, or baby jogger and take a 10 minutes walk together with your baby every day.

3. Breastfeeding can help your weight loss process since it will release hormones to your body which will help your uterus to return to its normal size and shape. Please remember not to let your calorie intakes below healthy range; this is important to keep your milk’s quality and quantity. Please DON’T take junk foods as your calorie source, eat only nutritious foods.

When your body has recovered and you feel ready, the next step in losing pregnancy weight is picking a weight loss program; remember that your condition post pregnancy is different from normal people, so do not just take a weight loss program based on its weight loss speed. A great program for post pregnancy mom must satisfy these criteria:

1. Fad diet is the worst possible answer to the question ‘how to lose pregnancy weight’; forget any fad diet even though they gives you quick weight loss; the side effects such as starvation, mood swing, and headache will make you unable to do your everyday routines properly.

2. Guide you toward healthier lifestyle by teaching proper food portion and basic nutrition knowledge; your body has just experienced enormous strain and you will lead a whole new life with your newborn baby, so you will need to keep healthy all the time.

3. Having sufficient portion of exercise. Remember that merely reducing your meal portion won’t do. A good designed exercise session can shed your weight quickly, especially in the area with the most problem: the ‘mommy belly’.

4. You are a busy mom who have to take care of the entire family (AND the new family member) or you may even have work to do; these conditions make sparing time for a long cardio exercise or preparing some special foods are plainly impossible. You need a exclusively designed program for busy mom that won’t steal your family time.

So, how to lose pregnancy weight? The iron rule is to wait with patience until your body recover from having a baby while doing mild exercise. Once you’re ready, take a weight loss program that help you stay healthy while losing weight and doesn’t sacrifice your time for the family.

Check the facts about a guide that specially designed for post pregnancy mom on my Fit Yummy Mummy review. Also, read the true concept of having flat stomach at how to lose tummy fat.