Many pregnant women eat a lot of food during pregnancy for the nutrition of their babies, and they eat a lot of nutritious food during postpartum confinement to recover their bodies, which leads to many people suffering from infertility during childbirth. Symptoms of obesity appear after giving birth. So many women want to lose weight quickly after giving birth. So how to lose weight the fastest after giving birth?

1. Master the best time to lose weight

Research points out that the 6 months after childbirth is the golden period for losing weight. Beyond this period, it will be more difficult to lose weight in the future. The entire postpartum weight loss cycle takes at least 3 months to reverse.

1. Natural delivery: After confinement, 1-2 months after delivery, if the body recovers well, you can start a weight loss plan.

2. Cesarean section: It is best to wait until the sutures are removed and go home to rest for 3 months before starting to lose weight.

2. Exercise to lose weight

It is recommended to start active weight loss exercises 6-8 weeks after the child is born, because the body needs time to recover and maintain a good milk supply after childbirth. You can choose light or medium-intensity aerobic exercise, do it consistently, and have an excellent fat-burning effect, including jogging, brisk walking, swimming, cycling, aerobic dancing, etc. The duration must be at least 30 minutes to effectively burn fat. Fat. If you have the conditions, it is best to ask a professional weight loss coach to develop a weight loss plan.

3. Diet for weight loss

Postpartum diet plays a vital role in the smooth progress of weight loss. The dietary principle should be a balanced diet, avoiding high-fat and high-calorie foods, not only ensuring that the fetus and pregnant women receive sufficient nutrients, but also avoiding overnutrition.

1. Don’t be partial to chicken, duck, fish, meat, and eggs. Instead, eat a combination of meat and vegetarian food, including milk, vegetables, fruits, and staple foods.

2. Try to eat less sweets, fried foods, animal oil, fat, and animal offal.

3. Try to consume unsaturated vegetable oil. The less oil, the better.

4. Slow down the time for eating. Each meal should take no less than 20 minutes.

4. Postpartum weight loss recipes

Women with postpartum obesity can consult a nutritionist before formulating a diet plan. The following weight loss meals can be used as a reference:

1. Breakfast: Choose whole wheat bread, eggs (can be chosen according to personal preferences), soy milk (or skim milk), and a portion of fruit (apple, pear, etc.).

2. Lunch: 1 tael of staple food (preferably whole grains), 50g of chicken breast or beef, and 200g of vegetables.

3. Dinner: 1 tael of staple food, an appropriate amount of fish, an appropriate amount of vegetables, and a portion of soup (not too greasy).

4. Before going to bed: A bottle of skim milk and an apple.

5. Slimming meal: cantaloupe cup.

Ingredients: cantaloupe, eggs, carrots, celery (no seasoning required).

Preparation method:

(1) Cut the cantaloupe crosswise and take out the inner seeds.

(2) Beat the eggs and add a little water, peel and dice the carrots and dice the celery and set aside.

(3) Add carrots and celery to the egg liquid, and pour them into the cantaloupe together.

(4) Put the cantaloupe into the steamer, cover the pot, and steam over high heat until the egg liquid solidifies.

Efficacy: Cantaloupe is rich in water and has firm flesh. It is easy to feel full after eating. It is high in fiber and helps to lose weight.

5. Use postpartum abdominal belt

Abdominal belt can be used in the early postpartum period. Because the belly of a postpartum mother is relatively loose, whenever there is a lot of activity, the pulling of free organs in the body will make people feel very uncomfortable. Wearing an abdominal belt can help restore the flatness of the abdomen, but remember that the abdominal belt should not be too tight to avoid It affects blood circulation, so remove the abdominal belt when sleeping.

6. Use postpartum slimming garments

Postpartum slimming garments can effectively help mothers restore their prenatal body shape and achieve the effect of losing weight. It is recommended that all mothers who love beauty should buy slimming clothes that are neither too tight nor too loose. Slimming clothes that are too tight will affect the body's circulation and metabolism, oppress lymph nodes, and cause edema. Slimming clothes that are too loose will not achieve the slimming effect. New mothers must take their own physical condition into consideration when choosing slimming clothes. They should use them under the guidance of professionals after confinement, and do not lose weight blindly.

7. Avoid taking slimming pills after giving birth

Do not take slimming pills or slimming tea after giving birth.

Diet pills mainly achieve the purpose of losing weight by reducing the absorption of nutrients by the human body and increasing the amount of nutrients excreted. At the same time, diet pills affect the normal metabolism of the human body. Especially if you take diet pills during breastfeeding, most of the drugs will be excreted in the milk. This is equivalent to giving diet pills to the baby. The baby's liver detoxification function is poor, and it is easy to take a large amount of diet pills. It can reduce the baby's liver function and easily cause abnormal liver function in babies.

8. Precautions for postpartum weight loss

1. Precautions for postpartum weight loss

It is not advisable to do weight loss exercises immediately after giving birth! Because hormones in the body change during pregnancy and connective tissue softens, some joints can be easily injured in the weeks after giving birth. Doing weight-loss exercises soon after giving birth can easily slow down the recovery of the uterus and cause bleeding. Strenuous exercise can also affect the recovery of the mother's surgical incision or vulvar incision.

Under normal circumstances, weight loss exercises can be carried out 4-6 weeks after natural delivery. Weight loss exercises should be started 6-8 weeks after cesarean section. If the wound recovery is slow, it should be postponed. Weight loss time.

2. Don’t lie in bed all the time

Appropriate postpartum activities can speed up the new mother’s body metabolism and promote the decomposition of body fat. After natural delivery, new mothers can do some simple activities in bed, such as turning over, raising legs, and anus contraction exercises. One week after delivery, they can do light housework and go for a walk after meals; if they are new mothers who have had a cesarean section, they can Perform simple activities such as turning over and walking on the ground before the sutures are removed, and perform physical exercises such as walking one week after the sutures are removed.

3. Not suitable for postpartum exercise

New mothers with the following diseases are not suitable for postpartum exercise: those with physical weakness, hot flashes and excessive sweating, those with persistently elevated blood pressure, and those with Those with serious heart, liver, lung, and kidney diseases, those with anemia and other postpartum complications, those with cesarean section, those with severe perineal tears, and those with puerperal infection. These new mothers can only do some light exercise.

4. Don’t go on a diet right away

Don’t go on a diet right after giving birth! A new mother's body is very weak after giving birth, and she also has to take on the important task of feeding her baby. This is an important period when she needs a lot of nutrients to nourish her body and feed her baby. If you go on a diet immediately after giving birth, it will not only cause the new mother's body to recover slowly, but also directly affect the growth of the baby.

5. It is not advisable to take diet pills after childbirth.

Diet pills will affect the body’s absorption of nutrients and normal metabolism. If a new mother takes medication to lose weight during lactation, a large amount of the medication will be absorbed by the body and then secreted through the milk. This is equivalent to causing the baby to take a large amount of weight loss medication. The organs of a newborn baby are not yet mature, and the detoxification function of the liver is still very poor. Large doses of drugs entering the baby's body will cause damage to the baby's liver function, and in severe cases, abnormal liver function. Therefore, new mothers should not Using weight loss medications to lose weight while breastfeeding.

6. It is not advisable to lose weight during lactation

The newborn baby must obtain food and nutrients through milk, which requires the new mother to have a healthy body and secrete rich and nutritious food. Breast milk feeds the baby, so it is best for new mothers not to lose weight during breastfeeding.

7. Weight loss needs to be gradual

It is not advisable to be anxious to lose weight after childbirth. A healthy weight loss plan should be designed according to scientific methods with the permission of the body and normal feeding. It is best to lose 4-5 kilograms per month. If conditions permit, you can also ask a specialized coach to provide weight loss guidance.