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By Dr. Jay Gordon
| I see a lot of moms
in my office who would like to lose weight and get back into shape
faster. Most of them are either being too hard on themselves or
someone who should be supporting their wonderful mothering is being
to hard on them. Nursing
babies "cost" about 1000 calories per day so breastfeeding
is one of the most efficient ways to make sure that the extra
fat and water added during pregnancy are transferred to the rightful
owner.
Nursing moms, and
almost everyone else, need about 1800 calories/day to "get
by" and much less than that is not healthy. Here are a few
tips for getting into shape safely and a little bit faster:
- Eat healthy
foods. (All together now, "duh.") This really is overlooked,
though. Emphasize nutrient-rich foods which are not "calorically
dense." Avoid greasy snack foods and so-called healthy
foods like cheese and whole milk. Eat more fruits, grains, pastas
and beans and avoid red meat and salads laden with dressing.
- Try to build
some outdoor activity into your day. ("In my spare time
and with my spare energy??) Somehow. Walk with your baby every
day and try to get a jogging stroller added to your wish list.
Slings make carrying your baby more efficient and burn more
calories. In my experience, even moms who really didn't have
the time and energy to exercise a little, feel just great when
they somehow do it.
- Drink more water.
Avoid soda and juice. These are truly empty calories.
- Combining 100
to 200 fewer calories per day of higher fat foods (that's just
a couple spoonfuls of dressing or a piece of cheese) with 20
to 40 minutes of a good walk with your baby (200 calories out)
will lead to exactly the weight loss and conditioning you want.
Add in a little formal or informal yoga and stretching and you'll
get there even sooner.
- Above all, be
nicer to yourself. This is not a contest nor a sprint. You are
an extraordinarily important and extraordinarily busy person:
a Mother. Get into shape at a pace that suits you, not the rest
of the world.
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