Weight control is a prevalent concern for many women after pregnancy. Although common during pregnancy, weight gain is difficult for many women to handle emotionally. Many women are unclear about how to separate fact from fiction concerning this "post-pregnancy" weight control. First of all, women need to understand how much weight gain is actually "normal" during pregnancy.

About 10 to 13-kgs of weight are the wide range of what is considered reasonable. This may differ according to how heavy a woman is before she becomes pregnant. A heavier woman may be advised to try to stay within the lower end of the weight gain variety during pregnancy. Second, there seems to be a fable that weight loss after pregnancy can only be successful if it occurs quickly. Somehow, many women feel that if they have not lost all the pregnancy weight by one year after delivery, something is mistaken with them, they are not normal, or they have failed in some means.

Actually, the fact is that weight loss after pregnancy can take a very long time, sometimes a few years, without suggesting that something is wrong. Regular weight loss is the norm, not the exception, and the rate of weight loss depends on several factors, such as whether there were difficulties with the pregnancy or delivery. Pregnancy complications can make a woman feel weak. Certain diseases like postpartum inflammation of the thyroid gland which is a common complication that shows itself soon after delivery, can cause massive weight struggles if they are harsh.

Other factors include whether the woman has other medical illnesses or takes medications that make weight loss difficult in after pregnancy or at another time in her life. A countless of factors contribute to this confusion, beginning with the fact that there is not enough research about what type of weight program is safe for the mother after delivery. These lacks of investigate, in turn, means that doctors are reluctant to allow any "radical diets." As a result, less stringent diets are recommended that may take longer to work and are thus less attractive and too frustrating to many women.

The woman should first have realistic expectations about how long it takes to lose weight. About 1-2 kg per week is really successful. She should also remember that no specific diet has been established to be more safe or effective than any other. In addition, if she were nursing, she wouldn't want to harm the baby's nutrition by potentially severely restrictive diets. Initially, a woman should try to lose the weight on her own by eating a sensible, balanced diet. Exercising every single day, even if that exercise is just walking, is a complete must. The lack of exercise is what often holds up the procedure. Weight loss will simply not be acceptable if exercise is lacking. The exercise helps keep the body's metabolism from decreasing excessively while dieting. Weight loss while dieting is easier with exercise and very hard without it.

If a woman's efforts fail, she may require and evaluation for medical conditions predisposing to weight control problems (such as thyroid abnormalities, which are common after pregnancy). While there are very much different approaches to weight control, all weight experts believe strongly that diet plans have to be individualized if a woman plans to maintain the weight loss. Individualized plans are the only way to get around the definite food preferences, eating triggers, and time constraints that each woman will have. This explains why group weight reductions plans will often produce initial weight loss, and usually followed by rapid weight gain. They do not address individualized eating programs that are modified specifically for each woman to maximize her chances of keeping the weight off.

Consulting a dietician is a best way to obtain an individualized plan. The dietician will assess key issues, such as the woman's food preferences, what triggers her to eat, who prepares the meals, and the details of her schedule in order to create an individual plan. As well, while a woman follows the dietician's plan, she needs to keep up daily exercise to optimize her weight loss. We are only human. Fast weight loss will not stay off, but rational weight loss can stay off. And, remember that the biggest predictor of maintaining weight after the weight loss phase is keeping up exercise.

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