How To Lose Weight While Breastfeeding

How to lose weight while breastfeeding is one of the main concerns among women in their post pregnancy period. Even though apart from this method there are however few other popular ways that you can loose weight after a recent childbirth and I recommend that you read that article also for achieving the best possible results. Now before going any further let's talk some of the main ingredients of breast milk which makes is easier to understand the whole process and get a good picture of how this is possible.

*. Water - Breast mile contains a lot of water in comparison with other types of milk such as cow's and all sort of mammals. 

*. Iron - This is another major ingredient that is needed by almost all types of living organisms and helps to processes such as oxidation in our bodies and Iron is usually can be seen with protein.

*. Casein - This is another type of protein which consists of over 80% of many sorts of protein types (especially in cow milk and cheese, etc).

*. Calories - Breast milk according to doctors and researchers includes about 20 calories per ounce. Now in the standard measurements this is not a high calories container but not a low carb liquid either. Anything that has more than 24-26 of calories (per ounce) is accepted as a high calorie container. So breast milk falls just a little bit shorter of being an extremer.

*. Lactose - This is another form of sugar this is again found in many types of milks usually covers around 2-8% of milk.

*. Vitamin C - Another very popular substance and is used as a cure for many types of illness and has the ability to solve imbalance problems in cell repairing, etc (highly related to oxidation).  
 
*. DHA - This stands for Docosahexaenoic acid which usually consists of 0.07% to 1% and mainly consumed through eating fish, etc and also a commercially made substance which can be seen in many baby milk products and also helps to grow healthy new cells in babies brain.

*. Amylase - This is an Enzyme (another type of protein substance) which helps to digest foods, etc.

So even though there are many other ingredients can be seen in breast milk I will stop it here since this is enough to make a conclusion concerning this matter. As you can see most of these vitamins, minerals, etc contains higher amounts of sugar, protein and calories. So the more you give it away (or feed the new born baby) means more energy giving away thus resulting a weight loss.

But remember this is (again according to some respectable researchers) is known to take some time and not a quicker way but usually takes about 10 months to a whole year until you settle back to your "before" pregnancy weight mass.

And remember as you feed your baby and giving away energy it is also important to do it more safely or in other words make sure your body receives all the proper nutrition it needs. So eat healthy foods that help to loose weight and do some exercises in the mean time to get the best results. Also remember getting the advice of your doctor is a must before doing anything + if you're just a few pounds of higher than usual weight limit you should not try to use any fat burn, lean muscle type products without again asking for your doctor's advice. 

So here are few of the tips for how to lose weight while breastfeeding

*. Make sure the baby is at least two months old before trying out any diets liquids, etc.  

*. Eat foods that enhances your metabolism.

1. The more efficient your body is at breaking down foods or digesting them in another words (which is a basic definition of metabolic process) which helps to burn fat more quickly the better you'll achieve your results. So make sure to get a healthy breakfast. And the reason is that the lesser quality energy that is provided to the cell the less efficient and active they'll become which can affect negatively for quicker muscle and weight loss.

2. Do exercises - Exercises can really help to boost up your metabolism and consume or burn more calories and energy. And remember don't try to do or push yourself hard first because a certain body failure can not only affect but especially affect our baby too. So you can start doing few exercises such as I put in this post as a video (especially for loosing belly fat) look at the bottom of the article.

3. Try to avoid foods that contain higher amount of sugar levels -  Such as Fried fast foods (french fries, etc), Cereals with high sugar amounts, Candy, always avoid weight loss type soda when losing weight while breastfeeding (or anything with high sugar), Red meat and eggs are just a few to name. 

4. Eat foods that have more fiber in them - Fiber has the ability to let your belly feel "full" for a longer period of time thus helps to avoid meals within meals type habits (vegetables such as Carrot, Avocado, Potato, etc).

*. Breastfeed him/her for a longer period of time.

According to some of the recent researches done by various medical groups it was found that mothers who breastfeed their babies over periods of 5-6 months time were able to get the best results in comparison with mothers who only did it for a shorter periods.

*. Know your Minimum Calorie requirement.

  According to experts you should not eat foods that in total gives you below 1500 calories per day. So keep it 1500-1800 mark.

*. Even if you don't use any of the meals, diets, etc but by just doing breastfeeding your child you should see loosing weight rate around 1.4-1.6 kg for the first six months and after the first 6 months you should see an increase. So make sure not to hush it and go with a steady healthy rate (ask your doctor for more advices).

*. Eat foods that have more...

1. Calcium (Sardines, Red and Pinto Beans, Fruits, Yogurt, etc)  

2. Zinc (Lima Beans,Wild Turkey, Chickpeas, Whet Germ, Roasted Pumpkin, Cocoa Powder, etc)

3. Magnesium (Brown Rice, Cooked Spinach, Almonds, Black eyed peas, etc)

4. Vitamin B6 (Banana, Fish, Salmon, Spinach, Tuna, etc)

are just a few to name.

If you have eating disorders such as Binge eating disorder, Purging, etc then again you must see a doctor a nutrition expert before choosing foods. And some studies have shown that after doing physical exercises the lactic acid level in breast milk seems to include a bit higher amounts and babies seems to like it less when trying to feed after doing exercises although this has no serious affect concerning both the mother and the child's health. And it is also recommended by experts not to take any fat burning meal replacement shakes without proper advices from your consultant, etc.

So these are among the best and safest answers when it comes to how to lose weight while breastfeeding. I hope you found this useful and if you have questions please leave comments.

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