| I'm sure you are very aware that there's lots of | | | | To be successful and lose weight after pregnancy |
| advice, products and systems available, all claiming | | | | follow these easy to follow tips: |
| to be the best way to lose weight after | | | | - Swapping high-calorie foods for lower calorie |
| pregnancy. Despite all the claims, to be successful | | | | options. Choose lean cuts of meat, fish, poultry |
| and lose weight after pregnancy, the calories you | | | | etc., select fresh fruit and vegetables and keep a |
| take in must be less than those you burn off. Fad | | | | selection of low calorie snacks on hand so instead |
| diets, pills and potions may all promise you that | | | | of reaching for the chocolate bar reach for a |
| avoiding carbohydrates or taking pills and potions | | | | piece of fruit. |
| is the secret to weight but to lose weight you | | | | - Eat smaller portions. Remember twice the |
| must use more calories than you use. | | | | amount of food means twice the amount of |
| The energy our bodies need comes from the | | | | calories so put on your plate slightly less than |
| calories in our food. We have a constant demand | | | | what you think you need. |
| for energy and our body uses calories from food | | | | - Look at what you eat. Don't eat directly from a |
| to keep functioning. Proteins, carbohydrates and | | | | container as you have no sense of how much |
| fats all contain calories but it is important to realise | | | | you're eating. By seeing food on a plate you |
| that each contain different amounts of calories. | | | | become aware of how much you're eating. |
| The amount of calories in each is approximately: | | | | - Check food labels. Check the nutrition facts |
| Carbohydrates have about 4 calories a gram. | | | | panel and check the recommended serving size |
| Proteins have about 4 calories a gram. | | | | and number of calories per serving to make sure |
| Fats have about 9 calories a gram | | | | you aren't eating twice the recommended portion |
| In addition to the above alcohol is also a source of | | | | size and therefore twice the amount of calories. |
| calories, and contains about 7 calories a gram. | | | | - Eat slowly and don't be obligated to clean your |
| Now it doesn't matter where they come from | | | | plate. Stop eating as soon as you feel full. It takes |
| but calories are either converted to physical | | | | approximately 20minutes for the 'FULL' message |
| energy or, if not needed for energy, stored within | | | | to get from our stomach to the brain so take it |
| our bodies as fat. These stored calories will remain | | | | slowly and leave a small amount of food on the |
| in your body as fat unless you use them up, | | | | plate. |
| either by reducing calorie intake so that your | | | | By understanding the basics of the calorie balance |
| body must draw on reserves for energy, or by | | | | formula and following the 5 easy to follow tips |
| increasing physical activity so that you burn more | | | | you will be successful and lose weight after |
| calories. | | | | pregnancy. Of course reducing you calorie intake |
| If you want to be successful and lose weight | | | | is only one side of the storey. Why not give your |
| after pregnancy it is essential to understand that | | | | weight loss a real boost and do some gentle |
| your weight is a balance between what you eat | | | | exercise to increase the amount of calories you |
| and what you convert to energy. The weight | | | | expend. |
| management equation is simple in that if you eat | | | | In summary, it's a combination of regular activity |
| more calories than you burn, you gain weight and | | | | and healthy eating that will help you be successful |
| conversely if you eat less calories than you burn, | | | | and lose weight after pregnancy. |
| you lose weight. | | | | |