Weight Loss After Pregnancy – Great Food Choices
Updated: January 31, 2012
Weight loss after pregnancy really is no different than normal weight loss in the sense that you must take in fewer calories than you burn. The difficulty with losing weight after a pregnancy is that your world is now very different than it was before your baby was born and you are most likely very busy and suffering from lack of sleep (which doesn’t help with weight loss). This article will present some of the best food choices to keep your energy and your mood up while you lose the pregnancy weight.
The key is to figure out what eating choices or exercise choices fit best with your personality and your current situation. There are thousands of different diets and exercise plans out there (for some exercise ideas please visit our article, Post Pregnancy Weight Loss). One of the healthiest ways to accomplish weight loss is to eat foods that are “good” for you and avoid the unhealthy foods (without having to starve yourself). If you do this, eat only when you are actually hungry, and not overeat, then you will lose weight and feel great. A simple plan like this is easy to implement as a busy Mom especially if you like flexibility.
Presented here are some food choices that are not only healthy for you but can also lift your mood and raise your energy level which are two things that most all Moms could use!
Susan Kleiner, PhD, a professional nutritionist for over 25 years and Bob Condor, a health columnist have written a book called The Good Mood Diet: Feel Great While You Lose Weight
In this book they have a list of “Feel-Great Foods” which are healthy, energizing and mood lifting as well as a list of “Feel-Bad Foods” to avoid. The following list is taken from this book. The book is full of good advice along with “good-mood menus” and recipes for “good-mood comfort foods”. Be sure to check this book out if this sounds like something that would work well for your personal weight loss after pregnancy.
Feel-Great Foods:
| Bananas | Green tea |
| Beans | lean, organic meat |
| Blueberries | Mangoes |
| Broccoli | Nuts |
| Caffeine-containing beverages (1 to 2 each day) | Olives and olive oil |
| Cocoa powder (or chocolate in small amounts) | Oranges |
| Dairy, low-fat or fat-free | Pomegranates |
| Edamame | Popcorn, air-popped |
| Egg yolks | Pork, lean |
| Fish and seafood | Soy |
| Flaxseed, ground | Spinach |
| Garlic | Strawberries |
| Ginger | Sunflower seeds |
| Grapefruit | Turkey, light and dark meat |
| Grape juice | Vegetable oil, unrefined |
| Greens, dark and leafy | Whole grains |
Feel-Bad Foods:
| Alcohol |
| Caffeine (large doses) |
| Fried Foods |
| Fatty meats |
| Fatty snack foods |
| Refined sugars and starches (most often in packaged foods) |
If you are the type of person that likes a lot of flexibility in meal plans and healthy eating then this could bring about the weight loss you are looking for with the added benefit of boosting your mood and energy.
If, on the other hand, you are looking for a diet and exercise plan designed specifically for busy Moms then you may want to check out this downloadable ebook. It is written by a professional Personal Trainer who is also a Mom. This ebook comes with an 8 week, full money-back guarantee with complete diet plans and short but intense exercises designed just for you.
