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It’s been a long winter but thanks to a few lovely sunny days recently, it feels like we are finally coming to the end. With summer holiday season rapidly approaching, we should be thinking about changing our eating habits, and leading a more active lifestyle so we can feel and look our best this summer……
The healthy way to lose your post pregancy weight
Wouldn’t it be lovely if having a baby was like it is on the TV, movies and even on the cover of ‘OK’ magazine?! Within a couple of weeks of having your baby, your body snapped straight back into its pre pregnancy shape and you were back in your skinny jeans before your little one’s…
Posted in News, Post natal-pregnancy Tagged Exercise, healthy diet, News - Pregnancy, Postnatal, postnatal exercise, Weight gain, Weight loss Leave a comment
Are probiotics the key to a slimmer figure?
Cries of joy can be heard echoing throughout the land as new research has shown that using probiotic supplements during the first trimester of pregnancy could help woman lose weight after child birth and regain their pre baby figure. Scientists in Finland found that women taking supplements containing lactobacillus and bifidobacterium were associated with less…
Posted in News Tagged bifidobacterium, Childhood obesity, Lactobacillus, News, News - Parenting, Probiotics, Weight gain, Weight loss Leave a comment
Question: Baby’s falling weight gain
Q: “My eight-month-old son’s weight has dropped from the 75th centile to the 9th. I’m still breastfeeding him although I’d like to stop. He reluctantly drinks 3-4oz formula at a time and at some mealtimes he refuses to eat anything. Have you any suggestions as to how we can increase his weight?” A: There are…
Posted in Baby, Question & Answer, Weaning Tagged Feeding your baby, Food intolerance, Infant feeding, Underweight, Weaning, Weight gain, Weight loss Leave a comment
How to lose your baby belly fast
Is your post-baby belly too much of a handful? Follow Deborah Mackin’s exercise plan and you too, can have the taut tummy of your dreams. Celebrities can spring back into an enviable shape after having a baby, so why can’t you? Okay, most of them have youth and great genes on their side, but more…
Posted in Post natal-pregnancy Tagged Deborah Mackin, Exercise, personal trainer, Postnatal, postnatal exercise, Pregnancy, stomach muscles, Weight loss, Yoga Leave a comment
Your body after the birth
Dealing with the changes to your body after the birth can be quite emotional. After your baby’s born, you might find it a huge relief not to be pregnant any more. Some women, though, find that they mourn the loss of their pregnant shape and feeling their baby moving inside them. Whichever way you feel about the end…
Diets and slimming clubs
Rosemary Conley’s Hip and Thigh Diet Spill the beans! This sounds a bit like diets should do. The idea is you drastically cut back on fats while consuming unlimited quantities of vegetables, oddly enough including potatoes and specified portions of meat and dairy products. You should eat three square meals a day and snacks are permitted if…
Posted in Post natal-pregnancy Tagged diet in pregnancy, Exercise, Rosemary Conley, Slimming World, Weight loss Leave a comment
Returning to shape after your baby
As you gradually grow out of your extendable-waist jeans and your breasts swell to Canteloupe-size you may wonder if it is physically possible to be your old shape again after the birth. We spoke to expert midwife Zita West about the physical changes of pregnancy and birth and to independent health visitor Ann Girling about the emotional adjustments Don’t…
Post pregnancy weight concerns
Women who fail to lose excess weight after having a baby could be risking the health of future pregnancies. A study published in The Lancet said that even a few pounds can make all the difference, even in women who aren’t overweight. The study looked at 150,000 women and found that an increase of only 1 or 2…
Your post baby body
After nine months of hard work, your body has finally delivered your much-loved baby, so why is it that amongst the joy of the new arrival, at the back of our minds is a niggling urgency to say goodbye to that post baby body and regain our pre-pregnancy figures? Pregnancy – freedom from diets Pregnancy is a time…
Posted in Post natal-pregnancy Tagged Body shape, Pregnancy, psychiatrist, Stretch marks, Weight gain, Weight loss, Zita West Leave a comment
