For many women, weight gain during pregnancy is a common phenomenon considering that another life is dependant on them. This is all the more common in Indian societies where women are pampered and some times over pampered with all the ghee, butter and other rich food items which are traditionally said to ease the birth of babies though without any scientific conviction. While it is true that you can not avoid all that especially if your mother and mother in law have been religiously making you eat all that stuff for the sake of the your baby, once the baby is out, you have no excuse for bulging, sagging bellies. It is all the more important for your own self confidence as you see your stylish and figure hugging clothes lying unattended in the corner of your wardrobe because you have outgrown them during pregnancy.

Well getting into shape is not that difficult and keep in mind that starving yourself is not the answer. At this stage, especially as your baby is dependant on you it is of utmost importance that you eat a nutritious diet that will boost your energy levels, help you produce enough milk, keep your body energetic and active and at the same time help you shed those extra pounds which you have gained.

Following 10 small measures will help you get into shape without any need of starving on your part:

1. Try to ensure that every thing you eat is of some nutritional value. Whatever you eat also goes to the little one.

2. Your daily calorie intake should be in the range of 1500 to 1800 and it should come from a balanced diet consisting of calcium, protein, carbohyderates and iron.

3. It is always worthwhile to have three to four well-balanced meals rather than one big meal which will only make things worse for you.

4. Avoid processed and packed foods as far as possible as they are less nutritious and often contain chemical preservatives, artificial colouring, saturated fats, sugar, etc. which are harmful for you and your baby

5. Stay away from all those cakes, biscuits, pastries, and processed, canned or frozen food from your diet. They all contain sugar in some form or the other. Sugar is the enemy in the battle of the bulge.

6. Cut down on tea, coffee and stay away from alcoholic beverages and smoking. They are harmful.

7. Make ‘eating healthy’ a family project so you don’t feel like a typical scapegoat.

8. It is a good idea to monitor your weight regularly. Do not lose heart if you do not see much progress initially. Have patience and you are sure to be rewarded if you continue the good effort.

9. Add plenty of fruits and salad in your diet to keep healthy.

10. Never use food to get over your post delivery blues. Your condition will only get worse if you try to do that. Instead try to keep yourself occupied.

Critical life cover products
Finding the best life cover can be boring and tedious, with so many websites all offering different critical life cover products at different prices, it can all seem very confusing. At lifecover.net, we search through 100’s of life cover companies to find the best life cover for your situation.

So after indulging in your favorite pastimes- food for years and years together without any modicum of guilt, you are faced with not so good predicament- your over bulging stomach and back and general feeling of uneasiness which is so evident the way you walk and carry yourself. Now the whole life story is facing you and you are wondering where you went wrong. What did you do to deserve that extra pounds and a double chin. You were so smart in your college days. Remember that stolen looks the beautiful pretty young thing had of you when you were attending that boring college lecture. But all that was may be 10 years and 30 to 40 pounds earlier. Well well well. Enough of nostalgia and welcome back to the real world. While you may not go back to 10 years back, you may certainly go back to 30 pounds less when you used to feel lean and mean.

If you want to do that, following is the way for you:

1. Remember that realization that you are over weight is only the first step towards achieving the ultimate goal of shedding those extra kilos. So the earlier the realization, the better for you.

2. Follow a well disciplined life style and exercise regime. Devote at least 45 minutes to 1 hour a day to hit the gym or simply to hit the road. It is not asking too much for something as precious as your life. Do weights if you do not have any other complications. Also do cardio vascular exercises to help tone up body and muscles and help your heart also.

3. Avoid cakes, pastries, biscuits, patties, pizzas, burgers and colas. They are the biggest contributors to weight gains.

4. Do not starve your self under any circumstances. If you starve yourself, there is a tendency to indulge in the next meal which is more harmful for the body.

5. It is always worthwhile to have five small meals a day rather than 2-3 big meals. Give your body time to digest whatever you are eating.

6. Avoid sugar as much as possible as sugar adds to your body weight.

7. Whenever you feel the urge to have something sweet, indulge in fruits.

8. Never eat while doing your favorite things like watching TV or reading news papers. Take your time to chew whatever you eat. And always get up before you feel full.

9. Add plenty of raw vegetables, salads and fruits in your diet. Avoid oily and fatty food like hot potatoes.

10. Avoid processed and packaged food like chips, French fries and similar items. The only thing these food items lighten is your purse and the only thing they add to is your weight.

11. Monitor your weight regularly. Give your self a pat on the back every time you make progress, however small it may seem. And do not feel helpless if the road ahead seems to be long. Remember to have patience and you are sure to be successful in your effort.