Friday, December 21, 2007 

How To Lose Weight After Pregnancy

One of biggest concerns for every woman during pregnancy is how much pounds she will gain and how to lose weight after pregnancy. This especially is bothering those who were not overweight before getting pregnant and are afraid to never return to their normal weight. Well gaining mass shouldn't be considered as bad thing because it actually is quite healthy process which means that your baby is growing nicely.

So actually if you are active by taking a walk each day, eating healthy and not using pregnancy as an excuse to eat anything including lots of chocolate, ice cream and deserts then any woman should be just fine and weight loss after birth of baby shouldn't be a problem and wouldn't require any additional diet or extra work and no more wandering about how to lose weight after pregnancy.

As for question how much pounds can be gained during pregnancy there is no universal answer as each case is different and many factors can affect this like which baby it is as quite often during first maternity some extra pounds will be added or what weight category she was before pregnancy. Also quite important is to understand that weight gain isn't just fat but also baby, it's placenta and required fluids that ensure growth of baby.

To understand better how to manage healthy weight gain you need to know what body type you have. There are 4 different body types for women - Pear, apple, Celery and Cauliflower.

The Pear body type can be identified by heavy bottom where upper thighs usually rub together and narrow shoulders coupled with small waist. Recommendation for woman with such body type is to tone your upper body by doing weights or body toning classes and working with big muscles of legs by doing lunges and ball squats.

The apple body type can be identified by heavy top and lots of weight in the middle with broad shoulders. Recommendation for woman with such body type is to avoid working on shoulder area, add lots of vegetables in your daily meals. When choosing how to dress try to emphasize your legs as they are your strongest asset.

Knowing your body type will allow understanding what type of exercises to focus on, food to eat and even how to dress to look better and what's most important feel better.

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Can You Weather The Storm?

"I wish I could, but I don't have time". "Sorry, but I have too much to do". "Maybe I can fit it in next week". Monday turns into Thursday and Thursday turns into the following month. I feel like a dog chasing its tail. It's time to stop and smell the beef jerky treat.

It's time to enjoy the reason we moved to Southern california - the weather. For my husband and me living in the East had become one of those four-letter words - snow. Now I'm addicted to sunshine.

If it rains, I try to remember what my grandmother used to say, "If there wasn't rain, what would umbrella makers do?" Well, Grandmother, they could become Southern california weather forecasters.

You don't need formal training. All you need is good hair and a charming smile. The smile is very useful when they explain why their weather predictions weren't accurate.

forecasting weather in Southern california isn't any harder than forecasting nighttime. Instead of having a degree in meteorology, weather forecasters should have windows in their offices.

The average Southern Californians don't have a barometer, humidity readings and satellite pictures to predict rain. We know that there's a good chance it will rain if we've just washed our car. We also know that there's a good chance it won't rain if we carry our umbrellas all day.

If weather forecasters predict partly cloudy skies, I know more about them than I do about the upcoming weather. They're pessimists. If they were optimists, they'd predict partly sunny skies.

In the musical, "man from La Mancha", Don Quixote sings, "Whether I'm right or whether I'm wrong - I've got to be me". If you change the word whether to weather, you've got the perfect theme song for all weather forecasters.

Unfortunately, these people need our sympathy more than they need a theme song. If their weather reports get lower rating than their competition does, they're weather beaten.

Family and friends living in the Midwest, as well as the East, give Southern california weather low ratings because we don't have seasons. I can weather the storm of their jealousy - especially November through March.

After all, it's been scientifically proven that weather affects our moods. For me sunshine makes me feel happy, rain makes me feel depressed and fog makes me feel lonely. However, when we lived in New jersey, snow made me feel like - moving.

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