The Page 3 Pregnancy!

The whole country waited with bated breath when Aishwarya Rai Bachchan delivered. We welcomed Aaradhya Bachan amidst much aplomb. Konkona Sen, Kiran Rao, Lara Dutta are a few celebrities who have made pregnancy a fashion statement.  

But what most also watched with keen eyes was how Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and other celebrities dealt with post pregnancy flab.

Celebrity or not, pregnancy and delivery is a momentous time in a woman’s life. Yet what most of us do not realize is that we are not under the same pressure to lose weight drastically as the celebrities are. It took 9 months to put on those calories. Give yourself at least 9 months to lose them.

Here are some pointers:

1. Avoid junk. It is bad for the baby if you are breast feeding, and it is just empty calories that love to sit around your waist,
2. Breast feed as long as you can. You lose up to 500 calories a day when you breastfeed.
3. Load up on plenty of fibre and vegetables. It improves the quality and quantity of milk, and gives your body the much needed nutrients.
4. Work out, after you get a go ahead from your gynec. While cardio helps sheds calories, abs and weight training, tones your muscles, which would have lost most of their firmness.
5. Finally, stay calm. A calm state of mind is proved to burn calories faster. Focus on your new born, enjoy the baby.

After all, you are not under any pressure to hit page 3 minutes after you delivered!

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