Why Losing Weight is a Woman's Goal For Life

Losing weight is a woman's dream for life. Yes that's true. There are several reasons for a woman to be much more concerned and in most cases, to be worried, than men.

Women go through one important phase in their life that men don't come across. Pregnancy! This takes a lot of time and energy. I mean, you have to expand and then expect to shrink. It takes about nine months to put on extra pounds, which you can not avoid and in deed you HAVE to put on those extra pounds in order to keep your baby and yourself healthy. Then after you have to wait for your body to be healed, wait for your moods to set right, wait to accommodate yourself for the new living pattern, sleepless nights, the time you spend with the new member of the family and so on. Among all these, you also start to worry about your figure and the number! The stress itself makes it more difficult to lose weight.

It is really hard to find the time to workout, there are many many articles on the web that suggest workout plans for the pregnant women and new moms, but to make them work is really a challenge. Especially, new moms have to spend a reasonably time with their child for nursing and other things. Sometimes, you feel as if you are breastfeeding the whole day! I am not complaining but that is a major factor that makes you lazy and you sit at some place most of the time. The only comforting thing is that if you are breastfeeding you are burning some calories without effort, but that is not enough, you need to move around and be physically active. If your baby starts moving around then you can run after him/her and be active though.

You can consider walking with your baby in a stroller after a few months of giving birth. But then, you can not fix your schedule, because neither your baby gets hungry only at fixed times nor does he/she cry for specific reasons!

You can not go on a strict diet for the first few months after giving birth. OK, now most of the experts say that it will take about 6 to 9 months after giving birth for you to get your figure back, if you follow nice diet plans and strict to a workout schedule. That is a long time isn't it? In the meantime, you have to hide the size tags in your dresses from your partner. Most women hesitate to expose their figure to their partners and hence abandon sex.

You need to hide your belly from the whole world! That's another thing you have got to worry about. Even if you manage to get your body in shape, your belly does not obey you. If you have a normal delivery, things can get back sooner if you breastfeed, your uterus returns to normal size soon. But if you have had a c-section, it is not that easier to get your flat ab back. You need to do some extra little exercises, breathing exercise, leg stretches but still your belly is bigger and looks ugly with those stretch marks and wrinkles. You don't fit in your pants! And after all your efforts if you ever manage to lose weight and get in shape after a year or so, you don't have much time to enjoy your success if you plan your next baby in a couple of years!

Well, I am not saying that losing weight after giving birth is impossible. But you need to be patient and put some extra effort. There is no point in worrying. There are certain things that you can do - cutting off extra calories by eliminating junk food from diet, avoiding carbonated and sugary drinks. You have to closely watch your progress by checking your weight every month. You have to include plenty of fruits and veggies in your diet and start to snack on fruits. Eating lean meat and lots of fiber helps. Drinking water, lots of it, helps. But still, losing weight is your lifetime goal! So stick on to it.

Jane Sheeba is passionate about issues and their fixes in Self Improvement, Time Management, Personal Development, Productivity, Motivation and Relationship. Visit: http://findallanswers.blogspot.com/ for more