Staying Fit After Having Kids

Staying Fit After Having Kids After your pregnancies, staying fit will not be that easy for you. It is still advisable to make sure you keenly follow your diet and exercise regimens. Consistently using such measures will definitely give you some good results over time, but you must also be aware of their limitations. In most cases, after having kids your skin will be left stretched to an extent of making it impossible to get back your pre-pregnancy shape or fitness level. At least that will not be achieved only by observing proper nutrition and exercise. You should expect some trouble areas of your body that will not respond. You can therefore expect to have excess sagging skin and localized fat that can only be addressed through mommy makeover surgery or body contouring procedures.

Many changes usually take place on your body after pregnancies and make it very difficult to stay fit. You will often have pregnancy fat around the waist area and the belly button. Around those areas you may also have loose skin, but most of it will be left sagging in your breasts after the breast gland shrinks due to breastfeeding. These areas can be contoured using mommy makeover procedures such as tummy tuck, liposuction, breast augmentation and breast lifts. However, making every effort of staying fit after having kids is still required to make you a good candidate for mommy makeover surgery. You will mainly achieve that through diet and exercise, so that only the trouble areas will be left to be addressed through mommy makeover plastic surgery.

Most of the diet and exercise regimes that you will need to stay fit after having kids demand being very disciplined. With the help of a nutritionist, you should know the right foods to eat and the ones to avoid. This will help you not to add weight because you should actually lose fat. For your exercise, if you can go the gym to benefit from the services of a well trained physical fitness instructor. If this is not possible, you can still invest in fitness DVDs or other programs you can follow from the comfort of your home. If you have discipline in exercising and eat only the right foods, you should achieve the best physical fitness and good health required to be a good candidate for mommy makeover or body contouring plastic surgery procedures.

If after making all the effort of staying fit after having kids still realize some areas of your body are not responding, it is time to consult an experienced board certified plastic surgeon. You should do this at least 6 months after breast feeding and when your body weight has stabilized. The plastic surgeon will examine your body to identify all the trouble areas where you will need to get rid of sagging skin or excess fat. Your tummy, the waist or the flanks and the breasts should be identified for mommy makeover surgical procedures. To be a good candidate for these cosmetic surgical procedures, you shouldn’t be a smoker and should stop taking your alcohol. The surgeon may specify a period before and after your surgery, during which you should avoid taking alcohol or smoking. Make arrangements for someone else to take care of your childcare duties and housework because you should set at least 2 weeks aside to be out of work.

Staying fit after your pregnancies may therefore difficult, but can certainly be achieved if you have the discipline of adhering to the right diet and exercise programs. However, you should always have realistic expectations and accept that you will not lose all the fat, neither will your skin tighten to look like before having kids. If that is the case, you should consider a mommy makeover surgery to give you back your pre-pregnancy shape. Make sure the surgery is performed by an experienced plastic surgeon certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery.

To book a consultation with Dr. Bloch call us at 847-432-0840 or go to www.bodybybloch.com and fill out the consultation form.