Giving birth is a nine-month process that causes a lot of physical and emotional changes in a woman's life. On the physical end, a woman can develop stretch marks, lose flexibility and gain roughly 25 to 35 pounds. Some of those pounds will be lost during child birth, but that still leaves the rest. The way to lose weight quickly is to follow a specific set of steps that require discipline and motivation.
Step 1
Talk with a doctor. Losing weight quickly after giving birth can be done, but it can also be dangerous if the body is not ready yet. It usually takes about four to six weeks postpartum before a woman can get back to a normal exercise routine. It is important to get a doctor's clearance first.
Step 2
Eat clean foods. Avoid foods that are processed, refined and full of fat and sugar like fast food, candy, cakes, cookies and commercial baked goods. A diet should consist mainly of fruits, vegetables, seeds, nuts, lean meats, low-fat dairy, fish, beans and whole grains.
Step 3
Control eating. To prevent overeating and increasing metabolism, eat a small, balanced meal every two to three hours throughout the day. This can also give you sustained energy levels. An example of a midday meal would be baby carrots and celery sticks with some cheese cubes.
Step 4
Eat less calories a day. In order to lose weight, you need to create a caloric deficit where you are burning more than you are consuming. If you reduce your daily intake by 500 calories, you can lose a pound a week.
Step 5
Hop on the treadmill. Running is a type of cardiovascular exercise that efficiently burns calories. Run on the treadmill or run outside for 45 to 60 minutes three times a week on alternating days. If you do not like running, perform some other type of cardio that you enjoy like elliptical training, spinning, stair stepping, rowing, jumping rope, swimming or kickboxing.
Step 6
Build metabolically active tissue. Weight training can help build muscle which you might have lost during pregnancy. It is also metabolically active, so you can increase your caloric expenditure if you build it. Do exercises that target your whole body like chest presses, lateral raises, back rows, triceps extensions, biceps curls, crunches and lunges. Do three to four sets of 12 to 15 reps with moderate weights and work out three times a week on the alternating days of your cardio.
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