How to lose weight after c section???

muhsina89

Hi guys I had a c s section in May. It's almost six month now and I haven't exercised one bit mainly due to paranoia inspire of the doc telling me I could do minimal exercises . I have put on weight like crazy post delivery.i gave myself an ultimatum today!!! Could you please share ur success stories? Tips and tricks?? Anything that could help me go up and about?? Please help me ! I am in a very bad place.

jemhh

The method post- c-section is the same as the method before c-section. Eat fewer calories than you burn. You can do this by eating less, exercising more, or doing a combo of the two.

AskTracyAnnK28

muhsina89 wrote: »

Hi guys I had a c s section in May. It's almost six month now and I haven't exercised one bit mainly due to paranoia inspire of the doc telling me I could do minimal exercises . I have put on weight like crazy post delivery.i gave myself an ultimatum today!!! Could you please share ur success stories? Tips and tricks?? Anything that could help me go up and about?? Please help me ! I am in a very bad place.

I had a C-section (granted, it was in 1996). I was cleared for all normal activity 8 weeks post surgery. Why did your doc put you on minimal exercise?

GillianSmith2

Six months after you should be back to normal. So unless you've had any complications from the c section it shouldn't be a problem. Just take it easy and steadily build up your exercise as you go. Good luck.

DemoraFairy

You don't need to exercise to lose weight. Make sure you're sticking to your calories and you'll be fine.

12by311

Same game plan as before C-section.

Game plan to lose weight is eat fewer calories that you burn in a day.

Exercise is icing on cake.

I have had three C-sections. Not much has changed. I started lifting about 10-12 weeks after surgery. Started running before that.

strong_curves

Eating at a deficit.

janjunie

muhsina89 wrote: »

Hi guys I had a c s section in May. It's almost six month now and I haven't exercised one bit mainly due to paranoia inspire of the doc telling me I could do minimal exercises . I have put on weight like crazy post delivery.i gave myself an ultimatum today!!! Could you please share ur success stories? Tips and tricks?? Anything that could help me go up and about?? Please help me ! I am in a very bad place.

A c section doesn't make losing baby weight anymore difficult. At 6 months post partum you should physically be able to exercise. I had a csection with my first and didn't exercise, what other posters said is right, it's all about diet....eat less calories than u burn. Also is you are breastfeeding make sure to add in those calories.

Colorscheme

I had a c-section last October. I did not want to work out because I was too busy staying up 24/7 taking care of my son. He started sleeping through the night at 4 months and for my birthday this past summer I bought a Fitbit. At 6 months you should most certainly be able to exercise. We have little incisions compared to the old way and they heal rather quickly, about six weeks.

If your little one isn't sleeping through the night yet then I would not stress it. If she or he is, then I don't see why you can't. I work out when my son is napping.

Sued0nim

muhsina89 wrote: »

Hi guys I had a c s section in May. It's almost six month now and I haven't exercised one bit mainly due to paranoia inspire of the doc telling me I could do minimal exercises . I have put on weight like crazy post delivery.i gave myself an ultimatum today!!! Could you please share ur success stories? Tips and tricks?? Anything that could help me go up and about?? Please help me ! I am in a very bad place.

For 6 weeks ...LOL

Eat at a calorie defecit

Move more

Sleep

Brandi1168

I also had a c-section in May. I was cleared for exercise at around 8-10 weeks postpartum. My doctor advised that I start slowly and listen to my body. I just recently started exercising (I kept putting it off) and so far haven't had any issues. Good luck!

muhsina89

Could you please share your exercise/diet routine please. In general an idea of how u wud start your day would be good.

Colorscheme

I do Leslie Sansone walking workouts on Youtube. Two videos twice a day = thirty minutes total. I do them when my son is napping or playing.

BeaUtiful_1413

I've had 2 c-sections! My hospital after I got home they send me home with a book of excersises to help heal ones you are about a month in or when you start feeling better and not so sore I walked a lot in the mornings with my baby in the stroller or in the afternoon when it was warm out! That helped especially while breastfeeding! You can lose a lot of weight while breastfeeding! Walking, indoor exercises but all when your not sore anymore or you'll just make your insition irritated and hurt

Brandi1168

My calorie goal is set at maintenance right now. I breastfeed, so setting my goal at maintenance and breastfeeding (uses around 400-600 calories) puts me close to a lb weight loss per week. I try to make healthy choices for my calories, but allow myself some not-so-healthy foods if they fit in my calories.

I've been doing Turbo Jam videos for my workout recently because I already had the DVDs. I just bought Beginner Shred and plan to do that a couple times a week and a cardio workout a couple times a week, working out for a total of five days a week. I'll eventually move on to some more challenging workouts.

You can add me if you like.

furmickc

I ran a half marathon 3 months after a c-section. Exercise. You will be fine. Just start slowly.

jaangstadt

I had a c section beginning of November. At my 6 week postpartum checkup the doctor said I can start lifting things under 30 lb at 6 weeks and ease into higher weights as I feel more comfortable. For cardio, I was told walking is the best post c-section and after your pain is minimal or gone you can't really walk too much. He said I could begin exercising at 8 weeks but take it slow and ease into harder workouts. So basically ease into it but unless there were complications with your recovery you will be fine!

zoeysasha37

I had a csection. You should be ready to begin at this point, just start slow. Start maybe begin by walking or lifting some dumb bells ? Then after your comfortable, find an activity that you enjoy and go for it ! ( strength training will help a lot !)
For weight loss, all you need is a calorie deficit ( just eat less then you burn )

Asher_Ethan

I had a c section 2 years ago. Started working out 5 weeks after. You're fine to workout.

YeaYeaPueblo

I've had two cesarean sections. I started back up with hatha (gentle) yoga and spin cycling. Those are low impact ways to get your body moving again. Eventually I worked my way back up to running! Listen to your body and take it slow if you're especially nervous about working out. Don't want to psych yourself out of exercise.