Outsmarting the Female Fat Cell After Pregnancy : Every Woman's Guide to Shaping Up, Slimming Down, and Staying Sane After the Baby

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Summary: Made me feel better!
Review: After the birth of my first child it seemed like my body completely changed. Old rules of dieting and excercise didn't seem to work anymore. It didn't seem to matter how little I ate or how hard I excercised, I was still overweight. I was never overweight my entire life before my pregnancy but now it seemed like I would have to accept the fact that I would be overweight forever. Purchasing this book really changed that. It doesn't matter if you had your baby 6 weeks ago or 6 years ago, you can up your metabolism again. Debra Waterhouse explains the biological reasons for these changes in your body after pregnancy
and why our bodies do what they do during postpartum. Also, she gives tips on some "new rules" on excercise which (for me) have proven very effective. Knowing what was going on in my body and why I was keeping on the baby fat really helped me discard the out of control feelings I was having and helped back on the track to fitness. I have been seeing changes and I credit it to the info in this book.

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Summary: Very encouraging
Review: After the birth of my first child it seemed like my body completely changed. Old rules of dieting and excercise didn't seem to work anymore. It didn't seem to matter how little I ate or how hard I excercised, I was still overweight. I was never overweight my entire life before my pregnancy but now it seemed like I would have to accept the fact that I would be overweight forever. Purchasing this book really changed that. It doesn't matter if you had your baby 6 weeks ago or 6 years ago, you can up your metabolism again. Debra Waterhouse explains the biological reasons for these changes in your body after pregnancy
and why our bodies do what they do during postpartum. Also, she gives tips on some "new rules" on excercise which (for me) have proven very effective. Knowing what was going on in my body and why I was keeping on the baby fat really helped me discard the out of control feelings I was having and helped back on the track to fitness. I have been seeing changes and I credit it to the info in this book.

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Summary: Grateful
Review: I was amazed by how the author shared her personal experiences with all us. I felt much better about my battle w/ the postpartum pounds. I recommend this book for any woman who is feeling self conscious about her body because it's quite helpful...

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Summary: Made me feel better!
Review: I'm 29 and had my first child 4 months ago. I have been having a terrible time trying to lose the weight and have been feeling very depressed about it. This book made me feel better to know that other women have had problems losing weight after having babies, and that even though I am dieting, exercising and trying to do everything "right" that the weight loss will eventually happen. I have severe postpartum depression, with a main feature of it being depression over weight, so I may just be an extreme case, but I did feel this book did not take the low self-esteem and bad feelings that not losing weight after a baby can result in seriously enough. I have heard all the simplistic solutions before, like "just focus on your baby, the weight will come off", etc., and frankly wish this book would have been a bit more sympathetic to my very real concerns. Also, she recommends "retail therapy" to help yourself feel better, such as buying all new shoes since your feet have grown bigger due to pregnancy. That is all well and good for people who can afford it, but for those of us struggling with the financial strain a new baby can bring and for whom fitting into a full wardrobe of pre-pregnancy clothes is an economic necessity (I can't afford all new clothes!) it seems quite a "pat" answer! All in all, this is a good book with some good suggestions for post-pregnancy weight loss and I found it very encouraging!

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Summary: Love this book!
Review: This was the only book I could find that addressed the weightloss problems I was facing. It was filled with great stories and great advice. And it really made sense. I would recomend this book to any woman trying to get in shape after baby.

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Summary: Learning self-nurturing and self-acceptance.
Review: What a book! I would highly recommend that every woman who is pregnant or has recently given birth own a copy of this informative and realistic guide to not only losing weight after having a baby, but learning to accept your body the way it is post-birth. Debra Waterhouse gives real reasons why it's nearly impossible to lose all your baby weight in the first 6 months, let alone 6 weeks, that new moms seem to think it's possible to do. It also busts the myth that breastfeeding moms will lose their weight faster than bottlefeeding counterparts - a total shock to me when I breastfed my first child for a year and still kept on 10 lbs. of pregnancy weight! There are logical physical reasons for all this which are presented here in an easy to understand format. Waterhouse advocates a commonsense approach to losing your pregnancy weight...in effect, don't try too hard the first few weeks...simply pamper yourself (as much as you can with a newborn), keep moving (not necessarily structured excercising), and eat sensibly. After the first few months, it's aerobic excercise and keeping a food journal that will assist in eradicating those stubborn pounds. This is the anti-diet approach to regaining your body, both physically and mentally. It's also a treasure of a book that will help you feel so much better about yourself when you fail to lose the 50 lbs. you gained after the first three months!

Rating:
Summary: Learning self-nurturing and self-acceptance.
Review: What a book! I would highly recommend that every woman who is pregnant or has recently given birth own a copy of this informative and realistic guide to not only losing weight after having a baby, but learning to accept your body the way it is post-birth. Debra Waterhouse gives real reasons why it's nearly impossible to lose all your baby weight in the first 6 months, let alone 6 weeks, that new moms seem to think it's possible to do. It also busts the myth that breastfeeding moms will lose their weight faster than bottlefeeding counterparts - a total shock to me when I breastfed my first child for a year and still kept on 10 lbs. of pregnancy weight! There are logical physical reasons for all this which are presented here in an easy to understand format. Waterhouse advocates a commonsense approach to losing your pregnancy weight...in effect, don't try too hard the first few weeks...simply pamper yourself (as much as you can with a newborn), keep moving (not necessarily structured excercising), and eat sensibly. After the first few months, it's aerobic excercise and keeping a food journal that will assist in eradicating those stubborn pounds. This is the anti-diet approach to regaining your body, both physically and mentally. It's also a treasure of a book that will help you feel so much better about yourself when you fail to lose the 50 lbs. you gained after the first three months!