The order of the day is that weight loss after pregnancy will be more consistent and healthy if it is achieved slowly but surely through a healthy diet and regular physical activity.

The ideal situation of reducing body fat and regaining muscle tone after birth will take some time and this is not something that should be rushed. Nevertheless, if you follow the advice here there is no reason why you shouldn’t get your old figure and weight back within a year of giving birth.

However, it is important to remember that if you are breastfeeding then those last stubborn pounds may not be lost until you stop!