Any woman will agree that having a baby is an incomparable experience and no woman would probably be willing to exchange it for anything in the world. It does, however, come with some disadvantages, one of which is around five months' worth of excess weight. If you have just given birth and are not very happy about what you see in the mirror every day, you are probably wondering how to loose weight or if there is in fact a way to loose all this baby weight.

The first secret on how to loose weight after pregnancy is to take it easy. That may seem like a contradiction, but it is very sound and healthy advice. Do not try to rush into any weight loss regimen as this may just rebound on you. All those celebrities who seem to magically get back into the shape they were in before they got pregnant have an army of dieticians and fitness experts to assist them. Unless you are capable of enlisting the help of such an army, then you should not take the risk of rushing into anything.

Pregnancy results in a lot of changes in your body, and these changes go beyond the additional weight. You need to give your body enough time to recover from these changes and return to its normal functions. It takes about six months after giving birth for your body to get back to normal and you will need to eat healthy during this time in order to make sure that you are prepared to take on an exercise regimen as soon as the time is right.

Taking it easy doesn't mean you have to be sedentary. You may do light exercises such as walking just to make sure you stay fit. You just have to be careful not to do too much too soon. After about three months, you may start on a more vigorous form of exercise but be sure to enlist the guidance of your doctor. And you should only aim for a loss of no more than a pound a week at this time. After all, the most effective secret on how to loose weight after childbirth is not doing it quickly, but doing it consistently and gradually.