Cant seem to loose!

Question
Hello George,
I have a question about diets. I am 24 yesrs old 145 pounds and have a 2 year old son. After I gave brith to him I went back to my pre pregnancy weight very quickly.BUT I went to my check up a month ago and now I weigh as much as I did when I was 9 months pregnant!
I try and cook healty and watch my calorie and fat intake. I was exercising 3 days (pilates videos and weights)a week but got out of the habbit...I am trying to get back to where I was before physically.
I found that exercising made a little bit of a differnece with my diet and I hope to see the results soon again, but I cant seem to get to the weight I want to be at! I have cut my calories to 1,400 a day but that dosent seem to work either. I have even taken Matabo Life as a last resort. I know that I will never look like I did befor I had my son but I would like to be able to look a bit less chubby. I don't know what to do!

Thank  you

Leah

Answer
Hello Leah!

  Thank you for your nutrition question. The best way to get back into shape and losing weight is making small lifestyle changes to help restart your metabolism(rate which you burn calories) These can involve such things as eat smaller more frequent meals, getting more active, and taking a good supplement such as Juice Plus.
Firstly, start eating smaller more frequent meals which are rich in "whole" grains(ie. oatmeal, barley, whole wheat bread), low fat yogurt, fruits, vegetables, beans, and nuts. If you usually eat 3 big meals try eating 4-5 small mini meals with the above foods. This will help to kickstart your metabolism in a great way.
Another lifestyle change you can make is being more active. Try performing a physical activity that you find enjoyable for 3 times a week for at least 30 minutes. This can include walking the dog, bikeriding, swimming..etc. Also include some light weightlifting because this helps to build muscle which also burns calories. Being more active will also boost your metabolism(rate which you burn calories)
There is also a great supplement called Juice Plus that many of my patients have great success in losing weight with. It contains the nutrients from fruits and vegetables and helps you to crave healthier foods. Why not give it a try for 4 months and see the results? The website for it is http://www.juiceblend.com
Start with these changes and then build on them. Weight loss is a very gradual process but it will be permanent if you do things the right way. Please follow up with me in a few weeks on your progress. Hope this helps.

-George Rapitis, Nutritionist  

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