How to avoid gaining weight during confinement?

During the confinement period, a woman’s task is to allow her body to recover well and take some nutritious food to ensure sufficient milk supply. Under such resting conditions, many postpartum women will gain weight. It is also very difficult to lose weight, so controlling weight and figure during the confinement period has become a pursuit for beauty-loving women. So, how can you avoid gaining weight during the confinement period? You must master the following tips.

The main reason why postpartum mothers gain weight during the confinement period is that they eat too much food. Although most doctors and nutritionists recommend that postpartum mothers use some supplements such as sesame oil chicken to regulate their bodies. But this does not mean that the mother should eat a lot of meat and fish, and have sesame oil chicken and other nourishing foods for every meal after delivery.

Nutritionists recommend that postpartum mothers should choose to eat sesame oil chicken for one meal a day, and only eat 4-6 small pieces of skinless chicken each time. Be sure to control the amount of sesame oil used. The same meal should also be accompanied by staple foods and vegetables, and should be cooked using low-oil methods such as steaming, boiling, and braising to reduce fat intake. It is also recommended to replace chicken with lean meat or fish, and try to eat less offal.

Most modern people do not lack protein, so they can eat less meat in stews and just drink the soup. In addition, adding too much wine to sesame oil chicken will also cause excessive calorie intake, because 100g of rice wine has 155 calories, which is more than the calories in half a bowl of rice. Alcohol has a warming effect. For postpartum women, it can promote blood circulation and help discharge lochia. However, generally speaking, when cooking a pot of Fuyou chicken during the confinement period, half a bottle or even a whole bottle of wine is used, which is too much. In fact, you only need to add 1 cup or a few tablespoons of wine to achieve the desired effect.

Things to note when you are having confinement

1. Eat moderately

Women need more nutrition than usual during pregnancy and after childbirth, but they should pay attention to eating in moderation, eating multiple meals a day on time to form a habit. Too much food accumulates in the body and is not easily consumed, which will form ugly fat.

2. Exercise every day

Your body has almost recovered after childbirth, so you should keep exercising every day. Too much nutritional supplementation during the confinement period and not paying attention to exercise will aggravate obesity.

3. Scientific Sleep

After giving birth, sleep 8 hours at night and take a 1-hour nap to ensure the required sleep time for the day. Sleep time must be controlled well, too much sleep is not good for the body's metabolism.

4. Breastfeeding

Adhering to breastfeeding is not only beneficial to the growth and development of the baby, but also can prevent postpartum obesity. Breastfeeding can promote milk secretion, enhance maternal metabolism, and transport excess nutrients out of the body.