I know finding that pre-pregnancy body is the dream probably we all mommas have! There is nothing wrong with wanting to look good, isn’t there? As long as you do it for yourself, I’d say that’s one act of self-love right there.

But how about those who want to start their journey early on? Like some of you who came here looking for the answer on to how to get rid of love handles while pregnant? Since we all know those first few pounds are generally easy to lose, especially if we decide to breast-feed, other parts encrusted in some areas, are unfortunately way more reluctant to just leave. Love handles, while we’re at it, are among the most difficult to get rid of.

Believe you me, I know!

How to Get Rid of Love Handles While Pregnant? We Got You!

We all know the feeling as summer comes approaching, and the need to be able to get into those cute swimsuits again.

Thing is, during pregnancy, we accumulated the pounds, those nasty thing around the hips and the waist, and no matter how we look at it, the thought of getting rid of them seems just another one of mission impossible for a new mama.

First, please remember to be kind to yourself and knowing that this is all normal. The fat was there to precisely help us getting a healthy pregnancy as well as supporting our breastfeeding if that’s what you decide to do.

Second, know that there are solutions, including the many love handle workouts at home, food and–why not—surgery, when it got too big for you to handle. We all have our own situations, so who am I to judge.

But I am not one to advise you about surgery. So, let me just delve more into the first two I mentioned.

Finding Help Losing Love Handles Through Food and Exercise.

Gaining weight during pregnancy is normal, and what’s more important, is wanting to lose it is also just a normal feeling you have nothing to feel guilty about.

Now we got it settled, let’s move on. Shall we?

For this to work, you need to arm yourself with ample motivation as to why you want to do this in the first time, and start by resuming physical activity you might have abandoned as you got pregnant.

Choose exercise routine that targets most the hips, thighs and stomach, since they help the job when it comes to tone the muscles and to improve your overall well-being.

Find the sport rhythm that suits you the best. The ones which you feel the most comfortable in. The key to success of this journey is that you have fun while doing it, so you’ll be able to stick with it. Makes sense, no?

Indoor or outdoor biking, running, swimming, skipping rope, all help you slim down.

That said, based on my experience Russian Twists is one of the best love handle workouts as it’s probably the most famous among all sports activities when it comes to getting rid of love handles after pregnancy or just in general case for all gender.

Reason is, it works all the parts of your body, and at the same time stressing the oblique abs and crosspieces.

Remember though, all these exercises to reduce love handles are pretty useless if you don’t also change your diet and be mindful about your food intake.

If you’ve been overindulging during pregnancy, like the rest of us, probably now is the best time to change that habits.

What do you say?

I say throw that sugar and welcome more greens into your plate.

Have your bet on fibers, omega 3,6,and 9 like you can find in seafood, rapeseed or linseed oils, as well as in nuts. Take more of slow burning sugars to avoid cravings during the day. Finally, drink as much water as possible and just don’t drink your calories in a can of soda. It’s just not worth it. If you’re breast feeding, this isn’t even news to you, right?

Surgery to Help Remove Love Handles. (If That’s Your Thing?)

Considered as one of cosmetic surgeries, liposuction of the hips and therefore love handles is a somewhat radical solution, yet might just be the one that’ll help you out when others fail.

Modern technology helps making this option to become more and more popular as in today. When it comes to answering your question on how to get rid of love handles while pregnant, this might not be it for you. But since the area where love handles located is in fact particularly suitable for surgery, and not having high risk associated to it if you have no health issue, this might be something you can consider once you’re allowed to do so.

Besides the fact that the risk involved is pretty minimal, the recovery time doesn’t even take that long afterward. Everything can be resumed 2 to 4 days later, which meant you don’t have to put a pause in other aspects of life. Fun, right?

So, there you have it.

I hope some of that help you decide which is the best, and most suitable answer for your quest on how to get love handles while pregnancy, or afterwards. Just remember that it is okay to take your time to heal, and to enjoy that cute little human you’re blessed with while not having too much worried on how the swim suits will look on you now. As always, be kind to yourself.

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