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Question: How to reduce my belly after my delivery( one year and 4 months completed ) My belly will be increasing day to day. Upto I cannot do any exercises.
Brief Answer:
Central or abdominal obesity
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Thank you for your query. I can understand your concerns.
It seems that you have developed central or abdominal obesity following pregnancy.
What is your height and body weight so that BMI can be calculated.
The combination of dietary modification and exercise is the most effective approach for the treatment of obesity.
You can consult a qualified dietitian for that purpose to shed the extra weight gained during pregnancy.
Even if you do not want to take undertake any exercise programme ,there are many simple ways to add physical activity into the normal daily routine through leisure activities, travel, and domestic works.Examples include walking, using the stairs, doing housework and yard work, and engaging in sports.
You can wear a pedometer or accelerometer to monitor total accumulation of steps or kcal expended as part of the activities of daily living .
Step counts are highly correlated with activity level.Lifestyle activities are as effective as structured exercise programs for improving fitness and weight loss.
Consultation with an exercise physiologist or personal trainer may be helpful.
If these do not give desired result,adjuvant pharmacologic treatments may be considered for patients with a BMI ≥30 kg/m2.
Bariatric surgery is another option for patients with severe obesity (BMI, ≥40 kg/m2).
Regards
Dr. T.K. Biswas M.D. XXXXXXX
Central or abdominal obesity
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Thank you for your query. I can understand your concerns.
It seems that you have developed central or abdominal obesity following pregnancy.
What is your height and body weight so that BMI can be calculated.
The combination of dietary modification and exercise is the most effective approach for the treatment of obesity.
You can consult a qualified dietitian for that purpose to shed the extra weight gained during pregnancy.
Even if you do not want to take undertake any exercise programme ,there are many simple ways to add physical activity into the normal daily routine through leisure activities, travel, and domestic works.Examples include walking, using the stairs, doing housework and yard work, and engaging in sports.
You can wear a pedometer or accelerometer to monitor total accumulation of steps or kcal expended as part of the activities of daily living .
Step counts are highly correlated with activity level.Lifestyle activities are as effective as structured exercise programs for improving fitness and weight loss.
Consultation with an exercise physiologist or personal trainer may be helpful.
If these do not give desired result,adjuvant pharmacologic treatments may be considered for patients with a BMI ≥30 kg/m2.
Bariatric surgery is another option for patients with severe obesity (BMI, ≥40 kg/m2).
Regards
Dr. T.K. Biswas M.D. XXXXXXX
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