I was always an occational yogi. I started learning yoga from the age of thirteen. I was quite flexible, and i realized that no matter after how many months, or even years later that I was going to do yoga agian, I was always able to find that my flexibility was still good. I knew the importance of yoga and exercise but because it was not a habit, I was never able to stick to it a hundred percent. I was always towards the heavier side, most of life atleast. With pregnancy, I gained only around 11kgs, for the twins and their separate water bags that I was carrying. Soon after delivery, I lost all the wight I had gained. During the period of confinement is when all new mothers are force fed ghee and eggs to help with lactation and to fasten up the healing process. I guess this was the time when I unknowingly gained all those lost kilos. Another myth surrounding breastfeeding was that since one was feeding their babies, they needed to eat more so as to produce suficient milk for their babies. The logical thing to do is eat healthy so as produce good quality milk, instead of eating a lot more quanty filled with too much carbs. The most simple exercise suggested by my gynaecologist was to lie flat on my back and lift my legs to 30 degrees from the surface. He specifically told me to do these or else i would still look pregnant in the long run. Because I was lazy and because of the fear of rupturing my unhealed .. c-section wound, I didnt do this exercise. I regret not doing it. Almost two years after my delivery, here i am still looking a few months pregnant. Now i have started realizing the difficulty of being overweight. And as usual i have run back to yoga. Yoga will forever be my best companion. We are like best friends who don't have to talk everyday, but when we do talk its like nothing has ever changed. Initial few days gives me a body ache and I feel my muscles cramping. But then in the end all this pain is worth it if we are down by a few kilos.E for Exercise!
05.04.19 06:40 PM
I was always an occational yogi. I started learning yoga from the age of thirteen. I was quite flexible, and i realized that no matter after how many months, or even years later that I was going to do yoga agian, I was always able to find that my flexibility was still good. I knew the importance of yoga and exercise but because it was not a habit, I was never able to stick to it a hundred percent. I was always towards the heavier side, most of life atleast. With pregnancy, I gained only around 11kgs, for the twins and their separate water bags that I was carrying. Soon after delivery, I lost all the wight I had gained. During the period of confinement is when all new mothers are force fed ghee and eggs to help with lactation and to fasten up the healing process. I guess this was the time when I unknowingly gained all those lost kilos. Another myth surrounding breastfeeding was that since one was feeding their babies, they needed to eat more so as to produce suficient milk for their babies. The logical thing to do is eat healthy so as produce good quality milk, instead of eating a lot more quanty filled with too much carbs. The most simple exercise suggested by my gynaecologist was to lie flat on my back and lift my legs to 30 degrees from the surface. He specifically told me to do these or else i would still look pregnant in the long run. Because I was lazy and because of the fear of rupturing my unhealed .. c-section wound, I didnt do this exercise. I regret not doing it. Almost two years after my delivery, here i am still looking a few months pregnant. Now i have started realizing the difficulty of being overweight. And as usual i have run back to yoga. Yoga will forever be my best companion. We are like best friends who don't have to talk everyday, but when we do talk its like nothing has ever changed. Initial few days gives me a body ache and I feel my muscles cramping. But then in the end all this pain is worth it if we are down by a few kilos.