Today topic is about “Post pregnancy weight loss diet”.
This 1-day meal plan will give you about 1700 calories. This meal plan is SUITABLE for mothers who just delivered via Cesarian Section and yet, are breastfeeding.
Why does it fit Cesarian mothers? Because they need to wait for 2-4 weeks after delivery, before starting simple exercises and, 6 weeks before engaging in vigorous workout.
Combining both exercises and healthy meals will aid in weight loss post pregnancy. 1700 calories daily is needed to maintain milk supply.
For Breakfast , I would suggest 3 Whole Wheat Toasts with Veggie Omelet.
Ingredients are as the following :
3 eggs
Tomatoes
Onions
Whole wheat bread
Olive oil
Steps to cook :
A) Mix all ingredients in one bowl and whisk until the eggs become frothy
b) heat the pan. Grease with oil
c) Toast 4 slices of whole wheat bread
d) Put 1 tbs olive oil into the pan
e) Pour the egg mixture that just made
f) When the egg is half cooked, put 2 slices of toasted bread above the omelet.
g) Wrap the bread with the omelet
h) Flip it
i) Put another 2 slices of bread on top of it. Cut the omelet into half
j) Cut the sandwiches into another half
Next, for Lunch , we will have Tuna Salad.
The Ingredients are :
8oz tuna meat
¼ cupchopped celery
1 cup grated carrots
1 tbsp low-fat mayonnaise
You can eat Tuna Salad with 1baked potato.
Steps to cook are the following :
Drain the tuna. Place it into a medium-sized bowl. Use the fork to break the tuna into small pieces.
Then , add the mixture into the bowl.
Mix all the ingredients together with spatula.
Season to taste.
For evening Snack , you can have – a mix of 6 almonds, 1 tbsp raisins, 10 pistachios, 3 walnuts.
For Dinner, you can have Chicken Vegetable Pasta.
Ingredients are:
1/3 cup boiled whole
wheat pasta
4oz chicken cubes
1 cup cooked carrots
½ cup bell peppers
½ cup green peas
½ tbsp pepper
Steps to cook:
Heat a pan with 1 tbs olive oil.
Add in minced garlic and chopped red onion or Holland . Cook the onions till it turns into yellowish in color.
Add in the chicken cubes.
Cook the chicken until the colour is no longer pink.
Add in pepper and salt. Mix them.
Put tomato paste and soy sauce. Saute for about 30 seconds.
Add in the whole wheat pasta.
You can add in green onions and chilli flakes if you like spicy.
Ready to serve!
For Supper, just have 1 glass of Skim Milk.
You can use spices in addition to the mentioned ingredients, it won’t affect the calories because spices contain almost zero calories. Moreover, spices are potential antioxidants.
Onion, tomatoes, cucumber and lettuce contain very low calories and high fiber so you can use them in abundance.
