The amount of extra weight you manage to lose which was gained during pregnancy will depend on many factors. Almost all women will lose up to 14 pounds within the first fourteen days after delivery but this is primarily a combination of the baby's weight plus the placenta and fluid.

Apart form the weight of the baby, amniotic fluid and placenta, a pregnant woman will add an extra seven pounds of fat to her overall weight and once the hormone levels start to lower after the birth, the weight will begin drop. The extra fat gained is used as energy while the mother is breastfeeding but there is no magic formula to calculate how quickly each individual's excess weight will reduce.

You should expect that it will take a little bit of time to lose the weight you gained during pregnancy because it did after all take you nine months to put that weight on although many women have successfully lost weight in just a few short months after a delivery. Some women will hang on to the last few pounds they have to lose until they stop breastfeeding because your body may want to cling to a few extra pounds to ensure you have enough energy to provide adequate milk for the baby but every woman's experience is unique with respect to this.

With today's nutritional information readily available, more is know about what we should and shouldn't eat so combined with regular exercise it is possible to lose the weight you gained. The truth is that a large proportion of mothers will in fact have their old weight and figure back within that first year if they maintain a good exercise regime and healthy diet. However, some women will lose their pregnancy weight in as little as six to twelve weeks.

It is generally understood that after giving birth most women's bodies make considerable adjustments; these adjustments can make weight loss after pregnancy quite difficult. This is one good reason if you want to achieve weight loss after pregnancy then you must take things steady and not try to rush, especially if you wish to stay healthy.

Another aspect of taking your weight loss after pregnancy slowly is because you may need a little additional weight to ensure there is sufficient energy to feed and take care of the baby. Often once the baby has been born, some mothers cannot reverse certain changes that have happed to them but it will usually take around six months for their metabolism to return to normal and hormone levels to lower.

Most women will put anywhere between 25 to 35 pounds or more during pregnancy although once they have given birth they will lose anything up to 14 pounds.

Although this weight loss after pregnancy is almost immediate, there is still a long way to go with perhaps another 21 pounds or so to lose but it needs to be done slowly perhaps even up to nine months.