Hello, Baby! Good-Bye, Baby Fat!

by Sheldon Levine

Book Overview

Each year 400,000 pregnant women in the United States get the weight loss surprise of their lives: They lose so much weight after delivery that they weigh less than they did before they were pregnant.... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0688157505
• ISBN13: 9780688157500
• Release Date: March 1999
• Publisher: William Morrow & Company
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.14 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.4" x 9.6"

Customer Reviews

This works

During my second pregnancy I read this book, I followed the simple guidelines, after my baby was born, that were inside this book and ended up weighing less than I did in high school after about 6 months postpartum. You must follow the guidelines the very second the baby is born, but it is all doable. I breastfed and I am a stay at home mom, two things that Dr. Levine says actually slow weight loss, but in spite of that I found myself weighing 20 pounds less than I did before I got pregnant. I wish I could Thank Dr. Levine personally. I am rereading this book now with my 4th pregnancy and feel confident that I will be able to follow the tips Dr. Levine shared. It is not a waste of money, you just need to have read it before you have the baby and keep it close as a reference after your baby is born, and don't give up!!!!

it works

I started reading this when I was in labor. By 3 months post I had lost 50 lbs, and I lost 15 more by the 8th month ( less than before I got pregnant)

Easy and practical

The advice is very easy, and the menu plans quite realistic for a new mother. My only real gripe is that nursing moms with babies over about 4 months old need to go read chapter 8 FIRST, before he scares you to death. I was beginning to think that I'd shot my chances of ever being back to my pre-kids weight again (my baby was 6 months old when I read the book) when I hit chapter 8. In chapter 8 he basically declares that the entire timetable as written thus far doesn't hold for nursing mothers. To give the author credit he does tell nursing mothers to check chapter 8 several times earlier in the book. I still would have appreciated even half the time spent on the schedule for nursing mothers that he spends explaining things for non-nursing mothers. After all, there are a lot of us out here.

Best Book to get your pre-pregnancy weight back fast!

This book is a total must for any woman looking for an easy way to get back your pre-pregnancy shape fast without drastic changes to be made to your diet or exercises! I started to read it in my 9th month and by the time my son was born I knew exactly what I needed to do to get started. Here I am 3 weeks later after having a c-section, I have done no exercising just following Dr. Levine's eating tips,and I weigh less than I did before I got pregnant(148 to 127), and I am still loosing(this is baby #2 for me also)! This book is great because it gives guidelines on what those of us who are nursing and non-nursing moms can do to loose your post-baby weight, a great 15 day menu to follow with normal food products, no diet stuff all easy things to prepare, so important for the mom who has little time with a newborn. I highly recommend this book for anyone wanting their old body back super fast. My body looks better than after my first child and my husband is still shocked by how easy this is for me to do. Buy this book if you want your old body back and maybe even a newer better shaped one. It will not be a waste of your time or money even if you had a baby 6 months ago!

Too good to be true?...NO!

This book is a MUST for anyone who is about to or just gave birth!!! This book is very easy to follow, no complicated exercises or diets. It is really just common sense facts, and simple to follow meal suggestions. It is amazing how fast and easy the pounds come off by learning how your body works after having a baby! After having my baby I actually weigh LESS than I did before I got pregnant and wear 2 sizes smaller, that's proof to me!!