06/01/2016 at 11:00 AM ET
Ashley Williams might have actually gained just 27 lbs. during her pregnancy — and shed the majority of of that throughout the delivery procedure — yet the Good Early morning Miami actress’ post-pregnancy weight-get woes didn’t protect against there.
“Exactly what was hardest for me was as quickly as I stopped breastfeeding,” Williams, 37, tells Nicole “Coco” Austin on PEOPLE’s Mom Talk. “I breastfed [19-month-old son Gus] for a year, and I gained 5 lbs. literally 5 days after I stopped breastfeeding.”
“So you gained weight as soon as possible after you stopped, or did it take some time?” Austin, 37, asks.
“Within one week, I owned gained 5 lbs.,” Williams confirms.
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Austin, that has actually a 6-month-old daughter named Chanel Nicole Along with husband Ice-T, shares that she’s breastfeeding at the moment, and it has actually surely helped her continue to be healthy — especially interested in she’s been missing the health club to spend a lot more time bonding Along with her baby.
“I’ve noticed that breastfeeding in total merely burns so [many] a lot more fats [than not breastfeeding],” she says, including that she additionally ate truly healthy and balanced to supplement her shortage of time functioning out.
As for Williams’ technique, she tapped in to her inner yogi to insight curb the weight get while she was pregnant, which implied she owned much less to shed after Gus was born.
“Something my midwife preferreded while I was pregnant is this yogic principle of strolling 5 miles a day as quickly as you’re pregnant,” she shares.
— Jen Juneau
