It's hard to get into an exercise routine when you're taking care of young ones. Lots of new moms vacillate from starvation to binging or spend a ton of cash on an expensive weight loss program or gym membership. Here are the top 5 do's and don'ts to keep you on track for losing pregnancy weight.
1. Don't deprive yourself of a treat. When I first started to cut out bad foods from my diet it was hard to go cold turkey. If you are setting up your new eating plan after having a baby for losing pregnancy weight, you can slowly introduce healthy recipes for you and your family. From time to time, you can reward your efforts with your favorite guilty pleasure but make sure you stick to eating healthy.
2. Do snacking the right way. Snacking is a good habit. However, snacking the right way requires that you need to change the type of foods that you are snacking on from high fat, salt and or sugar snacks to healthier ones. If you have the occassional chocolate bar, you don't have to beat yourself up as long as you don't let it undermine your efforts at losing the pregnancy weight. Having a granola bar is better then a chocolate bar and saying no to whip cream on your latte will cut down on un-needed calories.
3. Don't forget to stretch. Getting your body back to normal after having a baby can be hard. Your hips could hurt or your arms are tired. Stretching helps when losing pregnancy weight because it helps build and repair the muscles. Yoga at home or just a series of simple stretches at work will help you keep relaxed.
4. Do resistance training. Give your workout a boost to burn the baby fat with some exercise Ball crunches or rubber resistance band bicep curls or even getting an at home BOSU Ball for squats. Resistance training is an excellent way to losing pregnancy weight because it tones the muscles and therefore effectively burns more calories.
5. Don't avoid hitting the sack early. It can be hard to get a full night's sleep with little ones around but try and schedule in some naptime. An accumulation of lack of sleep can lead to mental, physical and emotional fatigue, which can have a negative impact on your efforts at losing the pregnancy weight.
No matter how you've decided to go about losing the pregnancy weight, make sure you take care of yourself. These do's and don'ts simply help you stay focused and relaxed at the same time. It can be super stressful being a new mom but just remember to take time to breathe and take things one day at a time. - 16004
1. Don't deprive yourself of a treat. When I first started to cut out bad foods from my diet it was hard to go cold turkey. If you are setting up your new eating plan after having a baby for losing pregnancy weight, you can slowly introduce healthy recipes for you and your family. From time to time, you can reward your efforts with your favorite guilty pleasure but make sure you stick to eating healthy.
2. Do snacking the right way. Snacking is a good habit. However, snacking the right way requires that you need to change the type of foods that you are snacking on from high fat, salt and or sugar snacks to healthier ones. If you have the occassional chocolate bar, you don't have to beat yourself up as long as you don't let it undermine your efforts at losing the pregnancy weight. Having a granola bar is better then a chocolate bar and saying no to whip cream on your latte will cut down on un-needed calories.
3. Don't forget to stretch. Getting your body back to normal after having a baby can be hard. Your hips could hurt or your arms are tired. Stretching helps when losing pregnancy weight because it helps build and repair the muscles. Yoga at home or just a series of simple stretches at work will help you keep relaxed.
4. Do resistance training. Give your workout a boost to burn the baby fat with some exercise Ball crunches or rubber resistance band bicep curls or even getting an at home BOSU Ball for squats. Resistance training is an excellent way to losing pregnancy weight because it tones the muscles and therefore effectively burns more calories.
5. Don't avoid hitting the sack early. It can be hard to get a full night's sleep with little ones around but try and schedule in some naptime. An accumulation of lack of sleep can lead to mental, physical and emotional fatigue, which can have a negative impact on your efforts at losing the pregnancy weight.
No matter how you've decided to go about losing the pregnancy weight, make sure you take care of yourself. These do's and don'ts simply help you stay focused and relaxed at the same time. It can be super stressful being a new mom but just remember to take time to breathe and take things one day at a time. - 16004
About the Author:
Stop making excuses and Start burning the baby fat! Get your pre-baby body back by breaking your bad eating habits and lose pregnancy weight fast for the long run with a lifestyle change. Teresa Brown writes about women's health and wellness.
