Healthy Considerations

Losing pregnancy weight doesn’t have to be complicated especially when you kick those bad habits of skipping meals or snacking late. Also, if you don’t have a lot of time or money, then you should probably ditch those ideas of spending tons of cash on exercise schemes or expensive gym memberships. Become a resourceful mom and lose your tummy with these five do’s and don’ts.

1. Don’t go cold turkey. It’s important to stick to the rules while organizing your food plan but remember to reward yourself with a favorite snack. Losing pregnancy weight shouldn’t be a round the clock chore but an on-going shift to healthy eating habits for you and your family.

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 occasional 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 unneeded 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 incorporate some resistance training. Alternate your jogging days with some resistance exercises such as crunches on an Bosu ball or dumbbell lunges. Resistance training is an effective method for losing pregnancy weight to get quick results because each exercise works several muscle groups and this burns more fat. Instead of going to a gym, try and get an exercise ball or light weights for your home and that way you can workout while watching TV or listening to your iPod.

5. Don’t avoid getting some shuteye. It can be hard to hit the sack when you have a little one but make sure you get a naptime too! Losing pregnancy weight can be hard when you are exhausted. Your muscles, metabolism and nerves need a rest and so get some rest while you can.

Whatever route you’ve chosen to go about losing the pregnancy weight, always strive for a balance in your mental, physical and psychological health. These do’s and don’ts are just guidelines to your bigger plan, but no matter what you do just make sure you are having fun!

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Written by Teresa Brown