Mirror, mirror on the wall, who's the fairest of them all? Not feeling too fabulous these days? Well, that's not the question to ask a Mom who is struggling to lose the pregnancy weight. But the good news is that you can overcome the lingering "spell" of Mother Nature's pregnancy weight and re-claim a toned and lean body. Here's how you can have a fairy tale ending.
Despite the progress women have made thanks to the Women's Movement, women still buy into the illusion that the media spins about the factors that make a woman the "fairest in the land". Celebrity Moms such as Sarah Jessica Parker, Heidi Klum and Angelina Jolie, who bounce back into their thin pre-pregnancy body within a few months, are portrayed as the "norm" for all Moms. The reality is that the average busy Mom doesn't have the financial means to hire a full-time personal trainer, dietician, personal assistant or nanny to get fit or even thin for that matter. Needless to say that most Moms don't have the time to burn the baby fat plus deal with the demands of a typical day. So what's a Mom to do? You have to find a realistic way to get healthy and lose your tummy.
Moms want to look good and feel great. At least you don't have the pressure to burn the baby fat within a few months just to look skinny in order to avoid ending up on the front cover of the tabloids looking "fat". That's what the Celebes have to worry about and that's their incentive. What's your incentive? You have the advantage of losing the baby fat in a healthy way and keep the weight off for good with a lifestyle program. And that's an excellent incentive.
1. Convenience
Any decent program should be arranged in such a way that it takes the role of a Guide rather than a Coach. Success is up to you. Therefore, you should be looking for a program that has flexibility and convenience. This means it should take be able to accommodate the demands of a busy Mom such as showing you how to save time on meal planning and exercise, so that you can have more quality time with your family. Also a program should have longevity by having the various resources that can provide support and help to maintain a healthy lifestyle and long-term weight management. These should be integral parts of a respectable lifestyle program.
2. Fat Burning Exercises
Whether you are a cardio junkie or not, exercise is good for the body. But in this case you need to do the exercises that will burn the baby fat and get you that lean fit body and into a smaller dress size. All exercises do provide different benefits for the body. Your goal is to trim your tummy. Therefore, you need to combine cardio with some resistance training.
Resistance training is a form of strength training that uses force such as free weights or your own body weight to strengthen your muscles. Also studies show that when done at high intensity in short intervals, it is more efficient at burning fat over a 24-hour (post-exercise) period than aerobic exercise. Because training is done in short intervals, a workout session can be done in 15 minutes. It is also the strength training of choice for those looking to get lean, toned muscles. Toned muscles are the fat burning factories in your body. If losing the baby fat is your goal, and then resistance interval training at high intensity gives you the double benefit of toning your body and losing the weight.
3. The Bonuses
It's all well and good if a lifestyle program includes Bonuses but they need to be of some relevance. Resources such as free daily reports or newsletters that can keep you up to date with current information on fitness, health and nutrition is always useful. Other supplements such as a workout journal, goal setting sheets, pre-done menus and grocery lists, nutrition guides for you and your family can make the difference to keep you on track. But most importantly, a good lifestyle program should have a "real" support system and hence a means of contacting them in the way of a forum, e-mail or blog to share your progress, set-backs or ideas with a community of other busy Moms.
Life after pregnancy has its ups and downs and your pregnancy weight shouldn't be one of downs. It can be a means to propel you and your family on towards a healthier lifestyle. Not only will you be a few dress sizes smaller, but also you will be the better off for it in the long run. A healthier lifestyle will make for a healthy family. After all, the heart and soul of any family is you, Mom. Here's to your health.
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Before you sign up at the fitness club, visit Teresa Brown's blog for more information on how you can lose weight after giving birth and trim your tummy with a lifestyle program designed for Moms on the go.
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