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.
Thankfully, Moms don't have the constant pressure to be thin at all cost, all the time. You have the luxury to lose your tummy by living a healthier lifestyle. Long-term weight loss and management is more than just following a diet or exercise program. It is about finding a lifestyle program that will best suit your needs and get you on the fast track to lose pregnancy weight fast.
1. The Big Picture
A busy Mom is always pressed for time and finding time to complete 50 minutes on the treadmill at the gym can be a difficult to squeeze into the weekly schedule. Thus, a good lifestyle program should have an exercise program that can require little space and therefore can be done any place. The workouts should be designed to maximize losing the baby fat within a short time frame. There should be easy access to contact the fitness professional or staff for assistance, extra support and advice. Useful resources should be available to supplement the program and keep your momentum of change moving forward.
2. The Exercise Regime
If your goal is to lose the pregnancy weight fast, then you are going to need make sure your lifestyle program has the right exercises to do the job. The two main components to burn fat are by increasing your metabolism and muscle strength (not size). There are two types of exercises you can do: cardio or weight training. Cardio is good to build muscle endurance and it does boost your metabolism temporarily. Weight training, on the other hand, builds muscle strength and boosts your metabolism for the long term.
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 Extras
A good lifestyle program should have additional tools to help you in losing pregnancy weight and staying healthy. Extra tools such as nutritional guides complete with recipes, daily or weekly menus, follow-up and support e-mails, newsletters, blogs and fitness journals should be available. These tools will further assist and educate you to make and maintain the transition to a healthier lifestyle. Having a forum or support group where you can connect with other women to share ideas, struggles and successes is another example of an excellent bonus to look for in a lifestyle program.
Whatever reason you have to lose your tummy and get into shape, you need to adopt a healthier lifestyle. Losing pregnancy weight should be more than just shedding pounds but it should be a way of maintaining and living a healthy life. Only you can get your body healthy. But getting there will require a good lifestyle program that will be able to see you through the good, the bad and the ugly on your road to health and wellness. The benefits will be tenfold for you and your family.
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Losing pregnancy weight can be intimidating but there is no time like today to start Now. Be sure to check out Teresa Brown's blog for more information on losing the baby fat and getting healthy again.
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