Finding the Right Program for Losing The Baby Fat
Aug 27th, 2008 | By Teresa Brown | Category: WellnessWe live in an image conscious world where the content of your character is mainly judged by how you look. Women know that beauty is more than skin deep, but this makes no difference to the many women who struggle with their weight and image of beauty. Beauty, ladies, starts within you. You can lose the pregnancy weight but it will require some changes in you and how you life your life.
The 21st century Mom is expected to juggle work and family and look fabulous during pregnancy and after pregnancy. Unfortunately, most Moms don’t have the luxury to hire a full-time nanny, personal trainer, chef, assistant or dietician to quickly lose weight after giving birth in order to keep her as the fabulous super Mom she’s expected to be. That’s the reality of the rich and famous. But do you want to live your life under the constant scrutiny of the paparazzi and the general public?
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. Knowing That You’re In Good Hands
Any good lifestyle program should have the big picture in place and in your case it is to lose pregnancy weight fast and keep it off. This means that there must be an action plan for you to follow and execute. It also should have the necessary resources to encourage, motivate and educate you on how to achieve and maintain your goal. Most importantly, it must address your weight management in the most holistic way possible by taking into account the psychological factors related to eating as well.
2. The Exercise Regime
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
All lifestyle programs should be supplemented with a variety of resources that will give you current information on health, fitness and nutrition. It should also address the needs of busy Moms such as meal planning, quick and healthy recipes, overcoming bad eating habits, organizational skills and tips for time management, etc. As mentioned before, a respectable lifestyle program should have a means of connecting with other members within the community for extra support and encouragement. This will keep things fresh and real.
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.