Friday, November 14, 2008

After Pregnancy Weight Loss, Do's and Dont's

By Ricardo d Argence

If you have young children to care for; maintaining a regualr exercise routine can be extremely difficult. It is easy for new moms to go between starving or over eating, and spending a lot of money on expensive solutions. The following is a list of the things that made our top five list to help you lose that excess weight from pregnancy.

Many find that it is hard to go stop eating things they like immediately. Some people find that they have to gradually cut back, others find they have to do it immediately. After having a baby, to loose pregnancy weight you should set up a new menu for you and your family by introducing healthy recipes. As long as you eat healthy, it is OK to occasionally have a small reward to satisfy your guilty pleasures.

To keep your sanity, and stay positive, eat a bit of your favorite snack. Just remember not to overindulge. By really paying attention and tracking what you are eating can aid you in losing the weight you gained during pregnancy, make sure that throughout the day you choose to snack often on a handful of almonds and small glass of apple juice rather than a bag of potato chips and a can of coke.

Yoga is a great way to stretch and rejuvinate tired muscles; according to those who practice yoga regularly. It's important to stretch before you exercise in order to prevent painful injuries to muscles, joints and tendons that are inflexible and cold.

Losing the belly, post pregnancy, strengthening the abdominals, and toning arms are hard work. Stretching is important and will help protect your muscles from the demands you put on your body during exercises, or even just running after your toddler.

Incorporating an exercise ball for crunches or rubber resistance bands for curls are two ways to enhance your workout and burn unwanted fat. Resistance training can be a great help in losing post pregnancy weight by toning muscles, which in turn burn more calories.

Sleep deprivation is common among parents with infants, so try to grab a nap at the same time you put your little one down for his. There are things that can hinder you and have a negative impact on loosing weight. When you don't sleep, and become both mentally and physically exhausted you will find that this, too, will effect your diet and efforts to loose your weight gained during pregnancy.

Being healthy can make you feel and look better. A happy mom makes a happy home and a healthy mom results in a healthy family. Losing pregnancy weight with these five do's and dont's will keep you focused and remind you that you have to make this process fun to make it successful! - 15252

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