Lose the Baby Belly

If you are like most women, as soon as their precious and perfect new delivery is in their arms healthy and happy, they are ready to start getting their body back. Its a struggle looking in the mirror at the flab and the flub. It's time to tighten back up and here is the best way to do it: healthy. As soon as you get the go ahead from your physician you should begin working away at those unsightly pounds, but be careful. If you are nursing you don't want to lose weight too fast because it will release toxins that will be passed on to you baby. A safe number is to shoot for it two pounds a week.

This may seem like it will take forever to get back to your desired weight, but there are a few benefits to losing weight this way. First off, if you're not losing massive amounts all at one then it is better for your skin. Your skin won't be so saggy baggy, because it has time to keep up with the amount of weight you are losing. Another thing, like I mentioned before, it is healthier for your baby. And lastly weight that comes off slowly usually stays off rather than coming back mysteriously 2 days later (blame it on the soda and candy bar you couldn't resist.) So here is my amazing plan that will get you results in a timely, healthy, permanent way.

First off you must start in the kitchen. It is very important that you eat healthy. This is not a diet. You are not cutting out carbs and counting calories. You are simply eating a balanced proportional diet. Choose one day out of the week that you will allow yourself to splurge just a little. This is your reward day. DO NOT go crazy. There is no need to shovel food into your face this day, but that soda you've been craving all week could be drank on this day, or that candy bar. Maybe it's even a slice of cheesecake. Whatever it is, it will fabulous. Caution though, this day takes self control as you may have the urge to splurge so much you will make yourself sick. This should be a reward day, not a justification to undo all your hard work from the past week.

As I said your diet should consist of the 5 major food groups in proportion. Also you should ry cutting out all unhealthy food. Such as candy, soda, cakes, etc. Be healthy and save your desert for Sunday.

Okay, now you must workout. It is better to workout one hour before you eat in the morning. This will help you to shed the stored fat instead of the fat that you just obtained in your last meal. When you work out it is most effective to use interval training with light weights. This will tone and strengthen your muscles. Also you should alternate between upper body workouts and lower body workouts.

And lastly drink lots of water. Water is a food suppressant and therefore makes you feel more full. Also it makes up 90% of your brain and will give you the ability to focus better as well a remember things . And of course drinking more water gives you energy because your body is not is not stressing out trying to provide adequate lubrication to your muscles and joints, it has to work overtime leaving you feeling exhausted.

You want to lose some wight, well then follow these guidelines and watch the pounds beginning shedding off. Interval training is where you lose the most fat. It is intense and challenging, but its just a mind game. Convince yourself you can finish and you will.

Interval training goes like this (I will use the example of jumping rope, but you can use interval training in floor exercises, running, spinning, etc.). Your total cardio workout time is going to be 10 minutes. Here is the breakdown: For the first min. you will warm up with a medium pace jump. For the next minute you will jump as fast as you can. For the next 30 seconds you will jump medium again. The following minute and 30 seconds will be as fast as you can again. The next 30 seconds is medium, and the next minute and 30 seconds is as fast as you can. The next minute is medium pace, and then the next two minutes is as fast as you can. Your last minute is medium pace. It looks more like this

Min.0-1: medium pace

Min.1- 2: fast pace

Min. 2-2.5: medium

Min. 2.5-4:fast

Min. 4-4.5: medium

Min. 4.5-6: fast

Min. 6-7: medium

Min. 7-9: fast

Min. 9-10: medium

It helps if you have some sort of a stop watch or clock with a second hand that you can watch.

Basic weight training in your upper and lower body will also help with strengthening your muscles back into their previous shape. As well as doing some ab work outs, and strengthening your pelvic floor. Pelvic tilts are the best way to strengthen those abdomens that were stretched during pregnancy and in some cases cut during delivery.

This is a plan that is simple enough for anyone. Soon enough you will be sending your belly bulge a farewell card. Best of Luck to you. Remember diligence is key.