4 Ways to Stay Keen to Lose your Tummy

November 8th, 2008 by Teresa Brown

by Teresa Brown

Fall is the time of year when the cool autumn months remind you to get back on the wagon to lose the pregnancy weight. This is always a wonderful time to enjoy the beautiful autumn hues and crisp air and to reinvigorate your resolve to lose your tummy. With these four tips you can make autumn your springboard to a healthier you.

1. Trick or Treat

Autumn fruits and vegetables are loaded with vitamins, fiber, and flavor. Autumn produce also helps you lose your tummy naturally because these foods are low in fat and calories. So, you can protect your health and still lose the pregnancy weight. The trick is to purchase these foods at a farmers market or for even better freshness and flavor, go to a pick-it-yourself orchard. Find some hearty recipes and treat your taste buds to a delicious fall meal.

2. Watch your Favorite TV show

We all look forward to the new fall line-up on the major TV networks and sooner or later we end up hooked on a new series or “picking up” from the last season with an old one. Put your “must-see” TV to use by working out as you watch your favorite show or sitcom. It’s a smart and fun way to lose your tummy. The time zooms by and before you know it, you have burned calories and didn’t even notice.

3. Fall and Winter Sports

Fall ushers in the many outdoor fall and winter activities that you and your family can benefit. The beauty of taking part in a sport outdoors is that your focus is no longer on the exercise you’re doing but the people you are with and the environment that surrounds you. Hiking in the fall and snow shoeing in the winter with the family is a fun way to burn the calories and lose your tummy outside the confines of a gym or your home.

4. Sign up for a Class

The fall season is famous for the backs to school rush, but young people aren’t the only ones filling up classrooms. Lots of community centers have plenty of fitness classes starting up before Christmas. Taking a yoga class once a week for stress release or a Dance Hip Hop class for coordination and cardio will help lose your tummy. Also there are classes for new moms who want to bring their babies along with them.

Whether you are outside bike riding with the kids or inside watching a sitcom as you run on the treadmill for 20 minutes, make physical activity a normal part of your day. Reap the benefits of the fall weather by enjoying the outdoors and its harvest by incorporating fall recipes with fresh produce from your local market into your balanced diet. Fall is the prefect time to make the decision to lose your tummy and get back to healthy living.

About the Author:

Before you sign up at the gym to trim your tummy, why not educate yourself on fitness and health? You can lose weight after giving birth with a lifestyle program designed by a Mom for Moms. Teresa Brown is a dedicated advocate for promoting women’s health and wellness.