How not to Lose your Head when Losing your Tummy

November 10th, 2008 by Suzanne Brown

by Teresa Brown

As a new mom you have the joyful but demanding task of looking after your baby and somewhere in the busy mix of family life and responsibilities, you have to find a way to lose the pregnancy weight. Starting your weight loss plan to lose your tummy is the easy part. It’s committing to your plan that can put a strain on reaching your goal. Adding these 5 spicy tips to your plan may just do the trick to keep you motivated to stay in the game.

1. Yoga - Yoga focuses on establishing a balance in your body by connecting the mind, body and spirit. It creates this balance by developing your breathing, flexibility and strength. It’s a popular exercise among celeb moms and moms alike to lose the tummy and tone the muscles. From the heat intensive Bikram Yoga to the long duration poses of Yin Yoga, there are several traditions of yoga available to discover. Find a yoga tradition that fits you and sign up for a couple classes or purchase a Yoga DVD and do it in the comfort of your home.

2. Kickboxing - When your workouts are getting tedious and boring, why not lose your tummy with some Kickboxing? It’s a great way to decompress and get a thorough total body workout. You can burn the baby fat and learn some self-defense and get a killer body from doing so.

3. Tea Time - If you like a good cup of coffee, you can get to like a good cup of tea. Drinking teas such as Green or White tea gives you a three fold benefit by providing you with anti-oxidants, satisfying your caffeine needs and helping you to lose your tummy. Compared to a specialty coffee at your local cafe, a cup of Green tea will save you the calories and the money.

4. Beef it up - Lean turkey and chicken is a safe bet when you are on a diet and trying to get your protein. But people often forget about the benefits of beef. Rich in zinc, iron and B vitamins, beef can reduce the mood swings and settle down the stress while giving your body the nutrients it needs. Portion sizing is the key to including beef in your diet successfully.

5. Laugh - To quote Mort Walker, “Seven days without laughter makes one weak.” and we all know how easy it is to self-sabotage our efforts to lose the tummy and how difficult it is to stay on course. Laughing puts more endorphins into our body and this gives a positive boost to your psyche. Go and be silly with your kids or have a night out with the girls. Find a way to have a good laugh, it can go a long way to give you the strength to keep on going.

Losing your tummy can be a long and unpleasant journey but only if you make it that way. Getting healthy and staying that way will require throwing out the old bad lifestyle habits to embrace new healthy ones and having fun along the way.

About the Author:

What’s preventing you from losing the baby fat to look and feel younger? Losing pregnancy weight can feel like a monkey on your back. Get the weight off for good by embracing a healthy lifestyle. Teresa Brown is passionate about women’s health and wellness.