How to become a Morning Person to Burn the Baby Fat

November 9th, 2008 by Suzanne Brown

by Teresa Brown

A morning for the average mom signals a new day of the usual and sometimes-unpredictable family morning rush. Getting your children ready and out the door for school in time can put your morning workout on the back burner and this only makes it less likely that you’ll do it later that afternoon. But as busy as you are, exercising in the morning is the best way to re-stimulate your metabolism to burn the baby fat for your entire day. This is easier said than done but there are some things you can do to get the most out of your morning and your day.

1. Get Ready the Day Before

Organizing and keeping things simple will certainly lower the morning stress and open the window of opportunity to workout in the morning to burn your baby fat. Making a morning chart or schedule listing the duties of family members can dilute the morning chaos. Weekday breakfasts should be simple and healthy such as whole grain toast, low fat yogurt, fresh fruit or some low sugar, high fiber cereal with skim milk.

2. Go to Bed Early

The biological importance of sleep is as essential in maintaining good physical and mental health as eating healthy food and exercising regularly. Being sleep deprived can impair your motor skills and may increase your levels of stress, anxiety, mood swings and depression. In a nutshell, a well-rested mom makes a better-adjusted mom. Sleeping re-charges and repairs your body to burn the baby fat and cope with the demands of being a mom for another unpredictable day.

3. Become an Optimist

When you wake up, fill your mind with good thoughts. Take the time to do something that will center your day on being positive. Starting your day with positive thoughts can channel this energy into the “can do” attitude instead of the defeatist one. A morning workout with a “can do” attitude will surely help you to burn the baby fat and squash the procrastinating effect of negative thoughts.

4. Give your Body some Time to Wake Up

We all like to sleep in. However, when you are determined to burn the baby fat you need to get up and give yourself a few minutes to “wake up”. Hydrate your body with some water and take time to gently stretch your muscles. Watching the early news or listening to music, can help ease you into your day and your morning workout.

5. Eat a Healthy Breakfast

Start with a light breakfast such as low-fat yogurt, fruit, a bowl of cereal high in protein and fiber with skim milk, or some whole grain toast with peanut butter. Most moms’ worry that this will increase their calorie intake and cause weight gain, but most find the opposite. Starting the day with a healthy breakfast boosts your energy, increases your attention span and metabolism, heightens your sense of well-being, and improves your mood.

Mornings are not for every one, but it’s the ideal time of the day to burn the baby fat with a good workout. Morning workouts keep your moods positive, your self-esteem up and make you feel less stressed and more energetic to face your day. Plan ahead and give yourself some time to wake up, fuel your body and get in your workout for the day. Focus on the positive outcomes of a lean and toned body, keep a positive attitude and you’ll lose the pregnancy weight.

About the Author:

What’s the use in being able to lose pregnancy weight fast with a qucik fix diet only to re-gain more weight? Why not burn the baby fat nature’s way by living a healthy lifestyle? It is the difference between staying the size you wear now and getting to and remaining the size you want to be. Teresa Brown is an enthusiastic supporter of women’s health and wellness.