After giving birth, you may want to have your slim body back immediately, thus you’ll put “losing baby fat” at the top of your to-do-list. But please note that it won’t happen anytime soon. I’m not only talking about the fat loss, but also about changing your eating habit and daily activities that obstruct your effort to achieve flat stomach.
The first thing that you should change in losing baby fat is your eating habit (yes, that means you should go on a diet). If you do a little research, you are going to find tons of hyped diet being promoted in TV, magazines, websites, etc. These diets offer quick fix and probably you have heard some of them: low-fat, low-carb, Hollywood diet, South Beach, Cabbage Soup, Grapefruit, and so on. You’ll lose weight fast with these diets, but you’ll also have your metabolic rate slowed down significantly and when you’re back to your old eating habit, you’ll gain more weight than you’ve lost.
What you should do is eating supportively, which means you should have proper portion of protein and carbohydrates in each meal. Instead of three big meal per day where you’ll eat until you’re overstuffed, eat 4-6 small meal per day; this will keep you full throughout the day. Focus on healthy foods and beverages in each meal and make sure you enjoy them in moderation instead of excess.
Remember that changing eating habit is not easy, so instead of immediately change your whole meal plans, try to include several healthy foods and reduce a few fat promoting foods every week. By doing it step by step, you safe yourself from frustration and grief that can make you stop halfway.
The next thing that you should pay attention in losing baby fat is your daily activities. You’ll need to exercise on regular basis to get rid of the excess fat; otherwise, your diet will be futile, thus spare some time for exercise sessions is essential. You have a baby to be taken care of, so you can’t go to a gym for a while, but there are many effective exercises that only use bodyweight or simple equipment that you can perform at your own home. If you do it correctly, these exercises can give you more benefits compared to being clueless at the gym.
Do not focus on the time that you spend during exercise, but focus on completing your whole training for that day. This way, you can focus more on the workout, not the clock. Remember that with resistance training, you don’t have to exercise every day since 2-3 times per week is enough.
You’ll need both diet and exercise in losing baby fat, but suddenly forcing yourself to change your eating habit and daily activities will only make it even harder. The right way to do it is introducing new good habit and get rid of bad habit every week. Know your own body and mind; can you do better without forcing yourself too much? If you manage to introduce more than one good habit in a week, you’ve done great job. Do not aim for perfection; instead, aim for progress. When you’ve made noticeable progress every week, it won’t be long until you get rid of that excess fat.
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