3 Quick Ways to Lose Weight After Having a Baby

Having a baby changes everything, so it only makes sense that losing weight after having a baby would be different as well. A lot of new moms struggle with their weight after they give birth. Finding the time to exercise and cook healthy meals is next to impossible. An hour a day for cardio? 45 minutes to cook a healthy dinner? There is no way that you can find that much time juggling a new baby and everything else in your life. Is it possible to lose weight without putting in so much time? Follow these three tips and you will be able to start losing weight even without spending much time.

Tip #1

Since you don’t have an hour for cardio, how about 15 minutes for interval training? That’s right, you can get the same benefits (actually much better, but that story is for a longer article) of cardio in three fifteen minute sessions per week. When done right, interval training targets fat as an energy source and is by far the fastest way to lose weight after pregnancy.

Tip #2

Eat more often, not less often. Whatever you do, don’t skip meals. You should be eating 4-6 small meals per day instead of one or two large ones. Two reasons for this. First, it keeps you from getting the cravings that come with hunger. Second, your metabolism speeds up if you eat more often, and a faster metabolism means more fat loss.

Tip #3

Build some muscle. I hear this crazy reason from almost all women who I talk to about building muscle – “But I don’t want to bulk up.” Unless you are eating way too much, you wouldn’t be able to bulk up even if you wanted to. By doing some strength training, you will build lean muscle. Why is this important? Because muscle burns calories 24 hours a day. Depending on the study, a pound of muscle burns between 3 and 25 times more calories than a pound of fat. So, the more lean muscle you build, the more fat you will burn.

Following these 3 steps will get you on the right track to getting your pre baby body back. A little hard work and discipline and you will have your old body back in no time.

If you are interested, my Fit Yummy Mummy Review will describe the best way for busy moms to get back into shape. You can also check out my other article, Losing Tummy Weight After Pregnancy.

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