Lose Your Tummy Without Being a Weight Loss Dummy
Sometimes stereotypes make sense like: size does matter or faster is better! Losing pregnancy weight isn’t rocket science especially if you get the basics down. Follow these two stereotypes to burn the baby fat faster.
Size is important:
Portion sizing is one of the oldest tricks in the book but it works. These days most restaurants pile your plate full of food and fast food joints have bigger sizes and bottomless cups. It might be hard to get away from this over indulgent culture but when you do sit down to eat, try to have smaller portions but more varieties of fare.
Instead of wolfing down a big meal after starving yourself all morning, try and plan to have smaller nutritious meals scattered throughout your day. By doing this you will raise your metabolic rate by making sure you are always supplying energy for your body. Aim to balance out your food groups and this includes the often tabooed carbohydrates!
Faster is better:
Our bodies can get used to our daily cardio routines especially if we do the same thing day in and day out. Lose your tummy by doing some quality high intensity interval training. Pacing yourself with a jog and then increasing the speed with a short sprint will help you lose the pregnancy weight faster.
If you are in a school gym, try and do those basketball lines by sprinting to one and jogging back to the other. If you are at a park, try and sprint up the stairs while walking around the field. Wherever you are, try and move back and forth from quick sprints to short jogs.
New moms are barraged with new diets and fad exercise schemes but sometimes the old stereotypes apply when trying to lose your tummy. Don’t get stuck with expensive gym bills or complicated recipe diet books when all you need is a well-designed meal plan and an organized exercise schedule!