How to Lose Baby Weight After Two Years
Most new moms have heard the phrase "baby weight" -- it refers to the amount of weight that a woman gains during her pregnancy. What's unique about baby weight is how it is lost. For some women, after pregnancy, the weight seems to just "melt away." For other women, only a few pounds are lost after giving birth while the rest of the weight remains. If you are part of the latter group, losing your baby weight can feel like fighting a losing battle. However, weight loss even two years after a pregnancy is possible.
Things You'll Need
- Cocoa butter or Bio-Oil
- Girdle
- Free weights
Instructions
Start your weight loss with motivation. Regardless of how many times you have tried to lose weight and failed, it's important that before you begin a new workout plan you start with the belief that you will succeed at achieving your goals. Have a workout routine planned that you can enjoy, and schedule to perform the exercises during a time of the day when you are most enthusiastic about completing it. Give yourself a minimum of 30 days to be on the weight loss plan and see its results. This will ensure that you are losing weight at a healthy rate. Control your appetite. With every meal incorporate a protein food item such as meat, nuts or dairy. You also want to get plenty of sleep every night -- no less than six hours. When you want to lose weight, controlling your appetite is a necessity. Susan B. Dopart, M.S., R.D., nutritionist and author, explains that appetite is affected by the hormones ghrelin and leptin. Ghrelin increases your appetite and leptin decreases it. By eating protein with every meal and snack, you lower your ghrelin levels. By allowing your body to receive plenty of rest you increase the leptin levels in your body that help control your appetite. This step combined with a balanced daily diet will help you feel more energized while naturally helping you shed unwanted pounds more efficiently. Focus on burning fat. To lose weight you need to have a balanced diet and workout routine that allows you to burn more calories than you consume. Generally, this can be accomplished by completing at least 30 minutes of aerobic activity three times a week. However, if you want to lose weight without creating a "flabby skin" look, you want to include with your aerobic workouts an additional 20 minutes of weight training. By incorporating weight training into your routine you increase your lean muscle mass, which helps to burn body fat.
