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submitted: Jul 2nd 2008 | by: TeresaBrown | Total views: 1 | Word Count: 689 | |

Today is the day to lose your pregnancy weight and get your life back in order. As human beings we need to be reinforced as to why we have to do things. So here are 5 reasons to get you off your butt and on to living life.

Life is what you make it. So if you are miserable with your current situation, why not make the necessary changes to wellness? This does not mean banking on the false promises of quick-fix diet pills and diets that are out there. And it doesn't mean joining your local gym in hopes of spending hours on the treadmill to trim your tummy. It does mean that you have to realize that this task requires a change in lifestyle and that change to wellness begins with you.

1. Pregnancy weight loss starts and ends with you.

Choosing the healthy way to shed the pounds is a very good step in the right direction but the success of your efforts and results is purely dependent on you. You have no one else to blame when your efforts of losing the baby fat is abandoned due to self-sabotage or put on the back burner. You have to find a means of motivating yourself inwardly to sustain you through the "bad" days. A lifestyle program can guide you in setting realistic goals and expectations to achieve success for the long term.

2. Respect yourself.

Moms want to feel and look good but the time and effort to get there, and be a Super Mom, seems unattainable. But if you have the tools and learn the skills to manage both your family and your needs, then it is a possible task. You can lose your tummy, get healthy and essentially have it all. But as mentioned before, you have to want it. Feeling the way that you should require time spent working on you, with you and for you. A better you will reflect onto your family.

3. Lose Inches off your Body

Fat loss is all about losing the inches of your waist, arms, thighs, etc. It's about replacing your body fat with lean muscle. This requires that you do some strength training to re-gain your lost muscles. The type of strength training for a toned, lean body is called resistance interval training. When it is done at high intensity, it will effectively burn the baby fat and shrink your waistline so that you will fit into your skinny jeans.

4. Boost your Energy.

Tired of being tired? When you exercise and eat right, your body will have more energy. Also, just psychologically knowing that you are looking and feeling better, can contribute to increasing your energy and putting you in a better frame of mind. A proper diet and healthy approach to life will keep you energized to maintain a balanced life and keep the weight off.

5. Reduce Stress.

We all have stress in our lives but the difference is how we deal with stress. Not being able to successfully lose weight after giving birth can compound your stress. Your capability to handle stress is improved when you provide your body with a healthy life style of eating right and regular exercise to lose weight and keep it off. There are lifestyle programs that include teaching better organizational and time management skills and teaching you how to make some time for you. Having a balance within your life will give you the tools to minimize the stress.

What you see is what you get and this applies to how you live your life. You have to decide that enough is enough and losing pregnancy weight requires you to take a first step towards emancipation from your "old" life. Don't listen to the persuasive lies to yourself about the hard work; the lack of time or the "tomorrow" excuses keeping you back. It is time to set the stage and be the star Mom that you are and get healthy for you and your family.

About the Author

Before you sign up at the fitness club to trim your tummy, make sure you visit Teresa Brown's blog for more information on how you can lose weight after giving birth with a lifestyle program designed for busy Moms.

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