getting fit after having a baby?

Question

I have a 1-year-old son. What exercises did you do to lose the fat 3-months-pregnant-looking after-baby stomach? Please help!!

I don't think being on birth control is helping my situation either. Should I join a gym? Will I lose the weight quicker if I go to a gym, you know becuz of all the equipment they have.

Answer 1

take a yoga class and as for your eating habbits, pick 5 or 6 meals that are low in calories and you enjoy eating and just eat them every day no matter how tired of eating the same foods. Dont drink sodas, use splenda instead of sugar, and never order fries or side orders with your food. You will lose around 3 to 5 pounds a week. Also lift weights. cardio is good, but as soon as you stop doing it your metabolism goes right back to how it was before. When you lift wieghts, your metabolism stays the same for almost 2 weeks.

Answer 2

No- the birth control isnt helping the situation :)
If you have the ability to work out at home, that saves you the babysitter and you can do it maybe when your little miracle is sleeping. Get an aerobic tape and make sure you do it at least 4 days a week. Get some cheap hand weights at Wal Mart or something and lift weights at home. Remember diet is 80% of weight loss so there are things you can do. Eat more veggies. Cut out the sugar. Little one will love that too! They will have a healthy mom, and if you are breast feeding baby will like that you arent eating sugars and junk!

I lost 54 lbs...I didn't have a child, but I worked for 9 months to lose my weight. Here is a list of what I did. Make sure you always ask your doctor before you do or eat anything! But hopefully you can take some of these tips to use!

1. NEVER EVER ate sugar. It's a poison that makes us older, sicker, fatter and tired...all things we dont want. Seriously, sugar is the one who does the dirty work in weight gain. Stop eating it all together. You can see my list of ingredients to avoid when shopping here http://www.healthandstrength.net/qofweeka.htm...
2. Drink ALOT of water. 2-3 liters a day. The more the merrier! We need about half our body weight in ounces JUST for regular body functions! When you feel thirsty, that means you are already dehydrated and lose brain function. Water flushes toxins from your fat cells and keeps you younger.
3. Exercise!!! So very important. Here http://www.healthandstrength.net/abexe.htm... are my favorite ab exercises. I also do cardio 4-5 days a week for about 30 minutes a time.
4. Eat less. How many calories do you think is in that burger or that plate of fries or in that handful of chips. What about overfilling our plates? If you go here http://www.healthandstrength.net/qofweek.htm... I wrote something about saving on calories and losing weight.
5. Go to sleep before 10pm. Your body starts repairing and rebuilding and speeding up weight loss while you sleep only if you sleep at about 10pm. If you are awake and go to bed at 12, you miss out on that very important time. I have a good article on my site here http://www.healthandstrength.net/qofweekb.htm that talks about the importance of sleep and how STRESS can make actually make you fatter.
6. BE POSITIVE. Be thankful every day and love yourself
7. BE CONSISTANT! That I think is the KEY to losing weight. So what if you went a week and only lost a pound...or didnt lose any...KEEP going. DON'T stop. This is a lifelong commitment, so stick to it and one day you will open your eyes and need a new wardrobe!
8. Eat more veggies and skinny friendly foods. I have my list of my top ten foods that I ate to lost weight here http://www.healthandstrength.net/tenfoods.htm...
80% veggies at every meal including breakfast will keep you young and help you lose weight.
9. Do the little things that count! Check out 10 cool ideas that you can do to help boost your calorie burn throught the day here: http://www.healthandstrength.net/tips.htm

Good luck and don't forget that YOU are the only one who decides what foods enter your body and how long you sit around. Make the change, take the chance and give yourself time! You can do it. I know you can!

Answer 3

Go on an all semen diet just try not to get any near your dependent maker.