I just had a baby 10 1/2 weeks ago....?

Question

I really need help! I need to lose another 25 pounds and trim up my abs. Anyone have any suggestions on how I can lose this baby weight? Its really bringing me down, and confidence is super low. Help!

Answer 1

I never had a baby before but what I think can help is to take the baby out for a walk in the stroller and let her get some fresh air in the meantime you're getting a workout....killing two birds with one stone. Or you can get on the floor when playing with your baby and left her up in the air and bring her down to give her a kiss...that'll help your arms....there are plenty of exercise idea out here for busy moms and new moms that's still getting use to have a baby in there lives. Just really try and use the baby as a tool to loose weight.

I think that will make this fun and memorable for the two of you even though she doesn't know what's going on....lol.

Congrats on the new baby!

Answer 2

Hey! Congratulations on the baby. =]

Alright, here are the biggest steps to losing weight:

Stop eating fast food, it disrupts weight loss completely. You don't need to cut it out completely, just look online at your favourite fast food restaurant's websites at the nutrition information. Nearly all of them have it.
Salads are a good fast food choice, but with grilled chicken on top (if its chicken) and always look at the dressing packets. Ask for light or fat-free dressings with salads. Most of those little packets are 150 calories or less.

Next, cut out badbadbad carbs such as crackers, white bread, pasta, etc. Go for whole wheat/whole grain bread.

Cheese is another thing that disrupts diets. Unless you eat a very small amount or maybe part-skim if you can get it. Peanut butter is another thing you need to eat in smaller amounts. Maybe a tablespoon at a time? Spread on a stick of celery or for a sandwich on wholegrain bread.

SODA. SODA. Badbad! It's amazing how many calories you can down from one soda can. Maybe diet soda? Coke zero tastes nearly exactly like regular soda with about 2 calories a can. Just don't drink a lot, it's still bad.

Drink water! It keeps you dehydrated, and full. Most people are just thirsty when they think they're hungry, which is why they overeat. Eight 8oz glasses of water is what you should get in a day.

Measure things out. You can completely get 10x more calories in by simply eyeballing it.

Read packages. You don't need to cut out your favourite foods completely. For example, a Chips Ahoy cookie only has 80 calories. Sure, an slightly high amount of fat but it's a cookie. Eating two of those wouldn't kill you.

Watch your calorie amounts! Even if you are eating healthier you definitely need to watch that.

If you exercise to burn maybe 250 extra calories a day, you could eat around 1500 calories and lose around 2 pounds in a week.

Good luck!

Answer 3

find calorie/fitness calculator on the net, enter your stats and it will tell you how many calories a day you need to maintain your weight. take 300-400calories off that number and that's how much you need to lose weight.
eat 5-6 small meals a day instead of 3 big ones.
5-8 servings of fruit and vegetables a day.
8 glasses of water a day.
4-6 times a week cardio work out for 30-50min plus light weight training.
no junk food, no sodas, no white flour (white bread, pasta, cookies, cakes etc)

Answer 4

What my mother told me after having my daughters was sleep when they sleep. Sometimes I did but most of the time whenever I had a chance I would do something for myself and it would be to workout. So if your feeling rested when they go down for their nap, start working out. Go to http://exercise.about.com. It gives you a lot of different workouts that you can do at home without having to use equipment. I've been using these exercises and have really seen a big difference. Hope this helps. Good luck and congratulations on your new bundle of joy!!