Lose your Tummy - 5 Tips to Stop you from Quitting

November 9th, 2008 by Suzanne Brown

by Teresa Brown

No one said that life after your pregnancy was going to be less stressful. However, there are ways to make some things such as your efforts to lose your tummy less of a headache. So that you don’t give up at losing pregnancy weight, here are five ways to relieve your workout or weight loss stress, boredom or frustrations.

1. Yoga - Yoga focuses on establishing a balance in your body by connecting the mind, body and spirit. It creates this balance by developing your breathing, flexibility and strength. It’s a popular exercise among celeb moms and moms alike to lose the tummy and tone the muscles. From the heat intensive Bikram Yoga to the long duration poses of Yin Yoga, there are several traditions of yoga available to discover. Find a yoga tradition that fits you and sign up for a couple classes or purchase a Yoga DVD and do it in the comfort of your home.

2. Kickboxing - When your workouts are getting tedious and boring, why not lose your tummy with some Kickboxing? It’s a great way to decompress and get a thorough total body workout. You can burn the baby fat and learn some self-defense and get a killer body from doing so.

3. Tea - A good alternative to cold colas and saucers of coffees would be a stress free cup of tea. Opt for green tea and you’ll get the weight loss benefits of rich anti-oxidants. Getting into Green Tea can give you another caffeine alternative to those other drinks, which could be high in calories and sugars.

4. Beef it up - Lean turkey and chicken is a safe bet when you are on a diet and trying to get your protein. But people often forget about the benefits of beef. Rich in zinc, iron and B vitamins, beef can reduce the mood swings and settle down the stress while giving your body the nutrients it needs. Portion sizing is the key to including beef in your diet successfully.

5. Laugh - To quote Mort Walker, “Seven days without laughter makes one weak.” and we all know how easy it is to self-sabotage our efforts to lose the tummy and how difficult it is to stay on course. Laughing puts more endorphins into our body and this gives a positive boost to your psyche. Go and be silly with your kids or have a night out with the girls. Find a way to have a good laugh, it can go a long way to give you the strength to keep on going.

Life is what you make it and so is losing the pregnancy weight. Jazzing up your workouts to keep things fresh will make your transition to lose your tummy from “flab” to “fab” more fun and less of a chore.

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Before you begin another fad diet to try losing the baby fat, visit Teresa Brown’s blog for more useful tips on losing pregnancy weight and keeping it off by living healthy.