How to Lose Baby Fat Fast

After childbirth most women are eager to get back to their pre-baby weight. However, the journey towards accomplishing the shedding of pounds varies for each woman. A healthy combination of diet and exercise is the number one weight loss recipe recommended by many dietary nutritionists around the world. Finding the right combination that works for you can take some trial and error. The important thing is to stay focused on your weight loss goals and monitor your progress along the way.

Things You'll Need

• Journal
• Calorie guidebook/website

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Instructions

Diet

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  Purchase a journal and label it "Food Journal," which you will use for meal-planning. Create sections for breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks, and begin to plan out your meals for the following day or the whole week.

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  Use a calorie-counting guidebook or website to look up how many calories different foods contain. Use the guide to help you narrow down foods that are low in calories, fats and salts, and avoid the foods that are high. Try to keep your daily caloric total between 2,000 to 2,500 if you are nursing.

• 3

  Drink a lot of water between and during your meals. If you become hungry between meals, snack on raw vegetables that have low or no calories. Eat when you are hungry, but only those foods that are healthy for you.

• 4

  Portion your meals and refrain from going back for seconds. Keep track of everything you eat in your food journal and make adjustments to cut back on high calorie foods.

Exercise

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  Do any type of exercise that you physically can, as soon as you can. "Best Health Magazine" suggests walking with your newborn outside with a stroller, which is an easy and free way to burn calories. Pair up with other moms in the neighborhood for walking buddies to motivate one another.

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  Purchase or rent workout videos to do at home while your baby is napping, or whenever you have a free moment. At-home workout DVDs offer flexibility and the ability to pause and resume the tape as need be.

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  Join a gym and hire a personal trainer, if your budget allows for it. Use your personal trainer for motivation and to create a personalized weight loss plan for you. Attend free classes at the gym for a social way to get into shape.

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  Buy exercise equipment so that you can workout at home, if it is more convenient than joining a gym and if you have the available funds. Remember, walking and jogging outside are free sources of exercise.

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  Track your progress along the way, and take measurements of your body or step on the scale to see how you are improving.