8 Must Know Tips to Lose Baby Weight
How to Shed Body Fat & Boost Your Energy
1. Focus on Eating Healthy Food rather Cutting Calories
Focus on eating healthy foods rather than starving yourself if you want to lose weight and keep it off. You need healthy food and nutrients to give you energy and to support your milk supply if you're breastfeeding.
Focus on Quality rather than Quantity.
Cut back on:
- Sugary snacks
- Fried food
- Highly processed grains like white bread and white pasta
- Soft drinks
Instead have:
- Fruit and veggies
- Raw, steamed and baked foods
- Wholegrains like brown rice, quinoa and brown pasta
- Drink plenty of water
2. Eat More Nutrients to avoid Craving Junk Food
When you don’t get enough nutrients your body sends “hungry messages” to your tummy urging you to eat more food when all you really need is more nutrients.
When you eat healthy food that gives your body enough nutrients you will naturally crave less junk food.
Try to "eat a rainbow" every day. Eating the rainbow involves eating fruits and vegetables of different colours every day. Plants contain different pigments, or phytonutrients, which give them their colour. Different-coloured plants are linked to higher levels of specific nutrients and health benefits. For example orange helps immune function and healthy eyes. Purple helps memory and healthy aging.
3. Eat Protein with Every Meal
Protein is the Queen of Fat Loss.
It keeps you feeling full and prevents cravings for sugar.
Protein also boosts your energy & helps your baby develop and grow new cells.
4. Eat smaller meals, more often
A Harvard Medical School report revealed eating smaller meals more often will prevent you from getting too hungry and overeating unhealthy foods.
Try not to skip meals. Skipping meals can make you more hungry later in the day which can lead to overeating anything in sight! It is easier to make healthy choices when you are not starving hungry.
Aim for breakfast, lunch, dinner plus a morning and an afternoon snack.
5. Keep Hydrated
Your body can actually mistake thirst for hunger, so make sure you drink enough to avoid overeating and weight gain.
The Australian Government Department of Health recommends 2 litres (about 8 cups) of fluid each day for women.
When you're breastfeeding, you need to keep hydrated to replace the fluid lost in breast milk.
Carry around a water bottle with you throughout the day to sip on.
6. Sweet Tooth?
Try fresh fruit or dried fruit with yoghurt to satisfy those sweet cravings.
And smoothies are are a great way to satisfy your sweet cravings and get a ton of nutrients in the one sitting.
7. Move More
If you've just had a baby you need to avoid strenuous exercise. Walking is an effective and safe form of exercise for new mums. Walking burns calories and releases "happy hormones" in your brain. Meet a friend for a walk rather than a coffee - or do both!
Look for ways you can move more throughout the day. Park further away from the supermarket or take the stairs rather than the lift.
When you move more it makes you feel good. And when you feel good it helps you to make healthy choices.
8. Consistency is Key
Consistency and building healthy habits is the key to your success.
We suggest to follow the 90/10 rule. Aim to be healthy for 90% of the time and you can indulge for 10%.
And don't worry if you slip up from time to time. The most important thing is that you get back on the wagon and keep going. No one ever succeeds by giving up!
You can do this! When there is a will, there is a way! Success can be yours!
Do you need help to Get Results Faster? Check this out...
If you're like most Busy Mums you want to eat a Healthier Diet and to Exercise, but it's easier said than done when you're trying to cope with the constant demands of motherhood.
Sometimes even making a sandwich is in the too hard basket!
That's why Busy Aussie Mum of 2, Lisa Bergsma, and her team of Leading Dietitians and Nutritionists, created the In Shape Mummy Health Shake, The Ultimate Weight Loss Shake for Busy Mums.
The whole idea behind the In Shape Mummy Health Shake is to make Weight Loss Easy for Busy Mums, while Boosting Your Energy and Health.
You shouldn't have to be a slave in the kitchen when you're trying to lose weight and are already too busy with life.
The shake contains the nutrients of a Healthy and Slimming meal but takes less than 60 seconds to prepare. So it's perfect for when you don't have time to cook!
And it takes the guess work out of what to eat to Lose Weight and be Healthy.
Quick & Easy for Busy Mums
Simply mix the Delicious Vanilla, Chocolate Brownie or Caramel Fudge flavoured powder with milk for a snack.
Or blend it with a fruit and veggies in a Smoothie for a meal.
It's an easy and tasty way to meet your daily needs for fruit and veggies!
How Does It Work?
✓ The In Shape Mummy Health Shakes help us lose weight through a special balance of Organic Brown Rice and Pea Protein and fibre which makes us feel full for longer.
✓ Together with a potent mix of 25 Vitamins and Minerals plus Superfoods they make us feel more energy that lasts longer.
✓ When you don’t get enough nutrients your body sends “hungry messages” to your tummy urging you to eat more food when all you really need is more nutrients. So, our shake will give you the nutrients you need to keep your hunger at bay to lose weight.
✓ Replace unhealthy food with this Delicious Superfood Meal Replacement Shake and you will Lose Weight.
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The In Shape Mummy Health Shake is scientifically formulated to help Breastfeeding Mums get the vitamins, minerals, dietary fibre and easy to digest protein they need for a Healthy Weight, to Sustain Energy levels and Support their Milk Supply, along side a balanced diet.
Julie Masci, Dietitian HBlthSc, APD, AN - In Shape Mummy Scientific Advisory Panel
Did you know there are 2 types of In Shape Mummy Health Shakes?
We want to help mums of all stages of life look and feel their best.
That’s why we have two options to help you get the best results. One to support breastfeeding mums and the other to support mums who are not breastfeeding.
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