I get a ton of emails about how to get rid of baby fat and if it is even possible to do it. The short answer is YES it is possible. The hardest thing that comes into play is staying motivated when the skin doesn't tighten up as fast as you want it to or if you just can't seem to move the scale.
Staying motivated seems to be the absolute hardest thing for most people to do. The best way to stay motivated is to have goals and consequences. You want to set a huge long term goal and let it be known for all to hear about and see, this will help keep you accountable, because people love calling you out from their couch while the are eating chips and drinking beer.
After you make your long term goal you have to set a consequence if you don't meet something you absolutely would hate to do, like let your husband have a poker night and you have to wait on him hand and foot, something like that just pick it and let that motivate you to stay on course.
Now you have to set smaller goals the brain and the human body work best in 21 day segments when it comes to things like this and it takes 21 days to formulate a routine. So for your first mini goal I would NOT cheat on your nutrition plan for 21 days. It takes the brain 21 days to reset itself and create a new habit. When you want to make a change don't tell yourself that you are doing it for life, tell yourself that you are going to try it for only 21 days. Now, when you have completed this for 21 days your conscious mind has the choice of stopping it or carrying on, or so it thinks. Your neural pathways have formed already and you will more than likely continue with your new habit, you will have seen the benefits along the way and your subconscious will want to continue if it has been beneficial.
This will be huge in your success, but again you need to make consequences for not reaching this if you slip up, same concept as before if you slip up you have to do something you hate to do.
Now after this is all said and done the number 1 thing you most do to keep you motivated is to reward yourself, have one gigantic reward at the end of your long term goal and smaller ones throughout the process. Anything you want if you make it to each of your goals then you deserve it. The worst thing you can do though is to treat yourself to a decadent meal because then your body will not know what to do it just spent 21 days turning everything around and now you put crap back in. Think of something different like a spa day or a trip somewhere.
It is more difficult to lose weight after having a baby only because of YOU. You are not your top priority any more so your needs are pushed to the back burner and because of that your body suffers. You need to know that it is perfectly ok to be a little selfish and to work out and do things; this mentality will keep you sane. You need to be prepared always with a kid, you need to have your food ready the night before, you need to set aside some time to take a nap and catch up on your sleep, and you need to set time aside to make it to the gym for at least an hour. Even if it means waking up earlier and getting down to a Samson's early morning boot camp in Port Saint Lucie. There is nothing that happened to your body that makes it more difficult to lose weight you just put yourself on the back burner for a little while, but now its time to take charge of your life and make a positive change for yourself and your family. Eat every 2-3 hours and make sure it is healthy, be prepared for the worst case scenario, make it to the gym at least 3 times a week, make sure you do something active everyday for at least 30-60 minutes, try to cut out carbs after 3:00pm, and try to get everything on a set schedule, and always have a back up plan because I know things can get hectic with kids.
A great book to help you get started is our new ebook coming it in a week. Samson's 30 Day Rapid Fat Loss Program make sure you check it out.
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