Having gained an unnecessary amount of weight throughout my pregnancy shifting it was not going to be an easy task! Well fast-forward eight months and I’m 56 pounds lighter and gone from a 16 to 10/12. But this was no walk in the park; nor was it a quick fix; It is pure dedication and will power that has enabled me to lose this amount of weight. I still have a stone to shift, which I’m finding tough to budge; this is why I have decided to share my weight loss secrets with you, hoping you will join in my quest to lose your mummy tummy as well by sharing your tips and tricks with me. Anybody that is interested in starting the zap the MumTum challenge get in touch! Lets do it together.
Diet
Breakfast
1 egg, 1 egg white scrambled.
Slice of smoked salmon.
Squeeze of lemon.
Mid Morning Snack
Banana
Lunch
Tin of Tuna
Mixed salad
Tablespoon of balsamic Vinegar
2xRyvitas
On-the-go Lunch
Supermarket Sushi
Mid Afternoon Snack
Fat free yogurt such as Activia
Dinner
Mixed Veg or salad
Chicken/fish
Drinks
Water and limited caffeine to two cups a day of tea or coffee
Tricks
Switch wine for gin and slim line Tonic, and if you much have a treat, make sure its 100kal of less.
Exercise
Exercising with a baby is much easier than you think it is. Walking is a great form of cardio, so stick your trainers on, wrap your baby up and off you go. With a sling or a pram, Its an easy way to get your baby to have a nap, have their daily vitamin D dose and you will burn calories at the same time. Win Win.
Mix it up by using the pram as a squat bar and do walking lunges to work on those legs and Bottom.
Bonus of having a baby to lift all day is that you don’t really need to do much arm work, and you will notice in time that lifting your baby is creating those arms that would give Jennifer Aniston a run for her money.
Now for that Mummy Tummy! This is the tricky one that will take a little more work and dedication than the above. The plank is the one for hitting that core, if you can do side ones also, great! Hold for a minute, repeat three times and do five times a week.
And that is all it takes, No costly gym membership, no fad diets. Just common sense and will power.
Please don’t forget if you want to join in my Zap that Mum Tum challenge please contact me via here or on Facebook or Twitter. Lets do this Shit.
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