I had my 3rd baby 9 months ago, and once again experiencing how hard it is to loose all of the baby weight. Loosing weight is a simple formula, but not always as simple to implement. I worked out throughout my pregnancy, and popped back into fairly good shape soon after, but I have not gotten back to what I would like to get to.
What is the simple formula for loosing weight? Well simply you have to burn more calories then you take in. But the complected part can be, how do I know how much I am eating, and even harder to answer is how do I know how many calories am I burning? The answers to those questions is the key to loose weight. The thing I struggle with is after I have my baby, I nurse for about a year after, and it is hard for me to have as much control over myself to stick to a diet while nursing. It makes me hungry. So I do the best I can, then after I stop nursing, it is much easier to loose the weight and stick to a better eating plan.
The best way to stick to a meal plan is to plan it out first, and calorie count. Measure and package things in the right amounts to help with quick snacks and meals. There are many phone apps and web sites that you can find out how many calories are in things.
A way to find out exactly how many calories you burn in a day is to buy a body bug or ftibit and wear day and night to find out. Then you will know how much you need to eat. Take about 500 calories out of your calorie needs per day to loose weight effectively. If you do much more than that, you might go into starvation mode, and then your metabolism slows way down and then you wont loose any weight.
Do you have any great ideas you would like to share that has helped you in your journey to loose those baby pounds? Please let us know! Good luck!!
What is the simple formula for loosing weight? Well simply you have to burn more calories then you take in. But the complected part can be, how do I know how much I am eating, and even harder to answer is how do I know how many calories am I burning? The answers to those questions is the key to loose weight. The thing I struggle with is after I have my baby, I nurse for about a year after, and it is hard for me to have as much control over myself to stick to a diet while nursing. It makes me hungry. So I do the best I can, then after I stop nursing, it is much easier to loose the weight and stick to a better eating plan.
The best way to stick to a meal plan is to plan it out first, and calorie count. Measure and package things in the right amounts to help with quick snacks and meals. There are many phone apps and web sites that you can find out how many calories are in things.
A way to find out exactly how many calories you burn in a day is to buy a body bug or ftibit and wear day and night to find out. Then you will know how much you need to eat. Take about 500 calories out of your calorie needs per day to loose weight effectively. If you do much more than that, you might go into starvation mode, and then your metabolism slows way down and then you wont loose any weight.
Do you have any great ideas you would like to share that has helped you in your journey to loose those baby pounds? Please let us know! Good luck!!
