It’s been few months your baby has been delivered but you have still not lost mommy fat. Do you feel conscious going out with your hubby, and move around in your friend circle owing to those extra kilos? Don’t you feel at home with your body?

Are those extra inches still making you wear the plus sizes? It feels good to know that you look good. Has it been months since you’ve felt sexy and desirable? Has it been ages since you’ve fitted in that extra slim fit jeans of yours?

Kids are a great gift, but with them come an extra baggage of duties and responsibilities too. Not only are you drained out of energy due to sudden increase in load of responsibilities and work, but also maternity blues haven’t yet set in.

To top it all, those tiring hours being awake at night and irregular sleeping habits of your child making it unrealistic for you to get any sound sleep, making it all the more difficult to work out those extra inches. Of course you can’t even involve yourself in any crash diets as you still got to breast feed your child.

With the body clock gone from horrible to worst adjusting everything around this newcomer are you still trying to figure out how to lose those inches and from where to get that extra set of hours? Try these simple steps and see how simpler and fitter life becomes.

Patience is the key

Patience is said to be the key for more problems than one. Give a slow but steady start. It’s taken you nine months to gain those extra kgs don’t expect them to vanish overnight. Try not to be restless. Before thinking of toning down, first try to strengthen your muscles. Begin with toning your abdomen and lower back muscles.

These are the two areas which gets weakened and stretched during pregnancy. Leaving home premises and joining gym is not suggested, nor will it suitable because of the little champ and his feeding scheduled. So try simple exercises at home. You can practice yoga and breathing exercises to start with.

The feeding season is over

Feeding season is over mommies! First step is to stop over eating like you did in pregnancy, for most of us we continue eating the same way as we did during our pregnancy days. No more pampering you with those extra large cheese burgers or that extra chocolate dressing.

You got to get out of that phase, and get back to normal eating, the way you ate before you conceived. Eat at regular intervals but lesser quantities if hunger pangs still bother you. Keep digestive sugar free biscuits or fruits or nuts handy, to munch in those in between meal hours. Also increase intake of green tea instead of coffee or your mug of milk tea.

Also avoid sweetened beverages or powder mixes in drinks, stick to fresh fruit juice and green tea along with 10-12 glasses of water. Also have a glass of water before starting your meal, this will help you consume in lesser quantities, but keep it in mind not to compromise on nutritional value.

Take care of your little one

Instead of keeping a help or a nanny to assist you in raising your child, try doing the stuffs yourself. Playing with the child, carrying the little one around and running after him or looking over him will burn a lot of calories. This will not only give a quality upbringing to the child but he’ll also tend to be a fast learner and more well mannered. Performing the tasks for your little one and carrying him around will strengthen your muscles too.

Take your baby for a stroll

Embark on your fitness program by taking your baby for a stroll. This will give you and your baby a chance to spend some time in fresh air and close to nature. Make it a ritual to go for a walk for a minimum of half an hour a day with your kid. Start with a slow pace and eventually increase it as and when you start feeling stronger.

With increase in your pace try increasing your time slot too from half an hour to that of 45 minutes. Walking everyday ensures strengthening your muscles and burns calories at the same time. Your baby will enjoy the fresh air and you can enjoy the sweat while walking around. To lose the fat faster a more effective way will be to carry your baby in your arms than in the stroller.

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Excess love is bad too

Excess love laden, rather ghee laden food by your near and dear ones should be restricted. Try sticking on a more balanced and nutritious diet than on a ghee laden diet. Their intention too is to bring your strength back, but eating food with such high content in saturated fatty acids can do little good to your body.

Apart from depositing fat in your body, which it obviously will, it may affect your digestive system adversely too. It is important for you intake food in good quantities as you are breast feeding your kid. So stress more on fresh fruits, vegetables, sprouts, dairy products, nuts, whole grain food etc, which will keep you fit and glowing, and also help you shed those extra kilos.

Breast feed!

Breast feeding your child is not essential for him but for you too. Apart from the additional nutrients and health benefits mother’s milk imparts to the child, breast feeding alone can burn 300 to 500 calories during the day.

Its siesta time

It sure is difficult to adjust your sleep timings around your baby’s, but try taking naps in between your hectic schedule. Try and catch up on your lost sleep as much as possible.

The more sleep deprived you are the more cranky you will be, and more mood swings you have more are the chances that you overeat. It has also been observed that less sleep makes it difficult to regulate your metabolism cycle and thus will make it more difficult for you to lose weight.

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