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Weight Loss Tips by Betty
Author: Betty
Before I had my daughter weight was never an issue
for me. I was a size 7 and proud of it. Then I had
my daughter and gained about 40 extra pounds that
was never there before. I thought no problem, it will
just come off just like it did after having my son.
Ha!! Was I ever in for a wake up call! I know most
of you moms know what I am talking about. So I went
in search of the so called perfect diet. I can't even
begin to tell you how many ones I tried. I got books,
saw commercials and tried many of them. But nothing
was happening! Why couldn't I look like those women
on tv? Well three years later I found out why. Every
womans body is different. So I am giving you my 5
weight loss tips. Now there is no guarantee this will
work for everyone, but the only thing you have to
do is try. That is the key answer in life. Not just
to lose weight. It does not hurt to try.
1. Go see your doctor and get a physical. That is
the most important step to take. There may be some
things you can't do.
For example,I had a c-section with my daughter and
had to wait six weeks (due to other reasons also)
before I was even allowed to vacuum. So see everyone
is different.
2. For two weeks make a journal. I know for me it
was hard to find the time with a new baby to write
things down. So get a inexpensive tape recorder. Keep
it with you at all times. You keep your cell with
you all the time, so this should not be hard. Through
it the diaper bag,your purse,etc. Then you can record
things you eat or do everyday.Make sure you record
if you exercise,how much, what you eat and drink and
how much of it.
Including alcohol.
3. When you have time (when baby is napping for example)listen
to the recordings you made and write as much of the
information you can. For example, you had pizza for
a meal 5 times in two weeks and ate 5 pieces at each
time, etc. Do this with all the times you exercised
and what exercise you did. And your drinks.
Be it soda or beer, wine,etc.
4. Now go over this list and find out what you need
to remove from it. example, if you ate 5 meals that
were pizza and ate 5 pieces, replace that with eating
one or two pieces and then add a small salad,or a
side of cottage cheese,or even some fruit. Or break
it up and make your three meals a day into six, which
ever way works for you. I couldn't train myself to
eat six meals a day. It just felt like all I was doing
was eating. So I just made better choices on the types
and amounts of food I ate. And I took it one day at
a time.
5. You can do this next step at any time, but make
sure you do step 4 and 5 together. That is how I did
it and it worked great for me. I started walking for
one half hour a day,everyday! It's that simple. If
your spouse works,do the walk before he leaves for
work or after. I went in the mornings. It was more
peaceful to me. Listen to the birds or get a Walkman
to listen to. Which every you like. I did both, it
just depended on what kind of mood I was in.
In closing I would like to say that you may not change
your eating habits in one day, but at least start
walking right away.
I lost 20 pounds in two months doing this and am still
in a size 7! I don't walk everyday now, but I still
eat good and make sure to keep busy as much as possible.
No more sitting on the couch pigging out on chips
and dip while my daughter was napping. Or taking long
naps myself everyday. As for the alcohol use your
judgment. The less the better,but that is your call
not mine. I quit drinking for at least the first month
and now only have a drink once in awhile. For me it
was easy to cut back, because once I did, the weight
came off quicker. Ladies we are not like the men who
can skip one or two meals and lose ten pounds. How
I wish we could sometimes. But just take it one day
at a time and I really hope this helps. Thanks for
reading this and hope you have a very successful time
at losing weight.
Betty
About the author:
I am a 38 year old single mom of two. My son is going
to be 17 and my daughter is now 8. I love to ride
horses,go camping and read books. Mostly mysteries. |
