- Sodium causes you to retain water and fluids so cutting back on your sodium intake will help you lose excess water weight which you'll have a lot of after having a baby. Reduce the sodium in your diet and you'll quickly see some weight fall off.
- Protein does wonders for weight loss. It takes more energy to digest and thus will force you to burn more calories. Protein also lowers insulin levels which encourage fat storage. These insulin levels are usually much higher in pregnancy since you need the natural fat storage at this time so lowering your levels will encourage the pounds to melt away.
- Cardio will obviously help you burn off calories and lose weight but you also need strength training. Strength training will tone your body as you lose weight so all that skin you stretched out will return to normal and tighten up again. Workout for 30-40 minutes a day, 3-4 times a week.
- Since you won't have as much time as before, it's great to exercise with baby. Doing some basic lifts with baby and taking the baby on walks will give you the all important one on one time as well as giving you some more time for exercise.
- Water is nature's medicine. Drink more water to clean out your body and push all the excess fat and any "junk" out of your system. You may gain an extra pound or two at first in water weight but it will quickly disappear as you cleanse your internal system.
