Fitness Tips

Here are a few of my favorite fitness tips...

Early Morning Exercise
My favorite time to work out is first thing in the morning before eating. It is proven to be the most effective because your body will need energy and will get it from storage (calorie and fat). However, I recently learned that by drinking coffee 20-30 minutes before working out will increase muscle resistance and give you more energy. So drink up coffee lovers !!

Late Night Snacking
The worst time to snack is right before bed so try to plan your meal times. It is best if you eat 3 hours before bed that way your body has time to digest and store less fat.

Sweet Tooth
If you really want to lose weight then you gotta make some sacrifices! Stay away from all the junk food! No cream, cookies, chocolate or cocktails!! Instead, try salt less almonds, greek yogurt, fruit, sugar free jello or cottage cheese. I always give my self a party meal. I set one day of the week where I can eat whatever I want for being so good all week!

5 Is the Magic #
A diet does NOT mean to starve your self!! To achieve good results forget about the 3 meals a day! Up it to 5! By eating smaller portions and more frequently, your stomach will stay busy and your metabolism will stay up. Try to eat ever 3-4 hours and lots of protein after working out.

Me TIME

Here are some great ME TIME ideas that really work for me.

-Hot bubble bath (warn Papa that this means do not disturb unless house in on fire)
-Tanning (tan fat is prettier than white fat girls)
-Walking (if you just popped one out, start slow)
-Mani/Pedi (always makes your fingers look better in dish water)
-Mommy support groups
-Exercise class (yoga or spin are my fav)
-College course (I know you think its work, but its good to see other faces)
-Shopping (My fav :D)

Now, I know that in order to do these things it requires leaving the baby which can be extremely hard! Don't worry, the baby will be fine! Leave Dad everything that he could possibly need in any possible event along with your number on speed dial. Don't lecture him too much because there is a good change his feelings will get hurt because you don't think he knows what he is doing... But, he has seen you do it enough and watched all your demonstrations! He’s got it under control!
I know, Mama does it best!!

Fitness Jump Start

I have a lot of Facebook friends asking me my little weight loss secret. So, I decided that I would add some of my "New Mommy Body" secrets in my blog. But first, I have to thank my best friend Kelly because it was her smokin hott mommy body that motivated my little chunky butt to get movin! :)

So, this is just what jumped started my weight loss and what I like to do. This does not mean that it will work for everyone or that you will wake up skinny with abbs in the morning... Nothing happens over night... except pregnancy!

Ready? CARDIO!!! I know, right?! Why didn't someone tell you sooner??
Cardiovascular exercise is the most important, most basic and most effective. Spending about 30 minutes 3-4 times a week will strengthen your heart, give you more energy and help you to lose weight.

I like to start off by running/power walking for about 20-30 minutes then finish up on the stair stepper for about 10-15 minutes. This way it switches it up a little. When I'm having a lazy day I'll divide my time between the elliptical and the treadmill. But its just whatever your more comfortable with!

Hope this helps you some!!

First Things First..

Bringing the baby home is sooo exciting!! You have waited 9 long months for this little bundle of joy and now you finally have it! Along with tons of company, a million phone calls, a jiggly belly, dirty dippers, cute little baby, feeding schedule, huge boobies, hair loss, no sleep, depression... the list can go on and on.. did I mention beautiful baby, jello belly and everyone telling you how you should do things???

The most important advice I received was, Sleep when the baby sleeps or you'll never survive!
This is so true and crucial ladies! The laundry, bottles, dishes and telephone will be there when you wake up!! For me, I did not follow this advice until it was too late. I was busy little homemaker, had to have everything perfect and ready for when the man came home. I did not have any mommy time or what I prefer to call - ME TIME! This is so important to have! How are you going to take care of someone else if you can't take care of your self?

For the New Mommies

I have a lot of friends that just popped out little ones so what better way to share my little bit of mommy/baby knowledge than by blogging about my "First Year Experiments".... I'm no professional but I do have a little experience under my belt now and I know what worked for me and what didn't.

I'll post regularly some tips on what to expect as a young Mama with a little one and how I managed to survive...

First Time Blogging

So.. I've been thinking about starting a blog for a while now but never did because I thought that it just really wasn't me. However, after lots of encouragement from Adrien (my boy friend) and all my lovely FaceBook friends comments and questions, I thought I'd give it a try! My blog is going to talk about a few things. Motherhood, fitness & health, life in the city, family & friends and how I do my best to keep it all together without pulling out my hair!