Weight Loss Tips For Busy Moms

Losing weight when you're a mom can be tough.  You have so many things going on in your life it makes your head spin.  Here are some quick and simple weight loss tips for busy moms like you to help you lose stubborn fat and get your Superhero Figure!

By: Ed Scow, NSCA-CPT: Certified Fitness & Nutrition Expert to the True Superheroes - Busy Moms & Dads and author of Fat Loss To Go

The biggest number of clients I see in my training studio are moms.

More specifically, the biggest number of clients I see in my training studio who want to lose weight are moms.

A lot of dads are aloof to their growing stomach and don’t really care if they’re gaining weight, moms on the other hand not only want to lose weight, but they also want to be able to have the energy to keep up with their kids and have the energy to make it through the day without collapsing.

Plus, they want to look good, which is perfectly fine. That’s one of the primary reasons I do fat loss workouts. There’s nothing wrong with wanting to look better in your clothes and naked...vanity is good.

However, many moms are indoctrinated with some faulty teachings when they enter my studio.

They’ve been told for years that in order to lose weight they need to focus on cardio and fad diets, which does nothing but lead to yo-yoing and heartache.

Moms need to stop focusing so much on cardio and start working out for shorter periods of time, and more intensely. You’ll get a lot more "bang for your weight loss buck". You’ll get to spend more time with your family. You won’t have to worry about heading to the gym where you have to worry about getting stared at or feeling stupid for doing some of the exercises, or not knowing how to use all those machines.

Weight loss for moms shouldn’t be overly complex or complicated. You’ve got enough things to worry about, you shouldn’t have to worry about what a weight loss workout looks like, or which machines to use, etc.

Weight loss for moms also should not focus on many of the traditional weight loss exercises and toning exercises.

Exercises like endless amounts of crunches, sit-ups, and any other abs exercise won’t lead to the weight loss you’re after. Nor will the "Thigh Master" type exercises and machines that so many women’s magazines tell you do to do to lose weight from your thighs.

Those just aren’t intense enough and don’t get your body burning fat the way full body 10 minute workouts do.

In order for moms to be successful in their weight loss efforts, they need to focus on full body weight loss workouts and full body weight loss exercises.

These exercises and workouts need to be short, but intense so that you can get on with your life.

You’re a mom…you shouldn’t have to worry about trying to find hours upon hours of time each week to head to and from the health club. That’s just not practical.

You also need to stop focusing on those weight loss diets that you find in magazines and on the bestseller’s list at the bookstore. Those are all fad diets and are pushed by major media outlets and PR firms to do one thing. Make lots of money.

They really don’t care about your health and well-being, nor do they care about whether or not you succeed.

If they can convince you that all you have to do is follow their super-restrictive diet or follow their "secret plan" and get you to lose a couple pounds in a week, they know you’ll be hooked on their weight loss plan.

The problem is they’re all virtually the same. Extremely restrictive weight loss diets that limit what you can eat and tell you to avoid certain food groups.

The next time you’re tempted to follow one of these weight loss diets or weight loss plans, I want you to ask yourself if this is something you can stick with for an entire year. If not, ask yourself if it gives you a weight loss plan on what to do when the diet is over.

If it seems too restrictive, put it back and move on.

A weight loss plan for moms should focus on fast workouts, and common sense nutrition.

It should not focus on gimmicks or fads, nor should it scare you into believing that theirs is the only way. 

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