If you’re looking for a wholesome and hearty meal that’s going to help you with your post pregnancy weight loss plan, then you should definitely include this Chinese Steamed Chicken Breast into your dinner menu.

The refreshing flavours of this dish also come with really good health benefits so that you can slim down your tummy and say goodbye to belly fat!

Chicken breast is great for weight loss because a plain piece of chicken breast does not carry any carbs or sugar but instead it’s filled with healthy protein.

It is also full of essential vitamins including vitamin E, B6 and B12 which encourages blood flow in your body and helps with the development of antibodies to fight infection.

Not only that, it’s especially good for a mums who are recovering after giving birth because it helps to prevent weakness, nausea, loss of appetite and postpartum depression.

Chicken breast is also very vital to your post pregnancy weight loss plan because it gives you a lot of energy for you to do more exercises and activities to burn calories and fat.

Earlier in the year Jennifer Graces won our weight loss mum of the month competition after sending in her fantastic weight loss success story and before and after pictures – you can see Jennifer’s story here.

Plus as a winner of our monthly competition Jennifer is also in the competition to win our weight loss mum of 2012 where YOU can win a $500 by voting for your favourite story – you can vote here and see other mums’ stories here.

And this week, Jennifer sent in her updated pictures and an update on how she has gone with her pregnancy weight loss 12 months on – you can see this below – Well done Jennifer!

Jennifer’s update

I am now 24kg down weighing in at 53kg that is down from my post pregnancy weight when I was 77kg 3 months after having my gorgeous baby boy.

When it comes to healthy eating and weight loss, research shows that we form our attitudes and relationship with food from a very young age. Good, not so good, or in between, there’s a good chance that the way we think about certain foods or food groups stems from observing people like our parents, caregivers and siblings.

We all know how important regular snacking is, when it comes to losing weight and eating healthily, but sometimes finding tasty food that’s filling AND nutritious can be difficult. When working out what to snack on, there are a couple of things we need to take into consideration. These are the nutritional content of the snack and the number of calories it contains.

Choosing to start a weight loss program, whether it’s to lose your baby weight or initiate a healthier lifestyle, is a big step to take. Usually you’ve thought about it for a little while (or maybe a long while), weighed up the pro’s and con’s and discussed your options with friends and loved ones, before making a decision to commit.

Finding the right time to start losing weight or making healthy changes goes hand in hand with choosing to start a weight loss program but is often a little trickier to master. When we finally decide to commit to changing our lifestyle, it’s often with a flush of inspiration and motivation, excitement to make the necessary changes that are needed for a happier, healthier life.

Hi Lose Baby Weight, with the hot hot weather my kids love to cool down with an homemade frozen fruit and yoghurt Ice Block so it got me thinking – why can’t I too !!!

I had a lot of extra watermelon in the fridge so I blended this all up and froze it to make watermelon Ice.

So my Smoothie Recipe is;

• Handful of frozen mixed berries
• 2 tablespoons of Strawberry Healthy Mummy Smoothie Mix
• Handful of watermelon Ice

Hello Lose Baby Weight team, I am please to share that since I have started the healthy mummy smoothies I’ve lost 11kgs.

I’m a mother of two girls a two year old and 4 month old. With my second pregnancy I stop weighing myself at 32 weeks when I was already 92kgs.

I had my baby at 39 weeks and after two days I weighed 88kgs. I knew I had to do something.

There’s something about a rainy day that triggers a desire to make comforting, warming food. Whether it’s soups and broths, casseroles or something pasta based, a mixture of slow cooked meats and carbohydrate rich vegetables usually feature.

When we think about comfort food, we often don’t think about it as being suitable when trying to lose weight. Comfort food is usually synonymous with high calories, lots of sugar or salt and processed or simple carbohydrates like white bread and pasta or gooey pastries and cakes.

Losing weight can be really tough – especially if you are trying to lose pregnancy weight and have a whole host of new priorities to manage.

It requires a complete overhaul of your eating habits, as well as your lifestyle habits.

But losing weight isn’t just about dieting and exercising – it’s about being in the right place mentally to change your life and on the Lose Baby Weight plans we are here to help you achieve your goals.

You might think to yourself that you’d like to lose weight but that you’re not ready – and that’s completely normal – and we are BIG believers in not even thinking about losing weight until you feel 100% ready to do so.

Remember that when you choose to lose weight you also choose to overhaul your entire life, and that’s a big deal. It’s also something that you need a lot of motivation for.

Hi Lose Baby Weight, here is my recipe for a Super Berry Smoothie that I have been enjoying on the Lose Baby Weight plans.

You can also fight free radicals and inflammation with this fresh and juicy antioxidant rich mix of berries.

Super Berry Smoothie

• 1/4 cup of frozen raspberries