Weekend weight loss woes

So you do a great job all week.  You follow the Lose Baby Weight healthy eating weight loss plan and do really well then boom the weekend hits and Saturdays and/or Sundays usually mean family days out or get togethers, more junk food temptation and a lack of will...

Summer BBQ Recipes

The temperature is finally heating up and summer is nearly here!  Hooray for no more winter clothes and an even bigger hooray for healthy summer eating where the BBQ can be your new best friend.  The BBQ can be your new best friend for two reasons – one it means you...

Frustration in losing your baby belly fat

How many times have you or someone you know declared they are on a diet plan or weight loss plan and they are going to lose 10 kilos? A lot I am sure. And this is because the idea of losing the belly fat and pregnancy weight appeals to everyone, but after the first...

Motivation in losing pregnancy weight gain

Keeping motivated whilst losing your baby weight is one of the toughest obstacles to over come and it is barrier that needs to be broken in order to achieve success. Many mums have different motivations and we advise you to really think about what yours is then print...

Are women tougher on other women than men?

I always ponder this question in relation to pregnancy, weight loss, maternity leave and a return to work. Some men are very understanding and are quite lovely about all subjects relating to pregnancy and this usually stems from having gone through how tough it can...

How to burn 100 calories

When trying to lose weight what we eat and the diet we follow is the main factor in ensuring we lose weight. However although diet contributes to approx 70-80% of the weight loss, exercise is an obvious way to increase and improve the weight loss and it comes down to...

How much weight did you gain?

The average pregnancy weight gain is said to be between 12-14 kilograms but it really does vary from person to person.  In the last few months alone I have had one friend who gained 28 kilos and another who gained 6 kilos.  All the other friends I have who have been...

The baby weight judgment

A bloke I know said to me a few weeks ago “Oh my God – I saw Belinda the other day and wow – someone is still carrying their baby weight!  If only she’d stop complaining and start exercising”. I had to forcibly restrain myself from giving this man a very hard slap as...