Magic Fix #29: Losing My Mummy Folds, Part 2.

The Magic Fix for 'Losing My Mummy Folds' has been to do what I love and to do it often! 

I had written in an earlier post here about the weight loss methods that I had used in the past to lose extra kilos gained during pregnancy. This time around, with my forth bubba, my weight gain had reached unprecedented proportions!

Nine months on, I have reached my pre-pregnancy weight once again by doing yoga and lately by cycling which has helped to shed my kilos fast!

I believe that two key factors had determine the success of my wight loss routine (and this falls in line with my general life philosophy):

 1) I have had fun doing it and must take least effort (and I have loved every moment of it actually!!!). If I am struggling to motivate myself, its not right for ME!

2) My routine does not create conflict or take time away from the other things that I love in my  life (for me personally, it is  spending time with my family)

So the key to success is that you find the wight loss and fitness routine that YOU enjoy and not just what works for others.

I have loved spending time in nature and admiring views like these. My bicycle gets me there faster...

Cycling with my 'carrot' bike and spending time with my family, combines my two loves!

After school and before dinner time, our family can whip out to the local nature track and often enjoy views like this.

I don't have to leave my baby behind and with her help, I lose my 'Mummy Folds'!

I have found that, if my heart is not in it, it is near impossible for me to feel motivated to do any weight loss routine effectively and often enough to make it a success. By combining the two things that I love which is spending time in nature and with my family, I have found the perfect 'magic fix' for weight loss after pregnancy!

Magic Fix #2: Losing my Mummy Folds!

Every mother battled with losing their post baby weight...um unless you are an underwear model working for Victorias Secret i.e not unlike Heidi, a.k.a. Seal's ex, who gave birth and was on the runway like three months later people! Insane!!

Any Whooooo? This is the account of my experience trying to lose all the lovely floppy bits that minions as myself have to put up with post baby.

This is me before giving birth to my forth child! HUGE-MONGOUS!

I won't show you a picture of my post baby bod but trust me I'm CHUBBY! It definitely is difficult trying to find time between breastfeeding, changing diapers, cooking meals, busing children etc. to find time to exercise especially if you have just started blogging in your spare time! ;-) But I think I've found something that seem to work for me although I haven't really been that consistent with it. If I trust my hubbies comments, I could believe that I'm beginning to lose some weight!

Magic Fix for Losing Mummy Folds:

1. Walk( when ever you can, every time, preferably uphill!) I usually try to walk to pick up my kids from school but now that the girls are old enough to walk back by themselves, I do get lazy.
2. Pilates. The Winsor Pilates 20 Minute Workout that is on YOUTUBE is excellent. I pretty much regained my body every time after giving birth to my other children within say six months. I've been told that its really good to strengthen those pesky pelvic floor muscles. 
3. Karate. I haven't had an opportunity to do any YET but along with a proper balanced and healthy diet, I had a banging body lest for a wee little while between child #2 and child #3. It was awesome fun too but sadly a distant and happy memory now.
4. Breast Feeding. Who knew breastfeeding helps to lose pounds! Eazzy! Its worth sticking to breastfeeding even if its a struggle sometimes.

Having written all of this down, I'm feeling muy guilty(thats means very in spanish and guilty in english lol) that I haven't worked out today...so um write your own blog. Bye!